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Biff! 219: Arrowverse: We Built This City
The finale of Superman & Lois brings an end to the decade long CW Arrowverse. We take the opportinity to pay our respects to Arrow — the show that started Biff — and the whole CW catalog of super-hero shows. Stay tuned to hear our picks for which characters should escape the dying of their…
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Biff! 31: Arrow S8E10: "Fadeout"
How do you do a series finale without the star? With lots of tears, lots of guest stars, and lots of flashbacks, naturally. The former Speedy Arrowcast team reconvenes to do its final duty, covering the last episode of the show that started it all. We discuss character moments trumping plot, the...
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Biff! 30: Arrow S8E9: "Green Arrow and the Canaries"
‘Tis the season for backdoor pilots, so we take a jaunt to Star City 2040 to visit with Green Arrow and the Canaries. We discuss post-Crisis implications, the importance of the “two moms” anchor dynamic, and how glad we are to finally see a truck heist. Over on our Letters Page, we prognosticate...
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Biff! 25: Arrow S8E7: "Purgatory"
And so it ends back where it begins. On this week’s episode of Arrow we’re going back to an island, but not for five years. We discuss Ollie channeling his whiny younger self, why you should always keep DNA samples of your cast, and what the heck is up with these ghosts? Then in our Superhero…
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Biff! 24: Arrow S8E6: "Reset"
This week’s episode of Arrow throws us for a loop—a time loop. We talk about the lessons Ollie needs to learn before Crisis, the return of another much-missed face, and a fitting goodbye for both the characters and for us. Then, in our Superhero Sweep segment, we discuss the “problem” with…
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Biff! 23: Arrow S8E5: "Prochnost"
What would the final season of Arrow be without a trip to Russia, that magical land where Oliver Queen did some Very Bad Things. And this time, bring the kids! We discuss a fitting cap for our favorite ex-gangster, possible motivations for Lyla’s mission for the Monitor, and why branding matters...
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Biff! 22: Arrow S8E4: "Present Tense"
We’re going BACK…to the present this week, as Arrow smushes together some disparate plotlines and this season finally starts to get in gear. We discuss standout scenes, conspiracy theories about the Monitor, and how you get cell phone reception in the past. Plus, have none of these people ever…
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Biff! 21: Arrow S8E3: "Leap of Faith"
Our team of assassins turned heroes returns this week with episode 3 of Arrow’s swan song season. We talk about when an Indiana Jones homage doesn’t quite land, the characters that we wish were around this week, confusing motives from an inscrutable being, and a…surprisingly promising ending?…
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Biff! 20: Arrow S8E2: "Welcome to Hong Kong"
The Greatest Hits of Arrow continue as we return to the scene of Season 3: Hong Kong. We discuss the callbacks that we appreciated, emotional conversations with some weight, and letting a spinoff stand on its own two feet. Plus, the twist that we sort of saw coming? Then, in our Superhero Sweep...
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Biff! 19: Arrow S8E1: "Starling City"
It’s only appropriate that the former Speedy Arrowcast crew returns to a funhouse-mirror Star City for the premiere of Arrow’s final season. We discuss familiar faces with a twist, the zingers that we stood up and applauded, and threading the needle of a final season and a massive crossover. In…
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Biff! 8: Agents of SHIELD S6E9: "Collision Course (Part II)"
Better late than never! Everything comes to a head this week as our team seeks to stop the end of an entire world. Oh, and in Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD too. Important discussions include the size of Henry Simmons’s arms, why you should always suspect the person who takes an impromptu nap, and…
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TeeVee 568: Arrow S7E22 Review: "You Have Saved This City"
At last, the penultimate season of Arrow draws to a close. The city is saved…but what of the multiverse? We discuss why this season finale feels more like a series finale, housing prices in neighborhoods full of ex-spies, original Team Arrow moments, and the importance of having sentient bullets…
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TeeVee 565: Arrow S7E21 Review: "Living Proof"
Another week, another fan favorite character returns, and we here on the Speedy Arrowcast are psyched for this penultimate entry in the penultimate season. We discuss the importance of tripping balls at least once a season or so, how parkour can save lives, why sometimes it takes a ghost to...
