I'm still really enjoying the current season of Arrow. Ra's Al Ghul had clearly considered Oliver as a potential replacement prior to their duel; the manner in which he despatched him now making perfect sense, as he needed to see if he would 'survive the blade of Ra's Al Ghul'. Having Oliver give 'The Offer' serious consideration also worked well, particularly since Ra's tells him that he can lead the league in any way he sees fit, although that probably wouldn't actually be the case, a point Oliver was no doubt well aware of. I was a little disappointed that no one even mentioned that a certain Dark Knight wouldn't take news that Oliver had become Ra's Al Ghul well, but that's just me, I guess. I have mixed feelings regarding Nyssa's apparently permanent move to Star City; as a fan of Miss Law, I'm delighted to see more of her, but her father's implied prejudice towards her relationship with Sara is a little unsettling and it seems to me that a man who's lived as long as Ra's would have long since accepted that 'it takes all kinds to make a world'. The suggestion that the 'successor' needs to survive severe wounds inflicted by the 'incumbent' actually provides a strong reason why Ra's wouldn't be prepared to consider his daughter as his replacement. Lance's turning against the Arrow is a logical consequence of what he sees as dishonesty on the Arrow's part, but as he knows Laurel now works with 'Team Arrow' it's a matter that he should probably keep within the family; it's not Oliver's call to break such news, particularly if Laurel didn't want him to. Murmur is a suitably creepy new villain, but I've never heard of 'diamond tipped bullets' as a solution to body armour. Action sequences were up to usual standards, but they need a more suitable stunt double for Matt Nagle, the guy in the arrow suit who did the jump is physically smaller than he is! Apart from Ra's prejudice, my only other gripe this week is with the interminable 'bed-hopping' that plagues this show, Felicity's morals appear to be declining by the week! No sooner has she hooked up with Ray, then she's back mooning over Oliver, a menage a trois appears to be developing.
Review of The Offer
