The Best Episodes Written By Brian Ford Sullivan

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(8 votes)

   #1 - The Dead Man's Hand

   S2:E88/5/2026

   The X-Men confront a ghost from their past.

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   8.3/10(7 votes)

   #2 - Survival of the Fittest

   S2:E98/12/2026

   The X-Men are pushed to their limits as their past comes back to haunt them.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #3 - Superman's Pal, Sid Sharp

   S1:E359/9/2017

   Reporter Sid Sharp has aspirations on becoming a superhero.

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   8.0/10(53 votes)

   #4 - Broken Arrow

   S3:E194/15/2015

   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.

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   7.9/10(31 votes)

   #5 - Kapiushon

   S5:E173/22/2017

   Prometheus goes to extreme lengths to destroy Oliver. In flashbacks, Oliver's violent tendencies come to a head in a confrontation with Anatoly.

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   7.8/10(53 votes)

   #6 - Legends of Yesterday (II)

   S4:E812/2/2015

   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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   7.8/10(47 votes)

   #7 - Haunted

   S4:E511/4/2015

   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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   7.7/10(48 votes)

   #8 - Uprising

   S3:E122/4/2015

   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.

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   7.6/10(52 votes)

   #9 - Al Sah-him

   S3:E214/29/2015

   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..

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    7.6/10(51 votes)

    #10 - This is Your Sword

    S3:E225/6/2015

    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.

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    7.6/10(55 votes)

    #11 - The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak

    S3:E511/5/2014

    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.

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    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Days of Past Future

    S2:E17/1/2026

    Forge and Bishop launch an ambitious plan to rescue the X-Men who have been scattered through time.

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13. 

    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Family Reunion: Episode 1

    S1:E18/25/2015

    Mari McCabe, an orphan young woman, is chased through the city exactly 3 days after she was bailed out of jail by her foster father. She squares off with The Flash and Arrow.

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14. 

    7.4/10(35 votes)

    #14 - Penance

    S5:E410/26/2016

    Oliver and Lyla team up on a secret mission for Diggle. Felicity finds out and disapproves of the plan and opts to stay behind. When Tobias Church launches a deadly assault against the city, Felicity must decide if she wants to send the recruits out sans the Green Arrow.

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    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Family Reunion: Episode 6

    S1:E69/29/2015

    Mari embraces her destiny as Vixen.

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    7.3/10(52 votes)

    #16 - The Offer

    S3:E163/18/2015

    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.

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    7.2/10(38 votes)

    #17 - So It Begins

    S5:E611/9/2016

    Prometheus claims two more victims, and Oliver realizes that the killings are related to the people on his father's list. His recruits aren't happy to hear that Oliver used to be a serial killer. In the past, Oliver finally meets Kovar and may not live to regret it.

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    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Family Reunion: Episode 4

    S1:E49/15/2015

    Vixen pushes her abilities to the limit to escape The Flash and Arrow.

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    7.2/10(33 votes)

    #19 - Who Are You?

    S5:E101/25/2017

    Worried that Prometheus is right and he is truly a killer at heart, Oliver looks for any ray of hope and finds it in what seems to be the miraculous return of Laurel Lance. However Felicity, still reeling from Detective Malone's murder, is bent on revenge - she wants to stop Prometheus at any cost. While in prison, Diggle fights for his life.

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    7.0/10(43 votes)

    #20 - Lost in the Flood

    S4:E225/18/2016

    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.

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    7.0/10(46 votes)

    #21 - Taken

    S4:E152/24/2016

    Oliver realizes he needs help battling Darhk so he calls in an old friend – Vixen. Using her magical ability to summon animal powers, Vixen gets a lock on Darhk's location and the team goes to war. Meanwhile, Thea has a heart-to-heart talk with Malcolm.

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    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Strange Land, Savage Heart

    S2:E77/29/2026

    The X-Men travel to the Savage Land and are surprised to find a familiar face.

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    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #23 - Family Reunion: Episode 2

    S1:E29/1/2015

    Vixen hones her skills and learns about her past.

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    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Family Reunion: Episode 3

    S1:E39/8/2015

    Vixen gets an unexpected house call from a couple of heroes.

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    7.0/10(47 votes)

    #25 - A.W.O.L.

    S4:E111/27/2016

    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.

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