

Actually, they sure use the word kill, killing, and killer a whole lot. Oliver makes that jump to hero (maybe even ‘super’ hero) by vowing not to kill (don’t worry, he’ll still kill). We find out that Oliver has rocking rage issues, and is such a pimp he can score even on a deserted island. Seriously, what would this show do without kidnapping? Everyone take a drink! Teary emotional resolutions that were brought about through one of the Queens getting kidnapped. Lots of two-fisted broadroom adventure as the new CEO super-villian this season Isabel Rochev is introduced. Which only makes his appearance at every crime scene all the more delicious. Starling cities only Detective, Detective Quentin Lance, has been demoted down to Starling cities only beat cop. Olivers sister, Thea now runs the club Verdant. Saying, “you failed the city” as they make him do the machine gun dance.

They’re pretty ticked at the rich folks for the whole “Undertaking” thing so they murder the Mayor. They have taken Olivers look and message, except they apparently kill all willy nilly with machine guns. There is a now a gang of vigilantes (four dudes in black hoodies) taking care of things called The Hoods. The city needs you.īack in Starling City, we find that everything has gone completely Batman. Moms in jail, the family corporation is on the verge of a hostile takeover, and The Glades have become a no man’s land. Apparently, lots of exposition has happened in the aftermath of The Undertaking. Felicity and Diggle drop in to explain to Oliver the 411. Oliver Queen has retreated back to the purgatory island Lian Yu to lick his wounds and emotionally heal. The show opens approximately five months after the earthshaking events of the season 1 finale. Hitting all the sweet touchstones and trademarks that made the first season so much fun. The season premier, titled “City of Heroes”, rockets out of the gate, like some archery metaphor that I am far too lazy to cobble. Now we have a Walking Dead type mystery, who died on the Island? Is Olicity getting back together? How is Oliver going to raise William who now knows his dad is the Green Arrow? So many questions and so many answers to come.WARNING: Spoliers abound! If you have yet to see any of ARROW yet, get caught up and come on back!įinally, the long, achingly beautiful, sun-drenched summer has come to an end. Adrian Chase was one of Arrow’s best villains ever! Slade and Oliver’s friendship was awesome in the episode. He then gets his gear together and gets on the boat that we saw in season 1. In the flashbacks, Oliver takes down Kovar’s men before blowing up Kovar’s helicopter and killing him. Chase commits suicide and the island blows up. He shoots Adrian in the foot and saves him. Oliver either kills Chase which will set off the C4 killing his friends or let Chase kill his son. Oliver chases Adrian to a boat where Adrian has his son in a headlock. Oliver chases him while the rest of the team goes to Felicity’s location. Oliver beats Chase who tells him that William is dead and escapes. There is a huge epic fight between Oliver’s team against Chase, Black Siren and Talia’s assassins. Nyssa defeats Talia and it is revealed that Slade faked the betrayal of Oliver. Oliver gives Dinah a device that would allow her to Canary Cry. The other members of Team Arrow who are trying to escape discover C4 all over the island. Oliver, Slade and Nyssa go into the temple and Slade betrays Oliver, handing him over to Chase’s prison. Merlyn blows up the bomb, seemingly killing Harkness and himself. Then, Boonerang shows up as Thea, Felicity, Samantha and Curtis run. Thea accidentally steps on a mine, but Malcolm takes her place. Meanwhile, Quentin, Rene, Diggle, and Dinah are in a temple.

Oliver traps Evelyn in the cage and tells Merlyn to take the members who were just rescued to the mainland. Slade fake helps Digger only to trick him and Talia long enough for Nyssa to chase them off. Evelyn and Talia appear and Digger turns to help Chase’s side. They end up finding some members of the team, Felicity, Curtis, Thea, and William’s mother Samantha. Nyssa and Merlyn are unpacking gear from the plane that Oliver took to get to the island. Oliver also recruits Digger Harkness aka Captain Boomerang. Slade is clearly changed and wants to help Oliver. The episode opens up with Oliver releasing Slade from prison and recruiting him. Oliver recruited Malcolm Merlyn, Nyssa Al-Ghul and SLADE Wilson to help him. Unfortunately, Chase manipulated Oliver into releasing him due to kidnapping his son and friends. Last week on Arrow, team Arrow was celebrating the defeat of Adrian Chase. Arrow season 5 has been extremely good and this is the finale!
