A 23-episode season is always going to pose problems for writers, as they attempt to tell the story they want in that time without having too much filler. Season 2 worked because of the focus on Slade Wilson, likewise season 1 and the arc of becoming the Arrow combined with the Undertaking. Season 3s arc was obviously the League of Assassins and Ras al Ghul, but even that changed halfway through from being because of Saras death, to being because Oliver must become the new Ras. Then there was the Brick-led takeover attempt, and a load of little subplots shoehorned in, meaning that there wasnt enough of a focus for the season. Olivers training to become the new Ras, only for it to turn out he was faking all along, meant that by the season finale his character, and that of Ras, were in the same place they had been before that started to unfold: Oliver must become the new Demons Head, or Ras would kill all those he cared about. Season 4 must make sure that all of its elements are strong, that each subplot works without having too many of them crammed in and that there is an overall focus, whether its on a villain or Ollys transition into something else, that serves the season as a whole.
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.
