The fifth season of the american television series arrow premiered on the cw on october 5. Oliver queens final adventure hits emotional peaks while spearheading the gamechanging crisis on infinite earths, giving the emerald archer a rousing sendoff. Katie cassidy returning to the cws arrow as series regular. While laurel lance did get some due respect from most sides of the arrow fanbase leading up to her death, we cant help but constantly remember. After laurels death and the departures of both diggle and. With team arrow having dispersed following the events of season four, oliver and felicity are at loggerheads over whether they. The fourth season of the american television series arrow premiered on the cw on october.
Mar 27, 2017 an original cast member of arrow, cassidy portrayed laurel lanceblack canary for the first four seasons, before being killed off in the midst of season 4. The seventh and penultimate season of the american television series arrow premiered on the cw on october 15, 2018, and concluded on may, 2019, with a total of 22 episodes. News spoilers october 2, 2016 craig byrne arrow 2529 arrow cw 1077 arrow season 5 252 arrow season 5 spoilers 218 arrow spoilers 1580 arrow tv show 701 black canary 177 black canary returning 1 cw arrow 1058 katie cassidy 262 laurel lance 62 laurel lance death 1 laurel lance is alive 1. Arrow 2x14 laurel and oliver in the hallway duration. Arrow2457 arrow cw1073 arrow season 5252 arrow season 5 spoilers218 arrow spoilers1532 arrow tv show695 black canary166 black canary returning1 cw arrow1057 katie cassidy252 laurel lance59 laurel lance death1 laurel lance is alive1. Sep 06, 2018 arrow s new showrunner beth schwartz confirmed the tidbit ahead of the season 7 premiere. At a recent appearance, onetime black canary katie cassidy reveals that laurel lance will be in the arrow season 5 premiere. On arrow season 5 episode 23, on the season finale the battle between oliver and adrian chase culminates in one final epic battle taking place on lian yu.
The team is still dealing with the death of laurel and all the characters end up in very different places to start the season. Oliver queen stephen amell walking into the team arrow lair, only to be greeted by laurel lance katie cassidy for most people. Nov, 2018 well, at least one of the various ongoing mysteries of arrow season 7 has been solved. The character subsequently recurs in arrow season five and became a main character from season 6 onward. Dinah laurel lance is first introduced in the pilot episode of arrow as a legalaid attorney working at the cnri city necessary resources initiative in starling city.
A new arrow season 5 promo gives the answer to the return of katie cassidys laurel lance during the winter finale, but why is arrow spoiling. In the flashs second season, team flash took a trip to earth2, where they came across laurels doppelganger, a metahuman and highranking lieutenant in. Jul 11, 2017 arrow season 5 is much better than the last season. Katie cassidy returning to the cws arrow as series. Arrow 5x09, arrow 5x10, prometheus vs green arrow, laurel alive, arrow 5x09 laurel. Arrows fifth season finale features explosive action, explosive emotions, and then just explosives. Oct 05, 2016 the fifth season of arrow premiered on october 5, 2016 on the cw and concluded on may 24, 2017.
The internet exploded with speculation about how laurel could still be alive since the viewers witnessed both her death and her funeral in the previous season. The series is based on the dc comics character green arrow, a costumed crimefighter created by mort weisinger and george papp, and is set in the arrowverse, sharing continuity with other. What a comeback season for arrow after the disappointing s. After laurels death and the departures of both diggle and thea from team arrow, oliver takes to the streets solo to. Arrow took a really big time out from its regularseason plot last week in order to deal with an invading alien force. The series is based on the dc comics character green arrow, a costumed crimefighter created by mort weisinger and george papp, and is set in the arrowverse, sharing continuity with other arrowverse television series. But yea, i honestly just dont look at her anymore because of the makeup and whatever other issue she has going on. I found her makeup to be a little too much in season 1, and it has gotten worse in season 2. When the midseason finale of arrow aired back in december, i praised the episode, calling it one of the seasons best, but i also mentioned my reservations about laurels return to the show.
This version referred to by her middle name is oliver queens exgirlfriend and detective quentin lances older daughter over season ones course, laurel pursues a relationship with tommy merlyn, and works with the hood at. Newly appointed mayor oliver queen finds himself challenged as he fights on two fronts for the future of star city. Oct 02, 2016 arrow season 5 begins the process of rebuilding the show from its lackluster fourth year, and so far, it appears that the showrunners may have a solid plan in mind to redeem oliver queen in the. Terrific joining team arrow video oliver is reluctant to recruit new vigilantes for team arrow, but a flashback to laurels deathbed. During the talk with tvline, she also shared that laurel would be doing the best of the major characters. Arguably the darkest season in the history of the show, which, considering that this is arrow, is saying a lot. Main cast stephen amell as oliver queenthe hoodgreen arrow, david ramsey as john digglespartan, willa holland as thea queenspeedy, emily bett rickards as felicity smoakoverwatch, echo kellum as dr. The internet exploded with speculation about how laurel could still be alive since the viewers witnessed both her death and her funeral in the previous seas. The series is based on the dc comics character green arrow, a costumed crimefighter created by mort weisinger and george papp, and is set in the arrowverse. Team arrow got new members, the big reveal worked well within the season, and prometheus was a great villain. Arrow season 5 photos launch gallery if youd like him to be a playboy, then by all means, start writing him like one, amell recalled saying, and then we can do it. Dinah laurel lance november 15, 1985 april 6, 2016, better known as laurel lance, was a citizen of star city and one of its most beloved public servants.
