She goes from offering to host the family dinner and resisting the temptation to take her pills, to flipping out on the entire family and Oliver, to delivering what appeared to be a heartfelt apology to Sara at episode's end. Perhaps a nice family dinner will set things right, yeah? While Laurel's mood swings have been wild this season, I don't know if it's more of an intentional direction the writers are trying to take, or that they just don't know what the hell to do with her. The elder Lance sister is all over the place, as is her usual status of late. Great episode for her! Not so great for Laurel. (How about that bo staff training scene? Right?) Fittingly, in the end, it's Felicity who triumphs over the challenge, managing to not only use Tockman's own technology to take him out, but also to save Sara, take a bullet for her trouble, and get a scar in the process. This is a great villain to act as a foil against resident hacker and computer whiz, Felicity, who's feeling a bit put out by Sara's All-Star abilities. The cool thing about the Clock King is that he's no match for Arrow, Black Canary or even Diggle physically, but he spends much of this episode trumping all of them through extensive planning, trickery, and infiltration of their security and communications system. There's also the inclusion of his own terminal illness and his ailing sister to take care of, which is lifted directly from the comics. This version of the Clock King employs thugs to do the heavy lifting while Tockman stays safely tucked away behind the scenes. Played by Robert Knepper, Tockman is one of DC's brainier villains, using his intellect, keen sense of timing, and rigorous schedule-keeping abilities to pull off heists. Now that that's out of the way, let's talk about tonight's cold open and the introduction of one William Tockman, aka the Clock King. Oliver then liberates a parachute from the wreckage and concocts a mad plan to board the freighter. Before he eventually succumbs to his injuries, he makes Sara promise to look after his daughter, who - surprise! - turns out to be none other than Sin (what a coincidence that they're all from Starling City!). The trio attempts to flag it down, but it's blown out of the sky, rendering all of its radio equipment useless and leaving its pilot nearly dead. While Oliver, Slade and Sara are reconning Ivo's freighter (and considering building a raft), a small prop plane goes zooming overhead.
Let's start tonight's recap off with some Island Time! You May Also Like.So where the heck were we before the Olympics? Oliver and his mother Moira are on the outs, Laurel is picking fights with just about everyone, and Sara has officially joined the team, which makes for some tricky chemistry between group members. Oliver has finally solidified and strengthened his crime-fighting team only to have it threatened when unexpected enemies from his past return to Star City, forcing Oliver to rethink his relationship with each member of his 'family'. While he hides the truth about the man he's become, he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as the boy he was.Īs the Green Arrow - a vigilante - he protects his city with the help of former soldier John Diggle, computer-science expert Felicity Smoak, his vigilante-trained sister Thea Queen, Deputy Mayor Quentin Lance, brilliant inventor Curtis Holt, and his new recruits, street-savvy Rene Ramirez and meta-human Dinah Drake. When he returns home to Starling City Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island.
Arrow Season 1 Episodes.Īfter a unhappy shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific.
Season 1 Episode 14 of Arrow resulted in a 1.10 rating in the 18-49 demographic. As Oliver hovers between life and death, he flashes back to a seminal event on the island - a daring escape attempt with his new friend Slade Wilson. Diggle is stunned when he sees Felicity walk through the front door of the lair dragging a dying Oliver behind her, and the two team up to save Oliver's life. After Oliver is shot, he turns to a surprising person for help - Felicity.