The Worst Episodes of Arrow
Every episode of Arrow ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Arrow" is "Schism", rated 5.6/10 from 5804 user votes. It was directed by John Behring and written by N/A. "Schism" aired on 5/25/2016 and is rated 0.6 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Broken Hearts".
5.6/10 5,804 votes#1 - Schism
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 5/25/2016
Oliver teams up with a surprising force in an attempt to stop Damien Darhk and his magic once and for all.
Director: John Behring
Writer: N/A
6.2/10 4,374 votes#2 - Broken Hearts
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 3/23/2016
A heartbroken Cupid returns to Star City with one goal – to destroy anyone in love. The team learns she’s killing couples on their wedding day so Oliver and Felicity decide to pose as bait.
Director: John F. Showalter
Writer: Rebecca Bellotto, Nolan Dunbar
6.6/10 3,855 votes#3 - Beacon of Hope
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 3/30/2016
Brie Larvan breaks out of jail and turns up at Palmer Tech threatening to kill everyone unless she gets the bio-chip that is implanted in Felicity’s spine. When Oliver realizes that Felicity, Thea and Donna are trapped in Palmer Tech with everyone else, he looks to a surprising ally to help Team Arrow save the day.
Director: Michael Schultz
Writer: Brian Ford Sullivan, Ben Sokolowski
6.7/10 4,102 votes#4 - Canary Cry
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 4/27/2016
Oliver and the team struggle to come to terms with Laurel’s death, especially Diggle who is overwhelmed with guilt for choosing to believe Andy had changed. Meanwhile, Lance refuses to believe his daughter is really gone and asks Nyssa to help bring her back. A recent Black Canary sighting in Star City only seems to prove his theory that Laurel isn’t actually dead.
Director: Laura Belsey
Writer: Beth Schwartz, Wendy Mericle
6.9/10 2,450 votes#5 - Green Arrow & The Canaries
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 1/21/2020
It’s the year 2040 in Star City and Mia Queen has everything she could have ever wanted. However, when Laurel and Dinah suddenly show up in her life again, things take a shocking turn and her perfect world is upended. Laurel and Dinah are tracking a kidnapping victim with direct ties to Mia and they need her help. Knowing it will change everything, Mia can’t help but be a hero and she, Laurel and Dinah suit up once again to save the city.
Director: Tara Miele
Writer: Beth Schwartz, Oscar Balderrama, Marc Guggenheim, Jill Blankenship
7.0/10 3,461 votes#6 - Lost in the Flood
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2016
Following the shocking events in the previous episode, Oliver and Diggle race to rescue Thea, while Felicity, Curtis and Noah join together to stop Darhk.
Director: Glen Winter
Writer: Oscar Balderrama, Brian Ford Sullivan
7.1/10 3,479 votes#7 - Monument Point
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2016
When Team Arrow learns what Damien Darhk's next move is Felicity realizes she needs to ask her father, Noah Kuttler, for help. Noah and Oliver have a heart to heart talk that leaves Oliver rattled.
Director: Kevin Tancharoen
Writer: Speed Weed, Jenny Lynn
7.2/10 2,877 votes#8 - Reversal
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/2017
Just as Oliver starts to get things in order, Black Siren launches another attack on the citizens of Star City.
Director: Gregory Smith
Writer: Emilio Ortega Aldrich, Sarah Tarkoff
7.2/10 2,617 votes#9 - Irreconcilable Differences
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 12/7/2017
Quentin Lance is kidnapped by Black Siren and Cayden James, who are looking to trade Lance’s life for a weapon of mass destruction. Oliver and Team Green Arrow must figure out a way to save Lance while still keeping the city safe.
Director: Laura Belsey
Writer: Beth Schwartz, Sarah Tarkoff
7.2/10 2,297 votes#10 - Collision Course
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 3/1/2018
Oliver, Diggle and Felicity disagree with Dinah, Curtis and Rene on how to handle Black Siren. The two teams face off and a fight ensues.
Director: Ken Shane
Writer: Rebecca Bellotto, Oscar Balderrama
7.2/10 2,104 votes#11 - My Name Is Emiko Queen
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 1/21/2019
Rene fights to help the new Green Arrow's mission, and Oliver, now working with the SCPD, finds an unexpected link to the mysterious vigilante.
Director: Andi Armaganian
Writer: Benjamin Raab, Deric A. Hughes
7.2/10 2,005 votes#12 - Lost Canary
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 4/15/2019
After being accused of murder and having her criminal past exposed, Laurel goes full Black Siren and teams up with an old criminal acquaintance, Shadow Thief, to go on a crime spree around Star City. While Dinah aims to bring Laurel in, Felicity refuses to give up on her friend and tries everything to get through to her, even summoning Sara Lance for help. However, Laurel rebuffs all her efforts, forcing the former friends to face off against each other.
