Arrow · Season 1
So we had to move off the Sampson stakeout?
Yes. Because John and you were reenacting the paleo version of my favorite scene from Witness.
[off Oliver's look] Harrison Ford almost getting buried under the corn in the barn silo.
Ah, that's the one. [She and Curtis fist bump.]
Oh, right. And for those of us who haven't seen every movie ever, they mean it was a trap.
Who hasn't seen Witness?
[Anatoly and Oliver visit the graves of all those killed at Lian Yu.]
"Taianna". Was that the one you killed Kovar for?
[Oliver nods, then indicates Robert Queen's grave.]
It's my father. He's the reason I have to go back, the way I have to go back.
That video. He wants you to save your home. I do not think Kapiushon is what he had in mind.
Putting on the hood is the only way I know how to save my city.
I told you, Oliver, hood is just piece of cloth. Not that you listen to me anyway.
The Hood, Anatoly, is an identity.
One you think channels monster inside you.
And protects the people that are closest to me. I do it this way, my enemies will target the Hood. Not the ones I care for.
You are many things, Oliver Queen. But until today, I did not count "naïve" as one of them. The people closest to you always pay the most for your sins. You are paying for your father's. Who will pay for yours?
How'd you think you were gonna beat me, Oliver? We were both trained by the same teacher. Just one of the many things we have in common. You know, like both our fathers being horrible men.
I am not my father. I'm my own man.
Yeah, a man who's gonna die knowing that my father's legacy killed everyone in this city he loved so much.
Your father's legacy. It's almost funny.
[growing angry] What are you talking about? [brandishes his sword at Oliver] What are you talking about?!? What's so funny about my father's legacy?!?
Goodwin's lawyer. He represented your father.
I knew that already.
You don't know what your father asked him to do. Adrian... he was going to disown you. Not because you're illegitimate. Because you're insane. You're sick. And your father knew it. You spent all this time trying to honor the memory of a man who was ashamed of you. No, my father wasn't perfect. But at least I know he never would have given up on me.
[speaking at a press conference] Thank you for being here. I'd like to talk with everyone about my father. [noticing Thea] Our father. Based on further investigation, I can now state definitively that the allegations made against Robert Queen are... true. My father is not here to defend himself, and I cannot find the words to defend his actions. What I can tell you is that nearly ten years ago, in a moment of... of immense courage, Robert Queen chose to sacrifice himself so that I might live. So that I had the opportunity to leave behind a better legacy than he did. So that I might return and one day serve this city. Today, we took a step forward. With help from the Green Arrow and his team, the Throwing Star Killer is now behind bars, and our streets are a little safer. Tomorrow, we'll take another step forward. The day after, we will take another one. Because it is time, it is truly time for us to leave the past in the past, so that our children might inherit the Star City we always dreamed of. The way my father dreamt of a better life for me and my sister.
[reporting on the TV] Former District Attorney Adrian Chase faces multiple counts of capital murder, among other charges. SCPD spokesperson Alison Rowe credits the Green Arrow with bringing the man known as the Throwing Star Killer to justice.
[turns off the TV] Well, it looks like the Green Arrow is a hero again. Whoever he is.
Yep. And the mayor ain't doin' too bad either. The Sentinel 's got your approval rating back up to seventy percent.
What? Was it ever that high?
Mmm, no, it wasn't.
[At Oliver's surprise birthday party]
I love the cake. Where did you get it?
Lord Mesa bakery.
How 'bout the number "six"? Is that for the number of members of the team?
It's cool.
Actually, I ordered the cake for a six-year-old, because I wasn't sure that I could order a Green Arrow cake for a grown man.
Well, hey, Oliver's a child at heart, right? [off Oliver's look] That is the concussion talking, yep. For sure.
I'm really sorry about that, Curtis.
Well, it's okay. But you should know, that if I had my T-spheres, I would have....
... Would'a what?
[chagrined] ... Would have still been on the floor.
I'm very sorry
[Oliver walks into a seemingly empty lair. Felicity suddenly appears from out of hiding and points a large rifle at his back.]
Freeze, jerkwad!
[Oliver raises his hands, realizes what's happening, and turns to give Felicity a WTF look.]
Sorry. I knew it was you, but what if it wasn't you you? You know. Multiple Earths. Evil twins, et cetera. It's sad that being the scariest thing I've said all day. I hate this thing. [puts away the rifle]
[watching Oliver writhing in a cell] You're strong. Like a piece of iron. You think you can resist any pain because you have. But the worst pain... is up here. [indicates his head] Locked away deep inside. That's what the drug is for. To show you everything. Your sins. Your failures. Your guilt. Your bloodlust. Your inhumanity.
