ARROW SEASON 3 FINALE: THE WEAKEST FINALE OF THE SERIES

To say the Arrow season finale was a disappointment is an understatement. I can confidently say that this was not only the weakest finale of the three seasons it has had but also the weakest season in general. Most of you know that I blame the inconsistency of Arrow this season on the Flash. And let me explain before you explode. I blame the show, the Flash in general for the decreased value of Arrow and not the hero himself. This is due to the fact that two of the three executive producers of Arrow have also created the Flash tv show giving them far less time to focus on Arrow as is evident from this rollercoaster of a season. My disappointment of the season finale began with the death of R’as Al Ghul. Granted, he may not be dead after all but in no universe would Arrow ever defeat R’as Al Ghul, ever. Not to take anything away from Oliver, in fact, along with Batman and Superman, he is my favorite superhero, and the show has had a great deal to do with that. However, R’as Al Ghul is the greatest swordsman in the DC universe and the most lethal in hand to hand combat with centuries of experience and his defeat felt extremely unrealistic. Moreover the fact that Oliver left Starling City with Felicity. Don’t get me wrong, I am a huge fan of the Felicity character, but have always felt that her romantic relationship with Oliver should always be teased but never brought into fruition. As a result, Felicity as a character has been hurt the most as it has reduced her to a winy, emotionally unstable and irrational character. She no longer serves as strong female lead in the show with her own story arcs but rather just the romantic love interest with no other lines, similarly to Iris in the Flash. Is there no more to these women than the romantic relationships they have with these heroes? Moreover, the flashbacks were also a colossal disappointment as compared to the Slade story arc on the island back in season 2. It did not tie into present day activity, other than forced dialogue that Oliver repeated in present day as an attempt to tie them in as well as the presence of Maseo and Tatsu. In general, this season felt as if the executive producers suddenly realised the immense success of the show, knowing it will probably be renewed for more seasons and held back on some story arcs, which in turn weakened season three. Admittedly, producing 23 hour long episodes is so easy task, but that is what I loved about the show, their fear to not hold back and give you all they got, as if it were the last season. With the upcoming Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl having Arrow’s creative team on board increases my fear that they will repeat the mistakes of season three, so help me spread the word that if Andrew Kreisberg and Greg Berlanti want to work on four shows simultaneously and still give each show the attention they deserve, they are greatly mistaken and should give Arrow over to people that will make the show their primary objective, so that we as fans get back the show we loved from season one and two.

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