Synopsis:
Oliver is saved from the police by the blonde female vigilante, who quickly vanishes into the night. He sets Roy to track her down, which he manages through the vigilante's connection to a girl named Sin. Officer Lance discovers that the serial killer Barton Mathis, whom he arrested years earlier, escaped from prison during the earthquake and is on the killing spree again. Lance looks the vigilante for help when he is forced to stay away from the investigation. The pair break into a lab running tests on the evidence found at Mathis' crime scene and are able to discover the link between all of his victims. Oliver learns that Mathis abducted Quentin and Laurel and plans to kill them both. Oliver saves them; the female vigilante shows up and kills Mathis after Oliver captures him. During the pre-trial motions for Moira Queen, the district attorney announces he plans to seek the death penalty for Moira's actions resulting in the deaths of the citizens of the Glades. Later, the female vigilante is tracked down by an agent of Ra's al Ghul; she kills him to avoid having to return to his organization. In flashbacks to the island, Oliver and Slade rush to the aid of Shado who is being attacked. Oliver is imprisoned by unknown assailants on the boat Amazo.
This episode sees the series getting back on form after threatening a rocky start...
Good to see the issue of Laurel's misdirected anger being quickly addressed in this episode, before she ended up as some kind of walking caricature.
The DollMaker was a genuinely spooky villain - by method, anyway, though the acting didn't really come across as cold psychopathic when confronted. Good to see Lance team up with Arrow to track the killer down.
Interesting to see the new vigilante enter the fray properly, and even more so the connection to Ra's al Ghul.
Moira continues to be interesting, not only in her relationships since she was imprisoned, facing trial, for culpability in the destruction of The Glades - but even more so that not only is she faced with the prosecution asking for the death penalty, but also that she would rather face that than defend herself and risk even more seedy revelations coming out...
Island stuff happpens, but Oliver seems to spend very little time a) training, b) trying to get off the island and c) actually following any kind of survival practices, such as securing fresh water, food, etc.
Oliver is saved from the police by the blonde female vigilante, who quickly vanishes into the night. He sets Roy to track her down, which he manages through the vigilante's connection to a girl named Sin. Officer Lance discovers that the serial killer Barton Mathis, whom he arrested years earlier, escaped from prison during the earthquake and is on the killing spree again. Lance looks the vigilante for help when he is forced to stay away from the investigation. The pair break into a lab running tests on the evidence found at Mathis' crime scene and are able to discover the link between all of his victims. Oliver learns that Mathis abducted Quentin and Laurel and plans to kill them both. Oliver saves them; the female vigilante shows up and kills Mathis after Oliver captures him. During the pre-trial motions for Moira Queen, the district attorney announces he plans to seek the death penalty for Moira's actions resulting in the deaths of the citizens of the Glades. Later, the female vigilante is tracked down by an agent of Ra's al Ghul; she kills him to avoid having to return to his organization. In flashbacks to the island, Oliver and Slade rush to the aid of Shado who is being attacked. Oliver is imprisoned by unknown assailants on the boat Amazo.
This episode sees the series getting back on form after threatening a rocky start...
Good to see the issue of Laurel's misdirected anger being quickly addressed in this episode, before she ended up as some kind of walking caricature.
The DollMaker was a genuinely spooky villain - by method, anyway, though the acting didn't really come across as cold psychopathic when confronted. Good to see Lance team up with Arrow to track the killer down.
Interesting to see the new vigilante enter the fray properly, and even more so the connection to Ra's al Ghul.
Moira continues to be interesting, not only in her relationships since she was imprisoned, facing trial, for culpability in the destruction of The Glades - but even more so that not only is she faced with the prosecution asking for the death penalty, but also that she would rather face that than defend herself and risk even more seedy revelations coming out...
Island stuff happpens, but Oliver seems to spend very little time a) training, b) trying to get off the island and c) actually following any kind of survival practices, such as securing fresh water, food, etc.
