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I Approve Of This High. Count Vertigo returns in the seventh episode on Arrow  season 2 to terrorise the city whilst Moira's future is decided. A fun episode, 'State v. Queen' expands upon the current Brother Blood story whilst also bringing back a great villain from series one and ramping up the drama in the flashbacks. This episode was full of big reveals, the first of which being that the Count (now renamed "Count Vertigo", thus fully embracing his comics identity) escaped from Iron Heights during the Undertaking and has now used fake vaccinations to hook Starling City on Vertigo. A nice twist of a Vertigo story, I liked how Adam and Dig both suffered at the Count's hands, making his threat seem more real. Count Vertigo himself was over-the-top and ridiculous as always, but for some reason I really do enjoy watching him bounce across the screen like a Joker wannabe. Whilst his kidnapping of Felicity was predictable and dull (come on, when will this gir...

A Single Step. The Count was one of my personal favourite villains of this first season of Arrow , so I was extremely disappointed to discover that his screen time would be limited in 'Unfinished Business', as the character was reduced to insane babbling as a result of his OD on Vertigo previously. The plot twist that the Count wasn't actually pulling the strings was a refreshing one however and it was nice to see Oliver finally feel empathy for one of the villains and decide not to kill him. Elsewhere, Tommy and Oliver's fight seemed strange to me. At no point had Oliver suggested he thought Tommy was dealing Vertigo so him snapping at Oliver was out of the blue. I am also gutted that Tommy won't be managing the nightclub anymore, as he is one of my favourite characters in the show and Oliver should probably start showing him some respect. In the past, we get to see a momentous moment as Shado strengthens Oliver's grip and hand in order to allow him to dr...

The Count. 'Vertigo' is an adequate entry in Arrow 's first season, which mixes up the current formula by seeing Oliver face off against a drug kingpin, The Count, as opposed to the names on the List. Oliver's vendetta against the Count is motivated by the fact that Vertigo has resulted in Thea's arrest, thus it is nice to see Oliver's emotions getting the best of him for once, as he is unable to contain the rage he feels towards those behind Vertigo. The Count himself is a great villain of the week, channelling similar energy and lunacy as the Joker and making for a sufficiently psychotic enemy. He came across a bit too over-the-top at times, however ultimately Seth Gabel puts in a great performance and one that leaves viewers hoping to catch the Count again in a later episode, now that he has been driven even further into insanity via his own creation. The flashbacks this week set the past story in a new direction, as Yao Fei fakes Oliver's death and...