Presumed-dead billionaire playboy Oliver Queen returns to Starling City and rights societal wrongs as Arrow.Presumed-dead billionaire playboy Oliver Queen returns to Starling City and rights societal wrongs as Arrow.Presumed-dead billionaire playboy Oliver Queen returns to Starling City and rights societal wrongs as Arrow.
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Summary
Reviewers say 'Arrow' receives mixed feedback throughout its run. Stephen Amell's performance and action scenes are highly praised. Early seasons are celebrated for realism and storytelling. Later seasons face criticism for pacing, repetitive plots, and fantastical shifts. Character development and relationship handling draw mixed reactions. Despite issues, 'Arrow' is acknowledged for establishing the Arrowverse and redefining the superhero genre.
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You have failed this show! The first two seasons were brilliant. -meaningful flashbacks -great villains -good pacing -fitting dark tone
Season 3 had a drop in quality, and season 4 completely butchered a fantastic show. In season 4: -horrible meaningless flashbacks -worse acting -terrible villains -unfitting lighter tone -illogical story lines with many plot holes -more like a soap opera than a superhero/crime drama TV show
-butchering of major story lines like Andy Diggle, Oliver's child, HIVE
Rating for season 1 and 2: 8.7/10 Rating for season 3: 7.5/10 Rating for season 4: 5/10
Season 3 had a drop in quality, and season 4 completely butchered a fantastic show. In season 4: -horrible meaningless flashbacks -worse acting -terrible villains -unfitting lighter tone -illogical story lines with many plot holes -more like a soap opera than a superhero/crime drama TV show
-butchering of major story lines like Andy Diggle, Oliver's child, HIVE
Rating for season 1 and 2: 8.7/10 Rating for season 3: 7.5/10 Rating for season 4: 5/10
I am approaching the end of the second season. Let me just say I had no intentions of ever watching this.I recently finished the 5th season of the Flash and since the Arrow made several appearances on that show, I figured I would give it a go. It is not terrible, but like all shows in this genre, it is overly formulaic. The constant flash-backs are getting tired as well. I do have a problem with the women on the show. The guy that plays Oliver Queen/ The Arrow is fit, god knows his shirt is off enough throughout the series. The women are all models though, and while I am not adverse to looking at scantily clad, gorgeous women, shouldn't someone that is fighting constantly have some muscle???? Maybe I am just crazy.
Team arrow is pretty lame. It's like they went from a show for adolescents and adult to a show for kids
I used to love this show. When it began, the mere athleticism of Stephen Amell used to give me goosebumps and I would have rated it an 8, even 9. But with the passing of time (I think somewhere around Season 4), the quality of writing started dropping. Actors can do only so much (and they do give their best every time) with this kind of material. Some characters have become sort of hangers on and should be put out of their misery.
I sure hope things pick up in Season 7.
I sure hope things pick up in Season 7.
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Did you know
- TriviaIn episode 1x5, "Damaged," Oliver wears a prison shirt with the number 399471 on the pocket. This is the hex code for the shade of green of his hood.
- GoofsIn the promotional picture for the series it shows a shirtless Oliver. The scars from his time on the island are visible, but there is no tattoo. During the series Oliver has a tattoo on his chest, a tattoo that plays an important role in at least one episode (1x03 "Lone Gunmen") and has been visible in every other episode.
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[Season 2 opening]
Oliver Queen: My name is Oliver Queen. After five years on a hellish island, I have come home with only one goal: to save my city. But to do that, I can't be the killer I once was. To honor my friend's memory, I must be someone else. I must be something else.
- Crazy creditsThe DC Comics logo (2012-2015) is colored green and features a comic-book image of Green Arrow.
- ConnectionsEdited into Arrow: Year One (2013)
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- Runtime42 minutes
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- 16:9 HD
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