Arrow Season 4 Premiere Recap: Green Arrow

Season: 4 / Episode: 1 / The CW Season 4 of the OG superhero show promised to finally deliver the man most DC fans know and love: Green Arrow. Not The Hood, not Arrow, not the vigilante, but GREEN ARROW. I must say, the show did a good job of setting up this final transition and should have a full season to dive into and flesh out the billionaire playboy turned island captive turned vengeful son turned murderous vigilante who has finally transformed into a believable and viable hero for Starling City. Where Are You Now? The season premier starts off with a fake out flashback. It’s Oliver Queen running through trees on his purgatory island Mowgli flow, buuuttt it’s not the island, it’s his Pleasantville morning jog. He and Felicity Smoak are doing exactly what they said they would: living a calm, relaxing, enjoyable suburban Ivy Town life. They went full cuffin season. Ollie and Felicity are in couples’ paradise talking to their friends about enrolling the kids in school before they’re even born, because the wait list is that long. Welcome to being  a family man Ollie.

Back in Starling City, Diggle, Speedy, and Canary are trying to foil some gang’s attempt to hijack a truck’s cargo. They fail miserably and shoot back to headquarters. These dudes who call themselves Ghosts are running the city. Laurel wants to ask Oliver to return but Dig is embarrassed they couldn’t hold it down in his absence. Now Introducing: Damien Darhk Assistant D.A. Laurel Lance is meeting up with a bun…