Arrow season six review

Arrow season six review 

Intro: Let me get this straight, season five ends with Lian Yu blowing up, and no one died or suffered PDST. Sorry, I stand corrected, a side character died, one is injured, another is in a coma, and everyone else is OK. What the fudge!?! 

Arrow season six: This season takes place months after almost everyone survived the explosion on Lian Yu, and the survivors manage to go back to their routine, except for Oliver/Green Arrow. Now that his son is in his life, Oliver has to not only be the Mayor and Green Arrow but a father as well. One day, someone sent a picture of Oliver as the Green Arrow to the news, which resulted in him being investigated, Team Arrow being shattered, and a group of criminals wanting to take over the city. So Oliver has to clear his name, salvage the team, and stop this gang before it's too late. 

This season was disappointing! That's a shame, considering that this series got itself out of the hole it dug itself last season just to go back to that same hole. This season feels odd without the flashbacks because they became a part of this series. We do get flashbacks of other characters; they're fine, it's just that they don't tell us anything new about these characters. One of the many gripes I have with this season is the people of Star City; they're morons for not suspecting that Oliver is the Green Arrow. I mean, this is the third time he has been accused of being the Green Arrow, and people don't think that he might be the Green Arrow? You know the saying, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me, and fool me three times, I'm an idiot. Plus, they should be more involved with the story in this season. 

William is another issue I have with this series. He's nothing but baggage. If I were him, I would be mad at Oliver for starting a relationship with Felicity because Oliver doesn't seem like he's putting his son first. Plus, he lied to William twice. The dynamic of Team Arrow could have been better if alliances were shifted better. I was let down by the team of baddies because each member was suppose to be an adversary for each member of Team Arrow, but that didn't happen. Instead, two of them have a vendetta against Green Arrow, one is a double agent, one is in the background, and the other has some kind of rivalry with the Black Canary. Other problems with this season are leading the people of Star City to believe that someone who died in the past is still alive, plot holes on how hacking works, and characters being inconsistent.   

The crossover episodes are lackluster; they remind me of episodes from the Justice League cartoon, but not as good. This crossover is centered on Barry and Iris's wedding. That got interrupted by Nazi versions of themselves and other characters from the CW/DC shows from a different Earth. The Nazi version of our heroes wants one of them for reasons, so the others have to protect this person from themselves. What hurt this crossover for me ( Besides pushing an agenda) is the Olicity drama, that's right, the writers brought back one of the many things that made seasons 3 and 4 bad. If I were Barry or Iris, I would beat the crap out of them for taking up our moment. Also, this crossover has an evil version of an Arrow character who died. I wish he were the main villain in this crossover. This crossover could have been better if it were a cautionary tale. 

Oliver Queen/ Green Arrow didn't develop much since season 2, so what's the point of making him a father and the Mayor if he doesn't grow as a character? Also, am I the only one tired of the pattern of Oliver doing something wrong, someone corrects him, and he apologizes for it? That pattern makes him look stupid when it happens over and over again. He has the same problem as Jayden from Power Rangers Samurai, as far as he learns his lesson in one episode, then forgets about it in the next episode. Oliver needs to learn how to be a leader because that contributes to why Team Arrow is divided. The way he leads alienates his team; there's more to being a leader than just giving orders. Yes! He does help the team out with their problems; however, he doesn't connect with the latest members of his team the way he does with Diggle and Felicity. Whatever development the writers tried to give him this season was short-lived.  

OK, it's bad enough that this show ruined Felicity, but did you have to ruin Diggle, too? Yes! Diggle is unlikable this season because he does things that are out of character for him. There is a subplot of him wanting to be the Green Arrow. Why!?! Also, he doesn't need to be in the field because A Oliver has too many allies that can help him on the field and B he's suppose to be the Alfred of the show.   

Do I really have to comment on Felicity? I still want to give her a stunner for the most part. It makes me sick to see her be a surrogate mother to William. I say that because when she first learned about him in season 4, she didn't give a crap about him. Just like last season, she got away with murder.    

Dinah Drake/Black Canary is the level-headed one of the team; she's kind of like her comic book counterpart. She was in season five. I didn't mention her before because A she was underdeveloped and B I was too distracted by her... by her... Hair! My beef with her is that the writers hit the reset button with this character. You'll see what I mean. Also, she has done things that make you want to dislike her. I wish the writers would do more with her working at the police department.  

Quentin Lance doesn't do much this season besides assist the team whenever he can. 

Thea is one of the characters that should have died on the island because she serves no purpose in this season. 

Rene/Wild Dog is OK for the most part. You might have mixed feelings about what he did that plays a role in Team Arrow falling apart. I say that because some of the members are understanding of what he did. I'm not saying they shouldn't be considerate, I would probably do the same thing Rene did; however, what he did affects everyone, not in a good way. Also, he can be unlikable. 

Black Siren (one of the villains) is just the muscle. I'm annoyed with her subplot because the writers had a chance to do this last season, but they didn't. Also, it would make things awkward for Team Arrow.   

Cayden James ( Another baddie) is the brains of the team of villains. My gripe with him is that he's the main focus at the beginning of this season. This wouldn't bother me if he didn't overstay his welcome and wasn't boring. ( I wouldn't feel this way about him if he wasn't built up in the previous season.) Another thing it's hard for me to take him seriously because of how easy he was to manipulate. He wouldn't be in this series if Felicity didn't help free him last season. 

  

I'm not satisfied with the main villain, Raceto Diaz/The Dragon. This bugs me because he's Green Arrow's version of Bane. I was hoping the writers would get this character right since Batman writers can't get Bane right. Raceto Diaz is just a drug dealer; you'll find it hard to believe that he can pose such a threat to Team Arrow. I'm fond that he's an enigma and a behind-the-scenes guy, although doing this hurts him. To add insult to injury, he's the shortest person on the show; Oliver might as well fight The Penguin.    

Here are some of the things I like about this season. I'm fond of how the relationship between Oliver and Quentin developed from season one to now. This season did what season four tried to do a little bit better, as far as the theme of fighting for the city's soul. I'm glad that Team Arrow is divided because it gives them a chance to stand on their own. This season was getting better after episode 14, kind of. I enjoy some of the things that were done in the last episode; it would have worked as a series finale if it had played out differently.   

Overall, season 6 was a step backward. I'm surprised that this series got renewed because I don't know what story the writers can tell, or if they can tell any story, judging by how this season ended.