The Green Arrow is forced to face a powerful new drug dealer when Wild Dog goes off on his own.

Arrow as the title of the episode suggests is all about trust. The entire episode is about Oliver trusting other individuals whether it’s as Green Arrow or his job as the Mayor. Even the flashbacks that we get in the episode is about trust and Oliver learning that when it comes to his new crew.

The episode takes off when Wild Dog goes off on his own resulting in an individual being enhanced and also screwing up an investigation that police were going to do concerning the influx of drugs into the city. But, even though Wild Dog made a mistake if Oliver had listened to him there wouldn’t even have been an issue to start. So, trust goes two ways it shows.

But that episode theme is throughout the episode. Felicity has to decide if she’ll tell the truth about the death of his family and city to Rory and there’s also Thea basically running the city for Oliver and Thea learning about trusting the media. Lessons are learned and it’s pretty obvious what the point of the episode was. That’s not a bad thing and brings various aspects of the core of the season together.

There’s also Diggle dealing with the fallout of what we last saw and how Lyla reacts. The less said about that, the better as I have no idea where it’s going.

I think the coolest aspect of the show has to do with Curtis Holt who not only gives us our first Mr. Terrific moment but sports the iconic face paint.

The series is doing a good job of balancing the various aspects of Oliver’s roles and it’s entertaining to watch. The series has been improving this season in that way and here’s to seeing where it all goes.

Overall rating: 7.45