![]() Despite so much happening in such a short span of time, I didn’t feel that way at all. But I was afraid that certain elements would get drowned out as a result. Don’t get me wrong, I loved all of the familiar faces and big returns. “Lian Yu” was an episode that I had my concerns about. Where the elements that defined Arrow as my favorite show had returned. That’s when I felt the connection between the characters and the story. Honestly, Arrow season 5 began with episode 17 and concluded with episode 23. It felt like Arrow knew exactly where it was going to end season 5, but it didn’t really know how to get there. ![]() In trying to close out Oliver’s story in year five, it lost itself early on this season as it struggled to get to the point where it ended. This season of Arrow, overall, has been a hot mess. Comic-Con should be interesting this year. This is the kind of cliffhanger that we’ll be forced to sit with for the months leading into Comic-Con, when we’ll finally get confirmation that we’ve known all along: Our faves are alive and well while Oliver is still suffering thinking they’re actually dead. It should leave you in agonizing pain for the next five months. There was real shock, real fear, and real tears. Oliver, not so much), in the moment of first watching that scene you felt like everything had blown up in your face. While it took seconds later to realize that all was well (well, as far as we’re concerned. In the moment, you felt that agonizing pain and pure shock at what the hell just transpired on screen. It was a scenario that we didn’t really expect they’d actually do. Also, does this mark the first time where we won’t have a five-month time jump to start the new season? What a way to start Oliver Queen’s next chapter on Arrow.īut with that said, this cliffhanger did its job. We know how this ends, rather, begins next season. But it’s not actually a cliffhanger to us. ![]() Slade led them to the bunker – you know, that impenetrable fortress underneath the island – before the explosion. Our faves – Felicity, Diggle, Thea, Quentin, Curtis, Dinah, Rene, Nyssa, and probably Slade – didn’t die. Let’s get one thing out of the way first. So, you could say Arrowcertainly came to play in its season finale aptly titled “Lian Yu.”īut just like we know Mon-El and Barry will inevitably return, so will our characters stuck on Lian Yu. Arrow, leaves the fates of the entire core cast minus Oliver Queen up in the air after this season literally went out with a bang. Let’s take a look at this week’s DCTV season finale recap: Supergirl, breaks Kara’s heart (and ours) by sending Mon-El away. ![]()
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