Presumed-dead billionaire playboy Oliver Queen returns to Starling City and rights societal wrongs as Arrow.Presumed-dead billionaire playboy Oliver Queen returns to Starling City and rights societal wrongs as Arrow.Presumed-dead billionaire playboy Oliver Queen returns to Starling City and rights societal wrongs as Arrow.
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- 22 wins & 89 nominations total
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Summary
Reviewers say 'Arrow' receives mixed feedback throughout its run. Stephen Amell's performance and action scenes are highly praised. Early seasons are celebrated for realism and storytelling. Later seasons face criticism for pacing, repetitive plots, and fantastical shifts. Character development and relationship handling draw mixed reactions. Despite issues, 'Arrow' is acknowledged for establishing the Arrowverse and redefining the superhero genre.
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After episodes of trying and trying I have fainlly stopped watching Arrow, Left it Midway season 6. Season 1 and 2 of the show were pure GOLD. Season 3 the show got a little sloppy. Season 4 was just terrible. Season 5 went surprisingly good and season 6 is just very boring and and terrible.
The show lost its spark after season 3 and Arrow 's new "team" is just unbearable. If you compare it with Team Flash. The show lost its Billionaire Playboy Charm and the Dark cool Arrow long back, even Felicity and Diggle are annoying now. It feels like Greg Berlanti just lost his focus from the show.
I hope they gain back the Season 1 spark.
Arrow went in style, and looking back left us both unforgettable seasons and regular seasons, but never all bad.
It concludes by giving a good ending to almost all the protagonists that the series had over the years and a sweet ending to the path of Oliver, the creator of the now known Arrowverse
You have failed this show! The first two seasons were brilliant. -meaningful flashbacks -great villains -good pacing -fitting dark tone
Season 3 had a drop in quality, and season 4 completely butchered a fantastic show. In season 4: -horrible meaningless flashbacks -worse acting -terrible villains -unfitting lighter tone -illogical story lines with many plot holes -more like a soap opera than a superhero/crime drama TV show
-butchering of major story lines like Andy Diggle, Oliver's child, HIVE
Rating for season 1 and 2: 8.7/10 Rating for season 3: 7.5/10 Rating for season 4: 5/10
Season 3 had a drop in quality, and season 4 completely butchered a fantastic show. In season 4: -horrible meaningless flashbacks -worse acting -terrible villains -unfitting lighter tone -illogical story lines with many plot holes -more like a soap opera than a superhero/crime drama TV show
-butchering of major story lines like Andy Diggle, Oliver's child, HIVE
Rating for season 1 and 2: 8.7/10 Rating for season 3: 7.5/10 Rating for season 4: 5/10
I used to love this show. When it began, the mere athleticism of Stephen Amell used to give me goosebumps and I would have rated it an 8, even 9. But with the passing of time (I think somewhere around Season 4), the quality of writing started dropping. Actors can do only so much (and they do give their best every time) with this kind of material. Some characters have become sort of hangers on and should be put out of their misery.
I sure hope things pick up in Season 7.
I sure hope things pick up in Season 7.
Arrow is the show that started it all for the CW and the Arrowverse and through all the good (The Flash) to bad (Black Lightning) shows that followed, Arrow is still the best of them. Yes, it had a few down seasons but overall the show was terrific! It tells the story of billionaire playboy Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) as he returns a changed man after the world presumed him dead when his yacht sank at sea. He becomes the vigilante Green Arrow and tries to clean up the city. He starts off by himself by slowly puts a team together as they fight to put away criminals in Star City. I can't say enough about Stephen Amell and the job he did. He was perfectly cast as Oliver Queen and is the face (along with Grant Gustin as The Flash) of the entire Arrowverse.
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Did you know
- TriviaIn episode 1x5, "Damaged," Oliver wears a prison shirt with the number 399471 on the pocket. This is the hex code for the shade of green of his hood.
- GoofsIn the promotional picture for the series it shows a shirtless Oliver. The scars from his time on the island are visible, but there is no tattoo. During the series Oliver has a tattoo on his chest, a tattoo that plays an important role in at least one episode (1x03 "Lone Gunmen") and has been visible in every other episode.
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[Season 2 opening]
Oliver Queen: My name is Oliver Queen. After five years on a hellish island, I have come home with only one goal: to save my city. But to do that, I can't be the killer I once was. To honor my friend's memory, I must be someone else. I must be something else.
- Crazy creditsThe DC Comics logo (2012-2015) is colored green and features a comic-book image of Green Arrow.
- ConnectionsEdited into Arrow: Year One (2013)
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