Titled: “What We Leave Behind” – Mid-Season Finale
The midseason finale ends on a dark note as Prometheus manipulates Oliver into killing an ally
Billie dies! Laurel lives! The audience gasps! Arrow’s midseason finale was twisty and surprising and sad. Let’s recap.
We open on Evelyn happily handing Prometheus all the intel on Team Arrow’s identities. Prometheus reminds her he’s not going to kill Oliver, he’s going to make Oliver wish he were dead. But isn’t that how Oliver spends a quarter of his time anyway?
At City Hall’s swank Christmas party, Felicity finally introduces Billy to her friends, although she stops short of dropping the l-word to him. She also blows Curtis’ cover to Paul, who now wonders what his husband’s been up to late at night if he’s not working on a startup with Ms. Smoak. Also, Oliver didn’t warn Thea he’s dating the snaky reporter who used, humiliated, and lied to her, which isn’t very brotherly.
A less-fancy holiday gathering is going down in the Arrow Cave, where John’s still boggled he had a daughter pre-Flashpoint, Rene’s cut off before he can state whether he has a child of his own (but it sure sounds like that answer’s going to be a complicated yes), and Evelyn gives them all stockings with their superhero names on them, which is adorable, even coming from a duplicitous betrayer.
Back at the fancy party, Oliver addresses the crowd, telling them he re-watched It’s a Wonderful Life last week, and it reminded him he needs to recommit himself to Star City. Ha! Fab callout to last week’s heart-tugging crossover dream sequence.
After he’s done talking, Felicity and Susan both approach him to say in unison, “Nice speech.” The awkward moment is made worse when Felicity suggests a double date, one that clearly will not and never should happen……..
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