![]() The unfocused, breakneck pace of the Season 6 premiere, which flip-flopped between its absolutely comic book-y villain - Stay with me here, it’s Laurel Lance, the deceased ex-girlfriend of our protagonist, but from an alternate universe - and a soap opera subplot of a billionaire playing trying to connect with his illegitimate son. Six seasons in, Arrow knows its identity of a gritty superhero melodrama while being anxious its audience may not. In layman’s terms, Arrow is back on its bullshit. Once again, Star City is shocked that maybe Oliver Queen is the Green Arrow. Once again, Quentin Lance is confronting his alcoholism. Once again, Oliver and Felicity are in a will-they-won’t-they dance. And based on the Season 6 premiere, it’s running out of steam. There are now five years of storytelling, world-building, and stakes Arrow must wrangle with on a weekly basis. If the ten season Smallville is any form of measurement, Arrow is well past the halfway mark. president served a whole term, and something like fifty iPhones have been released since the first time we met Oliver Queen. It’s been around for a long time! Kids have begun and graduated school, a U.S. Now in 2017, what Arrow fans have to reckon with is the mere fact the show has reached its sixth season. And yes, the show makes it clear that you will see Slade Wilson more this season. Even Deathstroke, who in spite of killing Queen matriarch Moira in Season 2 is now super chummy with Oliver, as if they’re old frat buddies. The only Arrow mainstay in any sort of critical condition is Thea, who has been in a coma since the finale. ![]() The biggest subplot of 'Arrow' Season 6 will be Oliver connecting to his estranged son, William. Even though the kid lives in a sweet loft surrounded by video games, he’s aloof and keeps his distance from his father. Oliver’s big Season 6 arc is to connect with William, it seems. Lian Yu did claim one life, however: Samantha Clayton, Oliver’s one-time lover and mother to their son, William. Hell, Arrow even included the surprise return of Raisa, the former Queen housekeeper who hasn’t been seen since the pilot. Nothing has changed except Diggle’s bizarre newfound fear of guns (character arc alert!) and Wild Dog donning hilariously protective armor (which didn’t save him from getting hurt anyway, so what was the point?). ![]() Minutes into Season 6, the show haphazardly answers the question “Who survived Lian Yu?” by jarringly showing off pretty much all of Team Arrow, alive and well, in the middle of a Tuesday night mission. Right?Īfter the Season 6 premiere, that’s a hard no. At least the anticipation would be worth the payoff. After a stellar return to form in Season 5, Arrow resorted to a cliffhanger finale in April, a too obvious an effort to build buzz during the summer and ensure a sizeable audience in the fall. Over the summer, Arrow producer Marc Guggenheim warned fans to not think about who lived or who died on Lian Yu.
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