Arrow Season 4: 13 Questions We're Asking After Eleven-Fifty-Nine
9. How Did The Idol Get From Lian Yu To Star City?
Speaking of interest in the flashbacks, probably the most intriguing aspect at this stage is just how it connects to the current-day events. The answer is the idol, which was previously in possession of Reiter, and now belongs to Damien Darhk.
This is what gives both men their powers, and we know it's an ancient, mystical object, but how exactly does it get from Lian Yu to Star City? Thanks to Andy Diggle we know there is some connection between Shadowspire and H.I.V.E., and thus a likely link between Reiter and Darhk, but what exactly that is, and how it's all going to fit together, remains to be seen.