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?
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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.
Flashback, five years ago: Slade trains (is that all he does at A.S.I.S.?)
He knocks Joe unconscious and peaces out with the Deathstroke outfit.
In the present, Oliver is tied to a chair, and Slade threatens his eye with a sword.
Oliver frantically reminds him about their joint promises to their sons, which informs Kane about Williams existence.
Well, that cant be good.
But in the end, he cuts Olivers bonds.
Oliver reminds him that theyre actually dealing with Kane, not Joe.
Oliver urges him to have a go at reason with Kane and show him the man Slade is now.
Kane demands to know why Slade forgave Oliver, and Slade says its because Oliver forgave him for worse.
But Oliver shoots the sword out of Kanes hand.
Kane hisses that he wishes Slade had stayed dead, then tosses a grenade and disappears.
The Jackals are all arrested, but Slades not willing to give up on his sons either of them.
And hey, heres Lyla!
In fact, it suits him so much, she beckons him to the bedroom.
Yo, John, Ive currently got Christmas gifts in more secure hiding places.
How did Johns dealer time that so perfectly??
Diaz says they have to be careful with distribution because they dont have FDA approval yet (ha!)
but approves selling some to John.
Johns clearly distracted during this conversation, and why wouldnt he be?
If they stop Dragons operation,adiostremor drugs.
But he tells the team hes just rattled because Dragons got the drop on him.
He asks if A.R.G.U.S.
is working on anything that might help him.
The night ends with tension in the Diggle/Michaels household.
Felicity gives John the briefest of quizzical looks before the team rolls out.
John watches in horror as the flames race toward a huge supply of his experimental steroids.
He finally tears himself away just before the whole place blows.
But a quick cuddle with his wife and adorable son (justice for baby Sara!)
rights his equilibrium, and he tells Lyla he needs to go apologize to a few people.
Glad schools going better for him!
Oliver cradles her face and says hes glad.
He sincerely apologizes for betraying their trust.
(Public figures offering crappy apologies for their behavior, take note!
This is how its done.)
But she walks away with her supposedly dead, now-meta boyfriends origami token in her hand.
And left alone, John stands in front of his Green Arrow costume as his hand shakes.
Arrows for your quiver:
