Always Hold On To Arrow

Kevonte Chilous and Lance Laster discuss Batman Begins and its influences on Arrow! They talk Bruce Wayne vs. Oliver Queen's origin stories, the gritty "real world" aesthetic, the League of...Shadows, and much more! 7 Times 'Arrow' Did 'Batman Begins' Better Than Christopher Nolan: http://www.mtv.com/news/2507862/arrow-vs-batman-begins/ Artwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless.com/ PATREO...

Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous open up the mailbag and read listener emails and reviews! Thank you all very much for your feedback and if you want your thoughts read on air, send us some for next time! Artwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless.com/ PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallville TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/donotfailourpod FACEBOOK:  https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmal...

Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous discuss Arrow's third season in the style of “How It Should Have Ended." They talk how they would’ve plotted out season three, the League of Assassins of it all, which characters would’ve lived or died, the Oliver/Felicity/Ray love triangle, and much more! Artwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless.com/ PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallville TWITT...

It’s the Ollies! Kevonte Chilous and Lance Laster recap Arrow’s third season in style by handing out The Imagine Dragons Award, The Barack Obama Award, The Burned Award, the MVP, and everyone's favorite...The Black Dude In The Cave Award! These plus over a dozen more. Enjoy the show! Artwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless.com/ PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallville TWITTER: ...

Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous discuss Olicity up to this point in the series. They talk Arrow throwing comic book canon out the window, Emily Bett Rickards going from day player to lead actress, and the high and lows of the Oliver/Felicity relationship over the first three seasons! BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY? Lance: OFF THE MARK Kevonte: OFF THE MARK Artwork by Tom Gehrke...

Kevonte Chilous and Lance Laster discuss the third season finale of Arrow, My Name Is Oliver Queen. They talk Oliver v. Ra’s round two (or three?), the logistics of how to become the next Ra’s al Ghul, setting up season four, and much more! BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY? Lance: MISS Kevonte: MISS Artwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless.com/ PATREON:  https://www.patre...

Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous discuss the flashbacks of Arrow’s third season. They talk the Yamashiro family, General Shrieve, Shado's twin sister, and how these flashbacks especially are best experienced watching straight through in one sitting. Also, stay tuned to the end for some Batwoman talk! BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY? Lance: OFF THE MARK Kevonte: OFF THE MARK Artwo...

Kevonte Chilous and Lance Laster discuss the culmination of Ra's al Ghul's plan for Oliver Queen to join the League of Assassins through the episodes The Fallen, Al Sah-Him and This Is Your Sword. They talk questionable decisions and tactics from all the characters, Ra's' confusing obsession with Oliver, and the disappointing downward spiral Arrow finds itself in at this point in the series. BULLS...

Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous discuss the villains of Arrow’s third season. The talk Cupid, Brick, Murmur, Captain Boomerang and more, including the return of Slade Wilson and the sad state of Malcom Merlyn as a character. BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY? (For this one, hearing it live is part of the fun! Listen and find out!) Artwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless....

Kevonte Chilous and Lance Laster discuss Roy Harper aka. Arsenal. They talk how Arrow's version of the character compares to his comic book counterpart, his character arcs and relationships over the course of the series, Colton Haynes' early departure, and a commentary on the Roy-focused web series Blood Rush! BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY? Lance: BULLSEYE Kevonte: BULLSEYE Art...

Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous discuss the CW's Superhero Fight Club! Watch along with their commentary on this commercial campaign that aired six years ago this very day! BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY? Lance: BULLSEYE Kevonte: BULLSEYE PATREON: patreon.com/alwaysmallville TWITTER: twitter.com/donotfailourpod FACEBOOK: facebook.com/alwaysmallville  EMAIL:  alwaysarow@gmail.co...

Kevonte Chilous and Lance Laster discuss Detective Lance's vendetta against the Arrow in the episodes Public Enemy and Broken Arrow. They talk Ra's al Ghul's plan actually coming together, when in the series this storyline would've worked best, and its' similarities to the Batman: The Animated Series episode Over The Edge! BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY? Lance: OFF THE MARK Kevo...

Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous discuss Ray Palmer aka. The Atom and his time on Arrow. They talk similarities and differences with his comic book counterpart, what Brandon Routh brought to the role, Raylicity, and more! BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY? Lance: BULLSEYE Kevonte: BULLSEYE Artwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless.com/ PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/alwa...

