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- DirectorDavid BarrettStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyColin DonnellOliver awakens to find himself Malcolm Merlyn's prisoner. He manages to escape and away with help from Digg. Malcolm accelerates his timetable as a result. Felicity is questioned by Det. Lance about her hacking activities but is interrupted by Oliver who tells him about Malcolm's plan to destroy the Glades. Tommy confronts Oliver about Laurel but refuses to believe that his father is up to no good. Malcolm comes clean about his plans and Tommy realizes that his father is insane. Moira goes public with what she knows, urging the residents of the Glades to evacuate. Roy and Thea get caught up in the mayhem. While Oliver and Digg go after Malcolm, Felicity tries to neutralize the device via Lance. Malcolm has planned it all very well, however. In a flashback to his time on the island, Fyers attempts to bring down an airliner.9/10.
Season 1, Episode 23.
Oliver: Tommy. It should have been me. Open your eyes, Tommy. Open your eyes. - DirectorJohn BehringStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyColin DonnellThe time is fast approaching for the Undertaking to occur and Malcolm Merlyn begins to tidy up the loose ends, beginning with the scientists at UNIDAC. Oliver and Digg trick Moira into telling just what the Undertaking is about. Oliver realizes that even if he manages to eliminate everyone on his father's list he has only, in his own words, eliminated the symptoms and not the disease. Felicity locates the UNIDAC device - sort of. Thea and Roy's relationship comes to head when they are unable to locate the vigilante. Walter files for divorce. Laurel and Oliver begin a new relationship. In a flashback to his time on the island, Oliver learns just what Edward Fyers' plan is.-9/10.
Oliver: You know me better than anyone and you are more important to me than anyone.
*Imagine Dragons - Radioactive* - DirectorDouglas AarniokoskiStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyThe mirakuru sends Roy into a rage rampage across the city. Sara thinks that the only way to stop him is to kill him but Oliver thinks he can still save him. Meanwhile, Slade is continuing his plan to make Oliver pay.8+/10.
Season 2, Episode 20.
Sara: I looked into the eyes of the devil and I gave him my soul.
Slade: I am killing you Oliver, only more slowly than you would like. - DirectorNick CopusStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyNow that Oliver no longer has the list to work from, he's not sure what's next. Roy continues doing his own vigilantism and has to be bailed out of jail by Thea. When he mentions to Oliver that someone is hijacking medical deliveries to the Glades Memorial hospital, the Arrow knows exactly what he wants to do. His visit to the hospital doesn't go well when local politician Sebastian Blood takes him to task for what his family has done. When he tries to stop a hijacking, Arrow comes up against China White and her new partner Bronze Tiger. Thea tells Roy she's not going to wait around until he gets killed. The flashback to the island shows the aftermath of Oliver's violent attack on the unknown visitor. Shado takes him in hand.8+/10.
Season 2, Episode 2. - DirectorEagle EgilssonStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyOliver discovers a man who goes by the name "The Mayor" is bringing illegal guns in to The Glades, so Oliver sponsors a "Cash for Guns" event to help clean up the city. Unfortunately, The Mayor crashes the event with his gang and seriously injures Sin. The Canary is furious when she learns her friend is in the hospital and sets out for revenge. Meanwhile, Felicity stuns Oliver with a bit of information about the Canary, Donner asks Laurel to dinner, and Diggle reconnects with an old friend.8/10.
Season 2, Episode 4. - DirectorGuy Norman BeeStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyColin DonnellA mysterious sniper called Deadshot is taking out bidders at an auction for an industry company. The bidders include Oliver's stepfather, Walter Steele.8/10.
Season 1, Episode 3.
Oliver: I didn't study Shakespeare at any of the four schools that I dropped out of. - DirectorWendey StanzlerStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyWhile Oliver tends to the Canary's wounds, he tries to get her to talk about where she came from but she refuses. However, after Oliver and Canary are attacked at the Queen mansion by a trained killer from the League of Assassins, she confesses to how she's connected with the nefarious group. Meanwhile with Moira facing multiple counts of murder and conspiracy for her part in the destruction of The Glades, the Assistant District Attorney offers her a choice - plead guilty now and avoid the death penalty or take your chances in court. Thea begs her mother to fight for her life but Moira seems resolute about taking the offer. Meanwhile, Oliver is furious with Laurel for joining the prosecution's team on his mother's case.8/10.
Season 2, Episode 5.
Lance: A guy with a spare. - DirectorMichael SchultzStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyColin DonnellAfter taking a mob accountant's laptop, Oliver plans to return the money to its rightful owners. Felicity however finds that Dominic Alonzo - the operator of an illegal casino and the head of a gang known for kidnapping - was paid $2 million to kidnap Walter. Arrow pays him a visit and is told that Walter is dead. He tells his mother and Thea but Moira rushes to Malcolm Merlyn demanding to know why he broke their agreement. He assures her that Walter is alive and will be released as long as she continues to cooperate. Oliver is listening to the entire conversation and now knows that his mother is involved, just as Digg had warned him. Flashbacks reveal Malcolm's plan and also the the sinking of Robert Queen's luxury yacht was no accident. Laurel meanwhile tries to make up with Tommy and finally learns the real reason he broke up with her.8/10.
Season 1, Episode 21. - DirectorJohn BehringStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyDiggle and Felicity return to the island to convince Oliver to return as the Arrow.8/10.
Season 2, Episode 1. - DirectorKenneth FinkStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyColin DonnellOliver Queen attempts to train Helena Bertinelli in the hopes that she will join him in his fight for justice. Meanwhile, Walter Steele delves deeper into his wife's secrets.8/10.
Season 1, Episode 8. - DirectorJohn BehringStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyColin DonnellOliver's heavy-handed approach to getting information from his mother backfires and she manages to shoot him in the shoulder. He turns to Felicity Smoak for help getting back to his hideaway. She and Digg do their best to nurse him back to health. Flashbacks to Oliver's time on the island reveals an early attempt to escape. Oliver's loyalties however prevent him from taking advantage of the situation. The reason for Yao Fei's betrayal is revealed.8/10.
Season 1, Episode 14. - DirectorJohn BadhamStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyOliver calls in a favor from old friend John Constantine when Sara takes a turn for the worse.8/10.
Season 4, Episode 5. - DirectorGlen WinterStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyColin DonnellThe plan to kill Malcolm Merlyn goes into operation. Arrow kills one assassin who has just arrived in the city and retrieves his cellphone. It's up to Felicity to break into it and find out just who the target is. A birthday dinner for Tommy Merlyn is interrupted by his father who brings him a present. Tommy makes it clear that he is not welcome and does not want a relationship with him. Malcolm is to receive an award at a civic gala and after a heart to heart with Oliver, Tommy decides to attend. When Oliver learns that Malcolm is the target, he races to save Tommy. Once the attack begins, Malcolm and Tommy takes refuge in his office and Malcolm is about to reveal that he is the Dark Arrow but is seriously wounded before he can do so. Arrow arrives on the scene and to convince Tommy that he is there to help, reveals his identity.8/10.
Season 1, Episode 16. - DirectorGuy Norman BeeStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyColin DonnellQuentin Lance's ongoing attempt to capture the vigilante is put to a halt when a recently released criminal kidnaps his daughter to get to Arrow. Meanwhile, John Diggle insists on spying on Moira Queen to learn her secrets.8/10.
Season 1, Episode 13. - DirectorDavid BarrettStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyColin DonnellArrow moves further along his father's list while battling family issues with his mother, Moira, and especially with his sister. He also makes amends for past difficulties with Laurel.8/10.
Season 1, Episode 2. - DirectorJohn DahlStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyColin DonnellOliver Queen attempts to track down a mysterious copycat vigilante who is killing people on the list.8/10.
Season 1, Episode 9.
Quentin: Proficient with firearms. - DirectorDavid NutterStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyColin DonnellBillionaire playboy, Oliver Queen, has been considered dead for five years. Now, he has returned. But something, during those five years, has changed him into a mysterious green hooded archer.8/10.
Season 1, Episode 1. - DirectorJesse WarnStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyAs Oliver, Arsenal, and Diggle pursue a killer named Digger Harkness, they encounter an ARGUS team; Oliver and the Flash team up to try and stop Harkness.-8/10.
Season 3, Episode 8. - DirectorGuy Norman BeeStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyAfter taking a ride home from Slade, Thea becomes his prisoner. Can Oliver and his friends save her? Also, someone close to Oliver is working for Slade, since his return from the Island after Tommy's death.-8/10.
Season 2, Episode 18. - DirectorNick CopusStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyOliver rallies his team as Slade's soldiers attack the city. Felicity gets a call from S.T.A.R. Labs with game-changing news and Thea comes face-to-face with her father.-8/10.
