The Best Episodes of Arrow Season 3
Every episode of Arrow Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Arrow Season 3!
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, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
Season 3 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Arrow" season 3 is "The Calm", rated 8.7/10 from 6369 user votes. It was directed by Glen Winter and written by N/A. "The Calm" aired on 10/8/2014 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Sara".
8.7/10 6,369 votes#1 - The Calm
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/8/2014
With crime at an all time low, Oliver decides to take a break and asks Felicity on a date. However, they're interrupted when a new drug dealer take the name of Count Vertigo and targets the Arrow for death. Meanwhile, Diggle becomes an expectant father and a scientist tries to acquire Queen Consolidated before Oliver can retake his family's business.
Director: Glen Winter
Writer: N/A
8.3/10 4,741 votes#2 - Sara
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/2014
A mysterious archer known as Komodo appears in town and begins skewering businessmen. Meanwhile, Oliver worries about Thea, which forces Roy to tell him the truth about why she left town; and Ray Palmer pursues Felicity. In a flashback, Oliver is assigned his first kill and the target is his best friend, Tommy.
Director: Wendey Stanzler
Writer: Jake Coburn, Keto Shimizu
8.1/10 4,422 votes#3 - Corto Maltese
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2014
Oliver tries to track down Thea in Corto Maltese as Diggle searches for a missing field operative. Meanwhile, Felicity adapts to her new job.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Erik Oleson, Beth Schwartz
8.3/10 4,481 votes#4 - The Magician
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2014
Nyssa believes that Malcolm killed Sara and goes after him to avenger her lover's murder. Oliver discovers that he has no choice but to stop her, despite Laurel insisting that he avenger her sister's death. Meanwhile, Thea returns to Starling City and settles in... until Nyssa discovers that she's Malcolm's daughter.
Director: John Behring
Writer: Wendy Mericle, Marc Guggenheim
8.3/10 4,873 votes#5 - The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2014
Felicity's past as a crusading hacker is revealed when someone uses a super virus that she designed to bring Starling City to a standstill. Meanwhile, Oliver and Thea work on their new relationship, and Felicity's mother pays a visit.
Director: Michael Schultz
Writer: Brian Ford Sullivan, Ben Sokolowski
8.0/10 4,211 votes#6 - Guilty
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2014
A killer is murdering his victims and attempting to frame Ted Grant. The Arrow finally comes to his aid after Laurel protests her trainer's innocence. Meanwhile, Roy goes to Felicity for help determining if he killed someone under the influence of Mirakuru.
Director: Peter Leto
Writer: Erik Oleson, Keto Shimizu
7.8/10 4,384 votes#7 - Draw Back Your Bow
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2014
The Arrow is stalked by an ex-police officer who he rescued during the Mirakuru siege and has become dangerously obsessed with the hero. Meanwhile, Ray asks Felicity to accompany him to a business dinner, and Thea is forced to hire a new DJ for Verdant.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Beth Schwartz, Wendy Mericle
9.1/10 6,454 votes#8 - The Brave and the Bold (II)
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/2014
A crossover event that began on "The Flash" concludes with Oliver teaming with the Flash to stop a boomerang-wielding killer who plants five bombs in the city that are set to explode at the same time.
Director: Jesse Warn
Writer: N/A
9.5/10 12,512 votes#9 - The Climb
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/2014
Ra's al Ghul sends Nyssa and her lieutenant to Starling City to inform Oliver that the League will kill 50 people a day until Sara's murderer is turned over to them. With time running out, Oliver finally identifies the killer... and realizes that he can never turn them over for execution. Meanwhile, Ray shows Felicity his new project.
Director: Thor Freudenthal
Writer: Jake Coburn, Keto Shimizu
8.3/10 4,713 votes#10 - Left Behind
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/21/2015
With Oliver gone, Diggle, Arsenal, and Felicity have their hands full dealing with a new crime lord: Brick. Meanwhile, Ray prepares his battle armor, and in Tibet, a mysterious figure finds Oliver's body.
Director: Glen Winter
Writer: Erik Oleson, Marc Guggenheim
7.8/10 4,184 votes#11 - Midnight City
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/28/2015
Brick takes three city aldermen hostage and demands that Mayor Castle turn the Glades over to him in return for their safe return. Meanwhile, Felicity turns to Ray for help when she needs a helicopter, and Laurel realizes that she may be in over her head with her new crime fighting carer.
