Arrow Episode Guide: “Betrayal” (Season 1, Episode 13)

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Original Airdate: 02/06/2013
Written By: Lana Cho & Beth Schwartz
Directed By: Guy Bee

Starring: Stephen Amell (as Oliver Queen/Arrow), Katie Cassidy (as Laurel Lance), Colin Donnell (as Tommy Merlyn), David Ramsey (as John Diggle), Willa Holland (as Thea Queen), Susanna Thompson (as Moira Queen), Paul Blackthorne (as Quentin Lance)

Guest Stars: Manu Bennett (as Slade Wilson/Deathstroke), Roger Cross (as Detective Hilton), David Anders (as Cyrus Vanch), Agam Darshi (as Anastasia), Ona Grauer (as Vivian), Adrian Holmes (as Frank), John Barrowman (as Malcolm Merlyn)

First Appearances: Slade Wilson, Cyrus Vanch, Anastasia, Vivian, Frank

Trivia:

– Ona Grauer, who played Anastasia, appeared as Lex Luthor’s doctor in the Smallville Season 4 premiere, “Crusade.”
– A newspaper headline refers to “Wolfman and Perez.” This is a nod to the two creators of Slade Wilson, a.k.a. Deathstroke.
– With this episode, Guy Bee is the first director to do two installments of Arrow.

Summary:

On the island, Oliver wanders into a cave. Inside, Slade beats Oliver in a sword fight and ties him up. Oliver frees himself and finds the Deathstroke mask, a replica of one Slade claims was his partner’s, a man with whom he was working as Australian Intelligence to rescue Yao Fei.

Newly released from prison, Cyrus Vanch goes with Vivian to the house of his lawyer, whom Vanch kills and takes over his home. Laurel introduces Thea to Anastasia, a woman on pro bono sabbatical at CNRI. When Laurel learns of Vanch’s release, she calls the Hood for help gaining evidence against Vanch. The Hood records that Vanch wants to lead the Triad.

Oliver asks Moira about the book and she pins everything on Robert, ending the conversation by throwing the book into the fire. Diggle spies on Moira by becoming her driver. Moira converses with Malcolm Merlyn, while Diggle records the conversation through the wall. From this, Oliver learns that the yacht was sabotaged.

Tommy has plans with Laurel, but she abandons them after receiving a call from the Hood. Having overheard the conversation, Detective Lance and a squad interrupt the Hood’s rooftop meeting with Laurel. The Hood gives her the recording and successfully escapes.

With knowledge from Vivian’s police source, two men invade Laurel’s apartment. She takes them down, only to be taken down herself by Vanch’s taser. Later there, Tommy finds a recording from Vanch demanding the Hood and gives it to Lance. The Hood and Lance rescue Laurel and capture Vanch. Laurel tells her father to stay away. The Hood tells her, “Goodbye,” before busting through the window of Moira’s office and telling her she “has failed this city.”

Quotes:

Diggle (to Oliver): I understand why you would believe your mother over your step-father, but I tend to believe the innocent party is whoever’s missing and presumed dead.

Moira: The only way to keep this family safe is for everyone in it to stop asking questions, including you, Oliver.

Vanch: Using deception and intimidation to make a name for himself. This guy stole my move.

Tommy: Can I talk to you about something?
Oliver: Tommy, every time you want to talk to me about something and that something is Laurel, you look like you’re about to tell me you have a terminal disease.

Vanch (to the Hood): Lose the bow, Merida.

Episode Guide Written By Stephanie Hall

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