Oliver is clearly affected by his breakup with Felicity and is going too hard on the team. We then see Team Arrow, of which Felicity is not a member now, practicing in their bunker. She orchestrates her release from the prison by hacking into the server and gets released earlier than the day assigned. The episode begins with Brie Larvan, whom we saw earlier in a Flash episode. We also got to see an old villain turn up, and we got to see a new addition in Team Arrow. This episode gave us further insight into Oliver and Felicity’s equation after their breakup. But considering the level of importance that’s been placed on the (barely) elder Merlyn, and his part in the oft-referenced Undertaking, it stands to reason that Tommy’s knowledge may play a key part in the progression of Malcolm’s relationship with his son, and possibly the Dark Archer’s battle with Arrow.Arrow Season 4 Episode 17 Review: “Beacon of Hope” was this week’s episode’s title and hope were it all about. It’s true, the season’s overall narrative could pan out differently and the fact that Tommy Merlyn is aware his best friend is also the Starling City vigilante may turn out to be no more important than the fried fish he and Ollie had for lunch. That said: the potentially disastrous decision Oliver makes near the end of the episode may dictate the events of the rest of the season as strongly as the reveal of the Undertaking. Perhaps that’s because Johns was given the opportunity not only to play with more established characters, but was also afforded the chance to push the series’ narrative forward in a more compelling manner. ‘Dead to Rights’ is the second Arrow episode to be written by DC Comics’ Geoff Johns the first was ‘Muse of Fire‘, and ‘Rights’ stands as the stronger of the two. And this late in the season, it’s good to see Arrow playing a bit with the status quo, while attempting to flesh out two key members of the supporting cast who’d been relegated to the sidelines as of late. Of all the possible scenarios that could have come out of Moira Queen conspiring with China White and the Triads to assassinate Malcolm Merlyn, the one involving the Hood revealing his true identity to Tommy Merlyn came as something of a surprise. Oliver and Tommy are thrilled they were able to get Steve Aoki to play at the opening of their new nightclub, Verdant. Thea gets Roy Harper a job at Oliver’s club, but he’s not too inclined to stop his life of crime. Meanwhile, Laurel and her father struggle with the return of Dinah Lance who claims she has proof Sara is still alive. But when Oliver’s ex, The Huntress, suddenly returns to town, she threatens to destroy everything and everyone he cares about. With his nightclub set to open and a new romance brewing with McKenna, Oliver is as happy as he’s been since returning to Starling City.

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