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Depicting Oliver Queen(Green Arrow) and friends in their fight against Slade Wilson (Deathstroke) for the soul of Starlet City.
ABOUT
Arrow is an American television series developed by writer/producers Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Andrew Kreisberg. It is based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, a costumed crime-fighter who was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. It premiered in North America on The CW on October 10, 2012, with international broadcasting taking place in late 2012. The series follows billionaire playboy Oliver Queen, portrayed by Stephen Amell, who, after five years of being stranded on a hostile island, returns home to fight crime and corruption as a secret vigilante whose weapon of choice is a bow and arrow. Unlike in the comic books, Oliver does not go by the alias “Green Arrow” in the television series. Arrow also features appearances by other DC Comics characters..
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PLOT
After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. He returned home to Starling City, bent on righting the wrongs of his family and fighting injustice. To do this, he creates the persona of Arrow – a vigilante – and allies himself with former military man John Diggle (David Ramsey) and computer science expert Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards), while keeping his secret from those closest to him.
Critical reception
Season one received favorable reviews, with a Metacritic score of 73 out of 100, based on reviews from 25 critics, making it the highest rated CW show in five years.
Review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes calculated an approval rating of 86%, based on 35 reviews, for the first season. The general consensus reads: “The CW nails the target with Arrow, a comic book-inspired series that benefits from cinematic action sequences, strong plotting, and intriguing characters.” Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times called the series an interesting setup with a quality look, describing Amell as “a poster boy (no doubt literally) for the Katniss Everdeen set.” Brian Lowry at Variety described the series as a handsome but stiff surrogate for Batman that could benefit from sharper execution. In reviewing the final episode of season one, Alasdair Wilkins of The A.V. Club gave the season as a whole a rating of B+, noting that the show “hasn’t quite figured everything out yet, but it’s had some standout episodes.”MEME
As the show grew in popularity to did the phrase “You have failed this city.” which began being applied to memes of him telling various members of pop culture like Lady Gaga, Justin Beiber or Barack Obama that they had failed this city, or post, or thread, or which ever applied to the circumstance.
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That brought in a new stream of Arrow "related memes which simply depict jokes, inside or no, of the shows and characters, anime versions of them, or simply switching them out with other characters from other franchises.
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Main Characters
Oliver Queen, played by Stephen Amell. He is a billionaire playboy turned hooded vigilante, who is based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow. After surviving a ship wreck on an isolated island for five years, Oliver returns to his home city with a mission to right the wrongs of his father and save the city from the crime that has grown in his absence. Amell was one of the first actors to audition for the role, and Kreisberg felt that he “hit the target from the outset” and “everyone else just paled in comparison”.
Katie Cassidy portrays Laurel Lance, based on the DC Comics character Dinah Laurel Lance,[4][5] an attorney and former girlfriend of Oliver Queen. Similarly to Oliver, Laurel also fights for the people of Starling City. In the first season, she works for a non-profit legal office that helps people in need.
Colin Donnell portrays Tommy Merlyn, Oliver’s best friend,[8] who eventually learns of Oliver’s secret life as a vigilante. Like Oliver, Tommy has romantic feelings for Laurel. His father is Malcolm Merlyn, the main antagonist in season one. The surname “Merlyn” is the name of one of Green Arrow’s nemeses in the comics. He died saving Laurel at the end of the first season’s finale, leaving Oliver and Laurel to cope with this loss.
David Ramsey portrays John Diggle, Oliver’s partner, confidant, and bodyguard.[9] Diggle is ex-military, and works to have Oliver channel his abilities into helping others in the city, and not just taking down the wealthy, corrupt businessmen that worked with Oliver’s father.
Willa Holland portrays Thea Queen, Oliver’s younger sister. Thea develops a drug habit early in season one, but gets clean after criminal charges are brought against her for driving while under the influence. In season two’s seventh episode, it is revealed that Malcolm Merlyn is Thea’s biological father.
Susanna Thompson portrays Moira Queen, Oliver and Thea’s mother.[12] Moira is revealed to also be part of the secret organization her late-husband was involved with, which is making plans to bring down the city as a means of rebuilding it in the image of the organization’s leader.
Paul Blackthorne portrays Detective Quentin Lance, Laurel’s father and Starling City police detective. Detective Lance blames Oliver for the presumed death of his daughter, Sara, as she was with him on his family yacht when it sank.
Emily Bett Rickards portrays Felicity Smoak, the IT technician at Queen Consolidated who has become part of Oliver’s vigilante team. The DC Comics character of the same name was the step-mother of Ronnie Raymond and manager of a computer software company. Like Diggle, Felicity also serves as Oliver’s friend and confidant. Rickards was promoted to a series regular for season two, after having been a recurring character throughout season one.
Manu Bennett portrays Slade Wilson, a character based on the DC Comics character Deathstroke. Slade is an ASIS agent who teamed up with Oliver during his time on the island. However, in season two Slade arrives in Starling City to kill Oliver out of vengeance for events that occurred on the island. Bennett was initially cast as a recurring character for season one, before receiving series regular status at the start of season two.
Colton Haynes portrays Roy Harper, a character based on the DC Comics character of the same name. A petty crook, Roy was befriended by Thea, and subsequently began dating her, and is fascinated by the hooded vigilante, unaware that he is Thea’s brother (until “Tremors”). Haynes was moved to series regular status at the beginning of season two, following his recurring appearance in the first season.
John Barrowman portrays Malcolm Merlyn, Tommy’s father; he is based on the comics character Merlyn, an archenemy of Green Arrow in the comics. Malcolm sabotaged Oliver’s family yacht, and is thus responsible of Robert Queen’s death and indirectly the creation of Oliver and Sara Lance’s vigilante alter egos. Malcolm is apparently killed by Oliver in the first season finale, but his plan to destroy the Glades still succeeds.