Team GATV Roundtable: The Arrow Season 3 Road So Far

Beyond Arrow News Opinion January 15, 2015 Craig Byrne

The GreenArrowTV team looks back at the first half of Arrow Season 3.

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What has been your least favorite?

CRAIG: “The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak,” mostly because I felt it took away from a lot of the season’s current storylines, and the villain plot was a bit predictable. I did like finally seeing Felicity’s apartment, though, and I did enjoy Charlotte Ross as Felicity’s mom.

STEPHANIE: “Draw Back Your Bow” stands out as my least favorite this season. I wasn’t invested in the main storyline, partially because she wasn’t threatening enough, and partially because she felt out of Arrow’s world. I know Carrie Cutter exists in the comic world, but in live action she was annoying and almost silly. She’s an antagonist that I’d expect to see developed more on an episode of Criminal Minds, or on an episode airing during February.

MATT: I think “Draw Back Your Bow” might be my least favorite. Cases could be made for the premiere and “The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak,” as well. The premiere felt like watching wheels spinning, but “Bow” and “Secret Origin” both felt like unnecessary diversions.

DEREK: I actually wasn’t a fan of “Guilty.” It contributed some decent things for characters to grapple with in the long term, and I’m glad Roy got something to do, but I had a hard time being into it. It wasn’t terribly well-written with all the overly hammered in themes, I don’t find Ted Grant as interesting as I want to, and I’m not sure the show made the right move by gradually ruling out Sara’s potential killers before the reveal. Particularly because there weren’t enough suspects to begin with.