I have to admit, I haven't been too excited about the last few episodes of Arrow. Without Oliver in Starling City, it just doesn't feel like the shows got legs. He's definitely the glue that holds this show together. Because of this, I'm starting to get animated for his eventual return!
The one person that has been able to make these "transition" episodes fun to watch has been Vinnie Jones (a.k.a. Brick.) His character seems more like a "season finale" character, and the upcoming war in the Glades is on such an epic scale, it seems reminiscent of last season's finale. Considering that we're not even two-thirds of the way through season three, it's nice to see that they're not afraid to go big with regular episodes. Don't forget, we still get to see the eventual return of Deathstroke later this season! And what's going to happen when Ra's al Ghul finds out that Oliver is still alive?
In the upcoming episodes, Oliver does finally make it back to Starling City (look, I didn't put up a SPOILER alert because, I mean, who didn't think that he actually would? But just in case, be warned if you continue reading.) He sees how the team has taken up his quest to rid the city of evil, and save it from the crime that seems to be drawn there. Before he left, Team Arrow always looked to Oliver for guidance, but since he "died" they've had to find their own way to continue the fight. This impresses, and also frustrates Oliver, who also seems to be second guessing everything he's doing ever since his fight with Ra's al Ghul. The one thing that he isn't second guessing is his displeasure with Laurel, who has taken up her late sister's alter-ego, the Black Canary. In addition to all of this, Team Arrow may be getting an unlikely ally in the fight to save The Glades...Malcolm Merlyn! Due to some incredible sleuthing from our favorite computer tech/hack, he learns that Brick was the one that killed his wife.
Will this mean that he teams up with Oliver and Co., or just enter the fight as a third warring party? Things are about to get interesting!
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