Green Arrow is by far the worst TV show in the DC and Marvel TV Universe, however, Season 4 of Green Arrow was somewhat redeeming for the series. Nothing ever happened on the show previous to Season 4. If you never watched Green Arrow before, I would recommend you to start watching at Season 3, because season 1 and 2 were a complete waste of time. A season of Green Arrow sticks to the same predictable routine:
- Action in the first couple of episodes,
- Action around episode 10-12 to keep people interested, and then
- Finally some action in the last two episodes.
All the episodes in between are filled with mindless rambling from Felicity Stone, super annoying Thea and the other random nameless characters who I don’t care to know. All mindless chatter.
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Overall – the show has a very gloomy tone – even more gloomy than Batman. Nothing fun ever happens and everyone is miserable. Season 1 of Green Arrow was totally unmemorable, I enjoyed Season 2 with Deadshot, and Suicide Squad in Season 3 was atrocious.
The only redeeming quality of Season 4 is the show is when:
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they do crossovers with the Flash
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the Black Canary dies
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Oliver and Felicity break up (while Felicity is crippled).
Finally something happens! When Felicity did become handicapped, that was definitely a surprise. And it happened around episode 10, where they spend most of the time trying to keep viewers through the season. Of course, she did get use of her legs back soon enough, but that wheelchair threw me in a loop. The crossover episode in Season 4 with the Flash, that also included the DC Legends of Tomorrow is the best the Green Arrow show has ever done. They need to make the show more like that.
Thea is the worst character on the show. I’m not sure if it’s the character, or I totally hate the actress Joanna Chance Holland. I know she is young, but holy shit I hate her acting, I hate the way she plays the character, and I hate her overall look. This is a pretty model and they have her with this short hair in baggy clothes, and she just looks horrible. And she is constantly sullying the whole time. She is not fun. I do not want her on the show anymore, or I would like the actress to be replaced.
I do enjoy the Lazarus Pit. I know they got rid of it this season, but it was great to see Sarah resurrected as some sort of crazy canary type person. And I do like Sarah on the DC Legends of Tomorrow.
You just need to stick to playing video games!! There has to be more to a story than just action alone!!!! I skydive regularly, but have time for romance and everyday life
Cameron Hunter let’s gear up arsenal and hunt this guy down
S4 was the worst, let’s go Peppers
So is your mum
I read this and realized it was someone who doesnt actually watch the show.
I like the show..but hate all the flashback crap, we mute those scenes! who cares!
i agree! Enough with the flashbacks already.
Nathan Allcroft
Arrow is actually bad ass as fuck, bit slow to begin with and coming from a hard core Batman fan Gotham would have to be the worst…watched one episode and wanted to scoop my eyes out with a ice cream scooper
I’m going to have to respectfully disagree Arrow is bar none better than Gotham and S.H.I.E.L.D on their best days. Granted I do like Flash a bit better Arrow is a close 2nd in my book
wouldn’t say its the worst for either universe, gotham is terrible and so is agents of shield
This is sponsored? Waste of money. Garbage piece bashing a really great show. Season 5 is awesome so far.
Batman V Superman exposed a problem with our viewing public, we have become lazy & spoiled. You are exhibit A my friend.
The show has got much better in season 5, season 2 is the best season so far
I actually enjoyed all seasons. Every bit of it was great to me.
I like it lol
Lies it’s Gotham
Season 4 is the redeeming season?
You misspelled season 5
Lay off the crack
The forth season was the worst the main actor said he hated it to gtfo who ever wrote this should hang from the neck until death Gotham is a worse show then this
Nope.
You guys writing this clearly don’t watch. Season 5, the current season is redeeming the damage done by seasons 3&4. Get your shit together.
I thought this was a joke article until I started reading the comments and replies from styzzz. You know less than jon snow
Best show on tv hands down
I love arrow it deff not the worst by far hell yall talm bout
This punk doesn’t know what they’re talking about. The show is amazing!
Sorry styzzz. But I must say, based on the comments, that your opinion does not match up with the others. I don’t say you are wrong, because different people like different things. However, anyone I have ever talked to (me and several of my friends (Cameron Michael Beard) watch this show) says that season 4 ruined it for them and that season 1 was the best, season 5 is redeeming the show. What I believe more fans are interested in with this show is the action sequences and fighting choreography, and season 4 was nothing but bow twirling and Oliver, who has beaten Merlin, Slade Wilson, and Ra’s Al Ghul having a hard time taking on Anarchy? WTF is that? Season 5 has brought back aspects of fight and action sequencing from season 1 and, in my opinion, has even improved on them. I believe this is why it has been so popular so far among Arrow fans.
This is my opinion anyway.
Yeah – I just have a slightly different opinion even though I agree with you on the above. I like to see character development tho. . .i love seeing changes in how characters are. . .and action of course
Reasons this article is poor.
1. Didn’t get Felicity’s last name correct
2. Got Willa Holland’s (Thea’s actress) name wrong
3. Weak points
4. Claimed that you could start at S3 and be ok.
5. Called S1 and S2 forgettable even though they were great.
6. Said Flash cross over in S4 was one of the best parts of the show, even though it had nothing to do with the S4 Arrow or Flash story.
7. Claiming S1 and S2 had little action even though S4 had the least amount of action so far. (S5 has the most per episode).
8. Could have been written by anyone who looked on wiki for main plot points and didn’t watch most of the show.
Bonus: Either didn’t watch the show or didn’t pay attention, because you wanted to hate the show.
Conclusion: Article is poorly written and has horribly flawed logic.
I had trouble paying attention to the first two seasons. They just didnt get me interested. . .i did watch everything tho. You have to agree that the actress who plays Thea is ATROCIOUS
I’ve seen far worse. The simple fact is that season 4 was the worst season, by far. Thankfully, S5 is turning it around
Huge green arrow fan like obsessively huge. At first in season 1 was disappointed but kept watching. It keeps getting better. Season 4 for me dropped for me in some areas. Season 5 way better so far. Its a good show.
Poor wording. This is atrocious lmfao. Don’t hate on Thea.
Styzzz, if you aren’t going to do at least a little research, don’t write articles, you give us real writers a bad name.
Thea is one of the strongest actors on that show!
Even on arrows worst day its still a better TV show than Gotham
thats true….Im trying to get into Gotham but just cant
I had to force myself through the first season. The 3rd started out great but once penguin showing more and more that hes gay im not so sure. Just ruining characters i grew up with
Same here man. I actually liked all the seasons but once they made penguin gay I got pissed. Not everyone has to be gay to get viewers…
Indeed, a much better show than Gotham.
Season FIVE is redeeming. Season 4 caused the need for redemption.
Thank you! Somebody sees the truth!
I know this article is crap if it says season 4 was redeeming
Why? you hated season 4?
Worst yet. And this show is better than most
Chris Molony I just thought the first 3 seasons has no character development, but season 4 had characters evolving….the villain sucked tho
S4 had character’s back tracked and reverse developing. It also had forced drama that was contradictory to the characters themselves. It also had the least amount of action out of all 5 seasons.
The first three set everything up that they tore down in s4. It was boring and got rid of everything we love. This show has just become a spinoff factory.