ARROW

NEW TV SERIAL   

MY OPINION  

 I enjoyed the show. It's really exciting to find out what happens next episode. The premiere will answer some questions as well as leave you with many, which is a good thing because with a show like this you don't want to spoil the mystery surrounding Green Arrow and his ordeal before rejoining the public eye; however much to the chagrin of some he comes into contact with. Thus so far with the pilot episode, the result was an enjoyable ride from start to finish. Here's hoping that this show has long life on the airwaves.

STORY LINE

The series follows Oliver Queen, billionaire playboy of Starling City, who spends five years stranded on an island following a shipwreck that claims the life of everyone else on board, including his father, Robert Queen, and Sarah Lance, the sister of Oliver's girlfriend.

 Upon his return to Starling City, he is reunited with his mother, Moira, and her new husband, Walter, the former CFO of his father's company. He is also greeted by his younger sister, Thea, and his best friend, Tommy; Oliver tries to reconnect with ex-girlfriend Laurel Lance, but she blames him for her sister, Sarah's, death. Oliver and Sarah were having an affair at the time of the accident.

During the day, Oliver plays the billionaire playboy; at night, he becomes a green-hooded vigilante, following through with his father's dying wishes to right the wrongs of the Queen family, fight the ills of society, and restore Starling City to its former glory. Oliver's vigilante persona becomes the focus of Detective Quentin Lance, father to Laurel and Sarah, who is determined to arrest him, unaware of his real identity. Oliver is also constantly flanked by a bodyguard, John Diggle, who suspects Oliver is hiding something under his playboy persona. Moira is also hiding some secrets, as she knows that the family yacht was actually sabotaged.

CAST & TRAILER

Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen / Arrow

• Katie Cassidy as Dinah Laurel Lance

• Colin Donnell as Tommy Merlyn
• David Ramsey as John Diggle

• Willa Holland as Thea Queen
• Susanna Thompson as Moira Queen
• Paul Blackthorne as Detective Quentin Lance