Kevonte Chilous and Lance Laster discuss the return of the Suicide Squad in the episode Suicidal Tendencies. They talk Diggle and Lyla’s wedding, Arrow v. Atom, it being a budget squad this time around, and much more! BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY? Lance: OFF THE MARK Kevonte: OFF THE MARK Artwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless.com/ PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/...

Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous discuss the aftermath of Oliver’s return from the “dead” though the episodes Canaries, The Return and Nanda Parbat. They talk Thea learning Oliver is the Arrow, the retcons of the flashbacks, Malcom Merlyn and the League of Assassins losing all their menace, and much more! BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY? Lance: FAILED THIS CITY Kevonte: FAILED TH...

Kevonte Chilous and Lance Laster discuss “The Brick Trilogy,” the first three episodes of the second half of Arrow’s third season: Left Behind, Midnight City and Uprising. They talk Vinnie Jones, Oliver coming back from the “dead,” how Starling City fares in his absence, and much more! BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY? Lance: MISS Kevonte: MISS Artwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsa...

Kevonte Chilous and Lance Laster discuss the mid-season finale of Arrow’s third season, The Climb. They talk Malcolm’s plan coming to fruition, city locations in the Arrowverse and DC Comics, and if this Ra’s al Ghul isn’t so bad after all. BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY? Lance: BULLSEYE Kevonte: BULLESYE Artwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless.com/ PATREON:  https://w...

Kevonte Chilous and Lance Laster discuss the first official crossover of the Arrowverse, Flash vs. Arrow and The Brave and the Bold. They talk which episode was better, the dynamic between Oliver/Barry throughout the crossovers, the interactions of the respective teams, and some hot takes on The Flash season one! BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY? Lance: BULLSEYE Kevonte: BULLSEYE...

Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous discuss the where the characters are in the first half of season three. A distracted Oliver, an empowered Thea, a Malcom Merlyn back in the game, and some horribly miscast characters that will set the stage for a very different second half of the season. Artwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless.com/ PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallville TWITTER...

Kevonte Chilous and Lance Laster discuss the first truly Felcity-centric episode of Arrow, The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak. They talk her backstory as Goth Felicity, her connection to the comic book villain Brother Eye, and her mother Donna’s first appearance on the show. BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY? Lance: OFF THE MARK Kevonte: OFF THE MARK Artwork by Tom Gehrke: https:/...

Kevonte Chilous and Lance Laster discuss the character of Sara Lance, her death, and the episode that was named after her in its aftermath. They talk her character arc on the series so far and how the decision to kill her off remains one of Arrow’s most controversial choices to this day. BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY? Lance: BULLSEYE Kevonte: BULLSEYE Artwork by Tom Gehrke: htt...

Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous discuss the third season premiere of Arrow, The Calm. They talk Oliver and Felicity giving it a go, Brandon Routh’s super debut in the Arrowverse, Detective-now-Captain Lance being a dead man walking, and much more! BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY? Lance: BULLSEYE Kevonte: BULLSEYE Artwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless.com/ PATREON:  h...

Kevonte Chilous and Lance Laster discuss the Arrow tie-in novel, Vengeance. They talk how it expands on what we saw on screen through telling the backstories of how Slade Wilson, Isabel Rochev and Sebastian Blood got to where they were in season two. BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY? Lance: OFF THE MARK Kevonte: OFF THE MARK Artwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart.threadless.com/ P...

Kevonte Chilous and Lance Laster discuss Volume 2 of the Arrow tie-in comic books. They talk unanswered questions in the show getting answers in the comics, more backstory for characters like Slade Wilson and Malcolm Merlyn, the tropes of the Bourne franchise, and much more! BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK, MISS, or FAILED THIS CITY? Lance: BULLSEYE Kevonte: BULLSEYE Artwork by Tom Gehrke: https://tomsart....

It’s Christmas week, and how better for Always Hold On To Arrow to celebrate than by covering a different Hallmark Christmas movie every day! This Christmas Day it’s 2014’s The Nine Lives of Christmas starring Ray Palmer aka. Brandon Routh! Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous talk Routh’s delightful co-star Kimberley Sustad, online dating, cats, and much more! Merry Christmas! BULLSEYE, OFF THE MARK,...