Arrow Season 4: 7 Ups And 3 Downs From 'Lost In The Flood'
5. Lonnie Machin
One of the true highlights of the past few episodes of Arrow, and something that continued here, has been the use of Lonnie Machin, aka Anarky.
With each and every passing appearance, Machin seems to be more and more enjoyable as he runs out of f*cks to give. Seriously, to target uber-powerful Damien Darhk in the first place lets you know that Lonnie is way past caring, and to then target his wife and daughter is a step even further into total lack of giving any sort of a sh*t about what happens. Added to that, he also managed to hold off an attack from Green Arrow, Speedy and Spartan all at once.
These last few Arrow outings have seen Machin bumped up from C-level villain-of-the-week fodder to becoming someone who has, dare I say it, an actual story arc. So often rogues come and go, with their place merely being to serve as a one-and-done sort of villain as their endgame becomes irrelevant after one appearance. Anarky is different, though, for he’s been given something more juicy to sink his teeth into as a character; that being his crusade to take down Damien Darhk.
Going even further by actually killing Damien’s wife, Ruve, wasn’t the smartest of moves where Lonnie’s lifespan was concerned, but it was sure a shocking moment and one that added yet another level of intensity and insanity to Lonnie Machin.