It introduced вЂњthe list.вЂќ It showed how OliverвЂ™s father, Robert, died and how Oliver intended to right his fatherвЂ™s wrongs. It was a chilling narrative laid over a dark story of rescue and revenge. Stephen Amell, who plays the title character, opened the episode with his characterвЂ™s voice over. The pilot episode featured a bearded Oliver Queen being rescued from a deserted island. We only have the Arrowverse because of this show, hence the name the ARROWverse. The best place to start your journey into the Arrowverse is with Arrow. Start with Arrow Arrow has to become something else: A Thursday night series. What show should you watch first? Why is it called the Arrowverse? If youвЂ™ve seen Supergirl, where do you start with The Flash or Arrow? What about the time travelers from Legends of Tomorrow, where do they fit in? As an avid fans of the Arrowverse (weвЂ™ve been watching since the Arrow pilot debuted in 2012) weвЂ™re here to help you navigate the whos, whats, wheres, and whens of the Arrowverse timeline. The iconic 'island' flashbacks concluded in Season 5 when Oliver's escape from Lian Yu was finally shown on-screen.Figuring out the Arrowverse can be a daunting task, especially if youвЂ™re discovering it for the first time. Showrunner Beth Schwartz did God's work by re-introducing a plot device that made Arrow one of the best shows of its time: flashbacks, or in Season 7's case, flash-forwards. How Diaz escapes isn't shown on screen, but he probably linked up with his villainous team, Longbow Hunters, set to debut some point this season (hopefully sooner than later, because Diaz's agenda is quite dry right now).Д«ut none of this was really why Arrow felt fresher than in the previous three seasons. She gets the pleasure of having the first run-in with Ricardo Diaz this season, who breaks into she and William's bunker and tries to murder them both. Felicity, on the other hand, is now a barista with pink hair. The episode doesn't show much of Dig, who now appears to be working at ARGUS along with Curtis. 'Arrow' was known for its flashbacks, but now it's doing flashforwards.

She's particularly motivated to do good as a cop now that Team Arrow's broken up.

This proves to be a point of tension between he and Dinah Drake, who is killing it as police detective. Quite an admirable task, but he's fed up with the rising Star City crime rate and believes the lives of the neighborhood's kids' are at stake. (He's been there five months, by the way.) Wild Dog is teaching boxing to kids in the Glades. The episode introduces three new stories in Dinah Drake, Wild Dog and Felicity while Oliver's away in jail. Stephen Amell's WWE training shines through here.) I'm sure that'll pay off (best scene of the premiere, though. He decides it's a good idea to attack a prison bully with a gym weight.

He shows some strength in the final moments when he learns Felicity sends William to boarding school. He's not doing so hot he gets the crap beat out of him multiple times, at one point, he's naked and humiliated. The premiere starts off with Oliver Queen, formerly the Green Arrow, in prison. This analysis contains spoilers for Arrow Season 7 episode 1, 'Inmate 4587.'ДЄrrow Season 7 almost feels like a new show.

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