'Arrow' Season 3 Episode 21 'Al Sah-Him' Review

Non Spoiler Review- Another great episode of episode that ends with another interesting cliffhanger and is filled with great action sequences and compelling story and character developments. 

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Highlights of the episode 

1. Oliver is asked to unleash the Omega- The biggest of the two plot twists is that Ra's asks Oliver to destroy Starling City with the Alpha/Omega virus. This surprised me because I assumed Oliver, Maseo, and Tatsu destroyed the virus but apparently it will return. After seeing how much destruction it caused in Hong Kong I hope that it isn't unleashed in Starling.

2. Ra's tells Nyssa she will marry Oliver- The other twist was when Ra's commanded Nyssa to marry Al-Sah Him and that she would indeed not be killed for her betrayal. I was not expecting this and am curious what the result of this will be.

3. Canary Cry- I was very excited to see that Laurels's new Canary Cry designed by Cisco works and it was pretty cool to see onscreen. I am excited to see Laurel find innovative ways to use it while fighting her enemies, etc.

4. Oliver is under Ra's influence- It appears that Al-Sah Him is all that remains of Oliver as he appears to be hypnotized and obedient to Ra's. I wonder if Team Arrow will find a way to break Ra's hypnosis.

5. Damien- It has been said that the villain for Arrow's fourth season would be Damien and Ra's speaks of a man named Damien. I'm guessing the two are the same character and we will learn about him soon.

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'Arrow' Season 2 Episode 9 'The Climb' Mid-Season Finale Review

Non Spoiler Review- Definitely the best episode of 'Arrow' so far!  It ends on a huge cliffhanger and has solves the murder case, as well as including one of the best fights of the season.

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Highlights of the episode

1. Is Oliver dead?- The end of the episode has a huge cliffhanger, literally, the death of the protagonist Oliver Queen. My theory is that he is indeed dead but will take a trip to the Lazarus Pit and return to the show. That is the only possible way I think he could survive.

 2. Thea killed Sara- The episode reveals that under hypnotic suggestion and a drug, patura, caused The to kill Sara Lance. Merlin was the one who asked her to do it and he blackmails Oliver so that Oliver can have a trial by combat with Ra's.

3. Atom suit-  Well we now have a better idea of what the atom suit will look like except obviously not a hologram. I think since Oliver probably won't return to Startling for a while. Ray Palmer will wear the Atom suit and become the Atom while he is away.  

4. Ra's vs. Oliver- One of the coolest fight sequences of the show so far has Ra's fight Oliver in a sword battle to the death. I hope if Oliver has the opportunity he will rematch and possibly win against Ra's later this season.

5. Oliver confesses to Felicity- We have waited since the end of the second season for Oliver to finally tell felicity how he feels and I found it interesting both he and Barry confessed their love in their midseason finales. I wonder who Felicity will react when she learns of his death. 

6. Oliver's climb up the mountain- I liked the episode's structure where it shows Oliver climbing the mountain then goes back 48 hours similar to the 'Flash' midseason finale. I like how both shows had that pattern and structure.  

7. Laurel's mother tells her to make Sara's killer pay- I thought it was very interesting that Laurel's mom encouraged laurel to get revenge. I think that will be a driving factor to her becoming Black Canary. 

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'Arrow' Season 3 Episode 8 'Brave and the Bold' Review

Since this was a special episode I will have 10 top moments instead of 5.

Non Spoiler Review- Best episode of 'Arrow' Season 3 so far. The interconnection between 'The Flash' and 'Arrow' is definitely paying off! I hope for another crossover soon! It was cool to see Flash in a gritty tone and observe the characters noticing the gritty tone of Starling City as opposed to Central City.

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Highlights of the episode

1. The ending- I loved how the episode ended by not showing the viewers who would win between the Flash and Arrow. I thought it was a great ending that allowed the viewers to make up their own ending. 

2. Flash and Arrow vs Captain Boomerang- It was cool to see Flash and Arrow confront Captain Boomerang and I liked how Flash and Arrow defeated him by allowing Barry to take care of the multiple bombs spread out through the city and allowing Oliver to take down Harkness.

3. Flash saves Arrow- One of the coolest sequences of the episode was when Arrow and Arsenal were fighting Harkness and Barry ran in and saved Oliver.

4. Difference of ideals- I liked the difference of ideals between Oliver and Barry. It had a "Batman-Superman" kind of ring to it. I also liked that Flash and Team Flash noticed how dark Starling is compared to Central City.

5. Barry has practiced what Oliver taught him- I liked that we saw Barry practice surveying the scene before running into a crime scene demonstrating he listened to Oliver. 

6. Diggle Harkness is imprisoned with Slade- I noticed Oliver say that Harkness is imprisoned on the island with Slade so maybe they will break out together and return later in the season. 