[Oliver flashes back to, in turn, his killing Taianna, Shado's death, his bludgeoning Ivo's henchman, and his having learned to torture and kill from Waller. Kovar then slides a pistol into the cell. Oliver picks it up and shakily aims it at Kovar.]
That gun only has one bullet. You can waste it on me. But, I think we both know who's responsible for your pain. I've seen the strongest man resist for up to twelve minutes before... ending his suffering. Such is my respect for you that I... I think you can last for, um... [considers]... fourteen minutes. Dasvidanya.
A little while ago, I worried to John that the personal connections that I had were making me vulnerable. Because as long as there are people in my life that I care for, I have to be something else to protect them. That's something that I can't leave in the past.
I admire you, Oliver. It takes a special kinda idiot to actually get dumber with time.
I am not in the mood, Malcolm.
Human connections are what keep us human! And it's sad that it's a sociopath who's gonna have to point this out to you. You can't live on an island. You've already tried. But you are always gonna have people in your life, Oliver. And they will always need you. Better or worse, baggage and all. And if you can't accept that... well, your past is gonna stay your anchor.
Would you like to explain what's going on?
Like to talk about you for a minute. You seem--
Like in possession of all my marbles? [Oliver nods] The mirakuru wore off a long time ago, kid. I mean, I remember everything that happened. I'm not trying to escape that. But it feels like some bad dream. Regardless of my sanity, why do you want to help me? After everything I've done?
There is a man here on the island named Adrian Chase. He's holding my friends, and my family, hostage. Including Thea. And my son.
[slightly amused] Since when do you have a son?
Slade. Are you gonna help me or not?
I think I'm stating the obvious when I say, I killed your mother. For that alone, you should've killed me.
Maybe what's happening now is the reason I didn't. [hands Slade a flash drive] This is all the intel that I've been able to gather on your son, Joe. Including his present whereabouts.
Are you offering to help me find my son--
I want us to find both of our sons.
{Oliver takes the Deathstroke mask out of a bag and hands it to Slade.]
You and me, kid. Like old times.
[to Malcolm] Get them to the plane, make sure that everyone stays safe. [hands Curtis communicators] Comms. Just in case something goes wrong.
You mean "When", right?
[handing Felicity a computer tablet] It's detailed satellite imagery of the island. Again, just in case.
[Felicity kisses Oliver.]
What was that for?
[softly] Just in case.
We're gonna make it through this.
You can't know that for sure. I didn't want to regret not kissing you. When it comes to the two of us, I regret enough as it is.
[smiling] Let's talk more about this when we're off the island. [hugs Felicity]
So instead of marrying the blonde, you married R'as Al Ghul's daughter?
Nyssa talks too much.
She hasn't explained your beef with Chase.
My past is coming back to haunt me.
Seems to be a recurring theme with you, kid.
Don't know why.
Well, it's not really complicated. You suffer from survivor's guilt. You can't get over the death of your father.
Adrian Chase has nothing to do with my father.
Kid, when it comes to you, everything has to do with your father. You and I are not dissimilar. We're both haunted by our pasts. And the only way to bury that ghost is by forgiving yourself.
"Forgiving myself"? For what?
You blame yourself for your father's suicide. And everything that has gone wrong since. You need to forgive yourself. For your sins.
You say that... like it's easy.
It's the hardest thing in this world.
[Oliver has Adrian in a stranglehold.]
It's over. But only if you do it. Do it, Oliver. And show everyone. Show them who you really are.
[agonizes, then decides] NO!
[Oliver lets Adrian go and walks away.]
That's who I was. That's who I WAS! BEFORE!! That's not who I am now. You can blame me for your father's death for the rest of your life. I'm done blaming myself for mine.
[weakly] I knew it would come to this. Your son is dead, Oliver.
[There is a pause as everyone lets that sink in. Then, Oliver grabs Adrian and gets right in his face.]
[hard] I don't believe you. Because you're a liar. You're lying to me, to manipulate me into doing what you want. Adrian, here's the thing. If you are telling the truth... If you killed my son... I am never going to be the person you want me to be. Not ever. [throws Adrian to the ground]
You won. Your son has his father back, and he'll learn exactly who his father was. Just like you learned who your father was, right? On these very same waters.
What?
William's younger than you were, so he's gonna be fine, you know? And you have each other.
What are you saying?
Which is good, Oliver, that's good. Because it's gonna be lonely. [pulls out a pistol] Without Mom. And Felicity. [puts the gun to his head]
[horrified] No! Adrian!!
[Adrian Chase fatally shoots himself, triggering the Dead man's switch inside him. This sets off the explosives buried all across the island. The island of Lian Yu's destruction begins as Oliver and William look on.]
What's this?
Remarks for the Police Academy graduation ceremony. Seems my promotion came with speech-writing duties.
You can write?
You can read?
I can kick both your all's asses, what I can do!
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