8.0/1042 votes#1 - The Undertaking
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/2013
Finding it difficult to mend fences with Tommy and Diggle, Oliver instead focuses on crossing another name off the list. While digging through a crooked accountant's laptop, Felicity discovers a transaction that could help Oliver find Walter. To reconfirm the lead, Oliver gambles that Felicity can be counted on in the field for the first time. In a flashback, Malcolm reveals to Robert Queen and Frank Chen painful details surrounding his wife's murder, and how that shaped his plans for the Glades. Meanwhile, Tommy stuns Laurel with the truth.
Director: Michael Schultz
Writer: Lana Cho
8.0/1041 votes#2 - Betrayal
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/6/2013
Cyrus Vanch, a nefarious criminal, is recently released from prison and intends to re-secure his position as leader of the underworld. His first step is to take down his biggest opponent in the city - Arrow. Meanwhile, Oliver shows Moira his father's notebook and questions her about the names on the list. Thea is miserable as she starts her internship with Laurel at the legal aid office and Detective Lance makes a deadly mistake that puts Laurel in the crosshairs of Vanch.
Director: Guy Norman Bee
Writer: Lana Cho
7.7/1053 votes#3 - An Innocent Man
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/2012
Oliver still hasn't figured out how to get back in Laurel's good graces, but a late night bonding session with Thea gives him the inspiration he needs. Looking into a suspicious murder case, Oliver realizes an innocent man, Peter Declan, was framed by one of the targets on his list. As Arrow, he asks Laurel to help prove Declan's innocence. Meanwhile, Walter asks one of his employees, Felicity Smoak, to look into a $2.6 million withdrawal that Moira made without his knowledge.
Director: Vincent Misiano
Writer: Lana Cho
7.6/1047 votes#4 - The Huntress Returns
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/20/2013
With his nightclub set to open and a new romance brewing with McKenna, Oliver is as happy as he's been since returning to Starling City. But when Oliver's ex, The Huntress, suddenly returns to town, she threatens to destroy everything and everyone he cares about. Meanwhile, Laurel and her father struggle with the return of Dinah Lance who claims she has proof Sara is still alive. Thea gets Roy Harper a job at Oliver's club, but he's not too inclined to stop his life of crime. Oliver and Tommy are thrilled they were able to get Steve Aoki to play at the opening of their new nightclub, Verdant.
Director: Guy Norman Bee
Writer: Lana Cho
7.5/1013 votes#5 - The Kennedy Curse
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/15/2018
When a mission goes awry, Wyatt and Rufus are forced to bring a 17-year-old John F. Kennedy with them to the present. Anxious to return the future president to history, the team must find a way to work together to rescue JFK and return him to the past before Rittenhouse assassinates him in 2018.
Director: Holly Dale
Writer: Lana Cho
7.5/102 votes#6 - Beyond Repair
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/24/2023
Jin finds himself in trouble at school as Wei-Chen tries to rescue his father from the Bull Demon.
Director: Erin O'Malley
Writer: Lana Cho
6.8/1012 votes#8 - The World's Columbian Exposition
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/16/2017
Lucy's situation grows desperate after she's taken captive by Flynn and brought to the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. In their dogged pursuit of Lucy, Wyatt and Rufus fall into a sinister trap.
Director: Craig Zisk
Writer: Lana Cho
6.6/1018 votes#9 - Atomic City
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2016
In Rat Pack-era Vegas, the team is hot on Flynn’s heels with the era’s most infamous mistress in toe.
Director: Charles Beeson
Writer: Lana Cho
5.4/105 votes#10 - Least You Had a Spare
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2021
More devastating truths are unearthed by Lennon as the crew frantically search for one of their own who has gone missing.
Director: Benjamin Semanoff
Writer: Lana Cho
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"The Undertaking" is the best rated episode written by Lana Cho. It scored 8/10 based on 42 votes. It was directed by Michael Schultz. It aired on 5/1/2013 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Betrayal".
