What a way to open a season!!! Finally we get to see Roy suit up as Aresnal, and the whole gang working together like a machine. I think the reason for this is to show they are all in a good place, before everything gets really bad. Really, really bad.
So in the past few months no one has seen Thea who took off with her father and Dark Archer, Malcom Merlynn, at the end of last year. Diggle and his ex wife are expecting a baby. Oliver and Felicity are apparently an obvious thing to everyone but Oliver. Laurel has been working hard with the DA’s office and her dad is now a captain in the police force.
One of his first actions being to announce the end of the task force assigned to capture The Arrow and thank him for his help saving the city. Nice stuff. Everyone is happy happy. Oliver and Felicity go on a date. Then get blown up.
By this guy, the new Count Vertigo. Who may not matter because he is caught by the end, saying there will always be someone to take up the mantle of Vertigo. Or some other silliness, I’m not sure.
Bigger thing here is the addition of Ray Palmer, A.K.A The Atom. Played by former Superman, Brandon Routh.
He is taking over Queen Industries. That’s going to be fun.
Diggle’s baby is born and Sarah Lance returns as Black Canary. Everyone is happy. Then Sarah takes three arrows to the gut and falls like five stories to her death. All on screen. No cutaway or doubt or anything. Super dead. Unless they roll out Lazarus Pits or clones to this show, her bird is cooked.
Was a good one. Can’t wait for next weeks episode, “Sara”.