![]() ![]() As previously established, Lian Yu is lousy with them. While escorting them back, Merlyn tries to get some quality time in with his daughter, but she’s not interested… that is until she finds herself standing atop an active landmine. It’s worth pointing out here that Curtis, Thea, and Merlyn could have been incredibly valuable assets in said battle, but who am I to question Ol’Ollie Queen? After saving a portion of the hostages from Evelyn Sharpe and Talia al Ghul, Green Arrow makes the decision to send them away with Malcolm Merlyn so that he can focus on the battle. Speaking of fully realized characters, it’s time to take a moment of silence for the episode’s potential casualty (aside from that big cliffhanger, of course. If only there was a way to have Diggle, Wild Dog and Curtis in their getups as well, I’d be fully happy. It was refreshing to see everyone’s fully-realized personas in action. Too often shows like Arrow and even The Flash bend over backwards to not show fully costumed characters duking it out. This episode was riddled with returning guest stars and high-concept characters. Digger Harkness, a fellow inmate on Lian Yu. Also joining the fray was Captain Boomerang, A.K.A. That’s right, as teased at the end of last week’s episode, Slade Wilson is back in action, but can he be trusted? It turns out, yes, but the episode really milked that mystery for all that it was worth. It was subtle, beautiful and Amell really rose to the occasion.įive years later, the hero finds himself back on Lian Yu, with no mother but an ally responsible for killing her. All-in-all, there wasn’t much to write home about, except for Stephen Amell’s best acting moment on the show to date – calling his mom to let her know that he’s alive, his father isn’t and that he’s coming home. Although his nemesis, Konstantin Kovar, thought he’d convinced the hero to kill himself, the final flashbacks consisted mostly of Oliver killing all his men and ultimately throwing down with him before snapping his neck. To recap, Oliver was captured on the island two days before he’d arranged a rescue for himself. ![]() ![]() Even in its final whimper, which took us back to the very first shots of the series but gave them a completely different context, it felt a little stretched and perfunctory. It will be strange to see what happens to the format of the series next year now that its gimmick of showing fans what happened during the five years that Oliver was allegedly stranded on the island, but odds are good it won’t be missed. Before we get into the nitty-gritty of the battle on Lian Yu or the ultimate Arrow cliffhanger, let’s acknowledge for one final time the shoehorned existence of the flashbacks. ![]()
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