Look, it's not only the fans... I get the impression that there is a lot of retconning going on from the showrunners and the actors as well, which triggers the suspicion that the showrunners are actually planning to make Sara the show's real Black Canary. Caity Lotz have been saying things in interviews which sound odd if she isn't supposed to take on the mantle of B.C. Look at this quote, for example:
She also has a very different view on the recent Oliver/Sara hook up than many of my female "Arrow" fan cyberbuddies:
Caity Lotz doesn't seem to think that Sara and Oliver did anything wrong when they had sex in the "Arrowcave" and in a sense they didn't, since Oliver and Laurel are not currently in a relationship. However, to me it looks like they're making the same mistakes all over again, and inevitably hurting a person they both claim they care for (S1 Oliver to Laurel: "You mean more to me than anyone"). When I remember scenes and lines like these, I can't help but feel that season two Oliver has been subjected to some amnesia-inducing kryptonite, because he seems to be a totally different person from the Oliver who declared his undying love for Laurel!
From what I know, when actors do interviews everything they say has to be approved by the showrunners, which means that Sara is currently the show's Black Canary and Oliver's partner in love as well. Now, we don't know how long this will last, and given that the TPTB love to provoke Internet speculation and buzz they are not going to tell us whether this is a long-term plan or a temporary situation until the story gets to the point where they have to.
However, if Sara become the show's permanent B.C. it will be something of a disappointment to me. The way I see it her origin story is just a replica of Oliver's, and it feels a bit like "been there, done that"...she spends five years of incredible hardships on the Island and in the League of Assassins, where she learns how to kill, just like Oliver. She returns to Starling city as a changed woman and decides to become a vigilante (apparently Sara will join the "Arrowcave" team), while trying to readjust and rekindle her relationship with her family (sleeping with Oliver was a pretty lousy start, but anyway...), just like Oliver etc. etc. I know that Sara has many fans, but to me she and her story just aren't interesting enough....and TBH, I don't think that Caity is very convincing in her role. She is very athletic and has some really cool fighting moves, but when she is not doing kick-ass action scenes she is not able to make me believe that she is a trained killer who has been so hardened and scarred by life that she is almost incapable of feeling any bodily pain. In fact, she seems just like any other girl in Starling city, maybe because Caity has an almost childlike face and a kind of "breathy" way of delivering her lines...
I don't like to discuss actors and their skills, because we're really talking about subjective impressions that may vary from viewer to viewer. So, I can only speak for myself...I don't think Caity Lotz has the acting chops to carry a major storyline (I mean, the B.C is the second-billed character on the show). She may look cool in the action-sequences, but that is IMHO not enough to portray the Black Canary (most of these scenes are done by stunt doubles anyway). If you look at Stephen's storylines the kick-ass/action sequences only take up a few minutes of his sceen time in every episode. The remaining screen time is mostly taken up by character-driven scenes where he has to interact with (and react emotionally to) the other major characters. From what I've seen of Caity her range is simply too limited to carry such a load. That's my personal opinion, however, and I know that there are posters here who would say the same thing about Katie Cassidy, so it's not meant to be taken as an argument against Caity Lotz. I'm just saying that I PERSONALLY wouldn't enjoy the show as much as I do now if the Black Canary was portrayed by Caity. Once Laurel stops being an emotional wreck and decides to fight against her demons rather than just giving in to them, I would like to see her go through the proper mental and physical training to become the Black Canary. I'm prepared to wait until the next season to see her do that.
Oh yeah, DC sent me a bunch of "Green Arrow" and "Black Canary" comics, and also "Birds of Prey" comics. I checked those out and gleaned what she was all about. I didn't put pressure on myself to know the whole history of the character, but I did want to understand her emotional history. I did want to make sure I represented her strength. I didn't want to be a fake superhero, a girl who's not tough but she's still running around with her staff. I really wanted her to be strong. That was the thing I wanted to capture: strong and capable.
There’s some fun stuff planned with Felicity’s character. I think it is a bit of a transition for Felicity to have Sara being in Ollie’s life and Ollie having “this girl.” It changes the dynamic between Oliver and Sara because they finally have someone that really understands what they’ve been through together. But there is still a lot of external things that make that difficult.With Laurel, it is a little messed up — you can only imagine how difficult that would be to see that happen. And I understand how she would be not so happy about it.
At the same time, for Oliver and Sara, they have been denied so much happiness in their life and have given up so much for everyone else. They’ve never really been able to have love. I think for them to get this kind of chance, both characters really do deserve it. Even with all the drama it might brin .
At the same time, for Oliver and Sara, they have been denied so much happiness in their life and have given up so much for everyone else. They’ve never really been able to have love. I think for them to get this kind of chance, both characters really do deserve it. Even with all the drama it might brin .
From what I know, when actors do interviews everything they say has to be approved by the showrunners, which means that Sara is currently the show's Black Canary and Oliver's partner in love as well. Now, we don't know how long this will last, and given that the TPTB love to provoke Internet speculation and buzz they are not going to tell us whether this is a long-term plan or a temporary situation until the story gets to the point where they have to.
However, if Sara become the show's permanent B.C. it will be something of a disappointment to me. The way I see it her origin story is just a replica of Oliver's, and it feels a bit like "been there, done that"...she spends five years of incredible hardships on the Island and in the League of Assassins, where she learns how to kill, just like Oliver. She returns to Starling city as a changed woman and decides to become a vigilante (apparently Sara will join the "Arrowcave" team), while trying to readjust and rekindle her relationship with her family (sleeping with Oliver was a pretty lousy start, but anyway...), just like Oliver etc. etc. I know that Sara has many fans, but to me she and her story just aren't interesting enough....and TBH, I don't think that Caity is very convincing in her role. She is very athletic and has some really cool fighting moves, but when she is not doing kick-ass action scenes she is not able to make me believe that she is a trained killer who has been so hardened and scarred by life that she is almost incapable of feeling any bodily pain. In fact, she seems just like any other girl in Starling city, maybe because Caity has an almost childlike face and a kind of "breathy" way of delivering her lines...
I don't like to discuss actors and their skills, because we're really talking about subjective impressions that may vary from viewer to viewer. So, I can only speak for myself...I don't think Caity Lotz has the acting chops to carry a major storyline (I mean, the B.C is the second-billed character on the show). She may look cool in the action-sequences, but that is IMHO not enough to portray the Black Canary (most of these scenes are done by stunt doubles anyway). If you look at Stephen's storylines the kick-ass/action sequences only take up a few minutes of his sceen time in every episode. The remaining screen time is mostly taken up by character-driven scenes where he has to interact with (and react emotionally to) the other major characters. From what I've seen of Caity her range is simply too limited to carry such a load. That's my personal opinion, however, and I know that there are posters here who would say the same thing about Katie Cassidy, so it's not meant to be taken as an argument against Caity Lotz. I'm just saying that I PERSONALLY wouldn't enjoy the show as much as I do now if the Black Canary was portrayed by Caity. Once Laurel stops being an emotional wreck and decides to fight against her demons rather than just giving in to them, I would like to see her go through the proper mental and physical training to become the Black Canary. I'm prepared to wait until the next season to see her do that.
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