By: Ben Sokolowski & Beth Schwartz (story)
The Story: To Russia with love.
The Review: Almost every TV series, even the best ones, goes through the same pattern of growth, particularly during the early seasons. The first season is all about setting tone: the characters’ core personalities, the general dynamics among them, the style, pace, and purpose of the show. It’s usually the second season where things get exciting; with the basics out of the way, the writers can focus on having fun and expanding the bounds of the world they’ve created.
Arrow’s second season easily falls into this model as it steadily incorporates more and more elements from the comic book mythos which inspired the show. In addition to passing references to particle accelerators and WWII-era genetic experiments, the show has officially opened the revolving door of DC character appearances, this time allowing Amanda Waller to step through and be her usual coercive self.*
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