Arrow Season 2.5 - #8 Review


What Justice Requires.
Arrow Season 2.5 produced its finest issue yet as the 'Blood' story arc reached its conclusion. The finale featured two chapters; 'Choice' detailed the epic showdown between the Arrow, Arsenal, the Huntress and the Renegades, whilst 'Flames' saw Brother Blood make his last stand.
In 'Choice', our heroes take on the ragtag band of villains in an awesome fight. Lock-Up was particularly devastating, taking out Roy and Oliver in a display of his electrical powers. His ultimatum at the end, along with Oliver's choice, was a good cliffhanger too. A decision that was blindingly obvious after reading the following issue.
Said issue, 'Flames', was the eventful finale. The Huntress was able to finally have a good story arc, recognising her wrongdoings and accepting that she deserved to sit out her sentence. Also she was surprisingly mature with Felicity, which again made me like her character more (way more than her TV appearance). Brother Blood's pyschotic last stand felt like a bit of an afterthought, although it was extremely satisfying watching Roy kick him to his death. That romantic ending also hints towards the budding romance between Oliver and Felicity which is only set to grow in season 3. I also just have to give a quick mention to Oliver's comically easy dispatch of Vanch as he approached him from behind. It felt like a microcosm of Vanch's role in the series - a minor and inconsequential one.
Overall, the finale to the 'Blood' story arc was a rewarding one. The Huntress received a great story arc (at last), our heroes kicked some serious ass and the stage is set for Olicity to take off. Now we begin the new arc, 'Green', which starts in #9.

 STARRING: Brother Blood II, Arsenal, The Huntress, The Dodger, Cyrus Vanch, Lock-Up, Bartek Kuranski

 RATING: 9.1/10

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