Season 3 Episode 16 of Arrow entitled "The Offer" picked up right where episode 15 left off - with Ra's Al Ghul asking Oliver to take his place. We discussed on the podcast how similar this scenario is to the tale on Princess Bride, in which Westley becomes the Dread Pirate Roberts in a long line of successors. It's interesting to consider the parallel between Ra's Al Ghul commanding the League of Assassins versus the Pirate Roberts commanding a fleet of pirates, because the same undoubtedly holds true; to an extent, an image must be maintained, and yet to another extent, the missions and objectives invariably change simply due to leadership. As Ra's Al Ghul, Oliver would have tremendous power. But can that power actually be wielded to Oliver's will, or does that power have a will of it's own? Read more...

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