This was such an amazing episode. There were so many good parts that I will watch over and over. But the main reason this was such an awesome episode was the character interaction. I loved every second of Oliver, Diggle, and Felicity interacting as true team members again. It really seemed like old times. They are just so incredible together, and each one of them has so much hurt/drama in their lives right now.
**The other great part of this episode was the return of Quentin Lance. I loved his big entrance into Oliver's office. That was amazing timing. His interaction with Rene/Wild Dog was very impressive and enjoyable. Quentin actually helped to bring out some interesting qualities in Rene that never surfaced before.
**Dinah Drake is really an interesting character, and she had immediate chemistry with the main characters. It is like she has always been there on the team. I really enjoyed the scene with her and Oliver when they were discussing his past.
**The other character interaction in this episode that was interesting was Oliver and Susan. I loved her reaction to the Bratva tattoo, which she recognized and focused in on even more than all of scars. It was interesting how Susan was sort of brought in to help drive the Russian flashback storyline and brought attention to all of Oliver's past scars again. All of the other current characters on the show are aware of them, and they just do not have the reactions/interest that a new character would have to seeing them for the first time.
**Although this episode did not have the exciting Green Arrow/superhero action scenes, those scenes were replaced by such great action scenes as Oliver being Oliver Queen. There really are some exciting and interesting subplots going on here.
**When Anatoly mentioned that he would be visiting Star City, that was a jaw dropping moment. He is really scaring me now, and I always somehow trusted Anatoly in the past. Oliver's re-initiation into the Bratva will -- I am sure-- cause some issues in the future. Honestly, I think the Bratva will make a more interesting adversary (if this were to happen/if they become a problem) than Prometheus.
**There were a few other great subplots in this episode, such as Adrian Chase still covering up Det. Malone's death. The Felicity storyline is becoming very interesting too, and it's a much better subplot than turning her into a vigilante too. Overall, this episode had the best character interaction of the season. The storyline and overall plot was great, and this episode really set up some neat future plot directions. 10/10
**The other great part of this episode was the return of Quentin Lance. I loved his big entrance into Oliver's office. That was amazing timing. His interaction with Rene/Wild Dog was very impressive and enjoyable. Quentin actually helped to bring out some interesting qualities in Rene that never surfaced before.
**Dinah Drake is really an interesting character, and she had immediate chemistry with the main characters. It is like she has always been there on the team. I really enjoyed the scene with her and Oliver when they were discussing his past.
**The other character interaction in this episode that was interesting was Oliver and Susan. I loved her reaction to the Bratva tattoo, which she recognized and focused in on even more than all of scars. It was interesting how Susan was sort of brought in to help drive the Russian flashback storyline and brought attention to all of Oliver's past scars again. All of the other current characters on the show are aware of them, and they just do not have the reactions/interest that a new character would have to seeing them for the first time.
**Although this episode did not have the exciting Green Arrow/superhero action scenes, those scenes were replaced by such great action scenes as Oliver being Oliver Queen. There really are some exciting and interesting subplots going on here.
**When Anatoly mentioned that he would be visiting Star City, that was a jaw dropping moment. He is really scaring me now, and I always somehow trusted Anatoly in the past. Oliver's re-initiation into the Bratva will -- I am sure-- cause some issues in the future. Honestly, I think the Bratva will make a more interesting adversary (if this were to happen/if they become a problem) than Prometheus.
**There were a few other great subplots in this episode, such as Adrian Chase still covering up Det. Malone's death. The Felicity storyline is becoming very interesting too, and it's a much better subplot than turning her into a vigilante too. Overall, this episode had the best character interaction of the season. The storyline and overall plot was great, and this episode really set up some neat future plot directions. 10/10