After another hiatus Arrow returned with one of the better episodes of the second half of the season. Ras has offered, well borderline demanded, that Oliver take his place as the next Ras Al Ghul. If he refuses it's pretty much guaranteed that Star City will be under fire from the league just as Gotham was in Batman Begins.
There was a lot to love in tonight's episode. I love when Arrow gets sentimental, and tonight was definitely one of the more emotional episodes this year. Oliver was struggling to come to grips with why he does what he does as the Arrow. Felicity and Diggle gave him the usual pick me ups and he seemed to realize why he's Arrow, even if Captain Lance doesn't approve of him, again. I would hate to see Lance go down that road again. He was such an unlikable character in season 1 but I cant argue with what he told Oliver. He should have known about Sara's death, then again I think that's more of Laurels fault and not Olivers. Although it seems like we are headed down the path of Star City despising Arrow once again. Especially now that Ras is impersonating Arrow and ruining his reputation.
Ray Palmer briefly appeared this week. He shared an awkward handshake with Oliver. I was disappointed to see they gave away in the preview Ray finding out about Oliver. I still cant really take Palmer seriously knowing the Atom flies instead of shrinks. Speaking of next week and the rest of the season, it's been strongly rumored that Lyla may be killed by Ras. And in turn, Diggle and Oliver will have a falling out. I would hope it's not true but it's definitely something I can see the Arrow crew.
Though Oliver didn't necessarily agree to be Ras' heir, it was cool to see Nyssa take a different route. I'm completely on board with her training Laurel. It makes her storyline that much more interesting. And you really feel for Nyssa. She had thought since she was a young girl that she would be the next leader of the league. So to see her rift with her father come to fruition was sad. Perhaps Nyssa can join the spin off as well? Malcom also showed a different side this week. As bad of a person as he is I think he does have some sort of love for Thea. Watching his facial expressions while Thea unfolded in front of Oliver was pretty telling.
The villain this week, Murmur, was by the numbers and didn't show any legit intentions but he did help further Oliver's character arc this week. It's worth noting we FINALLY saw the Lazarus Pit on screen. I was definitely disappointed that Thea and Roy are now a 'thing' again. Still looking forward to next week's episode on my birthday.
+Nyssa & Laurel team up
+Team Arrow moments
+The pit
+Sentimental episode
+Malcom
-Murmur out of place
9.2/10
There was a lot to love in tonight's episode. I love when Arrow gets sentimental, and tonight was definitely one of the more emotional episodes this year. Oliver was struggling to come to grips with why he does what he does as the Arrow. Felicity and Diggle gave him the usual pick me ups and he seemed to realize why he's Arrow, even if Captain Lance doesn't approve of him, again. I would hate to see Lance go down that road again. He was such an unlikable character in season 1 but I cant argue with what he told Oliver. He should have known about Sara's death, then again I think that's more of Laurels fault and not Olivers. Although it seems like we are headed down the path of Star City despising Arrow once again. Especially now that Ras is impersonating Arrow and ruining his reputation.
Ray Palmer briefly appeared this week. He shared an awkward handshake with Oliver. I was disappointed to see they gave away in the preview Ray finding out about Oliver. I still cant really take Palmer seriously knowing the Atom flies instead of shrinks. Speaking of next week and the rest of the season, it's been strongly rumored that Lyla may be killed by Ras. And in turn, Diggle and Oliver will have a falling out. I would hope it's not true but it's definitely something I can see the Arrow crew.
Though Oliver didn't necessarily agree to be Ras' heir, it was cool to see Nyssa take a different route. I'm completely on board with her training Laurel. It makes her storyline that much more interesting. And you really feel for Nyssa. She had thought since she was a young girl that she would be the next leader of the league. So to see her rift with her father come to fruition was sad. Perhaps Nyssa can join the spin off as well? Malcom also showed a different side this week. As bad of a person as he is I think he does have some sort of love for Thea. Watching his facial expressions while Thea unfolded in front of Oliver was pretty telling.
The villain this week, Murmur, was by the numbers and didn't show any legit intentions but he did help further Oliver's character arc this week. It's worth noting we FINALLY saw the Lazarus Pit on screen. I was definitely disappointed that Thea and Roy are now a 'thing' again. Still looking forward to next week's episode on my birthday.
+Nyssa & Laurel team up
+Team Arrow moments
+The pit
+Sentimental episode
+Malcom
-Murmur out of place
9.2/10