Oliver joins Lyla on a secret mission for Diggle while Felicity opts to stay behind; Tobias Church launches a deadly assault against the city.

Arrow falls flat in this episode which sees Church making his move and Oliver and Lyla doing something about Diggle, which was hinted at in the last episode.

There’s just a lot of bad in this episode with Oliver not trusting his team and pushing them away. That’s after last episode which was all supposed to be about trusting his team and their working together. So, the lesson seems to be a short one and already out the other ear of Oliver.

There’s also the plan of breaking out Diggle. Hasn’t Lyla taken over for the deceased Waller? Can’t she use her power there to just get Diggle out of prison and conscript him? Instead there’s this convoluted plan to free him that seems like it just opens more doors than anything else.

There’s also the fact this story is likely going to connect with the Church plotline and by stopping Church they’ll wind up exonerating Diggle. Though, he has now broken out of jail, so there’s that charge lingering over him. Again, not a good plan!

Then there’s Church’s assault which just seems to come out of nowhere. We haven’t seen him much for a few episodes and then there’s this attack. It’s a bit out of place and it’s still not clear how this all fits into the bigger picture of the season. It’s another plot that we’ll find out down the road and due to that, I just don’t care. Plus Church is actually a bit too much of a lower rung villain right now compared to what Ollie has dealt with in the past.

It’s a weak episode for a season that’s trying to redefine itself from previous ones. Maybe as part of the bigger story it’ll be better, but right now it falls short.

Overall rating: 6.95