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TeeVee 562: Arrow S7E20 Review: "Confessions"
This week, the Speedy Arrowcast welcomes a fan favorite back for the season’s antepenultimate episode, as Roy Harper finally gets to join the present storyline and immediately finds himself in the familiar confines of an interrogation room. We discuss why parkour is amazing, our award for this...
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TeeVee 559: Arrow S7E19 Review: "Spartan"
This week, the Speedy Arrowcast reaches out to the family it never told you about as we discuss an episode centered around our favorite, John Diggle. We discuss why you should always check your drop ceilings for armed military officers, a pronounced and disappointing lack of ghostbusting, bargain...
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TeeVee 556: Arrow S7E18 Review: "Lost Canary"
This week’s episode is a real feather in our cap, as the Speedy Arrowcast assembles to discuss important topics like why TV dry cleaners are legally required to act as money launderers, a welcome return by a fan favorite, why you should always allow plenty of time to defrost your Cornish Game…
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TeeVee 549: Arrow S7E17 Review: "Inheritance"
Curse your sudden an inevitable betrayal on the Speedy Arrowcast this week! We return in this episode of shifting allegiances to discuss key topics like why you should always pay top dollar for your C4, the terrible parenting of Robert Queen Part XXXVII, arrow catching galore, and the importance…
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TeeVee 544: Arrow S7E15-16 Review: "Training Day/Star City 2040"
Suit up and buckle in because it’s gonna be a big one. The Speedy Arrowcast crew returns in this bittersweet episode that not only covers two recent episodes as well as discussion of Arrow’s upcoming end. Important topics of discussion include which aunt you’d choose to train your offspring, how...
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TeeVee 540: Arrow S7E14 Review: "Brothers & Sisters"
After a brief hiatus, the Speedy Arrowcast is back. This week, things are jam-packed, but we’ve got questions. What’s the deal with the Diggle lineage? How do authorized vigilantes work, exactly? How come people feel the need to explain the feelings we just saw them have? Plus, we know we didn’t...
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TeeVee 534: Arrow S7E13 Review: "Star City Slayer"
This week, a MURDERER is afoot in Star City. The Speedy Arrowcast assembles its crack team of newly deputized vigilantes to track down important topics like who the hell uses a darkroom anymore, unexplained murderer monikers, Schrödinger’s children, multiple unexpected bombshells including a...
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TeeVee 533: Arrow S7E12 Review: "Emerald Archer"
This week on the Speedy Arrowcast, we’re filming a documentary! It’s getting into all the dark corners and pulling out important topics like why you should always go for the cost-effective vigilante costume, why it’s always nice to see old friends, and of course, foreign affairs from the early...
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TeeVee 528: Arrow S7E11 Review: "Past Sins"
This week on the Speedy Arrowcast, we assemble a squa—initiative of the most dangerous podcasters to cover important topics like charming Earth 2 fashion choices, why you should always mug for the camera, and how electricity works. Plus, in this week’s Superhero Sweep, we discuss the latest…
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TeeVee 524: Arrow S7E10 Review: "My Name Is Emiko Queen"
The hiatus is over, and that means it’s time for the Speedy Arrowcast to reassemble and discuss the latest episode of our Star City superhero soap. This week, we cover important topics like maintaining good OPSEC, the controversial inverse Konmari process, legally distinct squads of the suicidal...
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TeeVee 511: Review: "Elseworlds"
Worlds collide and strange things are afoot at the Circle K! The Speedy Arrowcast convenes with a daunting task, taking on the entirety of the CW’s three-part superhero crossover, Elseworlds. We discuss why it’s great to see Ollie lighten up, a long-awaited reveal about the STAR Labs pipeline…
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TeeVee 504: Arrow S7E7-8 Review: "The Slabside Redemption/Unmasked"
This week, we three Green Arrows have returned with a double whammy and plenty of big developments for our favorite Emerald Archer. Key discussion topics include not-so-secret identities, what to do when your wife shoots someone in your living room, the mystery of the disappearing Dig, and how...
