Arrow: 10 Things We Learned From The Season 4 Premiere

10. Oliver Likes The Retired Life

After so many years fighting to uphold justice, it's understandable that Oliver Queen wants a break. And while the episode teases us with the image of him running through the trees back on Lian Yu, he instead emerges into suburbia.

The Oliver we meet is calm and relaxed for a change, not ignoring the past, but instead embracing the future. “Felicity Smoak, you have failed this omelette," he quips, showing a much lighter side to Oliver than we've seen before. He's even gotten rid of the Shado tattoo on his shoulder as a visible sign that he's moved on.

Obviously the show couldn't actually leave Oliver in suburbia for long, but it presents a potential season-long conflict within the character. We're now faced with a hero who will do what he needs to do, but one whose heart would ultimately rather be living in peace, happily married to Felicity. It should be fun to see how he reconciles those two sides of himself or if one will win out.