felicity first appeared in the episode of arrow called secret origin of felicity smoak.
felicity first appeared in the episode of arrow called secret origin of felicity smoak.
what episode of arrow does felicity first appear?
secret origin of felicity smoak
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throughout the series run, critics praised the development of the character, in particular rickard's performance, and noted her importance to the show. however, at times some questioned her prominence and the show's over reliance on her. in his review of "arrow"'s first season, jesse scheedon of "ign" expressed mixed feelings in regard to felicity, describing her as "both endearing and annoying". however, in his season two review, he felt that the character "often had the best material" and had "established herself as a force to be reckoned with." reviewing the season three episode of "arrow" 'the secret origin of felicity smoak', one which heavily focused on felicity following the previous episode where she had been largely absent, schedeen noted how this highlighted "how much emptier starling city is without felicity smoak". during his review of "arrow" season four, whilst conceding that the audience reaction to both felicity and in particular to her romance with oliver had been mixed, schedden praised rickards' performance stating that the season offered the actress "a wider range of both drama and comedy, and she rose to the challenge". reviewing the show's third season dvd release for "den of geek", rob leane acknowledged the popularity of the character, and praised rickards' performance, but questioned whether that popularity, and her resulting prominence, at times distracted from the narrative of the show as a whole. writing for "collider" in 2016, craig byrne described felicity, and rickards, as "one of the best revelations of arrow", stating that in "arrow's" formative stages "it was her character that really made a lot of people take notice". however, he also expressed concern that the show had become too reliant on both felicity and the relationship between her and oliver. similar concerns were expressed by caroline schlafly, writing for "tv overmind" in 2016, who felt that at times the show gave too much focus to felicity. writing in 2019 following rickards decision to step away from the arrowverse at the end of "arrow's" seventh season sam stone, of "cbr.com", described felicity as a "crucial part of team arrow", praising rickards "laudable" performance and lamenting the loss of the character for the show's final season. these sentiments were echoed by chancellor agard of "entertainment weekly". discussing rickard's best performances as felicity across the previous seven seasons, he called felicity "an integral part of arrow", stating it would be "hard to imagine" what the show would have looked like without the character, and in his preview of "arrow's" final season, described her as "team arrow’s heart". writing about the character ahead of the season seven finale following rickards decision to leave the show. lucy baugher of "collider" called the character "the glue that holds arrow together", stating "it seems almost impossible to imagine arrow without her".
felicity smoak (arrowverse)