Non Spoiler Review- This episode seemed to be a step backward from the quality of last week's terrific episode. The action scenes were memorable in this episode and this episode had some lighter humorous moments that help keep the tone from seeming too dark. The episode centers around finding and rescuing Ray and primarily focuses on the relationship between Felicity and Oliver as the two hit a bit of a rough patch this week. I didn't mind the conflict between the two but it seemed to be unnecessary to the plot of the episode and Felicity's character came off as being a little annoying at times when she was frustrated at Oliver. Overall this episode was good, just not quite what I've come to expect this season.
*******There will be Spoilers from this point on*******
Highlights of the episode
1. Team Arrow saves Ray- The big moment of the episode was seeing Team Arrow rescue Ray. I liked that this subplot was quickly resolved as I enjoy having Ray Palmer on the show and am excited that this also helps to set up 'Legends of Tomorrow'. I found it to be very interesting that Curtis was brought along for the mission as maybe it's a nod that he will become Mr. Terrific before the end of the season.
2. Damien Dark's box?- Damien Darhk has some mysterious box that seems to be crucial to his plan for Star City. I have absolutely no idea as to what it could be or what it can do but am anticipating learning more about the object as well as Dark's plan.
3. Rematch against Darhk- In this episode, Diggle poses as one of Darhk's men and captures Oliver as a distraction to Darhk so the remainder of the team can retrieve Ray. I liked this scene as we see Oliver and Darhk fight again and it's clear that next time Oliver will definitely need some assistance (Flash/Arrow Crossover maybe?) as Darhk once again has a huge advantage with Oliver only escaping by using a trick arrow. I'm hoping to see more confrontations between the two throughout the season and see Team Arrow learn how to defeat Darhk.
4. Sara in the field- Now that Sara's soul has been restored we see her back in action fighting alongside Team Arrow in the field. However there are consequences as Sara's bloodlust takes over quite a bit and becomes a bit of a problem. However Sara decides the best course of action is to leave and she goes off to Central City to see her mother. I thought it was a little funny to see two Black Canaries in the field at the same time since Laurel took up her sister's mantle after Sara's death. Another thing I found to be a little strange was Sara's use of a gun as her weapon which I don't remember her ever using in any previous episodes.
5. Lance meets Donna Smoak- A small interesting moment occurs at the end when Lance meets Donna Smoak and the two seem to hit it off quite well implicating they may have a relationship soon.
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