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** Everyone is shocked when Laurel displays her [[MakeMeWannaShout Canary Cry]] without her collar. Including Laurel herself.

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** Everyone is shocked when Laurel displays her [[MakeMeWannaShout [[SuperScream Canary Cry]] without her collar. Including Laurel herself.



* HurtingHero: Laurel for most of the story, her father destroying her life and career, the deaths of Tommy and Sara, her parents' long history of favoring Sara, and Oliver's poor treatment of her, have left her heartbroken and angry.



* ParentalFavoritism: Laurel is ''bitterly'' aware that both of her parents loved Sara more than her. She eventually outright yells at Quentin that if Sara was the one to warn him about Darhk, he'd believe her instantly, despite any past lies. [[spoiler:When Quentin welcomes her back and makes excuses for why she turned to vigilantism but condemns Laurel for it, Sara realizes it too, much to her horror. According to WordOfGod, they believe that Sara originally thought Laurel was the favorite, and when she reunited with her family, that her parents had no favorites. Obviously, learning that she has been the favorite all along, especially under these circumstances, does not make her happy in the least]].

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* ParentalFavoritism: Laurel is ''bitterly'' aware that both of her parents loved Sara more than her. She eventually outright yells at Quentin that if Sara was the one to warn him about Darhk, he'd believe her instantly, despite any past lies. [[spoiler:When [[invoked]][[spoiler:When Quentin welcomes her back and makes excuses for why she turned to vigilantism but condemns Laurel for it, Sara realizes it too, much to her horror. According to WordOfGod, they believe that Sara originally thought Laurel was the favorite, and when she reunited with her family, that her parents had no favorites. Obviously, learning that she has been the favorite all along, especially under these circumstances, does not make her happy in the least]].

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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. Laurel being a fugitive has left her incapable of getting sufficient amounts of sunlight, ensuring she eats enough, or even tend to her own personal hygiene. She becomes slightly paler and thinner as a result.

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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. Laurel being a fugitive has left her incapable of getting sufficient amounts of sunlight, ensuring she eats enough, or even tend tending to her own personal hygiene. She becomes slightly paler and thinner as a result.



* ControlFreak: Quentin. When it comes down to it, all his actions against Laurel are driven by his resentment over how she's not acting like the "perfect" daughter he expects and wants her to be.



* GodzillaThreshold: With no way to alert Oliver to what's happening in their home, Thea goes to Malcolm for help in contacting him. [[spoiler:Later, when the city government goes so far as to release the criminals arrested because of Team Arrow, she finally concludes that it's time for her to return to the streets as Red Arrow]].

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* GodzillaThreshold: GodzillaThreshold:
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With no way to alert Oliver to what's happening in their home, Thea goes to Malcolm for help in contacting him. [[spoiler:Later, when the city government goes so far as to release the criminals arrested because of Team Arrow, she finally concludes that it's time for her to return to the streets as Red Arrow]].Arrow]].
** In addition to the above point, Thea also becomes so desperate to help Laurel and stop Quentin's hunt for her that [[spoiler:she resurrects Sara using the Lazarus Pit]].


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* InSpiteOfANail:
** Laurel is still exposed as the Black Canary, though this time it's when she's alive and not to keep her name clean but rather to put pressure on her so her father can capture her. [[spoiler:Similarly, Oliver is exposed as the (Green) Arrow upon his return to Starling to help her]].
** [[spoiler:Sara is still resurrected, though the responsible party is Thea, not Laurel]].
** [[spoiler:Nyssa still ends up causing the end of the League of Assassins, though here it's by complete accident. Not to mention, instead of just being disbanded, the organization is wiped out by a nuke]].


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** Even Nyssa can't hide her shock and horror when she learns [[spoiler:Darhk has access to Nukes. Sara's reaction is not much better]].
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* ActOfTrueLove: The very moment Oliver learns about what's going on in Starling, particularly the fact that Laurel has been exposed as Black Canary and is now on the run, he drops everything to go back to Starling and help her. In the process, he exposes himself as the (Green) Arrow to the public and destroys his own life as well, sending him on the lam with her.

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* ActOfTrueLove: The very moment Oliver learns about what's going on in Starling, particularly the fact that Laurel has been exposed as Black Canary and is now on the run, he drops everything to go back to Starling home and help her. In the process, he exposes himself as the (Green) Arrow to the public and destroys his own life as well, sending him on the lam with her.

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