"Who Put me in This?"

The amazing thing about this episode is that many series have this kind of episode. Where one can have all or the majority of the members of the main cast losing their memories for one reason or another. The standard fair is that these characters tend to act nothing like how they do in the series, and is largely a reason to see characters, that have been known for so many episodes, emphasize a part of their personality that is either hidden away the majority of the series or something almost entirely foreign to the characters(as is the case of mind control or a certain character's mind in a different body). What is unique about this is that, while their are characters like Artemis that show that their are things hidden from the team, this is nothing we have not known has been a present factor in the series. All of the characters act as they would in the series, no one is out of character, just dealing with the situation anyone would if they lost a certain amount of time.

So Artemis awakes with Wally waking her up in a desolated cabin in the desert. What is similar, yet different, about her against most teenage girls is that Artemis' first reaction to seeing a guy when she wakes up is grab her bow and back away like her bow is a bodily attachment; which clearly comes from her training. But the similarity is, what teenage girl would not be freaked by a guy in the room after she wakes up; either thinking she was kidnapped or raped. The scene shifts of what could be considered by her a dark scene, into a light scene where Wally immediately telling her repeatedly "It's okay, your safe". Wally, noticing the bow, asks if she knows how to use that; after saying she does something snaps because she mentions her dad trained her. What can easily be extrapolated on is the fact that she assumes that her dad is setting her in a situation where he would want her to kill said person. Now, it is doubtful that Artemis ever killed anyone, but the fact that her dad would put her in the position constantly enough that when she wakes up and a stranger is there, she assumes it is someone desired to be killed is a haunting thought.

One interesting note from the audience who does not read the tie-in comics is the fact that she is surprised that she is wearing her costume. Which could decimate a theory that her father gave her the costume during training.By the same token, the people watching the show by itself; it could keep the theory that her father gave her the costume to infiltrate the team or the lighter side could be Green Arrow gave her the costume. Either point being equally valid to that crowd.

After Artemis figures out that Wally is Kid Flash, she immediately becomes a little more at ease. This however does not last long as the cabin is immediately attacked and blown away. As Artemis tries to fight back, Wally realizes she can't do much against tanks; so seeing the situation hopeless, he grabs her and runs until he becomes weak because he had not eaten anything in over twenty-four hours.

This is the end of the first part of my analysis of 'Bereft'. Hope, as always, you guys have gotten something to think about from reading this or if you do not agree with my analysis; that this encourages you to put some thought into your personal media consumption.