*Spoilers for the epsiode follow*
Arrow came back after a few weeks to finally give us are answer that we had all been waiting for after that massive cliffhanger would Oliver say yes to Rahs offer. Those while the answer just turned out to be no, Oliver will realise that it was less an offer and more an order because no one says no to the league.
But first the issue of the flash back this week because lately they have felt more and more like they are just standing still rather then moving forward. I mean if they stand still any longer then they might as well start moving backwards. While the shock of Shadow still being alive was good it still just felt so disjointed from the rest of the epsidoe that I just found myself going right can we just go back to the present please. As much as I want to find out what happened to the little boy we already know to an extent that he's either dead or maybe Shadown took him. Who knows all I know is that they really have to choices give the flashbacks a break for a week or two or just have an episode that focuses on the flashbacks. As the present day stroyline gets heavier the flashback become a lot more of a chore to watch as you just wait for the good stuff to come back on. But no disrespect to the kid because he's been great so far it would just be good for them to start picking up the pace before they start going backwards.
The Offer picks up seconds after the last episode with Rah giving Oliver a choice to take his place and lead the league of Assassins, as he did after his master passed on the title many moons before. Now while it felt like it was obvious that Oliver was never going to agree to take his offer, it did feel like for a while there he was very tempted to do so. I mean who would right you live forever and become the leader of the most powerful assassins on the planet, what you wouldn't? No course not me neither. But when Matt Nable is offering it to you I think it would be very hard to say no. His preformance as Ra's up to now has been brilliant and as he took Oliver around the headwaters of the League you really felt the power that he commanded. But at the same time you got the feeling of a man that had been alive for many years and had been waiting for a millennium for the man that would take his place to come to his door. While everyone on Arrow always give amazing preformances this week Stephen Amell and Paul Black Throne (Oliver and Detective Lance) really gave emotion heaven and believable preformances.
Over the course of the episode Oliver had to deal with decision to not only save Malcolm but also whether saying no was really what was bets for him and the city. But what was great was seeing everyone else deal with his decision to bring Macolm back and how hard it is for them to not just kill him while he lay on the sofa. But Malcom himself was there trying to help Oliver realise that it was g a decision for you to make and that Ra's doesn't take no for an answer. As he told him the prophecy the man that survives the sword of Ra's Al Ghul will become the next Ra's Al Ghul or something to those words anyway. Which annoyed me with the way that Oliver still just shrugs him off like he's the mad uncle that always drunk in the corner at family gatherings talking rubbish. Weird analogy for a master killer and maniac but I think it works for the way that Oliver has been treating him. Even those up to now everything that Malcom has said about Ra's has more or less been correct so for Oliver to act like it wasn't something to worry about did confuse me a bit. Especially after everything that has happened in the past.
The offer felt like Oliver being given a choice by everyone Ra's wants him for the league but then his friends want him to be the Arrow. They also just wanted his to be Oliver and be thier friend which is what Felicity tells him that while he's in her life she's happy. Which still gives me hope that Oliver and felicity can still be a thing I still have hope that they can be a thing. Felicity was still crying as always but it helped Oliver with opening up and realising that Starling city need him and that he doesn't need to be thanked for what he does for the city as long as they know he's there. You know how it goes he's never gonna be a spiderman everyone throwing a party for him but people will still feel safer for him being there.
Which played a part in Murmur turning up this week to cause havoc at the police station killing the cops in revenge for his forced and fake confession of a crime that he didn't commit. Murmur was used as a means to an end and was used sparingly which worked for the episode. I feel that he was there to just give a reason for Lance and the arrow to meet after he finally found out about Sarah and her death. It was a emotional moment for Lance as he lost all faith in vigilantes and hated himself for giving up the morals that he had come into the force with. It was a pinnacle moment for Oliver in the episode and made him start to question whether he was really what the city needed. While his choice and quick turn around to im needed in the city and I don't need the league was really quick I feel that it wsomething that wasn't to surprising. Oliver isn't a killer anymore and he doesn't go out in the hood because he wants to be thanked and it took him a while to realise that but it felt like a big moment for him as a character to relaise that.
The supporting cast of aarrow have been getting a massive amount of screen time in past weeks and it has been nothing but solid veiwing and writing for them. As Pheia started to lose control as her guilt for Sarah and hatred of her father took over she turned to the one person she knew wouldn't judge her Roy. It wa great to see them becoming a thing again as all season you have got that tension between them as feelings were still there for each other. Nissa turned her back on her father and became a teacher for Laurel which is something that will be great to watch play out over the rest of the season as she finally becomes the ass kicki black Canary. Then as far as felicity and dingle their just there doing their thing giving Okiver advice when he needs it like they usally do, you all know the drill.
The last scene those is something that will cause massive probelems for Oliver in the coming weeks as Ra's prediction that the police will turn on him starts to become a reality. It now starts to feel more of a threat that he would cause them to turn on him. But then again when Oliver takes up the position as leader of the league there's going to be a position open as the Arrow and Ra's was looking great in that suit just saying...
Overall was great epsiode, was emotional with great preformances from Amell as Oliver had to choose where he belonged. Even with the weir out of place flashback it didn't take away form what was a great epsiode overall and Ra's remember that positions gonna be open buddy you look good in green.
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