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Arrow – Season 2, Episode 1 City of Heroes

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Felicity and Diggle head to Lian Yu to look for Oliver; Isabel Rochev (Summer Glau) prepares a hostile takeover of Queen Consolidated; Roy tries to fill the Arrow's absence.
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Arrow — Season 2, Episode 1

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"City of Heroes" delivers on everything Arrowverse fans have come to expect in a season premiere - exciting action, substantial suspense, and plenty of shipping fodder.

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Stephen Amell

Oliver Queen

Katie Cassidy

Laurel Lance

Willa Holland

Thea Queen

Colton Haynes

Roy Harper

David Ramsey

John Diggle

Emily Bett Rickards

Felicity Smoak
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Mandi Bierly Entertainment Weekly 02/07/2019
Even if you're shipping them, I think you'd agree it's way too early to get them together. Go to Full Review Alasdair Wilkins AV Club 07/30/2018
A-
This episode clarifies just what the first season was trying to accomplish, and that knowledge allows for greater appreciation of what this new season will attempt to do. Go to Full Review Nick Setchfield SFX Magazine 02/07/2019
4/5
Arrow 's always excelled at action sequences and there are some corking setpieces here. Go to Full Review Edan Nissen What Culture 02/07/2019
3/5
The fight scenes and actions are fantastic and continue from exactly where the series left off at the end of last season. Go to Full Review Kevin Yeoman Screen Rant 08/07/2018
It's an unsurprising, but logical step in the maturation of not only Oliver Queen, but of the show itself. Go to Full Review Kevin Fitzpatrick ScreenCrush 08/03/2018
"City of Heroes" gave us plenty of strong action sequences with the hood copycats...and enough tantalizing tidbits of the season to come, moving at a brisk enough pace to avoid overstaying its welcome. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Felicity and Diggle head to Lian Yu to look for Oliver; Isabel Rochev (Summer Glau) prepares a hostile takeover of Queen Consolidated; Roy tries to fill the Arrow's absence.
Director
John Behring
Executive Producer
Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter
Screenwriter
Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Marc Guggenheim
Network
The CW
Rating
TV-14 (V)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 9, 2013