15 Best TV Moments Of 2017 (So Far)

9. Deathstroke Returns - Arrow

Arrow Slade Wilson Deathstroke
The CW

Episode: Lian Yu

After a couple of seasons verging somewhere between disappointing and terrible, Arrow made a serious return to form in Season 5. It went back to basics with a renewed focus on action scenes and Star City, and a dangerous Big Bad who called back to the very first season.

It all culminated in Lian Yu, which was special even by the usual standards of Arrow season finales. It told a great story, set the stage for the future, and wrapped up the previous five years of story. It had many great moments, not least that last one, but the real fun started with the return of Many Bennett.

After a lot of 'will he, won't he' on social media, Bennett's Slade Wilson did indeed return. The sight of him sitting in that cell, delivering his first "Hello kid" in years and facing down the Deathstroke mask is spine-tingling stuff, and a fantastic way to cap off a season of legacy and the best since Bennett himself was a regular.

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