Arrow, like The Flash, had an excellent end to the first half of it’s season. Punctuated by an epic fall finale that might be the best out of the whole crop of fall finales. Without recapping the entire season, Oliver finds out that Thea not only came back with Merlyn and has contact with him, but she killed Sara. She was under the influence of “mysterious druggy plot devicey thingy”, but still she ultimately fired the arrows into Black Canary. Thea lies to Oliver about having contact with Merlyn and basically they have the most dysfunctional tree trimming in Starling City.
To anyone wondering if Arrow would be as exciting as its big screen DC counterparts, man did the finale really make a case for the TV universe. Not only did it really end in a way that you figured they wouldn’t, it has also unfortunately led to this websites highest quotient of shirtless men in a single post. The battle with Ra’s al Ghul atop a snowy mountain.
As good as anything in a motion picture, this battle was more than I think we expected. Again I think they could have worn some clothes, but this is the CW network. Shirtless guys are kind of their thing. Lack of attire aside, it was an amazing fight sequence worthy of the big screen.
I wasn’t sold on the guy playing Ra’s until this episode.
He may not look right or sound right, but he is Bad Ass. Especially when he stabs Oliver in the chest with a sword, and kicks him off a mountain. Yup, he kills Oliver Queen. That means we must be making with the Lazarus Pits because there is no getting out of that no matter how in shape you are. That is why this is my favorite mid season finale this year, because they killed their main character. They had the balls to do it. Not fake it or wuss out at the end. This leads them more in to comic territory than ever before. Not only was this shocking but it is a promise of an even better show coming. That’s how you do a mid season finale.
Just to balance the all the shirtless guys, here is our first look at Ray Palmer’s Atom suit.
Overall Grade: A-
Can’t really ask for much more than this. Nothing is perfect and we still spent time this season moping a bit. Also, can someone explain how they make Alex Kingston look fat every time she guest stars. I thought she had gotten fat, and then I see her on Doctor Who and she looks the same. So what is going on??!!