Sink Your Teeth Right Through My Bones, Baby

I do watch Arrow, but like with almost every other show, I'm at least a year behind everyone else. ;-) I have to be in the right mood for it, for one thing. I like it for all the reasons you name, only one of my friends recently told me the last couple of eps have taken a much darker turn--in fact, we've been having a conversation about how sick and tired we are of all these dystopian, post-apocalyptic shows on television right now. Same with most movies (especially if they're based on YA books). The BF's daughter *loves* this sort of dystopian storyline, especially if there is no magical power involved, just a plucky girl against the world. I suspect I might have enjoyed it when I was that age too, but after having fought the battle for so many years, I've discovered a) the world is indifferent to your efforts and b)no one wins.

I don't need to be reminded of that when I seek entertainment. ;-)