A disagreement between Oliver and Diggle turns violent Wow, what an intense but very weird episode. Honestly, lets just dive right into tonights main event: Oliver and Diggles big fight. In tonights episode, Oliver finally tells Diggle that hes not giving the hood back to him. Credit: Jack Rowand/The CW Diggles not an idiot, so he knew this was coming, but hes still bummed out. Actually, hes unsually bummed about it....
Unfortunately, this Tommy isnt the man Oliver knew. This Tommy is cold and ruthless and has no patience for Olivers sentimentality. But alas, duty calls! Credit: Jack Rowand/The CW How is Thawne alive? Does that make sense since we saw him die onLegends of Tomorrowlast season? No, not really! I love watching Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Wells. (Next: Journey to Earth-X) Unfortunately, this initial fight is probably the episodes weakest one....
One of the worst things to happen toArrowwas having to sideline Slade Wilson. Its clear Oliver certainly doesnt completely trust him. That painful history hangs over all of their conversations throughout the episode. Credit: Cate Cameron/The CW Oliver does just that and then jumps on a plane to Kasnia with his old buddy. The flashbacks feel gratuitous and redundant and stop this episode in its tracks. Oliver doesnt want to lie to Joe, but Slade insists....
Alas, nothing has changed in the past weeks. (Unfortunately, Jerrys cousin The Huntress is underground at the moment and cant help.) Bertinelli isnt the only lead Oliver gets on Cayden. Credit: Daniel Power/The CW She storms out of Felicitys apartment and confronts Vincent with the new information, cuffing him in the process. But Vincent manages to slip through the cuffs and knocks her out. This isnt season 3. Oliver doesnt just have to think about himself now....
Welcome back, Roy Harper! You know Quentin wanted his daughter back, but I dont think this is what he had in mind. And the moment Dinah finds out whats going on, she has herself assigned to the case. Credit: Daniel Power/The CW Unfortunately, Olivers lawyer Jeans motion to have the charges dismissed is denied when the D.A. reveals that he has another star witness to testify against Oliver: Roy Harper....
Olivers takes on Diaz in an epic, intense episode. Arrows very weird season 6 continued to be quite weird in this week. I was hooked into Fundamentals from the moment it began. Credit: Shane Harvey/The CW However, she has a solution! Oliver heads to City Hall to meet with Councilman Collins about his impending impeachment hearing. Oliver tells him that he fired the police captain and D.A. You know, the same thing he has said multiple times in the past year or so....
John conquers his leadership fears (OR DOES HE?) Olivers voice-over ushers in a newArrowera as John accepts the hood and the role of team leader. Felicity jokes that his strong suit mustve been truancy, but Oliver corrects her: It was charm. Credit: Jack Rowand/The CW Yep, I believe that. Im so glad people are demonstrating genuine feelings about Theas absence! The New Team Arrow rolls out to provide protection for the transport truck....
and nightmares about the Amazo fight with Oliver. Flashback, six years ago: Joe and Slade spar in an A.S.I.S. Joe gripes, How are you better with one eye than I am with two? Credit: Jack Rowand/The CW He and Joe resume sparring with escrima sticks, causing Slade to recall training Oliver in the same manner. The memory makes him too aggressive, and he leaves Joe bleeding. Suddenly, ghost Shado appears to taunt Slade for not keeping his promise to her....
This is how it felt to be you, isnt it? quips Oliver before Felicity runs off. Felicity was called away because Black Siren is causing trouble again. Credit: Alan Zenuk/The CW She seduced and eventually murdered a seemingly unimportant numbers cruncher at a bar. But its not enough, and Black Siren goes on to kill two more seemingly random and boring people. What calls Felicity away from Team Arrow in this time of need?...
Tonights episode isnt perfect, but it has restored my faith thatArrowcan pull it together and finish strong. That goes as planned, so Oliver returns to Star City to visit his former friend. Instead, Anatoly tasers him and chains him to the chair for a long chat. Credit: Daniel Power/The CW I really liked the fact thatArrowslowed things down here to focus on this fractured relationship. Oliver and Anatoly were once brothers, but they both made mistakes that broke them....
In the end, they manage to secure the A.R.G.U.S. drive that Virgil was after. Unfortunately, Virgil manages to flee the scene. Credit: Dean Buscher/The CW In terms of visceral excitement, nothing in Spartan comes close to matching that entertaining and atmospheric scene. Furthermore, even the flash-forwards continue their upward swing. As we learn in the episode, Diggle doesnt talk about him that often because he hates him. Needless to say, it doesnt sound like General Stewart made Diggles childhood easy....
At the beginning ofArrowseason 7, showrunner Beth Schwartz promised that theseason would feature many big reveals. To her credit, she has delivered on that promise. Personally, I like the fact that the show didnt venture to be too clever. Credit: Jack Rowand/The CW Last nights flash-forwards pick up with Dinah, Zoe (a.k.a. The Undertaking: The Glades Strike Back? ), and she learns that William is Felicitys son. Im not sure if this is a choice or not, but McNamaras tough exterior wasnt completely convincing....
Someone usually gets shot, injected with a super-solider drug, paralyzed, or something. So it shouldnt come as surprise that this years Thanksgiving episode is not an exception. And hes not wrong. Credit: Dan Power/The CW Cayden James and Black Siren make their welcome returns tonight to steal some nano-thermites. Honestly, I cant overstate how much I love Michael Emerson as Cayden. Hes like a more sinister version of Harold Finch....
