And this is how Laurel decides to become a crimefighter. We knew it was coming. As much as we came to love Caity Lotz as Sara as the Canary, it always felt like a diversion. When Arrow first started, it seemed obvious that Laurel was eventually supposed to wear the mask. Once Sara came along, well, I was just fine with it, and she’ll be missed. But when Laurel finally puts that mask on, we can point to “Sara” as the episode that really started her journey. Also, “Lower your bow and live” was thoroughly badass. I’m really enjoying the Felicity and Ray Palmer stuff. I don’t know if Emily Bett Rickards can just generate chemistry with whoever she’s on screen with, or what. Brandon Routh sure isn’t playing Superman again, and just when you start to think that Ray Palmer is a cut-rate Tony Stark, he delivers something else entirely. More of these two, please. Really can’t wait to see what happens when Ray makes his way over to The Flash (it’s inevitable) to hang with that geek squad, too. If I may make one minor complaint, though. This show is going to have to work really hard to get Laurel set up as a believable costumed badass. Her sister was a trained assassin with years of training. Laurel is about to start on the Arrow fitness regimen. They can’t have her suit up in six months. It just won’t feel right. And Jesus, Felicity just owns it again this week. I try not to gush, especially about a character who the internet does enough gushing about, but who ever thought she would become the heart of this show? She’s the one who ultimately reminds us that this is the first major internal loss that Team Arrow has suffered. It means more thanks to her tearful scene with Oliver. Great stuff. Still, c’mon, we all know that Sara will eventually take a dip in a Lazarus Pit and that’s that, right? So maybe that makes it a little better. It’s gonna be tough to get her out of that grave, but I assume the League of Assassins has eyes everywhere. I’m a little confused about that burial, though. They buried an empty casket (like they did with Ollie) back in ’07. So now these four just strolled into a cemetery, dug it up, dropped her body in, and buried her? I can believe a lot of things in this universe, but this one left me scratching my head. Am I gonna have to start a stunt of the week section for these episodes, too? The motorcycle sequence was just short of ridiculous, particularly when the bike is skidding along the ground and you’ve got someone standing on top of it shooting arrows. Totally bonkers. The Arrow/Arsenal/Komodo scuffle made me giddy, too. I’m tempted to deduct points for the deployment of one of my most hated television tropes: the closing montage over an alterna-piano ballad. I’m in a forgiving mood, though. Probably because the rest of “Sara” was just so damn good. Who Killed Sara Lance? – To the smart folks suggesting that Thea Queen could be the killer, now that we know she’s been training on Corto Maltese, does this eliminate her from our list of suspects?  Meanwhile…On an Island Surprise! Your first target as an assassin is your best friend! Not only that, it’s your best friend who came to Hong Kong specifically to look for you. That’s some best friend.  It’s nice to see Colin Donnell again. “Why don’t you just go back to banging your pilates instructor” was golden. That being said, this week’s flashbacks felt a little lightweight. Even so, after two years on that OTHER island, it’s still refreshing, and I expect there are loads more story possibilities that can be explored here. Ollie’s plan to not kill Tommy ended up being pretty clever, too.  – Get your fictional DC Universe geography lessons here! Qurac gets a mention, and we get a look at Corto Maltese (we’re gonna get a much better look at it next week). Tell me, is this the first actual look at Corto Maltese we’ve ever gotten in live-action outside of Vicki Vale’s book of war photographs in Tim Burton’s Batman? I can’t believe I just typed that sentence. You people are my only friends. – Third and Lemire. Nice shout out to Komodo’s co-creator, Jeff Lemire, who just wrapped up an excellent run as writer on the DC Comics Green Arrow comic. – Is this the first mention of Bludhaven on the show? My memory is failing. Nightwing fans may have felt their hearts flutter. – Simon Lacroix/Komodo looks like he stepped right out of the comics, though. The character was created by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino in the New 52 Green Arrow #17. What did I miss? You know what to do… Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that’s your thing!