The Best Episodes Written By Andrew Kreisberg

Every TV Episode Written by Andrew Kreisberg Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 23 - Fast Enough
    8.5/10(57 votes)

    #1 - Fast Enough

    S1:E23

    Wells presents Barry with a life-changing choice. Dr. Martin Stein and Ronnie Raymond return to help the S.T.A.R. Labs team with this final fight.

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 23 - Sacrifice
    8.5/10(48 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Three Ghosts
    8.4/10(56 votes)

    #3 - Three Ghosts

    S2:E9

    After covering from a near-fatal drug overdose, Oliver begins hallucinating people from his past. Believing he's a liability, Oliver gives the information he has on Cyrus Gold to Quentin... which results in the deaths of several police officers. Meanwhile, Brother Blood captures Roy and uses him as a test subject for his new serum. In the past on the island, Ivo gives Oliver an impossible choice to make.

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 23 - Unthinkable
    8.4/10(46 votes)

    #4 - Unthinkable

    S2:E23

    As Oliver's face off with Slade escalates, his resolve to the no-kill rule is tested. Especially as Slade targets the woman Oliver loves.

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - The Brave and the Bold (II)
    8.3/10(50 votes)

    #5 - The Brave and the Bold (II)

    S3:E8

    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.

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 22 - Infantino Street
    8.2/10(29 votes)

    #6 - Infantino Street

    S3:E22

    With only 24 hours left until Savitar murders Iris, Barry struggles to save the woman he loves and makes the choice to use any means necessary to do so. Realizing he has one option left to save her, The Flash turns to Captain Cold for help.

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - The Man Under the Hood
    8.2/10(46 votes)

    #7 - The Man Under the Hood

    S2:E19

    When Oliver and his team destroy Slade's centrifuge, he attacks them as Deathstroke to get what he needs to find a replacement. Meanwhile, Laurel ponders what to do with Slade's information, and Oliver tries to convince Thea to help him protect their finances from Isabel.

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - The Scientist
    8.1/10(54 votes)

    #8 - The Scientist

    S2:E8

    When a superhumanly strong thief robs a Queen Consolidated warehouse, Central City police scientist Barry Allen comes to Starling City to investigate the case. However, despite his close working relationship with Felicity, Oliver suspects that there's more to the young scientist than meets the eye. Meanwhile, Sin asks Roy to help investigate the disappearance of a friend. In the past, Oliver, Shado, and Sara try to get Slade to the submarine so they can use the serum to save his life.

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Legends of Today (I)
    8.1/10(49 votes)

    #9 - Legends of Today (I)

    S2:E8

    Vandal Savage arrives in Central City and sets his sights on Kendra Saunders. After Vandal attacks Kendra and Cisco, they turn to Barry for help. Realizing how dangerous Vandal is, Barry takes Kendra to Star City and asks Oliver and team to hide her until he can figure out how to stop Vandal. However, things quickly go from bad to worse when a man with wings AKA Hawkman shows up and flies off with Kendra. Meanwhile, Harrison develops a serum to make Barry run faster and asks Jay to test it out. The crossover continues on Arrow S04E08 Legends of Yesterday (II).

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Welcome to Earth-2
    8.0/10(46 votes)

    #10 - Welcome to Earth-2

    S2:E13

    Barry, Wells and Cisco journey to Earth-2 to rescue Wells’ daughter, Jesse from Zoom. Barry is stunned when he runs into Earth-2 Iris and Joe, but nothing prepares him for meeting Killer Frost and Deathstorm. Meanwhile, back on Earth-1, Jay has to take over the Flash’s responsibilities when a meta-human nicknamed Geomancer attacks Central City.

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - Tricksters
    8.0/10(55 votes)

    #11 - Tricksters

    S1:E17

    When a villain calling himself the Trickster runs rampant in Central City, Joe and Barry go to Iron Heights to talk with the original Trickster.

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Flash vs. Arrow (I)
    7.9/10(61 votes)

    #12 - Flash vs. Arrow (I)

    S1:E8

    Barry is thrilled when Oliver, Felicity and Diggle come to Central City to investigate a case involving a deadly boomerang. The crossover continues on Arrow S03E08 The Brave and the Bold.

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  13. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - The Wrath of Savitar
    7.9/10(31 votes)

    #13 - The Wrath of Savitar

    S3:E15

    While training with Barry, Wally starts to have visions of Savitar, which he hides from the team. A dangerous secret threatens Barry and Iris’ happiness.

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - The Odyssey
    7.9/10(50 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - City of Heroes
    7.9/10(51 votes)

    #15 - City of Heroes

    S2:E1

    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 imagined – Isabel Rochev is preparing a hostile takeover of Queen Consolidated, Thea refuses to visit Moira in jail, Roy is trying to fill the void left by the Arrow's absence, and Laurel is working with the District Attorney's office to take down the vigilante. Meanwhile, flashbacks to the island show Oliver's mentors Slade, Shado and Oliver in a desperate situation.

