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The Best Episodes of Arrow

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The Best Episodes of Arrow

Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man,...

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  1. Background image for Sacrifice
    9.4/10(8.7k votes)

    #1 - Sacrifice

    S1:E23

    Oliver and Diggle race to stop the Dark Archer from unleashing his vengeance on The Glades. However, they run into a roadblock after Detective Lance picks up Felicity for questioning. Tommy and Oliver's already tumultuous relationship takes a turn for the worse after Oliver makes a confession about Laurel. After hearing of the danger in The Glades, Thea races to find Roy, inadvertently putting herself directly in the line of fire for Malcolm's devious plan. On the island, Oliver, Slade and Shado are locked in a life-or-death struggle against Fyers as his missiles lock on a full Ferris Air jetliner.

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    Director:David Barrett
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Slabside Redemption
    9.2/10(3.8k votes)

    #2 - The Slabside Redemption

    S7:E7

    Oliver makes a choice that will affect his entire life, as well as the lives of everyone he cares about.

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  3. Background image for Fadeout
    9.2/10(3.8k votes)

    #3 - Fadeout

    S8:E10

    After eight seasons, and the launch of countless superheroes, the series wraps up the story of the Green Arrow.

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  4. Background image for Darkness on the Edge of Town
    9.0/10(5.9k votes)

    #4 - Darkness on the Edge of Town

    S1:E22

    With the Undertaking days away, Malcolm dons his black hood to conclude business with seismologist Dr. Brion Markov and his team. Oliver and Moira entertain a number of surprise - and mostly unwelcome - visitors. Hooded confrontations at home and the Meryln Global Group reveal dark secrets. Meanwhile, Roy and Thea are still looking out for a hero. Laurel makes a decision after Tommy's revelation. In a flashback to the island, Oliver, Slade and Shado struggle to prevent Fyers from shooting a Ferris Air jet out of the sky. Paul Blackthorne and David Ramsey also star.

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  5. Background image for Inmate 4587
    8.9/10(3.8k votes)

    #5 - Inmate 4587

    S7:E1

    Following Oliver’s shocking decision to turn himself over to the FBI and reveal his identity as the Green Arrow to the public, Oliver has spent the past five months in Slabside Maximum Security Prison. Determined to keep a low profile to shorten his sentence for the sake of his family, Oliver is tested when he runs into old foes. Meanwhile, Diggle and Dinah have taken on new jobs and left their costumes behind but not everyone is following suit. With her focus on William, Felicity tries to start over but when someone from her past resurfaces, things become complicated.

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  6. Background image for Starling City
    8.9/10(3.3k votes)

    #6 - Starling City

    S8:E1

    Oliver returns to Starling City on Earth-2, where he encounters familiar faces while trying to decipher the Monitor's mission. Meanwhile, Mia and William's team clash with a new foe.

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  8. Background image for Legends of Yesterday (II)
    8.8/10(5.1k votes)

    #7 - Legends of Yesterday (II)

    S4:E8

    Oliver and Barry Allen take Kendra Saunders and Carter Hall to a remote location to keep them hidden from Vandal Savage while they figure out how to defeat him. Malcolm arranges a meeting between Vandal, Green Arrow and The Flash that doesn’t go as planned. Meanwhile, Felicity, Thea, Diggle and Laurel work with Team Flash to come up with a weapon powerful enough to destroy Vandal Savage. The crossover starts on The Flash S02E08 Legends of Today (I).

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    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Elseworlds (II)
    8.8/10(3.3k votes)

    #8 - Elseworlds (II)

    S7:E9

    With Oliver and Barry still stuck in the other’s bodies, the two get a lead on John Deegan and head to Gotham City with Supergirl to figure out why their reality has changed. While there, they meet the mysterious Kate Kane who provides them with information that leads the group to Arkham Asylum. The crossover starts on The Flash S05E09 Elseworlds (I) and concludes on Supergirl S04E09 Elseworlds (III).

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    Director:James Bamford
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Reset
    8.8/10(2.5k votes)

    #9 - Reset

    S8:E6

    After being double-crossed by Lyla, Oliver finds himself facing a life or death situation that seems very familiar. Laurel has the opportunity to make amends with the past.

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  11. Background image for The Odyssey
    8.7/10(5.6k votes)

    #10 - The Odyssey

    S1:E14

    After Oliver is shot, he turns to a surprising person for help - Felicity. Diggle is stunned when he sees Felicity walk through the front door of the lair dragging a dying Oliver behind her, and the two team up to save Oliver's life. As Oliver hovers between life and death, he flashes back to a seminal event on the island - a daring escape attempt with his new friend Slade Wilson.

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    Director:John Behring
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Haunted
    8.7/10(5.0k votes)

    #11 - Haunted

    S4:E5

    When things take a turn for the worse with Sara, Oliver calls in a favor from an old friend who deals in the mystical, John Constantine.

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  13. Background image for Dark Waters
    8.7/10(4.4k votes)

    #12 - Dark Waters

    S4:E9

    After the city is attacked again, Oliver makes a bold move against HIVE. Malcolm checks in on Thea and leaves her with a warning. Things take a horrible turn when Damien Darhk retaliates in a brutal manner at Oliver’s mayoral holiday party.

