The 10 Best Episodes of Arrow
As The CW's flagship show nears its final season, it's time to look back at some of the episodes that solidify Arrow's place as one of the most enduring superhero programs.
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- DirectorJesse WarnStarsStephen AmellDavid RamseyWilla HollandOliver assembles a group of unlikely allies - Slade, Nyssa, Merlyn and Digger Harkness - to engage in an epic battle against Chase and his army.It's Oliver vs. Prometheus in a finale for the ages. Outstanding performances, visceral thrills and plenty of fan-favourite characters already make "Lian Yu" a winner, but its shocking ending produces not just Arrow's best finale, but its all-time best episode. Quite possibly, one of TV's best twists ever too.
- DirectorDavid BarrettStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyColin DonnellOliver awakens to find himself Malcolm Merlyn's prisoner. He manages to escape and away with help from Digg. Malcolm accelerates his timetable as a result. Felicity is questioned by Det. Lance about her hacking activities but is interrupted by Oliver who tells him about Malcolm's plan to destroy the Glades. Tommy confronts Oliver about Laurel but refuses to believe that his father is up to no good. Malcolm comes clean about his plans and Tommy realizes that his father is insane. Moira goes public with what she knows, urging the residents of the Glades to evacuate. Roy and Thea get caught up in the mayhem. While Oliver and Digg go after Malcolm, Felicity tries to neutralize the device via Lance. Malcolm has planned it all very well, however. In a flashback to his time on the island, Fyers attempts to bring down an airliner.Arrow's first season finale ends with heartbreak, thrilling action and a solid, devastating cliffhanger.
- DirectorKevin TancharoenStarsStephen AmellDavid RamseyWilla HollandPrometheus goes to extreme lengths to destroy Oliver. In flashbacks, Oliver's violent tendencies come to a head in a confrontation with Anatoly.A dark journey into Oliver Queen's psyche on one hand and a brutal Russian crime saga on the other, "Kapushion" is a bleak, shocking deconstruction of the Green Arrow's crusade.
- DirectorJohn BehringStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyAfter a fight with Cyrus Gold, aka the Acolyte, Oliver is drugged and left for dead. Determined to cure him, Felicity makes a risky decision. The cure causes Oliver to hallucinate, and what he sees forces him to confront his past. Meanwhile, Barry Allen continues to help Felicity, and their connection grows stronger. The Arrow asks Quentin to look into Gold, but when the stakeout on Gold goes bad, someone is killed. Roy is captured and tortured by Brother Blood.Some very cool stunts and plot momentum add some spice to “Three Ghosts”, yet this mid-season finale hits hardest when it reflects on Oliver Queen’s haunted mind, a study that is hard to ignore and impossible to forget.
- DirectorJames BamfordStarsStephen AmellDavid RamseyEmily Bett RickardsOliver makes a choice that will affect his entire life, as well as the lives of everyone he cares about.A stunt-heavy epic filled with gloriously intense, wall-to-wall action. This is Arrow at its ambitious, creative peak.
- DirectorAntonio NegretStarsStephen AmellDavid RamseyWilla HollandAfter an attack on Curtis, Oliver realizes Prometheus is planning to make a deadly move on all of Team Arrow; Felicity and Malone find a clue that ties Prometheus to Oliver's past.A holiday horror story of Prometheus's merciless rampage through Star City, "What We Leave Behind" properly sets up a compelling conflict that has surprisingly darker roots.
- DirectorJohn BehringStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyAs Oliver's face off with Slade escalates, his resolve to the no-kill rule is tested. Especially as Slade targets the woman Oliver loves.It's Deathstroke vs Arrow as the stampede of Slade Wilson's army tears through the city. Emotionally resonant and action-packed, while meaningful with its use of character- and plot interplay.
- DirectorDouglas AarniokoskiStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyThe mirakuru sends Roy into a rage rampage across the city. Sara thinks that the only way to stop him is to kill him but Oliver thinks he can still save him. Meanwhile, Slade is continuing his plan to make Oliver pay.Heartbreaking and contemplative, action takes a back seat as the rising threat of Slade Wilson reaches a boiling point, resulting in complete, tragic turmoil.
- DirectorJames BamfordStarsStephen AmellDavid RamseyRick GonzalezIn the wake of discovering what his future holds, Oliver will find himself pit against his most challenging battle yet, one that will leave the multiverse hanging in the balance.A rousing premiere and a meticulously constructed homage to the show's early days, Arrow's 8th and final season opens with sci-fi twists and plenty of brilliantly assembled set pieces.
- DirectorThor FreudenthalStarsStephen AmellKatie CassidyDavid RamseyThe League of Assassins give Oliver 48 hours to find Sara's killer, or Starling City citizens will die. Oliver then has an epic confrontation with Ra's al Ghul.Though its aftermath ultimately drags, "The Climb" is dramatically cathartic, offering up an absolutely fantastic and bloody trial by combat that culminates with the unthinkable.