However, and now we’re getting to the negative parts, the episode is not without its weaknesses. As a result, viewers are able to get a bit of an idea to each side’s point. Instead, it divided the characters between two camps: one for, one against. And it was a good move on the show’s part to take this move, as it gives the Wild Dog character some meat to it that even the comics hasn’t really given much attention to since his first appearance in Wild Dog #1 back in 1987.Īpart from that, it was nice to see that the show did not take too much of a preacher’s approach to the whole gun issue surrounding its plot. To tell you the truth, we were surprised to find out that the man who once was Rene Ramirez was a family man we always thought he was just some punk, military dropout. From Spider-man dealing with some dude tripping balls on top of a building to Speedy getting caught by Green Arrow doing smack, mainstream comics have shown time and time again that they aren’t just escapist literature, and Arrow is just following that grand old tradition.įirst, the good parts: this week’s Arrow finally gave Wild Dog a much needed back story to give him some weight beyond being just the obstinate, and more often than not annoying, muscle for the team he’s been playing since his first appearance. Now, DC Comics – not to mention the whole industry as a whole – has a long tradition of creating socially conscious stories that address topics that are happening in the real world. In all fairness, though, just because an issue is not in the headlines anymore does not mean it isn’t relevant. This may sound a bit harsh, but we think this week’s episode of Arrow was misplaced sometime last year they’re just a little too late getting in on the whole gun control/gun violence issue.
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