It was probably unrealistic to expect that Arrow could stay on message, or maintain the high quality displayed in the first two episodes of its fourth season. If Season Three taught us anything it's that the show often prescribes to a one-step-forward, two-steps-back mentality, and episode three of the fourth season adheres to that mold…Read more TV Review: Arrow Season 4, Episode 3 – “Restoration”
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TV Review: Arrow Season 4, Episode 2 – “The Candidate”
The second episode of Arrow's fourth season takes what worked with the premiere and doubles down on it. Beginning with a blast of the show's now almost patented action, which depicts a reunited Team Arrow battling it out with Darhk's minions, "The Candidate" wastes very little time diving into Arrow's central preoccupations. Chief among these…Read more TV Review: Arrow Season 4, Episode 2 – “The Candidate”
TV Review: Arrow Season 4, Episode 1 – “Green Arrow”
Remember when CW's superhero melodrama Arrow was good? How about when it was great? If you answered "no" or "barely" to those queries rest assured you aren't alone. In fact, after Season Three turned out to be an agonizing and ultimately doomed affair, it seemed like many people had written off the emerald archer. Who…Read more TV Review: Arrow Season 4, Episode 1 – “Green Arrow”