Thanks to ODA for the heads up.
Below is an interview of Brandon Routh. Sneak peek begins at the 2:38 mark.
Arrow - Episode 3.03 - Corto Maltese - Sneak Peek 2
20 Oct 2014
Arrow
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The poor guy was going to tell something else and she just went on a rant. Looks like she believes he hired her as an EA. I think she will be surprised when he gives her a technical job. Ray Palmer looks like a very hard working person.
ReplyDeleteLoving Ray, actually the best thing about the lackluster season premiere.
ReplyDeleteI'm still not sure why people were so negative about Routh, I will stand firm with saying: He was great in Dylan Dog. Acceptable in Superman.
Never seen Chuck but he can't have been terrible.
I do feel bad for Routh though, these interviewers were clearly drilling on the romantic aspect of Ray/Felicity wich....we all know...will cause a giant tumblr uproar
i am completely in love with having brandon routh on arrow, his character is hilarious and honestly i don't see how anyone can hate him he's too awesome, overcaffeinated lol
ReplyDeleteAgree. The fandom is really insecure about that... They go blind for things like this, since Ray Palmer is clearly a plot device to develop Felicity and Oliver going forward and to have another year of "will they, won't they"(among other plots).
ReplyDeleteThe writers already put Olicity as the main pairing both for pulling the characters on their respective paths and as a marketing highlight.
It's really annoying, really. It's not all of them... I'm very active on tumblr and they're just lone bullets or trolls trying to light a fire.
I guess until the show ends or the producers say "thei're endgame"(something they never have to do) they won't stop being annoyingly insecure.
yeah it totally looks he was about to ask her her if SHE wanted coffee and then she just went on a rant.
ReplyDeleteI actually think he was either going to offer her coffee or tell her something completely work related not ask her to get him coffee but she just launched at him hahahahaha you better get used to it, Ray. BTW why does Felicity feels different when she is around him?
ReplyDeleteuggh I now avoid tumblr and twitter shipper wars it's so annoying.
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling its the producers who feed these people questions. At least it is fair to ask BR about Felicity as until now after premiere he has only shot with EBR (according to another interview). Every damn Flash interview has at least one question about Felicity's cameo in episode 4 and the double date. Grant Gustin has to point out Wentworth Miller is also there in that episode as Captain Cold. Its Captain Cold. He trumps every other drama.
ReplyDeleteRay Palmer apart from his stalkerish tendencies is wonderful. I can't wait to know the reason why he needs Felicity's specific skills. Whatever little I had seen of BR before was drama. In my opinion he is a below average drama actor. Never comedy. He has good comic timing and a wonderful screen presence.He kind of fills the screen.
Twitter is a shitty place mac. I can't believe Neilson is actually using twitter as a tool for ratings. I made an account for hunting Arrow news and deleted it promptly after one day. There are a lot of crazies out there. Tumblr people at least has some etiquette compared to twitter.
Felicity is different around him. A bit reserved as if she has yet to make an opinion about him. It's good imo.
ReplyDeleteYeah Oliver was always better at putting arrows into people then running a company.
ReplyDeleteIt just kind of hurts me to see people like you that ship and still want to enjoy the show seeing that fan focus as well.
ReplyDeleteIt's like an army of crazed fangirls has taken over whereas fans that disagree and even fans that agree with them are just backing off for their mental well being.
I read that preview for tomorrows episode on TVLine, it previewed Theas, Olivers and Malcolms relationship. And what did I see in the comments? "we want #mamasmoak spoilers" "where're our Olicity news" and whatnot.
At thos point some shippers sadly have lost touch to reality it seems (not only shippers though, some harcore comicbook fanatics have recently managed to go on a rampage as well)
I feel bad for him because he has to be interviewed by people who know nothing about the show and just aren't interesting or charismatic. Mac please stay away from any Arrow related romantic twitter. But by all means hate away on TVD.
ReplyDeleteI think Routh is a wonderful addition to Arrow! I didn't like him in Chuck, but then again we weren't supposed to, he was supposed to be a complete ass. But Ray, apart from his interesting tendencies, is a lot of fun. He's quirky like Felicity and he knows that he comes off as a jerk sometimes, which if he was an actual jerk he wouldn't notice. He's smart, charming, and just brings the show to a different level. I know Olicitiers probably hate him and I'm not even going to touch the scary part of that ship war with a twenty foot long stick or run by it as fast as Barry Allen, but I think that Ray's character brings a new level to Felicity as well and I think it will be fun to watch their relationship grow whether its platonic or romantic.
ReplyDeleteCan someone give me a link where I don't have to DL HOOK to view this clip??
ReplyDeleteI don't dare to hate away on TVD anymore, I've been involved with the TVD fandom for way too long. My profile pic and name has appeared on places I never thought it would because people copied some of my snarky posts to fit their agenda.
ReplyDeleteIf I would dare to say something anti-delena on any social media platform I might find a bullet in my head sooner or later.
When I tried to investigate further into the news segment about Ian Somerhalders foundation being accused of being a fraud I had two social media accounts BLOCKED, my life threatened and was bashed beyond belief because I dared to ask questions that weren't benefiting Ian "Golgen Boy" Somerhalder.
That's why I never comment anywhere else other than Spoilertv. I do read comments in other places once in a while. But I stop it as soon as it turns ugly. Spoilertv is my Arrow sanity bubble. I love the people here.
ReplyDeleteExcuse me but what's a HOOK? Cause I'm pretty sure I don't have it and I viewed the clip just fine lol.
