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…

TV Review: Arrow (4×10) “Blood Debts”

Welcome back to our weekly coverage of Arrow on The Young Folks! I missed out on recapping episode 4×09 “Dark Waters” because of, y’know, the Holidays, but the only essential thing to note from its events are Quentin and Felicity’s…

TV Review: Arrow (4×08) “Heroes of Yesterday”

      So, remember that part of Avengers: Age of Ultron where the whole crew has to check into a rural hideaway for a halftime breather? Wait, what? The show already beat me to the punch on that joke?…

TV Review: Arrow (4×07) “Brotherhood”

“Brotherhood” opens with a bike chase strangely reminiscent of the truck heist in The Dark Knight, until Team Arrow comes in with a Canary Cry, and Diggle comically smashing a truck, before the Ghosts set a mountain of cash ablaze. Again,…

TV Review: Arrow (4×06) “Lost Souls”

      “Lost Souls” opens with a flashback to the end of Season 3, when Ray first attempted his miniaturization technology now that we’re officially aware that he is, in fact, not dead. Instead, he’s actually trapped in a…

TV Review: Arrow (4×05) “Haunted”

Arrow is continuing to keep its plots narrowed and focused this week, as everything in motion is interrupted for our characters when Sara has escaped into Star City to create chaos. The episode opens with Sara’s intentions appearing unclear as…