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TeeVee 498: Arrow S7E6 Review: "Due Process"
This week, team Speedy Arrowcast is in and out of prison. We discuss why humanity is always on the line, weird decisions in cybersecurity, questionable law practices, and the lightheartedness that only an international mob boss can bring. In our Superhero Sweep segment, it’s a preview of this...
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TeeVee 494: Arrow S7E5 Review: "The Demon"
The whole team’s headed down to Level Two this week, as we continue our search into Diaz’s mysterious connection…the Demon. We discuss the excellence of logical but surprising twists, how to correctly describe technical endeavors, and where our villain of th season might be headed. In our…
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TeeVee 481: Arrow S7E2 Review: "The Longbow Hunters"
We’ve got a brand new trio of villains this week, and, surprisingly, none of them are our hosts. Our discussion topics include Ollie showing off some appropriate skill, ridiculous flamethrowers, silent but deadly fights, and more time with a delightfully grizzled character. Then, in our Superhero...
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TeeVee 477: Arrow S7E1 Review: "Inmate 4587"
Prison walls can’t hold us! The Speedy Arrowcast team is back and we’re diving in to the season 7 premiere. Our discussion topics include the nature of prison chalk, the virtues of a soft reboot, investment in new sets, and the introduction of the show’s brand new narrative device. Plus, in our…
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TeeVee 430: Arrow S6E23 Review: "Life Sentence"
As season 6 draws to a close, the Speedy Arrowcast team puts their differences aside for one last mission. We discuss the questionable persistence of some villains, the sad unrealized fate of Quentin Lance, and why you should always be suspicious when Oliver Queen wants to shake your hand. Plus,...
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TeeVee 426: Arrow S6E22 Review: "The Ties That Bind"
It’s the penultimate episode of season 6, and the Speedy Arrowcast puts aside their differences to take on the real threat. We discuss the poor aim and deliberative tactics of Ricardo Diaz’s thugs, some puzzling decryption methods, and why you should always consult experts when showing cooking...
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TeeVee 421: Arrow S6E21 Review: "Docket No. 11-19-41-73"
Twists and turns and legal mumbo-jumbo this week as Team Speedy Arrowcast sets in for the trial of the century season. We discuss the inherent legal issues of a witness who jumps through a skylight, some long overdue acting like adults, and where this season might end up leaving our good friend...
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TeeVee 417: Arrow S6E20 Review: "Shifting Allegiances"
Threads start getting tied up as the season hits its final stride. We discuss why it’s always important to ask your Russian gangster friends before you try to help them out, the bizarre command structures of a quasi-military intelligence apparatus, and of course, that weirdly familiar Chinese...
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TeeVee 413: Arrow S6E19 Review: "The Dragon"
You wanted to know more about this season’s Big Bad, Ricardo “The Dragon” Diaz? Well, be careful what you wish for. Topics of discussion include perfect smarmy casting, what constitutes a healthy pour of scotch, and how weird it is when Oliver is the only joyful spot in an episode. To subscribe…
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TeeVee 410: Arrow S6E18 Review: "Fundamentals"
Hop yourself up on some Vertigo, because this week’s episode is a real trip. (See what I did there?) Discussion topics include drawing bad conclusions, the murder of cabbages, and what’s real and what’s not, man. To subscribe to all our Arrow-related content, check out this feed:...
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TeeVee 408: Arrow S6E17 Review: "Brothers in Arms"
There’s plenty of wrasslin’ going on in this week’s episode, which has both Team Arrow and Team Speedy Arrowcast divided. Accusations are thrown! The gloves, which were never on, come off! And when the dust clears, things will never be the same. We discuss loyalty miscalculations, why you should...
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TeeVee 399: Arrow S6E14 Review: "Collision Course"
The Speedy Arrowcast team is at odds this week as we discuss when characters act like adults or not, why assuming your very public doppelganger’s identity may not be the best idea, and whether bringing the spitting image of your deceased daughter to a remote cabin in the woods crosses the old…
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TeeVee 395: Arrow S6E12-13 Review: "All For Nothing/The Devil's Greatest Trick"
With Dan finally done being trapped on an island, the team reconvenes for a two-fer. We discuss important questions like why a genius super-hacker has really bad password hygiene, when you shouldn’t get in a car with Quentin Lance, and why kids make nonsensical decisions when the plot forces them...
