Arrow "The Promise" Review/Thoughts!

It's Wednesday night! We all know what that means don't we. That's right its time for some Arrow. So as I said last week if you are not caught up, please do not read this article there will be spoilers, and you will be sorry. Anyways with out further adue here we go....

So in tonight's episode we saw a very different format. We mainly see flashbacks to the island in this episode as compared mostly seeing the present timeline. The episode begins with Slade, Ollie, and Sara planning to take over Anthony Ivo's (Dylan Neal) ship. The plan is to have Ollie shoot a flaming arrow onto a pile of wood to create a distraction bonfire. Ollie is captured by Ivo's men, and taken aboard as a prisoner. Once on the ship, Ivo injects Ollie with sodium pentathol (truth serum) to reveal the location of the Miracuru and Ollie's allies. Prior to boarding the ship though, Sara knew Ivo likes to use truth serum, so Ollie takes a solution that blocks the effects of the serum allowing the Ollie to fake it's effects and lie about the location of his allies. This allows Sara and Slade to come aboard and begin a massive battle to end Ivo once and for all. During this battle, Slade/Deathstroke uses his super strength and fighting skills to easily defeat Ivo's men. Then at last we see Ollie come face to face with Ivo bow cocked and arrow ready to fly. Suddenly, Ivo tries to turn the tables on Ollie by explains it is Ollie's fault Shado died because he gave him the choice to save Sara or Shado. At this point it is revealed that Slade has been standing there all along and now knows Ollie was responsible for the death of his sweet sweet Shado. Bringing us to a great battle over a women. This is Shakespearean type stuff. Romeo and Tybalt. Hamlet and Claudius. Slade and Ollie. Sara, the missionary Thomas, and some Russian dude escape the ship, but Ollie is stopped by Slade. He is grabbed by Slade and we just see the shear power and strength that he has as he slams Oliver back onto the ship with immense force. Ollie is taken prisoner, Slade takes over the ship, cuts Ivo's "shootin' hand" off, and promises Ollie that he will make his live crumble it shambles for what he has done.

Switching gears to the present day. In the present day scenes we see Slade, eye patch and all, taking a lovely tour around the Queen mansion. Ollie knows Slade wants to ruin his life so he calls in his troops. Sara, Dig, and Roy..yes folks Roy is in action, head to the mansion to stop Slade from harming the Queens. While on a tour of the house, Slade seems harmless (we know thats not true) and Oliver comes off as ill mannered. Sara and Roy show up and Slade is surprised to see Sara alive. Leaving the house, Slade promises he will be around more which can only mean bad things to come. Outside Dig is set up with a sniper rifle prepared take out Mr. Wilson once and for all, but he himself is knocked out. Slade knew all along and his "allies" have taken care of it. We then learn that the tour of the house was just a set up for Slade's surveillance cameras, so he now has The Queen's on video 24/7!!!
What I Liked

• I enjoyed the fighting on the island. Really saw Ollie come into his own, and the sheer power of Slade.
• Loved how it was mostly an island episode. We are really starting to understand Slade's action now.
• Slade is an evil genius. Who saw surveillance cameras coming??? Thought he just loved art.
• The Arrow vs Deathstroke fight when ever it happens will be outstanding and I cannot wait.
• The Deathstroke mask is awesome
• Mr. Wilson, where ever did you get that Lambo? Always like a villain who rides in style

What I did not Like

• The episode seemed much shorter than the other ones have been. Hopefully next week we get more
• I wish to see more Roy running with Arrow and Canary. Maybe next week perhaps?

What to expect in the upcoming episodes

Well given what we saw tonight, I think some things are certain. We will see a battle between Slade and Ollie in the present timeline.Now that Moria Queen has officially told Ollie to not show up at the house, is the demise of Oliver Queen being set motion? Will Slade and Moria some how work together to break down Oliver and take away everything he has loves and cares for. Looks like that could be the plan.

All in all, I give this episode a 9 out of 10 rating!