This week’s episode of Arrow has been one that a lot of fans have been waiting for as we saw the resurrection of The Canary (soon to become White Canary on DC’s Legends of Tomorrow), Sara Lance, but the path there wasn’t an easy one. Meanwhile, the gang back in Star City dealt with Damien Darhk’s latest threat.
It was great going back to Nanda Parbat (a place that I have for some odd reason become way too fascinated with) and see Malcolm as Ra’s al Ghul. As Laurel and Thea arrive looking for help concerning different issues (getting Sara put in the Lazarus Pit and giving Thea some answers to the effects that she is suffering from due to the Pit), it ends up being more difficult than they imagined, as both Malcolm and Nyssa (so great to see Katrina Law again) are against bringing Sara back.
I still don’t find it stupid or horrible that Laurel wanted to give her sister a second (technically third, but let’s not be too picky) chance as this whole mess was Malcolm’s fault to begin with. It’s not selfish to want to give someone you love very much a second chance at life. I will agree that Laurel should definitely take Thea’s situation into account, and she most likely will do that in future episodes, too. And if it’s so wrong of Laurel wanting to use the Pit on her sister, then how come no one gave Oliver the same crap for doing that to Thea last season, after he was warned by Malcolm as well that the Pit has a price? I just don’t like the hypocrisy that is going on. I look forward to see how Sara’s first few weeks back in the world of the living will turn out, before she goes on to her legendary time-traveling trips in the upcoming spin-off.
Back in Star City, the episode spent a good bit of time making a big deal about having the “Original Team Arrow” back, which got old really quickly. First of all, how is this version of the team, consisting of of just three people, “better” than a team that has two extra members that also can be out there in the field with Oliver and Diggle? I prefer Team Green Arrow over the trio because it’s not like Black Canary and Speedy are useless to the team. I get what the writers were doing, and while I may not like it, I understand why. But hopefully the show can just retire this concept all together and move forward with this extended team that is much more appealing and capable.
I will, however, praise how great it was to see Felicity giving Oliver and Diggle the wake-up call that they really needed. While I do think Diggle has every right to be angry with Oliver for as long as he wants to, Oliver does deserve a little bit of a break, because at least now he is trying to live up to how Diggle wants their relationship to work. I do think that we’ll see their relationship will heal over the course of this season, and it was a great first step to see them both being willing to try and move forward.
Lastly, as the big Teen Wolf fan that I’m, it was a blast seeing J.R. Bourne as the DC villain Double Down, who ended up being way cooler than I imagined. Since he is a villain from The Flash comics, may we please have him show up on that show as well at some point?
Overall, aside from my issues with “Restoration,” this was a solid episode of Arrow. I’m definitely excited for the coming weeks because of Sara’s arc before she suits up as the White Canary.
Arrow airs on Wednesday nights, 8/7c on The CW.
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