Hmmm, I definitely appreciate your viewpoint/explanation of the flashbacks, because it gives me a different appreciation when I think about them as a whole and I completely agree with you. I guess I was looking at it vs S2, where there was more of a direct plot-connection, with Slade of course. I guess I just preferred that overall, because S2 was probably my favorite, and Slade is probably my favorite big bad so far. Although they've all been great, and I definitely love Malcolm too
Mhm, itās no problem. Iām the type of person to see things to be entertained, then Iāll analyze it later.
Writers do things with a purpose. Do we sometimes agree with them? No, not really; but you can still analyze something and not agree with it.Ā
Why I think they did that with season 2 is because they wanted to convey Oliverās trajectory to becoming a hero and in order for people to see that you are a hero, you have to be shown that you are a hero.Ā
Season 3 is a little different because itās Oliverās journey to find out who he is now and what heās become or what anyone else believes he is. He has to figure himself out and even so, thereās an argument that could be made for hong kong Oliver not knowing who he is either.
I think comparing seasons is one of the worst things we can do as viewers to a television show. The same writers that work in season 1 donāt necessarily write for season 2 and so on for season 3 and etc. Itās like expecting one author to write a sequel to a whole different franchise. Hell, thats why you canāt expect every episode to be the same in writing level because different writers write for different episodes too. Think about your favorite episodes in any season, then compare the teleplay by credit scene in the beginning. Who wrote it? If you notice the same writers, then thereās your pattern.