Arrow Season 5: 7 Ups And 4 Downs From 'New Recruits'
Prometheus makes his mark, whilst Mister Terrific struggles.
Last week’s season premiere was a hugely welcome return to form for The CW’s Arrow. After a previous season that was far too full of dull plot arcs and bland characters, Legacy felt as if Arrow was, as promised, going back-to-basics in terms of reassessing what had made the series so must-see at one point.
Following on from Legacy, the pressure was on New Recruits to keep the momentum going and to keep viewers wanting to return to Star City for the rest of this fifth season. And for the most part, this outing for Ollie and Co. delivered exactly what we’d hoped.
With Oliver now deciding to give in to Felicity’s suggestions that he needs to put together a new Team Arrow, here we see vigilante Wild Dog, tech genius Curtis Holt, and directionless youth Evelyn Sharp testing the waters when it comes to working alongside the famed Master Bowman. Of course, Ollie is forever Ollie, meaning it’s no easy task to be taken under his wing.
Elsewhere, Amertek again rears its head, and a new troubled soul arrives on the scene in the shape of Ragman. Then there’s the already-uber-cool Prometheus to take into account…
New Recruits was another largely brilliant episode for Arrow, although not everything it tried hit the target.