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.
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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.
Oliver Arrow would never say that, but it feels perfectly natural for John Arrow.
Have you ever felt this bad about a one-off character death on this show?
At the Arrow Cave, Rene angrily demands to know what happened.
How does anyone on Team Arrow not know by now that keeping secrets is dangerous and dumb?
But hey, at least facial recognition coughed up the identity of the mystery woman.
Rob Reynolds is the last defector alive, making him the likely ZX target.
This prompts an Oliver drop-in at the Arrow Cave, where he accomplishes two tasks.
First, he recruits Nevadas three-time state Mathletics champion to tutor his child.
(Felicity says its only three because they wouldnt let freshmen compete, NOT THAT SHES STILL BITTER.)
She seems pleased and a bit flustered by this request.
Oliver then turns to John, whos assumed the brooding position.
That expression is as much a part of the uniform as the green hood, Oliver jokes.
I was starting to worry that everybody had forgotten about JJ.
Actually, Oliver says, he was usually operating on instinct and fear.
Yes, there will be losses, and they wont always be strangers.
Gotta say,Arrowdepicted the Oliver/John and Oliver/Felicity relationships so beautifully tonight.
Oliver is delighted at their interplay as he delivers a plate of Monte Cristos to the table.
Felicitys aghast that Williams never had one before, while Im aghast that Oliver made the sandwiches with waffles.
Is that a…thing?
Then Felicity gets a call that the team located Reynolds at a swank Star City hotel.
She assures William that hes awesome, then sails out the door.
Shes pretty cool, William says, and his father agrees.
Our heroes suit up, and Dinah tells Rene to get on board with Johns leadership.
Thankfully, the showdown at the hotel is a success.
John only hesitates for a split second before ordering Black Canary and Mr.
Terrific to find and neutralize the ZX while Wild Dog takes down the minions.
John subdues Onyx, prompting Reynolds to ask, Who the hell are you?
The man in the hood responds, Im the Green Arrow.
Self-confidence: Ask John how!
The council is about to approve it when Oliver interrupts to give a speech.
I will never, ever understand the lunacy that is Star Citys governmental structure.
Anyway, Oliver says his No.
1 priority is keeping the city safe, and the police cant do that if theyre hunting down vigilantes.
Ergo, he invokes Chapter 9 of the city charter and turns the bill into a citywide referendum.
This news interests Samanda, whos still on Olivers case literally.
If Hollywood has taught us anything, its that someone with a crime board meansbusiness.
Just like mine, he says.
That escalated from heart eyes emoji to ten million fire emojis in a hurry.
Olicitys back, baby!
I thought Olivers pep talk had fixed you up!
