I’m seriously torn about this whole Ra’s al Ghul plot. On the one hand, I’m optimistic, because Arrow has done such a good job this season of showing actual consequences, and it’s very successfully painted Oliver...

Man, I’m glad Arrow has a “previously on,” because I remembered approximately nothing of the last episode. In my defense, I’ve spent that time watching Bloodline and Daredevil, and also it’s apparently cool to just go on hiatus for no...

So I was right about last week’s “Suicidal Tendencies,” which ended with Maseo attacking City Hall – Felicity wasn’t shot. Duh. But Ray was, which was honestly really surprising. “Public Enemy” segued seamlessly from...

“Suicidal Tendencies” has the unenviable task of trying to live up to “Suicide Squad,” season two’s almost perfect Arrow episode that first brought together the titular band of misfits and murderers. It would be...

Let’s get the obvious out of the way: just like I said in my review of “Nanda Parbat,” there was absolutely no chance that Arrow was going to have Oliver take Ra’s al Ghul...

“Nanda Parbat” was a perfectly fine episode of Arrow. It was heavy on action, and explored themes like grief and obsession, like almost every episode of Arrow. It was competently directed by Gregory Smith...

For an episode that featured Oliver in almost every scene, “The Return” was really all about Thea Queen. It was a flashback episode in every sense of the phrase; even the present-day scenes took...