Season 2, Episode 22. - DirectorJohn BehringStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyAfter a fight with Cyrus Gold, aka the Acolyte, Oliver is drugged and left for dead. Determined to cure him, Felicity makes a risky decision. The cure causes Oliver to hallucinate, and what he sees forces him to confront his past. Meanwhile, Barry Allen continues to help Felicity, and their connection grows stronger. The Arrow asks Quentin to look into Gold, but when the stakeout on Gold goes bad, someone is killed. Roy is captured and tortured by Brother Blood.-8/10.
Season 2, Episode 9.
Slade Wilson: I'm going to tear everything he cares about away from him. Destroy those who choose to follow him. Corrupt those he loves. Once he has lost everyone and everything he values, I will drive an arrow through his eye. - DirectorGlen WinterStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyOliver is shocked when he learns that Slade has come to Starling City. Back on the island, as Oliver, Slade and Sara prepare to take over the freighter from Ivo, Sara pulls Oliver aside and tells him he needs to kill Ivo to prevent him from telling Slade what happened with Shado. Oliver feels immense guilt over the situation but realizes Slade's growing rage from the Mirakuru makes him unpredictable and he could turn on his friends if he thinks Oliver is to blame. Oliver agrees to kill Ivo and the battle begins.-8/10.
Season 2, Episode 15. - DirectorGlen WinterStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyWhen a dangerous criminal from Lance's past (MICHAEL EKLUND) escapes from prison, Felicity offers herself up as bait so Arrow, Diggle and Lance can capture him...but plans go awry.-8/10.
Season 2, Episode 3. - DirectorMichael SchultzStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyColin DonnellOliver is accused of being the hooded archer and is put under house arrest. Also, he thinks back to his time on the island, where he first met Edward Fyers and Deathstroke.-8/10.
Season 1, Episode 5. - DirectorGuy Norman BeeStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyColin DonnellHelena is back to seek vengeance, but Oliver still has feeling toward her. The Arrow must stop and kill her, but at what costs? Now that several of his closest friends know about his true identity, no one is safe.-8/10.
Season 1, Episode 17. - DirectorLarry TengStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyLyla asks Diggle to go on a mission alongside the Suicide Squad, a team assembled by Amanda Waller to undertake high-risk missions, even though the team includes Diggle's nemesis, Deadshot, and Oliver's enemy, Bronze Tiger.
- DirectorJohn BehringStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyWhen Frank Bertinelli is arrested, Oliver knows it's only a matter of time before his daughter, Helena, AKA The Huntress, returns to town. To make matters worse, Laurel is picked to try Frank's case, putting her right in the path of Helena. Oliver tells Sara he will handle his ex-girlfriend, but when Helena takes hostages at the courthouse, including Laurel, the Canary will stop at nothing to save her sister. When The Huntress and Canary meet, an epic battle begins. Meanwhile, Roy realizes he needs to keep Thea safe, but doesn't like the way he is forced to go about it.
- DirectorJesse WarnStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyOliver, Canary, Diggle, and Felicity return to the lair and find Slade waiting for them. An epic battle breaks out and one member of Team Arrow is sent to the hospital. Thea hits her breaking point, but just as Oliver is about to reach her, Slade intervenes and Oliver is faced with a choice - his battle with Slade or his family. Meanwhile, Laurel struggles with a new secret.
- DirectorPeter LetoStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyTed Grant becomes the primary suspect when a body is found in the Wildcat gym and Roy shares a secret with Felicity.
- DirectorRob HardyStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyOliver must stop an Arrow-obsessed serial killer, Carrie Cutter, who is convinced that The Arrow is her one true love and will stop at nothing to get his attention. Unfortunately, her way of getting his attention is to kill people. Meanwhile, Ray asks Felicity to be his date for a work dinner with important clients. Thea auditions new DJs for Verdant and meets Chase, a brash DJ with whom she immediately clashes.
- DirectorThor FreudenthalStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyThe League of Assassins give Oliver 48 hours to find Sara's killer, or Starling City citizens will die. Oliver then has an epic confrontation with Ra's al Ghul.
- DirectorGlen WinterStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyThe Team's worst fears are realized when Merlyn informs them of Oliver's death. Meanwhile Ray Palmer tests part of his ATOM suit out and Laurel Lance decides to pursue justice outside of the law by taking up the mantle of the Black Canary.