Quentin Lance (Paul Blackthorne) continues his mission to take down the Arrow (Stephen Amell) so Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) orders Oliver to keep a low profile. However, when a meta-human named Jake Simmons (Doug Jones), who kills people with blasts of energy and plasma, starts terrorizing Starling City, Oliver is forced to ask Ray (Brandon Routh) for help. The unlikely duo is forced to team up to save the city.

Well that was one hell of a shift in tone with one episode of a show. The episode mostly revolves around the fact Roy has turned himself in as the Arrow, leaving Oliver off the hook, but wracked with guilt. Most of the episode  has Lance attempting to pin the Arrow on Oliver though, and coming up short.

There’s also the Atom stepping in to battle a meta human where we learn some interesting facts about them. The battle is so-so, but the prospect of a team-up series and how much fun that could be revolving around him is apparent.

There’s also some rather interesting twists at the end, one that had me faked out for a bit. The end of the episode leaves another cliffhanger, one that shouldn’t be too surprising and caps off a lot of dodge and weaving.

Overall, an interesting episode, that has a weirdness to it in that there’s tons there, but I felt rather empty in the end. A great piece of the puzzle, but a poor piece on its own.

Overall rating: 7.25