First Thoughts on 'Arrow' Season 3 (Episodes 18-23)

Great poster. No, seriously, it looks awesome!
That...that was it?!

The Bad:

  • "Olicity" - really getting boring now guys. You were setting up Laurel as Oliver's love interest, weren't you? So why do we have Felicity instead? The romance she had with Ray works better than with Oliver!
  • The ending - what?! We all know Oliver will return for Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow: season 4 and a crossover in The Flash: season 2, so why bother? Also, Olicity.
  • What happened to Roy? You didn't have the guts to kill him, but you were quite happy to write him out of the series with no return in sight...its not like he was going anywhere character-wise anyway.
  • Ra's al Ghul / the plan - Ra's al Ghul became a really boring villain really quickly. Seriously, the writers have no idea what to do with him. And his plan? That was stupid. It also felt underwhelming after the three-part mid-season opener with Danny Brickwell. Both felt rushed though. The writers need to think of a good finale for next year.
  • Maseo and Tatsu / Hong Kong - what did this do to help Oliver on his character arc? Nothing. What did this add to Arrow's overall plot? Nothing. Are Tatsu and Maseo going to return? Probably not. Did they leave an impact? No.
  • Al Sah-Him - did nothing to the plot other than over-complicate it. Sure, Diggle's peeved off, but no one else is. Also, of course he was faking it! Geesh. That was a waste of time.
  • Give Laurel something to do in her badass Black Canary costume!
The Good:
  • John Barrowman is the new Ra's al Ghul. YAY!
  • Thea has finally become a superhero.
  • The acting is fantastic, even with "meh" dialogue.
  • The directing, cinematography and fight choreography are all excellent.
  • Blake Neely is still a fantastic composer.
  • Nyssa al Ghul actually did something. Not much, but something.
  • The ending made me intrigued to watch season four...I guess. It still sucked, but yeah.
  • We don't have to bother with Ra's al Ghul anymore and his terrible plan. Or any of the pointless Hong Kong / Maseo and Tatsu stuff.
  • That Flash cameo - "you guys have a hot tub?!"
  • That fight outside Nanda Parbat.
So...yeah. Make a good fourth season, Arrow, or it'll be you who have this city. Full season review coming soon.

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