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TeeVee 381: Arrow S6E11 Review: "We Fall"
We pour one out for a dearly departed minor character this week, who gets offed in a most disrespectful fashion. Also up for discussion are whether you should let your pre-teen son watch you fill people with arrows, Chekhov’s amazing nerve-damage-repairing chip, and the return of the Tech Z Team....
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TeeVee 376: Arrow S6E10 Review: "Divided"
The team gets back together just in time to fall apart. As we pick up our story after the winter hiatus, we’ve got a lot of important issues to talk about, including why you should pick your shots carefully, thinking through your whole trap plan, and, of course, the responsible use of other...
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TeeVee 361: Arrow S6E9 Review: "Irreconcilable Differences"
Everybody loves a wedding! But what everybody loves less is sowing discord and mistrust among your team members. The team assembles for the midseason finale, and discusses important topics like why maybe you don’t give away your boss’s identity to a crazy vigilante, the importance of checking…
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TeeVee 354: Arrow S6E8 Review: "Crisis on Earth-X"
A time like this comes only once per year: it’s crossover season. Team Speedy Arrowcast assembles to discuss the entire four-way crossover of DC’s TV universe (Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow), and fields live questions from readers. At the end, only one co-host will be...
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TeeVee 352: Arrow S6E7 Review: "Thanksgiving"
It’s the time of the year when we give thanks. Even when the episode in question raises important issues like “when is it okay for vigilantes to beat up fake cops?” And “should you really be fighting about your startup name while there’s a bomb threat?” And, perhaps most significantly, “Billy...
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TeeVee 348: Arrow S6E6 Review: "Promises Kept"
This week on the Speedy Arrowcast we discuss the conclusion of the two-part Deathstroke arc. Hot topics include why you shouldn’t put your gang’s hideout in a high school gymnasium, the old “throw a grenade and run away” trick, and the odd choice of revealing that you were a child psychopath and...
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TeeVee 345: Arrow S6E5 Review: "Deathstroke Returns"
This week, the Speed Arrowcast is off on a secret murder mission camping trip, as they discuss why it’s important to have as many murder words in your codename as possible, why Vigilante has gone purely SSD for his computers, and the inevitable future where Ollie will have no choice but to bust…
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TeeVee 341: Arrow S6E4 Review: "Reversal"
Buckle in, because it’s going to be a bumpy ride. While John is off on a solo story, Dan and Guy discuss the subtle nuances of character and carefully crafted plot that make this epis—nope, just kidding. This week’s episode of Arrow has technology take the foreground and we try to explain where…
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TeeVee 333: Arrow S6E3 Review: "Next of Kin"
There’s a new sheriff Green Arrow in town, and his name is John Diggle! This week, the team discusses whether you should (or can?) turn a proposed bill into a referendum, why cool sunglasses solve all of our problems, and whether you should jump in slow motion only to land and talk to your…
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TeeVee 326: Arrow S6E2 Review: "Tribute"
Oh no, Oliver Queen has been unmasked as the Green Arrow…again. We discuss that, plus what it means to have honor as a gangster, Oliver’s bad parenting advice, and—finally!—the in-depth investigation of the team’s finances that we truly deserve. To subscribe to all our Arrow-related content…
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TeeVee 318: Arrow S6E1 Review: "Fallout"
Last season, on the Speedy Arrowcast…an island exploded, leaving most of our beloved characters’ fates hanging in th—never mind, they’re all fine. We’re back for the premiere of season 6. Hot topics include how you know when it’s probably time to move your lair, whether plaid and a beard can…
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TeeVee 310: Arrow Flashback S1E21-23: "The Undertaking", "Darkness on the Edge of Town", and "Sacrifice"
The Speedy Arrowcast team wraps up its Flashback coverage of season 1 as it discusses episodes 21, 22, and 23. As we watch the season’s final arc, we discuss important topics like the importance of using your dying words to taunt your foe, how many extra bows you should keep on hand, and why you...
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