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Arrow – Season 3, Episode 1 The Calm

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86% Tomatometer 14 Reviews
With crime at an all-time low, Oliver lets his guard down and is taken by surprise by a new villain; Oliver and Roy take on the Count; Diggle becomes a father; Lance gets a promotion; Laurel joins the inner circle.
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Arrow — Season 3, Episode 1

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The new season of Arrow appears to bring more normalcy into Oliver Queen's life, but emotional conflicts more than make up for any absent action scenes.

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Stephen Amell

Oliver Queen

Katie Cassidy

Laurel Lance

David Ramsey

John Diggle

Willa Holland

Thea Queen

Emily Bett Rickards

Felicity Smoak

Colton Haynes

Roy Harper
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Lauren Morgan New York Daily News 08/08/2018
Considering that it must have a limited budget from The CW, this show still looks amazing in everything from the cinematography to the stunt coordination. Go to Full Review Chancellor Agard Entertainment Weekly 08/07/2018
After HBO's Game of Thrones, the CW's Arrow is the master of action sequences, and the fast-paced one that opens tonight's episode is a great reminder. Go to Full Review Alasdair Wilkins AV Club 08/02/2018
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There are promising elements here. Go to Full Review Emmet Asher-Perrin Reactor 01/09/2019
It only ever takes one bad thing to make Oliver Queen throw his hands up in the air and decide that his manpain takes precedence over everyone else's choices. Go to Full Review Jesse Schedeen IGN Movies 08/08/2018
8.6/10
It's hard to imagine a better way to kick off Arrow's new season. Go to Full Review Esther Inglis-Arkell io9.com 08/08/2018
In "The Calm," Arrow makes its various characters adjust to the concept of fatherhood. We see them do this in various ways and are content. And then Arrow blows us out of the water. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis With crime at an all-time low, Oliver lets his guard down and is taken by surprise by a new villain; Oliver and Roy take on the Count; Diggle becomes a father; Lance gets a promotion; Laurel joins the inner circle.
Director
Glen Winter
Executive Producer
Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter
Screenwriter
Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Marc Guggenheim, Jake Coburn
Network
The CW
Rating
TV-14 (V)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 8, 2014