Arrow Season 7: 3 Ups & 3 Downs From 'Brothers & Sisters'

2. The Ghost Initiative

The show's recent attempt to resurrect the Suicide Squad (but we're not allowed to call it that) hasn't been without its bonuses, but it was highly problematic from the get-go and, unfortunately, the unit's starring role in this week's encounter did little to change that.

It's hard to deny that Lyla and Diggle's use of the Ghost Initiative makes complete sense and it has certainly helped build up Dante as this all-seeing, all-powerful villain. So, yes, from a story standpoint, everything about its introduction has been solid. Unfortunately, the issues run much deeper than that, which made the execution a little underwhelming.

The new team is comprised of Ricardo Diaz, China White, Cupid and Joe Wilson/Jericho. While Diaz has been featured in a major capacity over the past year, the others have not. Even at that, Diaz has never really been likable or relatable enough to make viewers want to root for him.

Of the other three, China White had the most potential as she has been a recurring threat from the beginning of the show and, on many occasions, highlighted that she is a formidable threat. However, like with the others, we don't really know that much about her, which ultimately makes it harder to buy them as a team and, quite frankly, harder to care about them at all. Their expendability was then highlighted when, after everyone accused Diaz of tipping off Dante, they ceased to matter immediately and didn't even play a role in the episode's closing mission.

The original Suicide Squad was an eclectic mix of deep, disturbed and diabolical personalities that we got to know through their relationships with John Diggle. There was none of that here and, as a result, the Ghost Initiative came off like a mildly entertaining B-movie spin-off of the classic original instead of the epic throwdown it was positioned as.