Arrow "The Calm" Season 3 Premiere Thoughts/Review!

Thats right my fellow arrow heads, the highly anticipated CW show is back which means....THE ARROW REVIEW HAS RETURNED! Now with out further adue let us begin!

Episode Description: With crime in Starling City at an all-time low thanks to The Arrow and his team, Oliver thinks he can finally balance being both the Arrow and Oliver Queen and asks Felicity out on a date. However, when a new villain emerges, who has claimed the name Vertigo from the recently deceased Count, Oliver is caught off-guard and someone close to him is hurt. Oliver and a newly suited up Roy take on the Count. Meanwhile, Diggle becomes a father, Quentin is promoted to Captain, Laurel joins Team Arrow and Felicity gets a part-time job at a tech store to make ends meet. Also, Oliver fights to regain his company, Queen Consolidated, but comes up against a very worthy opponent - the charming Ray Palmer

High Points

• Straight action right from the start
• Finally some Roy action
• Team Arrow
• Detective Lance thanking the Arrow for saving the city
• The new and improved Vertigo 
• The proposition of "Star City" by Mr. Ray Palmer/the competition between him and Ollie
• Captain Lance's promotion, we all love the Captain
• Roy's fighting style
• Rooftop fight scene between Ollie, Vertigo, and Black Canary
• Return of Black Canary 
• Diggle becomes a Father realizing Ollie did the right thing by sending him away from the action to focus on family
• Introduction to the new characters
• Barry Allen cameo
• The Ending!!!!

Low Points

• Flash backs to Hong Kong seemed bland (confusing at times)
• Vertigo's toxin reminded me too much of Scarecrow
• The Laurel scenes were boring
• Random Thea texts through out the episode but no actual scenes of her
• Very strange introduction to Vertigo and how he came about. No real back story

Verdict

It seems like forever since the last time we've done a review but it feels great to be back! As far as the episode goes it did not disappoint. These Flash Tuesdays and Arrow Wednesdays are going to be extremely fun and enjoyable for both seasons. Arrow started right off with a bang including all the members of Team Arrow including a fully suited up Roy Harper. The fighting was fantastic, the team work was fantastic, just everything you would expect from a season opener. The flash back scenes however were the lowest part of the episode in my opinion. Although they introduced us to new characters and a new part of Ollie's story, they seemed very bland. The ending left me jaw dropped and provoked much excitement and anticipation for next week's episode. 

Overall I give the season 3 premiere of Arrow a solid 8.0 out of 10

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