TV Review: Arrow 4×04 “Beyond Redemption”

“Beyond Redemption” focuses on the ambiguity of “spirit of the people who protect Star City” so as to set up Oliver’s campaign for mayor, but the episode is gelled together by Captain Lance’s involvement with Darhk, and the resurrection of…

TV Review: Arrow 4×03 “Restoration”

  This week on Arrow, the girls go on a road trip to see Nyssa and the familiar, but new, Ra’s Al Ghul; and the original Team Arrow combats a meta-human while Oliver and Diggle are forced to hug things…

TV Review: Arrow 4×02 “The Candidate”

This week’s story for Arrow opens with our little group of heroes fighting off the HIVE Ghosts atop storage containers, and the choreography is pretty consistently punchy. Also, there’s the one moment with Black Canary riding a Zip-line arrow that…

TV Review: Arrow 4×01 “Green Arrow”

Season 4 of Arrow has premiered, and it wastes no time getting Oliver and Felicity back into Star City, and even less time showing that our new villain will be one to force The Arrow and Company to think about…

Arrow Season Three: The Good and the Bad

Season three of Arrow has been relatively divisive in terms of fan and critic approval. Season two ended on a high with Slade Wilson becoming the ultimate villain to our heroes journey and season one, while the show’s obvious weakest, had…

TV Review: The Flash (1×18) “All Star Team Up”

The villain didn’t need to be in the episode. I understand that a part of the status quo of the show is a baddie of the week but when it takes away from the actual narrative, it’s time to cut…

TV Review: Arrow 3×12 – “Uprising”

“Why are people calling 911? Don’t they know the police pulled out of The Glades?” Uprising is the final draw for Danny Brickwell. Surely he knew that his “ownership” of The Glades wasn’t going to last forever. I find it…