7. Flash does salmon ladder- I thought it was hilarious how easily Barry did the Salmon Ladder and how quickly he was doing it as well. 

8. Flash reconstructs boomerangs in a few seconds- It was cool to see Barry assemble the evidence in only a few seconds. i loved the reactio  of Team Arrow when they see Barry do things like this because they aren't used to seeing this. 

9. Flash gets sushi- I thought it was hilarious when Barry suddenly got hungry and ran out and returned eating a bowl of sushi. 

10. Captain lance calls Barry Bart- A subtle easter egg to Barry's son in the comics it was also humorous that Captain Lance forgot his name. 

11. Cisco freaks out in Arrow cave- It was pretty funny to see Cisco geek out at all of Oliver's tech. I liked that Oliver gave Barry his own display case for when he visits Starling and that Cisco made Oliver some new gear. 

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'Arrow' Season 3 Episode 7 'Draw Back Your Bow' Review

Non Spoiler Review- A good episode of 'Arrow' that does more teasing but does provide a story heavy episode that doesn't have too much action in it. 

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Highlights of the episode

1. Atom suit- I'm very excited to see Ray Palmer wear the Atom exosuit and can't wait for his transition to a superhero.

2. Captain Boomerang- It was cool to see Captain Boomerang who will be one of the villain's of the Flash/Arrow crossover. I can't wait to see/review that episode. By the time the review is released i may have seen the episode already.

3. Cupid joins Suicide Squad- It looks like the Suicide Squad has a new member as after Oliver deals with Cupid he reveals that he gave her to Argus. I hope to see her return in a Suicide Squad episode later in the season.

4. Relationship between Ray Palmer and Felicity- It was interesting to see Ray buy Felicity an expensive dress, necklace, etc. I liked how we saw how this affected Oliver's mind set and prevent him from working at his highest potential.

5. Oliver is affected by Felicity's relationship with Ray- Well now we know that Oliver still has feelings for Felicity as he continuously is worried about Felicity and Ray Palmer getting closer to one another. It was interesting to see it affect his work as the Arrow. I'm sure this misunderstanding will be addressed in a future episode.  

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'Arrow' Season 3 Episode 3 'Corto Maltese' Review

Non Spoiler Review- Overall this was a great episode that explains what has been going on with Merlin and Thea.

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Highlights of the episode

1. Nyssa shows up- Hmm seems like The League of Assassins will appear in Starling soon. I liked that she was a twist at the end and demanded to know what happened to Sara.

2. Merlin Trains Thea- We now know what Merlin was doing when he left with The and it seems that she is very deadly now.

3. Laurel begins training- Laurel is now trying to follow her sister's path and become the Black Canary just like her character in the comics although Sara Lance isn't an actual character in the comics. She will be trained by Ted Grant who is Wild Cat in the comics. 

4. Thea decides to return to Starling- It's very interesting that Oliver and Roy had convinced her to return and that she was able to defeat her father to convince him to let her go. 

5. Ray Palmer looks at weapon specs- This was very interesting. I wonder what Ray Palmer wants to do with these weapons and what they will do. 

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'Arrow' Season 3 Episode 2 'Sara' Review

Non Spoiler Review- This episode deals with the mourning of a character who was killed in cold blood. This manages to affects everyone in Team Arrow and Laurel Lance. This episode is another good one with great action scenes and a plentiful amount of character development. Overall, this was a great episode and I can't wait for the next episode!

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Highlights of the episode

 1. Farewell to Sara- This was a very heartfelt part of the episode where Oliver and Co. give Sara a proper burial and say their goodbyes. Dingle then decides to name his new baby girl Sara in memory of Sara Lance. Definitely a great part of the episode.

 2. Laurel tries to kill- It's clear that Laurel wants revenge for Sara's death and the fact that she pulled the trigger means she plane to kill Komodo. Luckily Oliver foresaw this and didn't leave the gun loaded. Laurel is changing and will probably become the new Black Canary by the end of the season to honor her sister.

3. Oliver saves Tommy- I thought it was interesting that Oliver went to the trouble of kidnapping Tommy to pretend to release him just so he wouldn't be forced to kill his best friend. This was definitely the best flash back scene from Hong Kong even though there have only been two flashbacks. I'm interested in how the future flashbacks will reveal more about Oliver. 

4. The murder mystery- Well this episode narrows down the possibilities of who murdered Sara. We now know it wasn't Komodo and I doubt it was either Thea or Merlin since they aren't in Starling City. I think it was someone who Sara was familiar with because she was very calm when she saw the killer so it could have been Ra'as Al Ghoul or one of the members of the League of Assassins. 

5. Thea is training with Merlin- The cliffhanger of the episode was the reveal that Thea is training to become deadly with Merlin and seems to be much more dangerous than she has ever been in the past after what is shown of her training. I'm interested in learning what she has been up to since she left Starling and can't wait to see what she becomes.

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