TV Review: Arrow (4×17) “Beacon of Hope”

Maybe I’ve gone crazy in the wake of the self-serious, absolutely bonkers blockbuster movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but between seeing the movie last weekend and a very intense episode of The Flash where Barry gets motivated after…

TV Review: Arrow (4×16) “Broken Hearts”

Last time on Arrow, Felicity’s newfound independence gave her the power to walk again, and the first thing she did was walk right out on Oliver after having done what he does best: Lie about important stuff. Of course, the…

TV Review: Arrow (4×15) “Taken”

Just as Arrow is about to go on its vacation after February sweeps week, Damien Darhk is ready to strike back hard after his own holiday, and he wastes no time confronting Oliver Queen about his vicious bribe. He demands the…

TV Review: Arrow (4×14) “Code of Silence”

Star City News: Desperate for Non-Tragic Stories Oliver prepares for his debate with the woman he knows to be the wife of Damien Darhk, Ruve Adams, and a pun about a “Dark Horse” is thrown in somewhere. After they’ve concluded…

TV Review: Arrow (4×13) “Sins of the Father”

This week, Arrow keeps its story narrowed to a couple thematically tied plots about Daddy Issues: Nyssa and her late father Ra’s Al Ghul, Thea and Malcolm Merlyn, and Felicity and her recently revealed fugitive dad. The Throne of Dads…

TV Review: Arrow (4×12) “Unchained”

Nyssa’s Vendetta Nyssa finally decides to breaks free from captivity and begin her war against Malcolm Merlyn, the new Ra’s Al Ghul, instantly turning the keep of the League of Shadows into a civil war. Half an episode later, Nyssa…

TV Review: Arrow (4×11) “A.W.O.L.”

This week made me wonder how anything on Arrow could possibly get done without Felicity Smoak.  The answer is “very little,” apparently. While the episode  “AWOL” turns focus to John Diggle and his brother Andy, the subplot in which Felicity…