diff --git a/src/cdebug.c b/src/cdebug.c
index 00718f0..5ae7698 100644
--- a/src/cdebug.c
+++ b/src/cdebug.c
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ int disasmInstr(CChunk *chunk, int offset, int indent) {
             return simpleInstruction("OP_CLOSE", offset);
         case OP_NEWTABLE:
             return u16OperandInstruction("OP_NEWTABLE", chunk, offset);
+        case OP_NEWARRAY:
+            return u16OperandInstruction("OP_NEWARRAY", chunk, offset);
         case OP_INDEX:
             return simpleInstruction("OP_INDEX", offset);
         case OP_NEWINDEX:
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ int disasmInstr(CChunk *chunk, int offset, int indent) {
             return u8OperandInstruction("OP_RETURN", chunk, offset);
         default:
             printf("Unknown opcode! [%d]\n", i);
-            exit(0);
+            return 1;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/coperators.h b/src/coperators.h
index b859759..0724bdf 100644
--- a/src/coperators.h
+++ b/src/coperators.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ typedef enum {
     OP_CLOSURE, 
     OP_CLOSE,
     OP_NEWTABLE,
+    OP_NEWARRAY, // really just a table
     OP_INDEX,
     OP_NEWINDEX,
     OP_NEWOBJECT,
diff --git a/src/cparse.c b/src/cparse.c
index 446c942..fc05295 100644
--- a/src/cparse.c
+++ b/src/cparse.c
@@ -646,7 +646,28 @@ static void table(CParseState *pstate, bool canAssign, Precedence prec) {
 
             entries++;
         } while (match(pstate, TOKEN_COMMA));
+
+        consume(pstate, TOKEN_RIGHT_BRACKET, "Expected ']' to end table definition!");
     }
+
+    switch (tblType) {
+        case 1: // array-like
+            writeu8(pstate, OP_NEWARRAY);
+            writeu16(pstate, entries);
+            valuePopped(pstate, entries);
+            break;
+        case 2: // dictionary-like
+            writeu8(pstate, OP_NEWTABLE);
+            writeu16(pstate, entries);
+            valuePopped(pstate, entries * 2);
+            break;
+        default: // just make an empty table
+            writeu8(pstate, OP_NEWTABLE);
+            writeu16(pstate, 0);
+            break;
+    }
+
+    valuePushed(pstate, 1); // table is now on the stack
 }
 
 static void object(CParseState *pstate, bool canAssign, Precedence prec) {
@@ -855,7 +876,7 @@ ParseRule ruleTable[] = {
     [TOKEN_RIGHT_PAREN]     = {NULL, NULL, PREC_NONE},
     [TOKEN_LEFT_BRACE]      = {object, NULL, PREC_NONE},
     [TOKEN_RIGHT_BRACE]     = {NULL, NULL, PREC_NONE},
-    [TOKEN_LEFT_BRACKET]    = {NULL, _index, PREC_CALL},
+    [TOKEN_LEFT_BRACKET]    = {table, _index, PREC_CALL},
     [TOKEN_RIGHT_BRACKET]   = {NULL, NULL, PREC_NONE},
     [TOKEN_COMMA]           = {NULL, NULL, PREC_NONE},
     [TOKEN_COLON]           = {NULL, NULL, PREC_NONE},
diff --git a/src/cvm.c b/src/cvm.c
index 7305313..f2c51b1 100644
--- a/src/cvm.c
+++ b/src/cvm.c
@@ -619,6 +619,25 @@ int cosmoV_execute(CState *state) {
                 cosmoV_makeTable(state, pairs);
                 break;
             }
+            case OP_NEWARRAY: {
+                uint16_t pairs = READUINT();
+                StkPtr val;
+                CObjTable *newObj = cosmoO_newTable(state);
+                cosmoV_pushValue(state, cosmoV_newObj(newObj)); // so our GC doesn't free our new table
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < pairs; i++) {
+                    val = cosmoV_getTop(state, i + 1);
+
+                    // set key/value pair
+                    CValue *newVal = cosmoT_insert(state, &newObj->tbl, cosmoV_newNumber(i));
+                    *newVal = *val;
+                }
+
+                // once done, pop everything off the stack + push new table
+                cosmoV_setTop(state, pairs + 1); // + 1 for our table
+                cosmoV_pushValue(state, cosmoV_newObj(newObj));
+                break;
+            }
             case OP_INDEX: {
                 StkPtr key = cosmoV_getTop(state, 0); // key should be the top of the stack
                 StkPtr temp = cosmoV_getTop(state, 1); // after that should be the table