Laurel’s shocking return has Oliver and Felicity butting heads over how to handle it
Breakups are messy.
Messy doesnt begin cover it.
When last we were in the Arrow Cave, Laurel had unexpectedly turned up to greet Oliver.
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Hes gobsmacked: I saw you die.
She says Sara and the Waverider teleported her and fixed the embolism.
Enter a shocked Felicity, declaring it a miracle.
Laurel waves away all their, Um, how?
questions with wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff.
Felicity announces theyre having a party for her the next day.
Oh, and she forgot what she was originally there to say: Diggles been taken into custody.
Prosecutors just dont turn into defense attorneys for one case, particularly within the military system.
You cannot be Diggles defense attorney and his prosecutor!
Thats not how this works!
Thats not how any of this works!
But whatever, Diggles safe and close to home for the time being.
Oh, also, Chase covered up Prometheus/Green Arrows involvement with Billys death for keep the public calm.
Okay, so back to the miracle.
), but also because she and Oliver arent that surprised about this resurrection.
The Lance sisters have a habit of coming back to life, Oliver explains, blowing Renes mind.
But when Rory jokes about it being an evil twin, Felicity realizes thats exactly the case.
Enter Earth-2 Laurel, a.k.a.
Black Siren, sighing about how much she hates playing weak, vulnerable Earth-1 Laurel.
Shes such a pill.
Guys, I love evil Katie Cassidy.
Evil Katie Cassidy is the best Katie Cassidy.
She screams everybody around the room, then runs off when Oliver enters.
They soon learn that Prometheus broke her out of S.T.A.R.
Labs so she could be another object lesson for Oliver about how he destroys everything he touches.
Honestly, shake up your M.O., Prometheus.
Faux Laurel then calls Oliver, sounding more like the real Laurel.
Fauxrel sonics everybody, destroying the Black Canary statue in the process.
But Olivers able to tranq dart her and lock her up in the Arrow Cave.
It was just one bad choice after another, she says.
And I guess once you let the darkness inside, it never comes out.
Oh, how Oliver wants to believe her.
Its his chance at redemption, to tweak this Laurels circumstances and make her a better person.
To save her like he couldnt save his Laurel.
Felcity, though, is pretty sure that Olivers being played.
Shes working out her frustrations with a punching bag when Oliver enters the room.
Shes not our Laurel, she reminds him, but Oliver doesnt care.
So Felicity takes matters into her own hands.
She lets Fauxrel needle her about Oliver Did he find someone else, or were you not tall enough?
Do you have a sister?
Well, now that youre killing again, I thought, Why not put it to use?
This is the most honest, uncomfortable conversation weve seen these two have inages,and I love it.
Then Oliver admits that Felicitys right.
I failed Laurel before.
I cant fail her again.
He knows it isnt really her, but hes still going to try.
When the trackers go live, the team moves out.
Wild Dog engages Black Siren, and she screams him, Felicity, and Curtis off their feet.
Presumably thats a clue of some sort to his identity?
She was never there, Fauxrel spits.
Thankfully, Curtis gets the dampener up and running, and Felicity socks Fauxrel in the face.
Get it, girl.
Back in the Arrow Cave, Felicity ices her punching hand, then looks at the Black Canary costume.
Im sorry she wasnt her, she says.
Oliver in turn says hes sorry about Billy, and I guess that makes everything okay.
Oliver tells him Laurel wouldnt recognize the man hes become.
At first, she has Laurels face, and then it turns into a woman we havent seen before.
She tells Oliver that her name is Talia, and shes been looking for him.
Gird your loins for more training montages, people!
I think we can do better, Oliver says.
The blank eyes of that statue haunt my dreams.
They just have to find her.
Gee, wonder how long before she makes her way to the Arrow Cave?
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