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 22 - Invincible
    7.9/10(39 votes)

    #16 - Invincible

    S2:E22

    After Zoom unleashes an army of Earth-2 meta-humans on Central City, Barry is shaken when he sees their leader is the Black Canary’s Earth-2 doppelganger, the Black Siren. Meanwhile, Wally takes to the streets to help The Flash stop the meta-humans, which worries Joe. Iris and Henry are concerned about Barry taking on Zoom.

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Year's End
    7.9/10(52 votes)

    #17 - Year's End

    S1:E9

    Oliver discovers that after he and his father went missing, Moira and Thea stopped celebrating Christmas. Determined to make up for lost time and restore a sense of normalcy to the Queen household, Oliver decides to throw the family a Christmas party. Meanwhile, Tommy asks Laurel to spend Christmas with him but she points out that Christmas was also her sister Sara's birthday and she needs to be with her father. Tommy suggests changing things up might be the best way for everyone to heal but Laurel isn't sure her father is ready for that. Meanwhile, Diggle tells Oliver someone is murdering the people on his father's list with arrows, which sends Oliver off to face his toughest adversary yet.

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - Invasion! (II)
    7.8/10(44 votes)

    #18 - Invasion! (II)

    S3:E8

    When aliens called the Dominators attack Central City, Barry speeds over to Star City to ask the Green Arrow for help in stopping them. Realizing the battle against the Dominators is bigger than they thought, they track down the Legends of Tomorrow, and Barry and Cisco create a breach to bring back a secret weapon – Supergirl. Once all of the super friends are assembled, they come up with a plan to attack but a shocking secret related to Flashpoint is revealed and suddenly no one is sure who they can trust. Meanwhile, Wally wants to join the battle against the aliens but Iris tells him he’s not ready. The crossover starts on Supergirl S02E08 Medusa (I). It continues on Arrow S05E08 Invasion! (III) and DC's Legends of Tomorrow S02E07 Invasion! (IV).

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Crucible
    7.8/10(51 votes)

    #19 - Crucible

    S2:E4

    Oliver discovers a man who goes by the name “The Mayor” is bringing illegal guns in to The Glades, so Oliver sponsors a “Cash for Guns” event to help clean up the city. Unfortunately, The Mayor crashes the event with his gang and seriously injures Sin. The Canary is furious when she learns her friend is in the hospital and sets out for revenge. Meanwhile, Felicity stuns Oliver with a bit of information about the Canary, Donner asks Laurel to dinner, and Diggle reconnects with an old friend.

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 23 - My Name Is Oliver Queen
    7.7/10(49 votes)

    #20 - My Name Is Oliver Queen

    S3:E23

    With time running out for Starling City, Oliver tries to stop Ra's from unleashing the bioweapon and killing millions.

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Killer Frost
    7.6/10(32 votes)

    #21 - Killer Frost

    S3:E7

    Caitlin uses her powers to save Barry but as her mother predicted, the effort unleashes her inner Killer Frost. Killer Frost goes on a rampage looking for Dr. Alchemy, kidnapping Julian and battling both The Flash and Vibe. Meanwhile, Joe and H.R. have a heart to heart talk.

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Running to Stand Still
    7.6/10(40 votes)

    #22 - Running to Stand Still

    S2:E9

    When Mark Mardon AKA The Weather Wizard returns to break Leonard Snart AKA Captain Cold and James Jesse AKA The Trickster out of Iron Heights, Barry must stop these rogues from taking over Central City during Christmas. Meanwhile, Joe and Iris meet Wally West.

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Lone Gunmen
    7.6/10(63 votes)

    #23 - Lone Gunmen

    S1:E3

    Oliver is surprised when someone shoots and kills one of his targets. As his plan is to bring people to justice vs. outright killing them, Oliver doesn't appreciate the help and searches for the gunman. He soon learns that the man, Deadshot, is taking out businessmen who are scheduled to bid at an auction on an energy company and Walter is one of the bidders. Realizing he can't protect his family and stop Deadshot at the same time, Oliver enlists Detective Lance's help, but his plan has dire consequences. Meanwhile, Laurel and Tommy get caught in an awkward situation with Oliver.

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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Muse of Fire
    7.5/10(51 votes)

    #24 - Muse of Fire

    S1:E7

    Oliver encounters a mysterious woman, Helena Bertinelli, daughter of mob boss Frank Bertinelli, who he can finally be himself with, but he soon comes to realize she's hiding dangerous secrets of her own. Helena is on her own personal mission of vengeance and Oliver is caught in the middle. Meanwhile, Tommy is blindsided by an unfortunate turn of events and turns to Laurel for support.

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.4/10(92 votes)

    #25 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. Back in Starling City, Oliver slowly reconnects with those closest to him. Oliver has brought back many new skills from his time on the island and manages to secretly create the persona of Arrow to right the wrongs of his family and fight the ills of society. As Arrow, Oliver will atone for the past sins of his family while he searches for the personal redemption he needs.

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Andrew Kreisberg Ratings Summary

"Fast Enough" is the best rated episode written by Andrew Kreisberg. It scored 8.526/10 based on 57 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 5/19/2015 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Sacrifice".