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What, OJ and Charles Manson Weren't Available? Arrow  brought back a number of villains in the Arrowverse's debut of the Suicide Squad, a fun episode with plenty of heart but lacking in execution despite its best endeavours.  Diggle once again took centre stage this week, as Amanda Waller recruited him into Task Force-X, alongside returning rogues Bronze Tiger, Shrapnel and Deadshot. I always love seeing Dig take the reigns and this week was no exception, with his relationship with Lyla being explored much more thoroughly and his complex friendship/rivalry with Deadshot becoming more amicable as we learned about Lawton's daughter. The assassin was in dire need of some humanising and 'Suicide Squad' provided this, giving the character much more depth and better dialogue to suit, which resulted in a fitting arc for the infamous sniper. The mission itself was dull however, using familiar tropes to frame a bad guy buying bad things but posing as a good man. Gholem...

Freedom. Liberty. Justice. Arrow  returns from its mid-season break with a bang - literally - as the vigilante takes on a serial bomber called Shrapnel during a pause in his hunt for Brother Blood. The aforementioned villain Shrapnel, a.k.a. Mark Scheffer, is underwhelming and underdeveloped, serving as a distraction from Oliver's crusade. His motives aren't made clear other than vague 'anti-government' comments here and there. No, the focus in this episode revolved around Laurel's investigation into Blood's past, Roy discovering his newfound power and Oliver's past catching up to him. Our hero finds himself spooked following the discovery that Mirakuru is back, after his last scarring experience with the serum on the island (which we are beginning to learn more about). As a result, he is pushed to the edge of his tether and takes it out on Felicity in a spate of jealousy and rage, which seems to have been motivated by his jealousy over Barry having st...