Roy takes the fall for Oliver and is totally awesome doing it – “Broken Arrow” (3.19)
Best fake death ever. Roy was always the okay, expendable member of the team. He was a good little sidekick, but his mere existence was because every super hero has a sidekick/protégé. I didn’t see him growing into more than that and he was bland overall. When Oliver was outed as The Arrow though, I was pretty stunned to find Roy coming forward instead and convincing the world he was The Arrow. Even Diggle and Felicity completely backed his play, which is why he got away with the whole thing. Kind of convenient that Diggle knows people through A.R.G.U.S. that are skilled at fake deaths, huh? He went out with glory, and even he and Thea got some big closure a few episodes later, something that had been missing ever since they broke up. He let her have the suit! Now I won’t forget Roy Harper. Very few have such great exits.
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.