Director: Nick Copus
Writer: Wendy Mericle, Ben Sokolowski
8.4/10 4,440 votes#12 - Uprising
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2/4/2015
Brick and his men take over the Glades, and the police are helpless to stop them. With Oliver nowhere to be found, the team seems helpless. Meanwhile, Oliver tries to convince Tatsu to return with him to Starling City, and Malcolm's past before his training at Nanda Parbat is seen.
Director: Jesse Warn
Writer: Beth Schwartz, Brian Ford Sullivan
8.2/10 4,240 votes#13 - Canaries
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/11/2015
Vertigo causes Laurel to hallucinate an epic fight that pits her Black Canary against her sister Sara. Meanwhile, Chase surprises Thea and Roy warns Thea to stay away from Malcolm.
Director: Michael Schultz
Writer: Jake Coburn, Emilio Ortega Aldrich
8.2/10 4,312 votes#14 - The Return
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/18/2015
Malcolm puts Oliver and Thea in a dangerous situation that lands them on Lian Yu with Oliver's former enemy Deathstroke. In a flashback, Oliver and Maseo return to Starling City to retrieve the Omega bio weapon.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Erik Oleson, Marc Guggenheim
8.7/10 5,106 votes#15 - Nanda Parbat
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/25/2015
Thea betrays Malcolm to the League, but Oliver sets out to rescue his lover's killer so that Thea won't suffer the guilt of arranging for a parent's death. In the past, Oliver and the Yamashiros are released from custody, but Amanda Waller has other plans.
Director: Gregory Smith
Writer: N/A
8.2/10 4,183 votes#16 - The Offer
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 3/18/2015
After hearing Ra's al Ghul's offer, Oliver returns to Starling City and contemplates whether he should accept it or not. Meanwhile, Quentin turns against the Arrow, and a new villain--Murmur--comes to the city to get revenge.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Beth Schwartz, Brian Ford Sullivan
8.3/10 4,131 votes#17 - Suicidal Tendencies
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 3/25/2015
While the Arrow tries to track down the imposter killing criminals, Amanda calls Lyla in for a Suicide Squad mission and Diggle insists on accompanying his new wife. However, the Squad soon discovers that their rescue mission isn't what they expected. Meanwhile, Ray learns that Oliver is the Arrow and sets out to bring him in for his crimes.
Director: Jesse Warn
Writer: Keto Shimizu
8.8/10 4,716 votes#18 - Public Enemy
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 4/1/2015
Ra's makes his next move against Oliver by reveling the Arrow's secret identity to Quentin. Left without alternatives, Oliver has no choice but to surrender. Meanwhile, Ray is injured in an attack and Felicity must take a risk to save his life.
Director: Dwight H. Little
Writer: Wendy Mericle, Marc Guggenheim
8.9/10 5,178 votes#19 - Broken Arrow
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/15/2015
After Roy confesses that he's the Arrow, Oliver is forced to lie low as Quentin continues his quest to prove that Oliver is the real Arrow. Meanwhile, a metahuman kills two bank guards and Oliver is forced to turn to Ray--as the Atom--for help.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Writer: N/A
8.6/10 4,883 votes#20 - The Fallen
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/22/2015
Oliver has no choice but to accept Ra's's offer to resurrect Thea. In return, Oliver must become the Heir to the Demon.
Director: Antonio Negret
Writer: Oscar Balderrama, Wendy Mericle
8.3/10 4,366 votes#21 - Al Sah-him
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 4/29/2015
Ra's sets out to transform Oliver into his perfect heir. Meanwhile, Nyssa and Laurel draw closer, but their mentor/student relationship is threatened when Ra's sends men to bring his errant daughter back to Nanda Parbat..
Director: Thor Freudenthal
Writer: N/A
8.7/10 4,675 votes#22 - This is Your Sword
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/2015
Ra's tells Nyssa that she must marry Oliver or face death. Meanwhile, an unexpected ally travels to Starling City to ask Diggle, Felicity, and Laurel to help infiltrate Nanda Parbat. In the past, Maseo and Oliver try to find the cure for Akio before it's too late.
Director: Wendey Stanzler
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 5,657 votes#23 - My Name Is Oliver Queen
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 5/13/2015
With time running out for Starling City, Oliver tries to stop Ra's from unleashing the bioweapon and killing millions.
Director: John Behring
Writer: N/A