Arrow Season 4: 12 Questions We're Asking After 'Canary Cry'
"Now I know it's not my fault, it's my responsibility."
After yet another mini-hiatus, Arrow returned to our screens this week, and it had the task of following on from the death of Laurel Lance.
Fans have been left stewing over that particular moment for the past couple of weeks, meaning there's been plenty of discussion about what happened, why, and whether it was the right decision or not. They're all still valid points to go over, but with Canary Cry, the show is moving on from Laurel's death and into the season endgame.
Unsurprisingly, given it's coming off the back of a major character death (and, well, it is Arrow) it's a sombre outing for the show, with various characters struggle to come to terms with their loss, including standout performances from David Ramsey and Paul Blackthorne.
Meanwhile, Laurel may be dead but the Black Canary is still around, thanks to a copy-Canary in the form of 16-year-old Evelyn, whose parents had been killed by Damien Darhk. The villain himself was nowhere to be seen though, instead having his presence felt as everything that happened was a result of his actions in the previous episode.
We've finally caught up to the point teased right at the very start of Season 6, and after an impressive outing, there are lots of questions heading into the final few episodes.
12. ​Will We Get More Of These Flashbacks?
The show opens with something of a rug-pull, as we're expecting to be at Laurel's funeral, only for it to reveal the woman herself standing there, and instead we're back at the funeral of Tommy Merlyn.
Aside from keeping viewers on their toes - it worked again when Laurel said Oliver's name in the morgue - it was a nice change of pace for the flashbacks, which once again have been the weakest part of the show this year.
Rather than spending time on Lian Yu, we get to see Oliver and Laurel between Tommy's death and Ollie's retreat back to the island. It still wasn't essential, but it meant we got to spend a bit more time with Katie Cassidy, and fleshed out some of the time between seasons 1 and 2, and it was certainly more interesting than most of the flashbacks we've had this year.
With the show gradually closing in on it's own beginning, could we start to see more if these kinds of flashbacks, interspersed with the ones from Oliver's past?