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We All Have To Die Sometime. Issue #8 of Arrow  follows a similar pattern that I have noticed in recent issues - they all seem to include one great backstory, then two pretty empty stories revolving around the Hood's campaign. This issue contains the stories 'Back from the Deadshot', 'Hunters' and 'Diamond in the Rough'; 'Back from the Deadshot' fills in the blanks between Deadshot's appearances in season one whilst also showing how he escaped after his first showdown with the Hood; 'Hunters' takes a different approach and shows how Oliver would fare whilst being hunted by a wild beast; and 'Diamond in the Rough' puts Felicity front and centre as she becomes caught up with one of Oliver's targets. 'Back from the Deadshot' is by far the highlight of this issue, with the always brilliant Floyd Lawton shining in his solo adventure. We learn how he was abducted by a strange group after being shot in the eye. Unfortuna...

There's Always One Moment When You Can Turn It All Around. This episode is the first time Oliver truly strayed from the List. He goes after a group of bank robbers, known as The Royal Flush Gang, because his father fired one of the men in the gang. Tommy meanwhile throws Laurel a fundraiser and they grow closer together. Thea wanted Tommy to pick her. The episode is fun, if a bit basic. Moira and Oliver grow closer at the end. The pattern of one off episodes is growing stale and also the main plotline needs a kick in the balls. Good to see a comic villain group and a sad, reality grounded tale surrounding their circumstances. In the past, having met Fyers last episode, Oliver trips and debates with his father, eventually vowing to stay alive to avenge him. STARRING: The Royal Flush Gang EASTER EGGS: - The masks that the Reston family wore during their bank robberies had the markings of the ten, Jack, Queen, King and Ace of spades. This is in reference to The Royal Flush Gan...