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Arrow – Season 3, Episode 18 Public Enemy

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89% Tomatometer 19 Reviews
Ray is seriously injured when the mayor's office is attacked; Felicity's mother visits to offer support; Oliver and the team's pursuit of the person responsible becomes complicated when Capt. Lance is kidnapped by Ra's al Ghul.
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Arrow — Season 3, Episode 18

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"Public Enemy" shifts Arrow's typical superhero stakes to offer a thoughtful examination of real-world problems in an episode that movingly probes grief and trauma.

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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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Chancellor Agard Entertainment Weekly 08/07/2018
Nonetheless, "Public Enemies" tackles it head on as we watch Arrow explore how traumatizing it can be when the truth about your loved ones' survival is withheld from you. Go to Full Review Alasdair Wilkins AV Club 08/03/2018
A
At its most ambitious, Arrow has ideas that would take skill to pull off with a blockbuster movie's budget, let alone with the relatively limited resources of a CW show. Go to Full Review Jenny Raftery New York Magazine/Vulture 08/02/2018
5/5
At the end, there's an emotionally wrought scene. Go to Full Review Constance Gibbs The Nerds of Color 04/07/2020
...it's hard not to see how the weight of so many storylines is tying Arrow down. We're not getting enough time with our core team, fleshing them out. Go to Full Review Kyle Anderson Nerdist 08/08/2018
This show has a way of making the adage about it always being darkest before the dawn intensely true. Go to Full Review Jesse Schedeen IGN Movies 08/08/2018
8.4/10
The flashbacks may still lack momentum, but the rest of the show is doing pretty well after this installment. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Ray is seriously injured when the mayor's office is attacked; Felicity's mother visits to offer support; Oliver and the team's pursuit of the person responsible becomes complicated when Capt. Lance is kidnapped by Ra's al Ghul.
Director
Dwight H. Little
Executive Producer
Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter
Screenwriter
Marc Guggenheim, Wendy Mericle
Network
The CW
Rating
TV-14 (D|V)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 1, 2015