The pair agree and once back in Star City aid the team in tracking the Ghosts, discovering that Darhk has apparent magical powers. A terrorist group, known as 'Ghosts' and led by Damien Darhk are murdering the city leadership, including the District Attorney. Landing on the island, he is held at gunpoint by a man in military uniform.įive years later, Oliver and Felicity are shown to have been living a suburban life in Ivy Town for a time, until the arrival of Laurel Lance and Thea Queen asking for their help in combating an emerging threat in the newly named Star City.
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He awakens to find himself on a plane, where he is given instructions to infiltrate a base on the island of Lian Yu before being thrown out of the plane. Amanda Waller when he realizes that he has been drugged. He is approached in a bar by head of A.R.G.U.S.
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Still recovering from events in Hong Kong, Oliver has been in Coast City, acting as a vigilante. The events are told in chronological order. The episode follows a nonlinear narrative. The episode holds a critics' approval rating of 94% on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. However, many critics expressed caution with regard to the series' ability to maintain that tone throughout the season, particularly in light of the graveside flash forward. McDonough's introduction in particular met with a favorable reception, as did the perceived change of tone. Critics had a generally positive response to the episode, with many considering it a potential 'return to form' for the series. The episode was watched live by 2.67 million viewers, a slight fall from the previous season premiere. The episode marks the first appearance by McDonough as Darhk and stars Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen alongside Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance, David Ramsey as John Diggle, Willa Holland as Thea Queen, Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak and Paul Blackthorne as Quentin Lance, with Grant Gustin guest starring as Barry Allen. The episode ends with a flash forward six months into the future, with Oliver grieving at a newly laid grave. and forced to return to the island of Lian Yu. In flashback sequences he is recruited, against his will, by A.R.G.U.S. When a new threat is revealed in the newly renamed Star City, in the form of season antagonist Damien Darhk ( Neal McDonough) Oliver returns to aid the team, taking up the mantle of "Green Arrow". The episode takes place several months after the finale of season three. It was first broadcast in the United States on October 7, 2015, on The CW. The episode was written by season four showrunners Marc Guggenheim and Wendy Mericle, developed from a story written by Greg Berlanti and Beth Schwartz and directed by Thor Freudenthal.
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It is also the first episode in the series to feature a flash forward sequence as well as the established flashback sequences. The episode marks the first time that the vigilante persona of Oliver Queen is referred to by his comic book alias of "Green Arrow". At the start of the fourth season, the character is attempting to start a new life away from vigilantism in Ivy Town, alongside girlfriend Felicity Smoak ( Emily Bett Rickards). The series is part of the Arrowverse franchise, alongside spin-off shows The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Batwoman and other associated media.
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Based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, the series follows the story of billionaire vigilante Oliver Queen ( Stephen Amell) who returns home after five years supposedly stranded on a Pacific island, featuring flashback sequences to his time away. " Green Arrow" is the premiere of the fourth season and seventieth overall episode, of the American television series Arrow, originally broadcast on The CW.