A tense moment takes place when Oliver corners Chase on a boat while Chase threatens the life of his son. The big twist in “Lian Yu” is that Chase has the island rigged to blow up if and when he dies, preventing Oliver from killing him. For the most part the action in “Lian Yu” was definitely a fun watch. Oliver fights Chase, Nyssa fights Talia, Black Canary fights Black Siren, and so on. By the time Oliver gets to this point, a pretty fun battle ensues between Team Arrow and Team Chase. At one point Slade seemingly betrays Oliver, but it’s all part of their plan for Oliver to break out his Team. There was never any reason to trust him, so when Boomerang inevitably betrays him it just isn’t surprising.Īs far as story goes, “Lian Yu” plays out exactly how we’d expect, despite the episode’s conclusion. While Oliver has had a relationship and past with Slade, Nyssa, and Merlyn, there is nothing behind Oliver and Boomerang’s relationship. While I’m glad to see the character return, only because the character was used in Suicide Squad and I thought some movie characters would be off the table for the Arrowverse, Oliver deciding to ally himself with him just didn’t make sense. These additions make sense since Nyssa remained on Oliver’s side after Ra’s al Ghul’s death and Merlyn just always flip flops from side to side anyway, but what doesn’t make sense is Oliver requesting the help of Digger Harkness, a.k.a. Watching the two interact with each other we remember that the two of them were once friends, so seeing them team-up and Oliver’s justification makes sense.Īdditionally, Nyssa al Ghul and Malcolm Merlyn also join Oliver in this final battle with Chase. Despite having killed Moira Queen and having served as season two’s primary antagonist, Slade feels appropriately guilty for his actions and is ready to aid Oliver in his mission in any way possible. Secondly, because the Mirakuru has worn off we get to see Slade how he was when we first met him. For one, it’s just great to see Manu Bennett back in the iconic costume, fully sane, with the effects of the Mirakuru having worn off. Now we have a Walking Dead type mystery, who died on the Island? Is Olicity getting back together? How is Oliver going to raise William who now knows his dad is the Green Arrow? So many questions and so many answers to come.One of the best aspects of “Lian Yu” is the unlikely team-up of Oliver and Slade. Adrian Chase was one of Arrow’s best villains ever! Slade and Oliver’s friendship was awesome in the episode. He then gets his gear together and gets on the boat that we saw in season 1. In the flashbacks, Oliver takes down Kovar’s men before blowing up Kovar’s helicopter and killing him. Chase commits suicide and the island blows up. He shoots Adrian in the foot and saves him. Oliver either kills Chase which will set off the C4 killing his friends or let Chase kill his son. Oliver chases Adrian to a boat where Adrian has his son in a headlock. Oliver chases him while the rest of the team goes to Felicity’s location. Oliver beats Chase who tells him that William is dead and escapes. There is a huge epic fight between Oliver’s team against Chase, Black Siren and Talia’s assassins. ![]() Nyssa defeats Talia and it is revealed that Slade faked the betrayal of Oliver. Oliver gives Dinah a device that would allow her to Canary Cry. The other members of Team Arrow who are trying to escape discover C4 all over the island. Oliver, Slade and Nyssa go into the temple and Slade betrays Oliver, handing him over to Chase’s prison. Merlyn blows up the bomb, seemingly killing Harkness and himself. Then, Boonerang shows up as Thea, Felicity, Samantha and Curtis run. Thea accidentally steps on a mine, but Malcolm takes her place. ![]() Meanwhile, Quentin, Rene, Diggle, and Dinah are in a temple. ![]() Oliver traps Evelyn in the cage and tells Merlyn to take the members who were just rescued to the mainland. Slade fake helps Digger only to trick him and Talia long enough for Nyssa to chase them off. Evelyn and Talia appear and Digger turns to help Chase’s side. They end up finding some members of the team, Felicity, Curtis, Thea, and William’s mother Samantha. Nyssa and Merlyn are unpacking gear from the plane that Oliver took to get to the island. Oliver also recruits Digger Harkness aka Captain Boomerang. Slade is clearly changed and wants to help Oliver. ![]() The episode opens up with Oliver releasing Slade from prison and recruiting him. Oliver recruited Malcolm Merlyn, Nyssa Al-Ghul and SLADE Wilson to help him. Unfortunately, Chase manipulated Oliver into releasing him due to kidnapping his son and friends. Last week on Arrow, team Arrow was celebrating the defeat of Adrian Chase. Arrow season 5 has been extremely good and this is the finale!
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