TV show review- Arrow (season 1)

Hey guys! I haven’t written a review in a while, it kinda feels weird. And I shall try VERY hard to NOT plagiarise Screen Junkies’ Honest Trailers. Oh wait, they didn’t make a trailer yet for Arrow, so I guess I'm clear of copying charges.

Ahem, anyway.....

                              

 PLOT- Billionaire playboy Oliver Queen’s yacht is shipwrecked near an island in the Pacific. After being stranded there for five years and presumed dead by his home Starling City, he returns to Starling with ONE goal- to save his city; and hopefully reunite his girlfriend Laurel Lance, whose relationship he screwed over big time by cheating on her with her sister Sara. To make things worse, Sara was on the ship with Oliver, where she drowned. 

Way to go dude, you're a real charmer.

Anyway, back to the MAIN plot. After returning to Starling, the city welcomes him back, well most of it (Laurel and her dad were not exactly thrilled when the guy who took Sara on the tragic trip with him returned safely). Little do any of them know that Oliver plans to clean Starling of the corrupt businessmen, thus fulfilling his father’s dying wish, as he was one of those corrupt businessmen. To do this he dons a green hood, wielding a bow and quiver full of arrows, he acts as a vigilante, serving up justice in a 45 minute show on CW.

The show also features Oliver’s adventures on the island, and how it changed him to the man he is today.

Oliver on the island, resembling his previous look from the comics

                                         

The actual review, in case you thought I was done

CW delivered on its promise of making a good TV show based a not so popular DC comics’ character. Arrow is both gritty and entertaining. To people who don’t want to waste their time watching a superhero TV show, let me tell you, it’s NOT what you think. In season 1, there is absolutely NOTHING supernatural in this show (hey! Another CW show!). Unlike batman, all his stuff is pretty much affordable, (except those explosive arrows. That must've been expensive). But even then, it’s probably cheaper than 682 million, which is pretty much batman’s expenditure, as told by 9gag.

Seriously . Look it up.

So what I'm trying to say is, this show is realistic as well, he fights a bunch of drug lords, crime lords and also iconic villains from the comics like Deadshot, The Huntress, Count Vertigo, The  Dark Archer, only to name a few.

One thing I love about him is that he doesn’t hesitate to kill. The five years on the island made him a brutal killing machine. Yet, despite that, he does hold back, giving the dishonest a chance to turn themselves in.

The show also describes his five years on the island effectively, as his teams up with characters like Shado and Slade Wilson (yes, you heard correct, Slade Wilson).

To sum it up, this was an awesome show. I'm on season 3 now, and I'm still not disappointed, almost. I would give this show a 9/10, which means...get your BUTT over to the computer NOW!

I’ll give you some useful advice- DON’T follow those Arrow fan pages. They will ruin the show for you. Only follow them once you’ve caught up with the rest of the world in matters of seasons and episodes.

STARRING

The guy who people keep thinking is Batman.                                                                                        

Stephen Amell

 His bodyguard/accomplice

John Diggle

                                        

 His nerdy but hot IT girl and don’t forget, accomplice.

Emily Bett Rickards

                                                     
 His ex-girlfriend, who became a lawyer and cannot seem to make up her mind on whether she should arrest or aid the Arrow.             

Katie Cassidy

                                                        

 A detective who hates the Arrow’s ass and wants him arrested.

Paul Blackthorne

                                               

Oliver’s evil-ish mother.

Susanna Thompson

                               

Oliver’s drug-addicted sister.

Willa Holland

                                                             

Thea’s boyfriend, who wants to be a vigilante.

Colton Haynes

                                                     
Oliver’s best friend. Looks more of a playboy than Oliver.

Colin Donnell

                                                        

The guy who actually seems like a pretty honest businessman.

John Barrowman

                                                       
Secret Australian spy guy 

Manu Bennet

                                                  

 Oliver’s archery coach. 

Celina Jade

                                                           

Yeah, I think I'm done here. This is a really good show. You guys MUST watch it.

Yours in Demigodishness,

Unniposeidon