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Arrow Season 5: An Insanely Awesome Theory That Will Blow Your Mind

Finally, the wait of Arrow fans got over as Arrow season 5 returned to CW. The tone of the first episode reminded us why we fell in love with the how. The world is much simpler, the story is grounded, flashback scenes are gritty and villains are more relatable. It seems the new season is trying to distance itself from the supernatural elements and embracing its own roots. It’s literally a ‘throwback’ to Season 1.

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We saw Mayor Oliver Queen unveiling the statue of Black Canary to honor the legacy of Laurel Lance, and simultaneously fighting crime in the city alone as John Diggle left Star city and the team while Thea refused to play Vigilante again. She is the Chief of Staff of Mayor Oliver Queen. Felicity is pushing Oliver to put together a new team, Oliver seemed reluctant at first but is now willing to look into it. One of the most shocking things we see is the transformation of Green Arrow into a ruthless killer that he once was when the SCPD commissioned a special task force to take down “The Hood”.

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One of the main villains of season 5 is Prometheus and he doesn’t have supernatural or magical powers, which in a sense a major “callback” to the first season. In comics, he saw his parents (who were criminals) gunned down by police. He vowed to destroy any kind of justice, found stolen money stashed away by his parents, travelled the world in order to train from terrorists and African mercenaries. He was part of Lex Luthor Injustice gang and was defeated by the Batman. He has a supercomputer attached to his body, Batman deactivated it, Martian Man-hunter sent his mind on a psychological loop but was later killed, Prometheus escaped and went on a superhero killing spree. He had a part in Star city bombing which caused millions of deaths including Roy Harper’s daughter. Finally, Green arrow gets revenge on him by shooting him right through his head with an arrow.

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On the show, he isn’t the same person from the Justice League comics, but he has the mindset as that of DC Villain. He is more like a version of Dark Archer from season 1 with a sword. The big theory that is circulating on the internet is that he may actually be the new detective boyfriend of Felicity who was seen kissing and massaging her when she returned after a hectic day.

Hoping for the great season ahead!

Anuj Aggarwal

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