And I'm the one constantly telling Oliver not to have a blind spot for family.
And here you are, taking the blame for something that's not your fault. You're just one illegitimate child away from a really awesome Oliver Queen impersonation.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
RARuvé Adams
[pointing at Green Arrow, to police officers] Arrest him!
Seen this one before. [fires a cable arrow towards the ceiling and escapes]
This, uh... this doesn't seem right. I knew Laurel Lance for... almost her entire life. She was my friend, and I loved her. Before she died, I was.. I was lucky enough to hear her tell me that she loved me, too. Laurel Lance became a lawyer to help people who may have appeared helpless. She wanted to give a voice to the silent. But just being a lawyer wasn't enough. She wanted to do more. For those people, and for this city, because she loved this city so much. By now, everyone knows that Laurel was killed in the Iron Heights prison riot. And while it's true that she was an assistant District Attorney, that's not what she was doing there that night. Before she died, Laurel told me the truth: Laurel Lance was the Black Canary. And for the past few days, I have had to sit and listen to people try and paint the Black Canary as a criminal, She was not a criminal. She was a hero. She was a hero in every way that a person can be. And if Laurel were here, I know that she would expect all of us to live up to the example that she set. She'd want us to save our city.
I had a lot of time to reflect while I was in prison. Mostly about religion and bundt cake. But after much thought, I realized that -- Oh, almost forgot... did my little incarceration delay Genesis at all?
MMilo
Of course not. Genesis is much bigger than just one person.
[low chuckle] Gold star for you. Where was I? Oh, that's right, my jailhouse epiphany. If I could escape prison without your help, what do I need any of you for?
[Milo fires a gun at Darhk, but he stops the bullet mystically.]
Milo. You really have not been paying attention, have you. [hurls the bullet back at Milo's head, killing him]
I'm staring to think that this guy's gonna be a no-show.
Right.
FFortuna
It's because he's not a guy, amour. Esrin Fortuna. Tell John Constantine he still owes me money.
Earlier with Darhk, it worked. He tried to use his magic on me, and I was able to repel it.
That's incredible. How'd you do it?
I heard your voice in my head. You were reminding me of all the good things I have in my life. I heard Thea, I heard John. I heard Laurel. Just telling me to keep fighting. To never give up. Just telling me to have hope.
Andy said Genesis was coming.
I don't think so. Phil Collins said they'd never tour again.
[realizing Darhk's Genesis is comparable to the Old Testament] God wanted to give the world a do-over, so he destroyed it.
He destroyed it with a flood. Rubicon is Darhk's flood.
So nuclear annihilation is Darhk's flood. What's he planning on building as his ark?
[whistles twice, then says "woof"] I know. The predictability was a terrible flaw in the design.
Predictability is your flaw, too. Every time my life starts to suck, you show up.
NNoah
I'm not the man my daughter thinks, you know.
Don't tell me. Tell her.
NNoah
I've tried. Tried explaining, but there're two sides to me. The father and the hacker. She sees only the criminal. I mention this because you strike me as someone with experience leading a dual life. Any insights you'd care to share?
Yep. It doesn't work. You living a dual life is why you lost her.
NNoah
You sound like you're talking from some personal experience.
The President asked me if the fate of the world is resting in the hands of an IT girl, a criminal, and two guys in Halloween costumes.
They're not Halloween costumes.
LMLonnie Machin
What is it with you? Why are you always at the mercy of some guy? You can make your own decisions, Thea. You're not a pawn. You're a queen.
[Damien Darhk is absorbing the life energies of thousands of people killed in a nuclear bomb explosion.]
Hello, Oliver. Nice timing. I think you're gonna need much bigger arrows.
[incinerates incoming arrows] Cool. You know, I didn't even mean to do that. [Diggle fires pistol at Darhk] I turn steel arrows into dust and you thought lead would do the trick?
He's not human anymore.
Oh, I'm still human. Just better.
Still doesn't give you the right to remake the world.
Why not? It's been done before. Noah and the Flood. People even worship the responsible party.
Do you really think that maybe Darhk has a point?
Well, Darhk is psychotic. Everyone down here is.
Are they? He's not wrong [the man they're holding prisoner]. The world is coming apart. Just like Star City. I mean, it is worse than it has ever been.
That's because Darhk's been spending the past year trying to kill it.
Then why is he giving these people more hope than we ever could?
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