ReplyDeleteIdk, I'm on my phone, and it's not letting me view the clip, b/c I don't have HOOK. Guess it's some video player extension I need?? I've never heard of it. And I don't want to download it.
ReplyDeleteWow that's really f*cked up. I'm strangely not surprised. Better watch out man Delena shippers could be anywhere or anyone.
ReplyDeleteYeah she is being careful and she is trying to set boundaries so Ray wouldn't treat her like just a secretary and that's a good thing but that's not what I meant, she just feels off somehow and I don't know exactly what is giving me that feeling.
ReplyDeleteoh they are, I wouldn't be surprised if some delena shipper was behind me right now with a gugijoucadsfdawdwedscad
ReplyDeletespoilertv and arrows imdb page are the only places I dare to engage with fans. On stv because it's mostly calme (minus me but I don't bother myself as I bother others :P ) and on imdb because sometimes there're really good conversations about comics vs. show. However imdb has more crazed individuals
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of it, it's better to wait and watch it on you pc, OK in a nutshell it's BR talking about Ray Palmer possibly having a relationship with Felicity coming between Olicity changing starling city blah blah blah and the clip is Felicity at QC he was talking to her and was going to say something about coffee so she interrupted him and said that she won't be getting him coffee in a long rant, nothing really important.
ReplyDeleteNo! They got Mac.
ReplyDeleteYeahhhh. I'm good on that. LOL Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWow, the internet never cease to amaze me... The only pairings i follow on tumblr are Jeff/Annie(Community), Harvey/Donna(Suits), Oliver/Felicity(Arrow) and Emma/Hook(OUAT); they all seem pretty normal.
ReplyDeleteBut i agree that twitter is like hell. Once i tried to defend Laurel from some stupid argument and it's like one crazy person blow a horn and call upon her army Jajaja I found it pretty funny...
But I never had anyone trying to kill me for that Jajaja I quit TVD for the stupid relationships, that show's pairings are so badly written and unrealistics that it hurts...
I'm not sure it was his acting in Chuck so much as he turned into mostly this two dimensional character in the back half of his story arc.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I also only go to SpoilerTV or the IMDb page. Early last season I didn't even bother going to IMDb, since it seemed like everyone there was just bashing Laurel or Thea and it made me defensive towards those characters and root for them, but it seems things have come around and there are more fans/sane non-fans who are speaking up, so it's slightly more balanced than it used to be. There are still batshit crazy people, but there are enough normal people you can at least have a discussion with.
ReplyDeleteMay be its the lack of ponytail that is throwing you off.
ReplyDeleteIMDb people are too argumentative for my liking. People there go pages and pages and essays to one up on each other. Also the passive aggressive jabs on each other is exhausting. No one there knows the term agree to disagree. I dislike such people with a passion.
ReplyDeleteThis could be a part of it but her whole demeanor feels darker and a little aggressive I'm not sure that's the vibe they were going for considering that they spent the whole summer promoting the "amazing comedic chemistry" between those two, I don't see it even when they bicker or throw snarky comments at each other it doesn't sound funny it sounds condescending and snide, maybe that's because they are supposed to be like that at the beginning giving the way they were introduced to each other and that for now he is supposed to be a little shady but that will change later? We'll have to wait and see.
ReplyDeleteBut really, this is a comic book TV show, nobody actually cares about the stock price of Queen Consolidated. The guy has two storylines: getting under Oliver's skin by taking the company and stealing Felicity away (and generally being Oliver Queen better than Oliver Queen) AND turning into Atom. Those are what everybody asks because those are his arcs.
ReplyDeleteHe played a bad guy in Chuck that's why people didn't like him. He was a villain (and a kinda wooden one--like Ward in AoS, he has a lot more personality as Ray Palmer), so some people don't trust him. Routh has said that the superman/villain reputation he had coming in was intentional by the producers, you don't know if he is going to be a hero you should trust or a bad guy masquerading as good.
If you want to hate, hate. Complain, complain. Fight, fight. Just don't expect people to agree with you. And don't just blame other people, own it. Don't go out generically attacking and not expect the internet to respond. There are lots of people spoiling for a fight around and you are already gloved up.
Almost every one of your comments on Arrow is a snide attack against shippers, Felicity fans, female fans in general, and anyone using Twitter or Tumblr or Facebook. This comment basically attacked anyone not commenting on a totally separate article in a way that suited your opinion of what should be discussed. That's why people react negatively to your posts. They are generically insulting. It's like you are playing ding-dong-ditch: hit the doorbell with a general attack against three or four types of fans and then cower under your "why is the internet so mean to me" porch. If you don't want to fight, stop being so passive aggressive.
ReplyDeleteI think its because both Ray and Felicity don't trust each other and their interactions as of now lacks honesty. Ray definitely has something up his sleeve regarding Felicity and I don't think Felicity actually trusts or respects this guy. Now we have to see if their demeanor changes once they get to know and starts trusting each other. Even with all the lies Felicity trusted Oliver from the beginning. Also in the course of past two seasons Felicity has changed. As of now I like the changed Felicity a lot.
ReplyDeleteYeah, they can be a bit much, but I tend to avoid any hate wars and just focus on the discussion, there's no point in even arguing with someone who can't figure out that we all have our opinions and that it's all valid. I just ignore the haters and put the trolls on ignore. But like I said, things were worse there a year ago, the way it's now is actually an improvement, if you can believe that.
ReplyDeleteI dislike the attitudes of the major contributors in that site so I will always keep far away from there. Another thing I dislike there is people cry but comics... all the time. Here at spoilertv most of the posters are general tv viewers.
ReplyDeleteThat's ok, you do what's good for you.
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