Geekscape Recaps: Arrow – ‘Green Arrow’

Note: Catch our recap of The Flash Season 2 premiere! 

After a wild Comic-Con appearance, the Green Arrow was on full display in Arrow’s season four premiere. Along with the new suit, we got a formal introduction as to who Damien Darhk is. So let’s get to it!

Warning: Spoilers ahead!

Over the offseason, fans were repeatedly told we’d be getting a lot more humor and that the Arrow would be more like the Green Arrow from the comics. Well, this happy-go-lucky Oliver Queen made his debut within the first few minutes of the premiere and stuck around for the remainder of the episode. Though, the transition from a more docile life to being back in the thick of danger seemed fairly easy after Felicity confessed to missing everything that made her cry last season.

This episode also had a lot of characters putting blame on Oliver for everything bad that has ever happened to Star City, formally Starling City. However, it would seem that Lance is the main reason why everything bad is happening to Star City this season. Still, as we all know, Lance is pretty hotheaded when it comes to making decisions for the good of the city. It’s quite possible he was fooled into making a deal with the devil.

As this season goes on, we can expect Oliver trying to adjust to a Diggle-led team while constantly looking out for his sister, Speedy. Lance’s betrayal will also be played out which will ultimately lead to Lance being okay with Oliver dressing up as the Green Arrow. Now, let’s get to the most important notes for this episode.

Damien Darhk

Darhk gave us a couple of surprises in the season premiere. First, the partnership with Lance is looking more one-sided than Lance initially thought. Second, and more importantly, Darhk displayed his mythical powers.

Oliver made a point in saying Darhk’s powers weren’t akin to meta-humans, like we see in The Flash, but was more akin to sorcery. We saw at least three “powers” Dahrk has, which looked to be the ability to suck the life out of people, telekinesis, and super-strength. We also got a glimpse as to how Darhk might maintain his powers:

Darhk’s mysticism will most definitely tie into Oliver’s flashbacks in one way or another this season, which is interesting considering Oliver is back on Lian Yu. However, I doubt he stays on Lian Yu for long. Although we do know he ends up back on the island for a considerable amount of time until he is rescued, as seen in the first episode of the series.

Constantine

Back in August, we got word that Constantine would be making his way to Star City. But what if that’s not the only location Constantine visits this season? If Oliver has encountered mysticism before coming back to Starling City in season one, it could mean we’ll be seeing Constantine in Oliver’s flashbacks as well.

This makes the flashbacks this season more exciting, considering the possibility we’ll be seeing Slade as well.

Speedy

When Thea was resurrected using the Lazarus Pit last season, one of the warnings was that Thea’s soul would be lost in the process. We saw that Thea was overly aggressive when beating one of Darhk’s men this episode. It was enough to spook Oliver into asking Diggle if he had noticed Thea’s increased aggression. This may also play into Constantine coming back.

Hal Jordan

Those who paid close attention to one of Oliver’s flashbacks this episode will have noticed Hal Jordan standing in a bar where Oliver was meeting Amanda Waller.

This flashback is placed at around five years ago in show time. Six months ago, in show time, we saw The Flash visit an abandoned Ferris Air in an attempt to fly Flash’s villains to Lian Yu in the episode Rouge Air. All this evidence seems to suggest that the Green Lantern is around and exists in this universe!

Tombstone

This will certainly be the topic to much discussion for much of the season. While it’s easy to suggest Felicity may be the victim, it would be silly to settle on that theory. That tombstone can belong to anyone. What we definitely know is that someone close to Oliver will die six months from now, in show time.

The death had such an impact that even Barry came out to give his condolences. What was also important here is that Oliver knew of Zoom, The Flash‘s big baddie this season. It would also seem that business with their respective villains, Zoom and Darhk, is also unresolved, meaning the death will take place during the season, rather than at the very end.

That’s all for this week! Questions? Don’t be afraid to comment! Thanks for reading!