Arrow helped set the modern precedent for superhero shows on TV, establishing DC in that medium in a way they are still desperately trying to manage on the big screen. The CW network, better known for its soap operas, seemed a strange choice for the show back in 2012, but it has proved to be a huge part of its success blending those slightly more soap opera moments with the comic-book dynamic has managed to work. If the first season was solid, the second took the show to new heights, with the addition of Slade Wilson/Deathstroke as the major villain, and the rounding out of Team Arrow. The stakes were raised, and the show raised its level to match them, all while on a relatively small (for a superhero show) budget. Season 3, then, was supposed to see the show kick-on again, but instead it ended up stalling, if not going backwards. It failed to live up to the expectations that came after such an impressive second season, and struggled in comparison to its lighter spin-off show, The Flash. For its fourth run, due to air around early-October, the showrunners have already promised that well be seeing a different version of the show, and perhaps a different version of the Arrow. Its good to see they wont be resting on their laurels or their Laurel but there are still some things from season 3 that they need to avoid repeating in order to get the show back in track
NCTJ-qualified journalist. Most definitely not a racing driver. Drink too much tea; eat too much peanut butter; watch too much TV. Sadly only the latter paying off so far.
A mix of wise-old man in a young man's body with a child-like wonder about him and a great otherworldly sensibility.
