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Arrow – Season 3, Episode 14 The Return

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93% Tomatometer 15 Reviews
Malcolm places Oliver and Thea in a dangerous situation; a flashback reveals a time when Oliver and Maseo returned to Starling City.
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Arrow — Season 3, Episode 14

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Notwithstanding its action-heavy plot, "The Return" mainly stands out as a dramatic and emotionally ambitious episode.

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Chancellor Agard Entertainment Weekly 08/07/2018
The Return was a weird episode. Enjoyable, but weird. Go to Full Review
Alasdair Wilkins AV Club 08/02/2018
B
A lot of "The Return" is ridiculous... but still: Whenever the show focuses on the relationship between Oliver and Thea, everything has a way of snapping back into place. Go to Full Review
Jenny Raftery New York Magazine/Vulture 08/02/2018
4/5
Why do I have a feeling this is not going to end well? Oh, I know why I have that feeling! Because Arrow. Go to Full Review
Kyle Anderson Nerdist 08/08/2018
While I think the idea of swapping locations for the flashbacks is interesting, and like I said, the flashbacks this week are far more engaging than they have been, I still hold firm to the idea that we don't need the flashbacks anymore. Go to Full Review
Jesse Schedeen IGN Movies 08/08/2018
7.9/10
There was plenty of good drama to be had this week, especially concerning the ongoing Lance family woes. Go to Full Review
Esther Inglis-Arkell io9.com 08/07/2018
The real fun of this episode was the flashback full of bafflingly bad hair. Go to Full Review
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Episode Info

Synopsis Malcolm places Oliver and Thea in a dangerous situation; a flashback reveals a time when Oliver and Maseo returned to Starling City.
Director
Dermott Downs
Executive Producer
Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter
Screenwriter
Marc Guggenheim, Erik Oleson
Network
The CW
Rating
TV-14 (L|V)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 18, 2015