Cupid – “Draw Back Your Bow” (3.07)
The previews for this looked so horrible and yet I loved this episode. Probably because Amy Gumenick as cupid was just too wonderful. She sold the twisted, obsessed villain very well and it even earned her a return with the Suicide Squad! Oliver for once displayed restraint and tried to relate to his foe on a psychological level. Only then was he able to best her. That was a great lesson for Oliver that we never really saw again (he could have used this with Thea and Malcolm a few times).
Great list, Alice. To be honest, i wasn’t sure there were ten highlights, but you found them. I especially liked Thea’s reaction to Oliver revealing himself as the Arrow. I can’t believe she was written as so mature. And Laurel — whose name is the best, I must say 😉 — did have a good arc. I very much enjoy her and Nyssa’s friendship/mentorship, especially as both have something to off the other, making it much less one-sided. The rest was spot on. It was a very uneven season, and makes me go into Season 4 pretty ho hum. I’ll tune in but only because there’s nothing else I watch at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays, and I’ll enjoy the lead up to SPN. Hoping the writers get their heads back on straight and make S4 much, much better.
Looking forward to the lowlights, but I wonder how you’ll keep the number so low…
Thanks elle2! I don’t know, Arrow season three wasn’t all that bad. But the wheels really did fall off the wagon in the second half of the season for sure. I’ll be attending the Arrow press room at Comic Con again this year so I’m very curious to see what plans they have for season four. I hope they see the error of their ways in season three.