It's safe to say the decision to split Team Arrow into 3 separate divisions is a controversial one. The problem doesn't even necessarily lie with the fact that they are separate, but that they have yet to really capitalize on the story possibilities. So far, Ollie has had an episode on Vertigo, an episode in which he had one scene, and an episode which he was tied up by both Anatoly and Diaz. I'm still waiting for an episode where we actually focus on Ollie suiting up as Green Arrow and not relying at all on outside help.
It also doesn't help that Wild Dog is trying his hardest to make us hate him even more. It's absolutely mind-blowing how much this show has made a 180 on his character. Think about how hard it was to get us to agree to even having a new team last year, and then picture how much the show has worked to throw it all out the window and make him unlikable. His whole arc this episode was uncomfortably painful to watch. Why do I need to hear him say "I don't care" about Oliver breaking up the OTA? Why do we need to have a scene with him at all?
Speaking of the NTA, the whole spiel about them saying "it was always going to come down to us 3", in talking about taking down Diaz, is one of the most laughable lines I have ever heard on this show. And that includes everything Cayden James ever said.
It was nice to see an actual 1v1 scene with Diaz and Oliver, after all, we only have 3 episodes left in the season. But it was beneficial to see a little bit more into what Diaz is all about, and how it doesn't seem like he cares if he cuts corners or not, he just wants to be on top. Ollie clearly kicked his butt, but Diaz didn't mind using some extra curricular objects to defeat him in their fist fight. Whether or not this is just the beginning in a line of solid scenes between the two, we'll have to wait and see.
7.0/10