Oop @ this truth.



I know it's too much to hope that the ratings plummet next season, but a girl can dream.

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Fuck next season. As soon as Laurel is buried, I hope the ratings drop.

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True. I just didn't want to be too optimistic since I assumed people would tune in for the season finale.



Ratings might drop soon though. Like /r/arrow isn't some sort of diehard group of Laurel fans, but even they seem to be pretty pissed.

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The last time they had similar ratings, it was for 2x22 - 2x21 if rounded-up.



This episode gave Arrow its second WORST ratings.The last time they had similar ratings, it was for 2x22 - 2x21 if rounded-up.

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I share that dream and I hope even if they change their minds that Katie never goes back to be mistreated again by them. Just let the show derail itself like TVD has and plummet in ratings until it's moved to Fridays.

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Same but unfortunately even so Arrow will still be the network's second highest rated show.

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They will do though because they're not doing enough with any other characters to create any emotional drama. (Which... look at what Thea's been through. The fact that they've so roundly failed to capitalise on the moral issues they raised with her bloodlust is just ridiculous)

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I didnt knew they killed off the Wall D:

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All these stories against The CW these days just make me glad I don't watch a single thing on it.

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iZombie, Jane the Virgin and The Flash are good. But most on the CW are trash.

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iZombie erased several gay characters, so no. It too is trash.

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And Jane the Virgin also killed off a lesbian character I believe.





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It's just really sad to me considering all Laurel went through. Tired of female characters being shown as survivors and then needlessly being killed. Tara from True Blood, Andrea from The Walking Dead, and now Laurel from Arrow. They had to fight to live and then end up dying. It's not right.

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Yes to this. After everything they did to Tara I couldn't believe that. And Andrea was my favorite character. So much development and such a strong character and they destroyed her with that governor plot. I'm so tired of the way writers treat these characters ugh.

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I'm still bitter about Tara because it wasn't needed. Like Laurel, she died to show that ~anyone can die. Yet, interestingly enough, these three women have one thing in common; outside of being complex, layered women: they were unfairly hated by the fandom. Yet the just so happen to die?



I just hope that Sasha, who is a lot like Laurel/Tara/Andrea in the sense that she's also a woman who's had to grieve and pick herself up from that, makes it out alive. Like, I'm sure she'll die eventually, but I hope it's years from now, if ever. Let her break this trend.

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I was soooo mad after S3 of TWD.

They did Laurie so wrong :(



Sometimes I'm still mourning the loss of what could have been an amazing character. I was sooo looking forward to her prison plot, and seeing what they'd do with the facial scars... which was then sacrificed to ... make her fall in love with the Govenor. YUCK.



Not to mention the potential of Rick/Andrea! Not that I mind Michonne/Rick, they're amazing, too. But in the back of my mind I'll always wonder what could have been :(

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...that was the wall?

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Is that supposed to be Amanda Waller? Those proportions...

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not sure if you're criticizing the arrow casting or the queen preboot waller.

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Young Justice would never. Bring it back.

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I actually wonder if Astra was supposed to stick around for the whole season, but they killed her off early because Laura Benanti had other projects.

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At least with Supergirl it is just 1 female thus far and not a continuing thing. Ravager is the only female on Arrow who went down in combat out of all their big female deaths and thats just sad.

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bette sans souci & nora allen

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if you see a pattern, then yes is problematic but if not, then don't get mad if they kill women



like op pointed out, it all depends of how and why they're killed



Edited at 2016-04-08 04:19 am (UTC)

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Astra's death seemed to have a bigger impact on Kira, tbh. Non would've reacted the same regardless.

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If you count Barry's mother being killed off for a plot device. If not, then Francine West.

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Laura Benanti wasn't available to film anymore unfortunately. They had no other choice, she was too crucial to the story to go "Ooops, guess she went on vacation somewhere."

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Bravo. Great post :) arrow is shit. so glad i peaced out after season 1

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So theyre basically like an slightly better version of Supernatural when it comes to women. Shocking.

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Okay real talk when Reddit and 4chan of all places is calling a show out for killing a female character then you know you fucked up.

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eeeeeveryone called them out even the people who hated Laurel. Its a dumb move.



But this happens always, you just dont kill women man. Even Marissa from the OC as much as everyone hated once she died and people looked back at the abuse plus death people were like "Well that was kinda fucked up"



People talk that shit until it happens.

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I don't even watch this show but this whole thing pisses me off >:/

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Thank you! I don't remember this outrage when Shado & Waller were killed.

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Shado was the first major female kiled off in Arrow so that trend wasn't really a trend with only 1 death. And I didn't think to piece it all together after this but yet I do not see you or the other one comin up with any posts about Shado or Wallers death so either step up or step back.

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There actually was. Not as much, but what do you expect considering both were recurring and Laurel was not only a regular, but also the series' female lead? And there was tons of backlash for Shado. Everyone was saying her death and how she died and why she died was wrong. Of course, you can't really dig up receipts from that long ago now, so....



And the lack of complaints for Waller, well take that up with Lyla's fanbase, who were happy that she took over Amanda's old role. But lets talk shit about Laurel fans rn instead. They're the reason there wasn't more backlash for Amanda; even those most Laurel fans are comic fans and were also pissed about Waller's death too.

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Laurel was also an addict and suffered from depression, but lets act like that counts for nothing and that people who've had similar experiences couldn't possible connect to some white woman...

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This. I mean, I like Laurel but really?

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