William’s worried because they’re not sure how time travel works? Yet it’s fine to bring in Laurel? (No offense Laurel.) There’s nothing to be done about it, but it must be said that Oliver’s immediate move to call her was played perfectly and the excuse that he couldn’t was not particularly compelling, unlike just about everything else in the episode. Speaking of Felicity, I call BS on that flimsiest of excuses for her not being there. You can see all of his anger in her, all of the same hurt he had when he found out about the Undertaking or about any of his parents’ other shortcomings, right there in Kat McNamara’s wet eyes. Another great scene is the fight between Mia and Ollie when she wants to charge out and get Wilson and challenges Oliver to a fight. Read more: Everything You Need to Know About Crisis on Infinite EarthsĪmell is doing seriously amazing work throughout the episode, including subtle moments like Oliver’s eyes welling up when he finds out his kids grew up apart, the fact that William never saw him again after he left the penthouse, and that Mia grew up alone in the cabin with Felicity. It wasn’t his 13 year old son’s responsibility to tell him, he’s acknowledging that it was his responsibility to create an environment that made his son feel comfortable to tell him.
There’s no guarantee that your own parents will respond well, even in 2019. Ollie acknowledging that it’s “on ” that William didn’t feel comfortable enough to tell them is such a wonderful way of flipping the narrative on coming out. It shouldn’t be a big deal anymore, but the reality is that straight is still the default and discrimination is real.
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