By killing for justice, is he slowly killing himself?
By the end of the hour, hed probably give a resounding yes to both of those questions.
Adrian Chase, two years ago to destroy Oliver.
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Thats when Chase announces that he kidnapped Olivers girlfriend.
Next, Oliver swings by the Arrow Cave to tell the team that their big bad is the DA.
This is a hell of a city youve got here, Dinah says.
They dont have enough evidence to go the police, and Oliver laments that Chase has them in check.
For now, John assures him.
Felicity worries about this setup, but Kojo replies, Power to the people, right?
Not only is he a murderer, but hes a stickler for paperwork?
They find Chases wife, Doris, and attempt to convince her that her husbands the Throwing Star Killer.
But Olivers also prepared, and one flash grenade later, he and John escape.
Naturally, Oliver beats himself up for getting involved with her.
I dont know what I was thinking.
Your viewers have been saying that ALL SEASON LONG.
She acknowledges said secrets but asks him to trust her.
Armed with this knowledge, Oliver leaves for a press conference about the break-in at Chases house.
What time is it?
Is it like 2 in the morning now?
Why do they love press conferences so much?
Do the Star City citizens get tired of every show being preempted by Mayor Mopeys face?
Um, do mayors even have the power to do that?
This doesnt work out well for Pike when a hoodie-wearing man stabs him in murder alley behind the precinct.
Seriously, how many people have we seen die in that alley this season?
Oliver says the second they find Susan, hes putting an arrow through Chases heart.
Chase calls him impotent.
(Yeah, if that were the case, Susan probably wouldnt be his… you know what?
Anyway, he threatens to kill her.
All dead because of you.
Chase knows all of Olivers secret tender spots, doesnt he?
Lets flash back at this point, shall we?
Um, didnt this show just have an episode devoted entirely togun violence?
Way to both haveandeat your cake, guys.
Without proof of Gregors treachery, theyll be dead men.
Their only hope is to kill them first.
And to do this, Oliver dons his new hood costume, which blows.
Why are you playing Robin Hood?
That… seems like quite a leap for Anatoly to make.
The skaters eventually flee, leaving our heroic trio to drop or scatter the Bratva.
When Oliver corners Gregor, the man gasps, Oliver, is that you?
Oliver says no, its the man whos going to kill him.
Gregor warns, as Chase does, If you kill me, youll only really be killing yourself.
Man, ifmultiple peoplesay that to you, you should maybe examine your life.
(Which, fine, is pretty much what this whole season has been about.)
In the end, we dont see what Oliver decides to do.
Okay, back to today, where Felicity asks Helix to scan their database for the Susan video location.
as Curtis looks on in horror at her 100 percent illegal activities.
She confesses that shes made some new friends who are helping her.
(Yeah, helping her redirect a couple of Border Control drones.)
Yeah, but Felicity?
Doesthatwoman tamper blindly with tech, for fear of another situation beyond her control?
Yes, shes desperate to help Susan.
Yes, shes in a dark place.
But did she forget the lesson of Havenrock, which drove her to that darkness in the first place?
NEXT: What kind of supervillain also murders his wife??
Time for some manly bonding.
You know we cant just bring janitorial in.
It took Curtis hours to clean up your last tantrum.
Instead, he tells Oliver hes not alone.
Were not targets, man, John says.
Caring about people doesnt make him vulnerable; it makes him human.
At this point, Felicity calls with Susans location (thanks, Helix!).
Oliver sends John to fetch what makes Chase vulnerable, while the rest of the team heads out.
Man, imagine how much more powerful this rescue would be if we caredat allabout the kidnapped person.
Oliver easily finds Susan and sends her out to safetyand thats it.
No hug, no vast relief.
Great, now get out.
See, this is why you really dont want to send a suicidal hero on a rescue mission.
Thats a tricky little gamble, there.
What if Chase loves his murderous side more than he loves his wife?
She cries and begs him to turn himself in.
He hugs her and, over her shoulder, demands to know why Oliver brought her here.
Then he stabs Doris in the gut.
John rushes her out of the building, and Oliver and Chase start fighting.
I was hoping for something with more finesse.
Olivers got the upper hand until Talia springs up behind him and shoots him in the leg.
When his team arrive as backup, they only find Olivers bow.
Im in mourning, then says hell send Oliver back in pieces if they arrest him.
Felicity heads back to Helix to locate Oliver, despite Curtis pleas not to go.
She says shell bow to his expertise on father-shame and instructs Chase to make Oliver suffer.
My friends will find me, Oliver tells him.
But Chase has big plans.
I think Oliver already has a handle on that.
