Arrow: 13 Action Sequences That Totally Blew Our Minds

4. Mirakuru Melee

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The CW

Episode: 2x23 – Unthinkable

Combatants: Oliver and posse vs. Mirakuru army

What Happened: Armed with injection arrows filled with the cure, Oliver and his posse – comprised of Roy, Sara, Nyssa, a handful of League of Assassins minions, and eventually Quentin – march against Slade Wilson’s Mirakuru men in a wrecked tunnel.

It’s a melee of unprecedented proportions for network television. League archers position themselves atop debris and pick off bad guys from above while the principle characters enter the fray. Oliver, Roy, and Nyssa fire even as they fight, and Sara stabs with every move she makes. Quentin gets a hero moment by saving Nyssa. The good guys win the day, and the tunnel is littered with the unconscious forms of cured Mirakuru soldiers.

Why It Was Great: Quite aside from the phenomenal stunt work, the melee manages to incorporate character moments within the action. The conflict between Quentin and Nyssa is resolved with a stab and a nod, and Roy comes into his own. Sara is a blur of bo staff and blonde. Even Oliver – whose crazy stunts were being saved for his upcoming showdown with Slade – landed some pretty epic blows.

Winners: Oliver and posse

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