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  14. Background image for Lian Yu
    8.7/10(30 votes)

    #13 - Lian Yu

    S5:E23

    Oliver assembles a group of unlikely allies - Slade, Nyssa, Merlyn and Digger Harkness - to engage in an epic battle against Chase and his army.

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  15. Background image for Docket No. 11-19-41-73
    8.7/10(2.6k votes)

    #14 - Docket No. 11-19-41-73

    S6:E21

    The pressure mounts for Oliver who begins to wonder if he will lose everything in his battle to save Star City. A familiar face returns.

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    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Dead to Rights
    8.6/10(5.2k votes)

    #15 - Dead to Rights

    S1:E16

    Oliver and Diggle learn that Deadshot is still alive and his next target is Malcom. Malcom invites Tommy to attend a benefit honoring Malcom for his work with Starling City but Tommy refuses to attend. Oliver encourages his friend to mend his relationship with his father while he can. Meanwhile, Oliver struggles to balance his new relationship with McKenna and his duties as Arrow.

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    Director:Glen Winter
  17. Background image for The Undertaking
    8.6/10(5.2k votes)

    #16 - The Undertaking

    S1:E21

    Finding it difficult to mend fences with Tommy and Diggle, Oliver instead focuses on crossing another name off the list. While digging through a crooked accountant's laptop, Felicity discovers a transaction that could help Oliver find Walter. To reconfirm the lead, Oliver gambles that Felicity can be counted on in the field for the first time. In a flashback, Malcolm reveals to Robert Queen and Frank Chen painful details surrounding his wife's murder, and how that shaped his plans for the Glades. Meanwhile, Tommy stuns Laurel with the truth.

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  18. Background image for Crisis on Earth-X (II)
    8.6/10(3.9k votes)

    #17 - Crisis on Earth-X (II)

    S6:E8

    Barry and Iris’s wedding brings the gang together, but things go awry when villains from Earth-X attack the ceremony. All of the superheroes band together with help from their super friends like Citizen Cold, The Ray, Felicity Smoak, Iris West and Alex Danvers to take on their most formidable villains yet. Earth’s mightiest heroes – Green Arrow, Supergirl, The Flash and White Canary – lead their teams into battle to save the world. The crossover starts on Supergirl S03E08 Crisis on Earth X (I). It continues on The Flash S04E08 Crisis on Earth-X (III) and DC's Legends of Tomorrow S03E08 Crisis on Earth X (IV).

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    Director:James Bamford
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Life Sentence
    8.6/10(2.8k votes)

    #18 - Life Sentence

    S6:E23

    With a new ally on his team, Oliver engages Diaz in an epic final battle.

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  20. Background image for Present Tense
    8.6/10(2.5k votes)

    #19 - Present Tense

    S8:E4

    When a mysterious new Deathstroke appears in Star City, Oliver and Team Arrow insist on taking down this villain themselves. Meanwhile reeling from the loss of one of their own, the future Team Arrow figures out a new way to try and stop JJ.

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  21. Background image for Purgatory
    8.6/10(2.3k votes)

    #20 - Purgatory

    S8:E7

    Oliver's mission takes him to Lian Yu where he tries to ignore the repercussions of the looming Crisis until he receives help from an old friend. Meanwhile, a united Team Arrow faces a recognisable villain.

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  22. Background image for Deathstroke Returns
    8.5/10(3.0k votes)

    #21 - Deathstroke Returns

    S6:E5

    Slade returns and asks Oliver for help in tracking down his son. When they learn Joe has been taken hostage by mercenaries, their mission to save him gets complicated by a terrible revelation that could shatter Slade's hopes of reunion forever. Meanwhile, Vigilante reappears in Star City.

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  23. Background image for Fundamentals
    8.5/10(2.7k votes)

    #22 - Fundamentals

    S6:E18

    In his darkest place yet, Oliver wonders if he has failed at everything – being a father, a mayor and a hero. His frustration rising, Oliver lashes out at Felicity and William. A surprising visit from an old friend has Oliver questioning his next move.

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  24. Background image for You Have Saved This City
    8.5/10(2.7k votes)

    #23 - You Have Saved This City

    S7:E22

    The battle between Oliver and Emiko comes to a boiling point which brings back some familiar faces and leaves others in dire jeopardy.

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  25. Background image for Leap of Faith
    8.5/10(2.6k votes)

    #24 - Leap of Faith

    S8:E3

    Reunited with his sister, Oliver and Thea find themselves searching through a familiar maze of catacombs. Meanwhile, John and Lyla partner on a special ops mission.

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  26. Background image for Damaged
    8.4/10(6.0k votes)

    #25 - Damaged

    S1:E5

    After Detective Lance arrests Oliver for murder, Oliver tells Moira the only lawyer he'll allow to represent him is Laurel. Laurel takes the case which puts her at odds with her father. Oliver offers to take a polygraph in front Detective Lance but things get tense when Lance asks him if anyone else was on the island with him. Oliver flashes back to when he got his first scar, courtesy of Deathstroke.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Sacrifice" is the best rated episode of "Arrow". It scored 9.4/10 based on 8665 votes. Directed by David Barrett and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/15/2013. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Slabside Redemption".