Arrow Recap: “The Longbow Hunters”

Season 7 / Episode 2, The Longbow Hunters / The CW This week’s episode is all over the place, but in a good way. Every character is getting plenty of screen time and development with plenty of gray areas for the viewer to dive into. While some actions can be frustrating to watch, the episode does a good job of portraying why the characters are acting the way they are. Pulling back on the super hero antics and pushing forward the character development has this season off to a good start and I’m here for it.

Gettin’ Gains We start out with Ollie doing push ups in solitary confinement, ‘cause what else would he be doing, before being let out by our favorite guard, Peter Yorke . He has a bone to pick with the “rich and entitled” ex-hero and isn’t afraid to let him know. In the meantime, the old gang are busy discussing how to go after Diaz. Felicity is hell-bent on catching him and the rest of the team is split on how to go about it. Rene is all for it and even wants to include the new Green Arrow, whoever he may be. Diggle and Dinah want it done by the books and legally. Curtis just enjoys his new job and doesn’t want to ruin that, and I don’t blame him. If anyone gets caught stepping outside the law then everything Ollie did would be for naught. So chill Felicity (spoiler: she ain’t chillin’.) Meanwhile, we get our first look at the Longbow Hunters, and so far they seem like a good step forward for the shows villains. I’m not the biggest fan of Diaz, he never seemed like he sh…