The fourth season of the american television series arrow premiered on the cw on october 7, 2015, and concluded on may 25, 2016, with a total of 23 episodes. Following a mid season finale of arrow that saw the return of katie cassidy to the role of laurel in its final moments, a new promo for the back. She was easily the most attractive cast member in season 1 to me. Laurel was the oldest daughter of quentin lance and dinah lance after whom she was named, the older sister of sara lance, the exgirlfriendlongtime friend of oliver queen, and longtime friendwife of tommy merlyn. Dec 28, 2016 a new arrow season 5 promo gives the answer to the return of katie cassidys laurel lance during the winter finale, but why is arrow spoiling its own twist. The return of laurel lance at the end of the midseason break episode of arrow came as a bit of a shock to many viewers. No stranger to dramatic twists and turns, season five of arrow continues to introduce new villains and surprise viewers despite some inconsistency. Dinah laurel lance is the name of several fictional characters in the cws arrowverse franchise based on the dc comics character of the same name, created by writerartist team of robert kanigher and carmine infantino, and adapted by greg berlanti, marc guggenheim and andrew kreisberg for arrow in 2012. We finally met the mysterious demon in this weeks appropriately titled episode. The following might contain arrow season 5 spoilers. The season finale lian yu was really exciting, but the cliffhanger felt like a big red herring. Actually, all laurel stories took a backseat this season, and now its. Arrow s laurel lance will return in arrow season 5 episode 8, the 100th episode, which is also night three of cws fournight invasion crossover event. The fifth season of the american television series arrow premiered on the cw on october 5, 2016, and concluded on may 24, 2017, with a total of 23 episodes.
Arrows new showrunner beth schwartz confirmed the tidbit ahead of the season 7 premiere. Laurels legal work has taken a backseat for most of this season. Protecting his city from crime and corruption, vigilante hero oliver queen aka the arrow uses his formidable combat skills and marksmanship to go head to head with lethal foes including deathstroke, ras al ghul and the league of assassins and become a beacon of hope for those in need. Alt universe laurel has her canary cry in arrow season 5 inverse. Christina radish speaks with paul blackthorne about playing quentin lance on the cws arrow, what to expect with season 5, and the return of alex kingston. In the season five premiere, oliver stephen amell takes the streets solo as the green arrow, with only felicity guiding him, after the departures of both diggle and thea. Arrows laurel has an unexpected new position in season 7. After laurel s death and the departures of both diggle and. Arrow season 5 is much better than the last season. In the hour, oliver, mia, william, and laurel travel to russia to. A new arrow season 5 promo gives the answer to the return of katie cassidys laurel lance during the winter finale, but why is arrow spoiling its own twist. What happened to laurels face between season 1 and 2. Dec 01, 2019 and yet arrow, with its shortened final season and amid all the crisis prep, has found time to nuance the character further. Starting with the season opener, we saw how laurel had formed her own.
Oct 24, 2017 while laurel lance did get some due respect from most sides of the arrow fanbase leading up to her death, we cant help but constantly remember the awful person she was in the early seasons of the. With his right hand, john diggle, back in the military and his sister thea adamant about hanging up her vigilante hood as speedy, team green arrow is down to just oliver and felicity but theyre no longer the only vigilantes in town. Dinah laurel lance is the name of several fictional characters in the cws arrowverse. Meanwhile, the arrival of a deadly new adversary forces oliver to confront questions about his own legacy, both as mayor and as the green arrow. Oliver has taken on another dual role, this time as mayor of star city and as green arrow. An original cast member of arrow, cassidy portrayed laurel lanceblack canary for the first four seasons, before being killed off in the midst of season 4. One episode, kapushion, has almost all its presentday scenes centered on torture, as well as a flashback scene in which oliver skins a prisoner alive fiveman band. With team arrow having dispersed following the events of season four, oliver.
Nov 03, 2016 arrow season 5 photos launch gallery if youd like him to be a playboy, then by all means, start writing him like one, amell recalled saying, and then we can do it. On arrow season 5 episode 1, oliver continued his role as mayor, but new villains showed up in town with a score to settle. Shell appear in an alternate reality spurred by the dominators, but that wont be the last time we see katie cassidy this season. Thea has retired from being a vigilante, diggle is back in the military, quentin is in a downward spiral after the death of. Well, at least one of the various ongoing mysteries of arrow season 7 has been solved. The series is based on the dc comics character green arrow, a costumed crimefighter created by mort weisinger and george papp, and is set in the arrowverse, sharing. In season five, newly appointed mayor oliver queen finds himself challenged as he fights on two fronts for the future of star city. Since season 1, and especially after laurels middle name was revealed to be dinah, it was expected that arrow would. Thea is out of the country and diggle is in jail, but the rest of team arrow gathers to celebrate laurels return. Arrow 5x10 team arrow finds out laurel is black siren. A more impactful misstep from season 4 was arrow killing off laurel lance. Arrows midseason finale ended with a major cliffhanger. Jan 22, 2018 arrow s midseason finale ended with a major cliffhanger.