Arrow Season 4: 7 Ups And 3 Downs From 'Lost In The Flood'

9. Quentin Lance As Oliver's Jim Gordon

Arrow Lost in the Flood
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After Captain Lance has seemingly finally come to terms with the fact that Oliver Queen really is a good guy who has the best interests of Star City at heart, it’s always great to see Lance and Ollie working together.

In Lost in the Flood, more-so than most episodes it came across very much as if Lance was to the Green Arrow what Jim Gordon is to Batman. Their relationship isn’t at that level yet, and of course Gordon so often doesn’t know who’s under the Caped Crusader’s cowl, but the working dynamic between these duos definitely has some similarities.

In this latest offering, Lance was even left behind in the Arrowcave to help out Team Arrow whilst they were out in the field or, in Thea’s case, drugged and in some sort of Truman Show.

If Felicity is the Emerald Archer’s version of Barbara Gordon, then it’s Quentin Lance who certainly fits the Commissioner Gordon role when needed.

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