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Arrow – Season 5, Episode 16 Checkmate

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75% Tomatometer 8 Reviews
Oliver gets closer to the truth about Prometheus; Helix refuses to continue helping Felicity until she does a favor for them.
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Cast & Crew

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Stephen Amell

Oliver Queen

David Ramsey

John Diggle

Willa Holland

Thea Queen

Emily Bett Rickards

Felicity Smoak

Paul Blackthorne

Quentin Lance

Echo Kellum

Curtis Holt
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Alasdair Wilkins AV Club 07/30/2018
A-
For now, the show keeps ratcheting up the tension ..., this is going to get worse before it gets better, and it's all a hell of a lot of fun to watch unfold. Go to Full Review Paul Dailly TV Fanatic 08/03/2018
3.8/5
For the most part, this hour succeeded in bringing us back to Prometheus being the villain, and I'm quite okay with that. Go to Full Review Ade Adeniji The Tracking Board 08/03/2018
A
It's been a while since the flashbacks have actually felt relevant to the present storyline, but at least [this episode] night they were full of action. Go to Full Review Lissete Lanuza Sáenz Tell-Tale TV 08/02/2018
2.5/5
Checkmate attempts to up the stakes by confronting the titular hero with the villain of the year, all while a life hangs in the balance. But, we've been there, done that, and to be quite honest, Slade did it much better. Go to Full Review Tyler McCarthy Den of Geek 07/31/2018
[Checkmate] struck a tone of gritty violence and high-society stakes that has fallen by the wayside as the show strives to pivot to a more light tone like that of The Flash. Go to Full Review Amelia Emberwing Birth.Movies.Death. 07/30/2018
Checkmate is the type of story that seems like there's a lot going on, but literally nothing happens. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Oliver gets closer to the truth about Prometheus; Helix refuses to continue helping Felicity until she does a favor for them.
Director
Ken Shane
Executive Producer
Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter
Screenwriter
Beth Schwartz, Sarah Tarkoff
Network
The CW
Rating
TV-14 (L|V)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 15, 2017