Synopsis deathstroke, nyssa al ghul, merlyn and digger harkness join olivers battle against prometheus. For the first time in arrow history, our flashbacks and present day storyline were all set in the. Arrow recap season 8 episode 7 oliver returns to lian. Diggle and felicity travel to the island of lian yu in search of oliver, who left starling city after the devastation of the undertaking and his failure to avert it. 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.
The battle between oliver and adrian chase culminates in a final epic battle on lian yu. In the arrowverse, its known as lian yu and the island is located in the china sea. By day i lead the city as its mayor but by night i. Kayti burt recaps the arrow season 5 episode lian yu, which finds team arrow on the fabled island in a faceoff with prometheus and his allies. After recent events, oliver decides to recruit a group of unlikely allies. At the end of tonights arrow, the skies over lian yu turned red, indicating that the titular crisis of the crisis on infinite earths crossover has begun. Watch arrow season 2 episode 1 full online for free memovies. The premiere starts off with oliver queen, formerly the green arrow, in. Lyla reveals the weapon theyre asked to build wont stop the impending. Arrow season 8 episode titles hint oliver queen might. The episode, which will air on december 3, will be the last arrowverse episode to air on the cw before crisis on infinite earths begins the following sunday. With this weeks episode,titled the scientist, that all changes. In lian yu, william and roy dug up a grave containing olivers old bow and arrows.
Now with arrow finally coming to an end at the close of its upcoming eighth season, it looks like oliver might be preparing to return to lian yu one last time the last episode of the shortened season 8 is going to be the shows tiein episode with the cws crossover event crisis on. Lian yu s05e23 is the twentythird episode of season five of arrow released on wed may. With the last two seasons blowing the finale and the episodes leading up to it, there was a concern for lian yu. Slade guest star manu bennett, nyssa guest star katrina law. This analysis contains spoilers for arrow season 7 episode 1, inmate 4587. Arrow heads to lian yu in final midseason finale purgatory. Convinced to return home, oliver finds that things are in much worse shape than he imagined isabel rochev is preparing a hostile takeover of queen. Both groups team arrow and future team arrow have made their way their lian yu, where the monitor wants them to build a crisisstopping weapon. Though presentday action on the series mostly takes place in his home of star city, the first few seasons of the show used flashbacks to olivers life before season 1. Arrow, which is in the midst of its eighth and final season, stars stephen amell as oliver queenthe green arrow. Shooting ran from april 7 until april 19, 2017, with a break on april 14 for good friday. So we all know adrian shot himself in the head causing the island to blow up and give us a very pointless cliffhanger. Arrows final fall finale landed oliver back on lian yu, ostensibly to build a weapon but perhaps more importantly to get his affairs in order. It felt a bit rushed, and i would have much preferred a 90minute episode.
Lian yu chris king 3 years ago despite the ups and downs that arrow has had over the years, it has always been and still remains my favorite of the cws. Superpowers will henceforth be a regular staple of the arrow universe. Prior to this episode, it was revealed that john barrowman was not offered a contract to return for the next season in any of the arrowverse series. The fishermen notice, clamber onto the island and walk right by batmans mask on a pike. But chase blows up the island and theres a big ol cliffhanger over whether everyone oliver knows is dead. Season five of arrow went out with a bang literally. The battle between oliver stephen amell and adrian chase josh segarra culminates in a final epic battle on lian yu. Oliver runs through the woods, then lights a pyre with a flaming arrow to capture the attention of a fishing boat nearby. Spoilers ahead for lian yu, the season finale of the cws arrow.
Lian yu is a high point not just for season 5, but for the series as a whole. The arrow premiere wastes no time throwing every narrative trick it has at the setup for season 6. Oliver travels to lian yu and assembles an unlikely team of allies after adrian and his own allies abduct the team. The episode picked up on lian yu, echoing the series premiere almost shotforshot. In the episode, oliver and his allies will head to lian yu which, coincidentally means purgatory and as you can see from the extensive photos its a return that will see oliver encounter. Amazo destroyed queens gambit mentioned only synopsis for lian yu synopsis not yet written. Arrow season 7 episode 5, the demon, pulled a prison. More lian yu s05e23 is the twentythird episode of season five of arrow released on wed may 24, 2017. Starfish island the island where billionaire oliver queen was stranded before becoming green arrow. Arrow lian yu tv episode 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Only a handful of episodes into the season, theres already too many loose ends to count. Thankfully, that fear can be put to rest, as season 5. With stephen amell, david ramsey, willa holland, emily bett rickards.
Lian yu is the twentythird and final episode of the fifth season, and 115th episode overall of the cw series arrow. But as a final affirmation, even celebration of arrows journey up to this pointan imperfect journey that has mostly been fun, and often good or better, at least when oliver wasnt doing whatever he was up to in hong kong for that one yearlian yu is just about perfect. Considering theres another season of this show on the way, i kind of doubt it. Contains spoilers for arrow, season 8, episode 1, starling city. After recent events, oliver decides to recruit a group of unlikely allies slade, nyssa, merlyn and digger harkness to defeat chase. The story of oliver queengreen arrow stephen amell started when he was stranded on the island of lian yu. The episode was written by showrunners wendy mericle and marc guggenheim and directed by jesse warn. Arrow headed back to lian yu for an excellent emotional, actionpacked episode that. Welcome back to lian yu, oliver queen, where it all began and where this finale brings in the core of arrow into full circle. Oliver assembles a group of unlikely allies slade, nyssa, merlyn. Arrow truly cemented its comeback with tonights season finale. New arrow photos tease visit to lian yu by entire team. Lian yu is the twentythird and final episode of the fifth season of arrow, and the onehundredfifteenth episode overall.
Pasts collided on the island of lian yu on arrow season 8 episode 7 as olivers fate in the upcoming crisis loomed near. In its best season finale to date, arrow pulled out all the stops paying tribute to the past five years while still setting up a hell of a cliffhanger to start season six on. The cws arrow returns to lian yu in a series of photos from an upcoming episode. However, chase has his own army black siren, evelyn sharp and talia al ghul and the forces collide. What is the meaning of the batman mask in arrow season 8s premiere episode. Arrow season 7 episode 5, the demon, released a dangerous, formerly dead arrow character back into the wild. Alternate end to the lian yu episode, an arrow fanfic. Arrow already made its grand return to lian yu once before.
487 716 655 499 1356 972 749 1551 1215 1012 298 1457 218 990 748 1403 1312 1141 626 1502 913 1202 1009 614 90 383 778 1586 469 1065 932 6 599 525 1374 1479 1028