Arrow S01E04 – Review

By: Moira Kirkland & Lana Cho (story)

The Story: Representing a client gets easier if you have a strongman to bully the opposition.

The Review: Did I ever tell you I once had acting aspirations?  I should be careful to mention that I never once say myself as a movie star.  With my face, mainstream appeal was about as remote as walking from New York to Metropolis: it doesn’t matter how much you work at it, it’s just never going to happen.  While I did the usual gamut of improv workshops, community plays, and sketch shows to church socials, I never had success that meant a career change was in order.

Anyway, all this is to say that I can recognize good and bad acting when I see it (although if it’s any good, I’ll be damned if I can actually replicate it myself).  Maybe this is a sign of my acute self-consciousness as an actor, but I actually experience vicarious embarrassment for the people on stage/screen when they stink.  So far, I haven’t really had (much) cause to do so on this show, but this episode did feature a few cringe-inducing moments.