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Episode:          “Penance” [Season 5 Episode 4 ]
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ate:      Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Director:     Dermott Downs
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                   3x Arrow | 5x Legends of Tomorrow | 5x The Flash | 3x Supergirl | 1x iZombie | 2x The Originals | 1x Gotham
                  
Writers:      Brian Ford Sullivan
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9x Arrow | 7x Vixen
 
Oscar Balderrama
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8x Arrow | 1x Drop Dead Diva | 2x Eli Stone
 
Promo: http://comicbook.com/2016/10/19/arrow-season-5-episode-4-penance-sneak-preview/  
 
Weekly Ratings
 
Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating
01 Legacy 5-Oct-16 1.89
02 The Recruits 12-Oct-16 1.94
03 A Matter Of Trust 19-Oct-16 1.79
04 Penance 26-Oct-16 1.87
05 Human Target 2-Nov-16
06 So It Begins 9-Nov-16
07 Vigilante 16-Nov-16
08 Invasion 30-Nov-16
09 What We Leave Behind 7-Dec-16
10 Who Are You TBD
 
Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters
What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name Dig wants to pay his Penance Felicity paying penance for Havenrock Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts Prison escape is straight out of The Dark Knight (add it to the bat checklist) Flashbacks: Share your thoughts Ollie is Bratva now Got info on Kovar; killed guy Ollie:   Determined to make sure Diggle doesn’t abandon family Team still needs a lot of work What do we think of his plan with Lyla to free Diggle? (a can of stuff that eats through anything but the can it’s in) Diggle The bromance is back Ollie changes his mind real quick on escaping Thea Uses gout as Ollie’s health excuse Definition of gout by WebMD: http://www.webmd.com/arthritis/tc/gout-topic-overview#1 Felicity Doesn’t like plan to save Diggle Takes charge of team when Ollie leaves Has talk with Rory Allows team to take on Church after Rory comes back Tells team to leave Wild Dog behind (why couldn’t Ragman, who can block bullets and blasts, not go in and save Wild Dog?) Says that her legacy is Havenrock; has to live with that mistake for the rest of her life (not really a mistake b/c Darhk’s fault and stuff) Quentin Lance Scenes w/Thea - fatherly bonding Drives getaway van Been sober for a week Curtis Has good instincts - why would Church steal something you can buy? - cut off by Felicity Knife in back Is Mr. Terrific (but they need to get a better stunt double for him) Wild Dog He is the team punching bag, keeps taking beatings each week Ruins mission at top of episode; missed shots Artemis Gets her name and her bow Writers need to develop her character more Ragman Comes back to the team Felicity okays team into field after he comes back Has a legacy to live up to - his father and grandfather were both Rory and had the rags Makes Felicity promise that they will learn how to move forward and not get swallowed by guilt Tobias Church Organized, planner, sees the big picture Knows he’s a villain and delights in it Vows to break Wild Dog Men are loyal Prometheus Not in episode List of suspects is long (Michelle’s list is long) Bratva Bratva is family Anatoly must have a lot of trust with his men if his men are okay with him bringing an American into the family D.A. Adrian Chase Get a little dirty to clean up the filth All of the justice now comes from vigilantes CURRENT EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS & POP CULTURE REFERENCES
 
Season Episode  “Penance” (Date: 26 Oct 2016)
Article: http://comicbook.com/2016/10/27/arrow-easter-eggs-and-other-thi