The Best Episodes Written By Marc Guggenheim

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.7/10(32 votes)

   #1 - Lian Yu

   S5:E235/24/2017

   Oliver assembles a group of unlikely allies - Slade, Nyssa, Merlyn and Digger Harkness - to engage in an epic battle against Chase and his army.

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   8.7/10(17 votes)

   #2 - Fadeout

   S8:E101/28/2020

   After eight seasons, and the launch of countless superheroes, the series wraps up the story of the Green Arrow.

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   8.5/10(48 votes)

   #3 - Sacrifice

   S1:E235/15/2013

   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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   8.4/10(46 votes)

   #4 - Unthinkable

   S2:E235/14/2014

   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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   8.3/10(48 votes)

   #5 - Deathstroke

   S2:E184/2/2014

   Sara and Roy become prisoners at the Slade and the only one who is able to save them is Oliver Queen.

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   8.3/10(50 votes)

   #6 - The Brave and the Bold (II)

   S3:E812/3/2014

   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.

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   8.0/10(23 votes)

   #7 - Docket No. 11-19-41-73

   S6:E215/3/2018

   The pressure mounts for Oliver who begins to wonder if he will lose everything in his battle to save Star City. A familiar face returns.

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   8.0/10(22 votes)

   #8 - Aruba

   S2:E174/4/2017

   When a massive timequake rocks the ship while the legends are preparing for their next destination, they must break a cardinal rule of time travel.

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   7.9/10(53 votes)

   #9 - State v. Queen

   S2:E711/20/2013

   The Count has a new scheme to turn Starling City's residents into clients by addicting them to a new drug and then selling them Vertigo to cure it. among those stricken are Diggle and DA Donner, who collapses in the middle of presenting his case against Moira.

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    7.9/10(45 votes)

    #10 - Public Enemy

    S3:E184/1/2015

    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.

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    7.9/10(24 votes)

    #11 - Starling City

    S8:E110/15/2019

    Oliver returns to Starling City on Earth-2, where he encounters familiar faces while trying to decipher the Monitor's mission. Meanwhile, Mia and William's team clash with a new foe.

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    7.9/10(50 votes)

    #12 - The Odyssey

    S1:E142/13/2013

    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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    7.9/10(51 votes)

    #13 - City of Heroes

    S2:E110/9/2013

    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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    7.9/10(45 votes)

    #14 - 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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    7.9/10(52 votes)

    #15 - Year's End

    S1:E912/12/2012

    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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    7.9/10(31 votes)

    #16 - Invasion! (IV)

    S2:E712/1/2016

    After learning the Dominators’ plan for the world, the Legends must work together with The Flash, Supergirl and Green Arrow to kill them once and for all. Meanwhile, Stein figures out, with the help of others, how the team can terminate the Dominators, but is distracted by the aberration he realizes he created in 1987. The crossover starts on Supergirl S02E08 Medusa (I), The Flash S03E08 Invasion! (II) and Arrow S05E08 Invasion! (III).

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    7.8/10(21 votes)

    #17 - The Legion of Doom

    S2:E101/31/2017

    The Legends are determined to find and rescue Rip, but first must focus on locating the Spear of Destiny. Stein thinks he has the perfect person to help but knows involving her will be risky. Meanwhile, Malcom Merlyn and Damien Darhk realize that Thawne is pitting them against each other.

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    7.8/10(25 votes)

    #18 - Life Sentence

    S6:E235/17/2018

    With a new ally on his team, Oliver engages Diaz in an epic final battle.

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    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #19 - Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Four (IV)

    S8:E81/14/2020

    Stuck in the Vanishing Point, the Paragons search for a way to escape. The futility of the situation is compounded by The Flash's disappearance. However, hope appears in the form of Oliver, who reveals that he has become something else. Meanwhile, the origin stories for The Monitor and Anti-Monitor are revealed This crossover begins on Supergirl S5E09, Batwoman S1E09, and The Flash S6E09 and concludes on Legends of Tomorrow S05E01.

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    7.8/10(30 votes)

    #20 - Elseworlds (II)

    S7:E912/10/2018

    With Oliver and Barry still stuck in the other’s bodies, the two get a lead on John Deegan and head to Gotham City with Supergirl to figure out why their reality has changed. While there, they meet the mysterious Kate Kane who provides them with information that leads the group to Arkham Asylum. The crossover starts on The Flash S05E09 Elseworlds (I) and concludes on Supergirl S04E09 Elseworlds (III).

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    7.8/10(26 votes)

    #21 - Legendary

    S1:E165/19/2016

    After the numerous sacrifices the team has made since the beginning of this ride, Rip decides that it’s time they each decide their own destiny and returns them to Central City a few months after they first left. Returned to their normal lives, each team member must individually decide if they are willing to sacrifice everything in order to save the world. Meanwhile, Sara visits with her father who delivers some heartbreaking news about her sister.

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    7.8/10(41 votes)

    #22 - Invasion! (III)

    S5:E811/30/2016

    Oliver wakes up to a life where he never got on The Queen’s Gambit. Robert and Moira Queen are alive and well. Laurel is his loving fiancée and their wedding is imminent. Everything seems perfect, but Oliver starts to notice small imperfections that make him question this new reality. Meanwhile, Felicity and the recruits take on a new threat with help from The Flash and Supergirl. The crossover starts on Supergirl S02E08 Medusa (I) and The Flash S03E08 Invasion! (II). It continues on DC's Legends of Tomorrow S02E07 Invasion! (IV).

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    7.7/10(17 votes)

    #23 - The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly

    S3:E184/9/2018

    The Legends plan to vanquish Mallus by using the totems doesn't go as planned, forcing Rip to improvise. The team finds itself regrouping in the Wild West where they run into their old pal Jonah Hex. Sara leaves Ray in charge of watching Damien Darhk, while she comes up with a new plan. Meanwhile, Amaya is determined to find a way to use the totems to destroy Mallus.

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    7.7/10(49 votes)

    #24 - My Name Is Oliver Queen

    S3:E235/13/2015

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

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    7.7/10(24 votes)

    #25 - Destiny

    S1:E155/12/2016

    Being in the vicinity of the Time Masters leaves Rip and Rory incredibly disturbed for very different reasons. Meanwhile, Sara takes over the Waverider, Kendra is reunited with Carter and Snart decides he might be a hero after all.

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