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Arrow S2E1 — City of Heroes
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Arrow•Season 2•Episode 1

City of Heroes

8.5/10 · 6,518 votesOct 9, 201342 min

Ranked #12 of 23 in Season 2•−0.2 vs season avg

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Diggle and Felicity travel to the island of Lian Yu in search of Oliver, who left Starling City after the devastation of The Undertaking and his failure to avert it. Convinced to return home, Oliver finds that things are in much worse shape than he

Directed byJohn Behring
Written byGreg Berlanti
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Stephen Amell

Stephen Amell

Oliver Queen / Green Arrow

David Ramsey

David Ramsey

John Diggle / Spartan

Katie Cassidy

Katie Cassidy

Laurel Lance

Susanna Thompson

Susanna Thompson

Moira Queen

Willa Holland

Willa Holland

Thea Queen

Emily Bett Rickards

Emily Bett Rickards

Felicity Smoak

Paul Blackthorne

Paul Blackthorne

Quentin Lance

Manu Bennett

Manu Bennett

Slade Wilson

Colton Haynes

Colton Haynes

Roy Harper

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Greg Berlanti

Greg Berlanti

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John Behring

John Behring

Director

Greg Berlanti

Greg Berlanti

Story

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Marc Guggenheim

Teleplay

Andrew Kreisberg

Andrew Kreisberg

Teleplay

Alex Kyshkovych

Alex Kyshkovych

Stunts

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Episode Summary

"City of Heroes" is episode 1 of Arrow season 2. It scored 8.5/10 from 6,518 votes, ranking #12 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.7). Directed by John Behring and written by Greg Berlanti, it aired on October 9, 2013.

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