The Review at the End of the Universe
Arrow recently completed its seventh and penultimate season which means that there needs to be a discussion. Craig and Chris talk endless unknown family members, the abundance of secret societies, bringing in the kids and the how the show might end. Craig can be found on this very site and Chris can also be found…
“Living Proof” Arrow deals with the fallout of the previous episode while exploring Oliver’s tendency to fall back on his darkest impulses. This amounts to the second time that Team Arrow have survived an explosion that reasonably should have killed them. Blowing up a building that they all happen to be in should be fatal considering…
“Confessions” Arrow has the team under police interrogation in order to piece together the confusing events of a mission gone wrong. I can’t help but feel that this show is playing catch up with itself at this point. It has taken so long to reveal the main threat of the season because of the various…
“Spartan” Arrow introduces a figure from Diggle’s past and has Felicity consider wonder what her legacy will end up being. It’s definitely a cliché for TV shows to introduce parent characters in later seasons in an effort to manufacture drama in an environment where writers are running out of ideas. I don’t believe that the…
“Dangerous Liaisons” Arrow returns from hiatus and deals with Felicity’s association with helix and how that relates to her role on Team Arrow. Felicity heading down a darker path has been a really interesting arc for her this season. She is a good character but there is often a tendency to leave her in the…
“Disbanded” Arrow picks up the pieces from Adrian’s brutal torture of Oliver and addresses his decision to shut the team down as the problem of Adrian still looms over the show. Last week made for a really strong episode and offered a fascinating deconstruction of Oliver as a character. What naturally follows that is a…
“Kapiushon” Arrow explores the dynamic between Oliver and Adrian while taking major steps forward with the Russian flashback storyline. It’s still too early to say for sure but it’s possible that Adrian/Prometheus is the best villain this show has had. Slade Wilson aka Deathstroke currently holds that title for me but Adrian definitely has the potential…
“Checkmate” Arrow turns the antagonistic relationship between Oliver and Prometheus on its head when Oliver learns his true identity and works to find a way to beat him. Last week’s reveal that Prometheus is Adrian chase behind the mask was equal parts surprising and unsurprising. This could be a personal thing as I had assumed that…