Director: Kristin Windell
Writer: Jill Blankenship, Elisa Delson
7.3/10 4,978 votes#13 - Eleven-Fifty-Nine
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 4/6/2016
Oliver and Diggle learn that Merlyn is going to try to break Darhk out of prison. Meanwhile, Laurel gets a surprising offer and Felicity has a heart-to-heart talk with Curtis.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Keto Shimizu, Marc Guggenheim
7.3/10 3,669 votes#14 - Genesis
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2016
As Oliver and Felicity look for a magical solution to defeat Darhk, a vengeance-driven Diggle gets a lead on Andy’s whereabouts and heads off to confront his brother. Meanwhile, Alex takes Thea on a vacation that quickly turns into a nightmare.
Director: Gregory Smith
Writer: Oscar Balderrama, Emilio Ortega Aldrich
7.3/10 3,164 votes#15 - Spectre of the Gun
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/15/2017
A traumatic attack on City Hall triggers painful memories for Rene about his family. Flashbacks reveal how Rene went from simple family man to a hero named Wild Dog. Meanwhile, Oliver must deal with the perpetrator behind the attack and realizes the best way to do so is as Mayor Queen instead of the Green Arrow. Tensions run high in the Arrow bunker.
Director: Kristin Windell
Writer: Marc Guggenheim
7.3/10 2,282 votes#16 - Divided
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 1/18/2018
Despite losing half his team, Oliver remains confident that he, Felicity and Diggle can stop Cayden James and Black Siren. However, when he discovers one of Cayden’s secrets, he decides to team up with an unlikely ally. Meanwhile, Dinah spends time with Vince.
Director: James Bamford
Writer: Emilio Ortega Aldrich, Ben Sokolowski
7.4/10 1,848 votes#17 - Training Day
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 3/11/2019
Team Arrow attempts to work with the Star City Police Department but much to Oliver’s frustration, things don’t go as planned. Meanwhile, Dinah gets some life-changing news.
Director: Ruba Nadda
Writer: Emilio Ortega Aldrich, Rebecca Rosenberg
7.5/10 2,077 votes#18 - Star City 2040
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 3/18/2019
Mia and William venture into the Glades on a dangerous mission. There they run into Dinah, Roy and Zoe who deliver some devastating news. The flash forwards share highlights from Mia’s childhood with Felicity.
Director: James Bamford
Writer: Beth Schwartz, Oscar Balderrama
7.5/10 1,775 votes#19 - Spartan
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 4/22/2019
After the Ninth Circle delivers a major setback for Team Arrow, Diggle reluctantly reaches out to a Four-Star General of the Defense Intelligence Agency for help, despite unresolved tension from their past. Meanwhile, Oliver discovers a piece of information that he believes will turn Emiko against the Ninth Circle. Alena returns with an interesting proposal for Felicity.
Director: Avi Youabian
Writer: Benjamin Raab, Deric A. Hughes
7.6/10 5,177 votes#20 - Burned
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/16/2013
Oliver’s confidence is shaken after being beaten by the Dark Archer and he takes a break from being Arrow. However, when Laurel calls Arrow for help investigating a firefighter’s suspicious death, he reluctantly agrees but his hesitance while fighting almost costs him his life. Meanwhile, Tommy throws a benefit for the firefighters and Thea tries to lift Moira out of her depressive state.
Director: Eagle Egilsson
Writer: Moira Kirland, Ben Sokolowski
7.6/10 3,407 votes#21 - A.W.O.L.
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/27/2016
Diggle must learn to trust his brother Andy when an enemy of their wartime past, an agent of the criminal organization Shadowspire, pays a visit to Star City. However, Diggle learns more than he bargained for about their shared time at war. Meanwhile, Oliver has to learn a whole new way of life.
Director: Charlotte Brändström
Writer: Emilio Ortega Aldrich, Brian Ford Sullivan
7.6/10 3,326 votes#22 - Code of Silence
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/17/2016
Oliver and team uncover HIVE’s plan to take out Team Arrow once and for all. With HIVE’s next attack imminent, Lance wonders if Donna is safer without him in her life. Meanwhile, with the wedding fast approaching, Oliver begins to feel guilty that he hasn’t told Felicity about his son.
Director: James Bamford
Writer: Oscar Balderrama, Wendy Mericle
7.6/10 2,695 votes#23 - The Sin-Eater
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/22/2017
China White, Cupid and Liza Warner break out of Iron Heights and head to Star City for revenge. Oliver tries to bring in the newly formed girl gang but the ACU intervenes mid-fight. To his surprise, they are there to arrest the Green Arrow for the murder of Det. Malone. Meanwhile, Lance feels responsible for the prison break after Warner tells him she heard about him working with Damien Darhk.
Director: Mary Lambert
Writer: Barbara Bloom, Jenny Lynn
7.6/10 3,418 votes#24 - Underneath
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/2017
Oliver and Felicity get trapped in the bunker together, while Diggle and Lyla deal with marital issues.
Director: Wendey Stanzler
Writer: Beth Schwartz, Wendy Mericle
7.6/10 2,519 votes#25 - Next of Kin
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/26/2017
A rogue black ops team led by Onyx breaks into Kord Industries and steals something lethal. Oliver struggles to connect with William so he reaches out to a surprising source for help.
Director: Kevin Tancharoen
Writer: Oscar Balderrama, Speed Weed