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Arrow – Season 8, Episode 4 Present Tense

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When a mysterious new Deathstroke appears in Star City, Oliver and Team Arrow insist on taking down this villain themselves; reeling from the loss of one of its own, the future Team Arrow figures out a new way to stop JJ.
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Arrow — Season 8, Episode 4

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The future is brought into the "Present Tense" in an emotional Arrow installment that provides Stephen Amell with some of his most resonant material yet.

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Kristin Windell

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Stephen Amell

Oliver Queen

David Ramsey

John Diggle

Emily Bett Rickards

Felicity Smoak

Echo Kellum

Curtis Holt

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Arrow — Season 8, Episode 4

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Allison Shoemaker AV Club Nov 6, 2019
A-
Smart, complicated, lively, often funny, with a number of solid performances and one of the single best scenes in the show's history. What a gem. Go to Full Review Chancellor Agard Entertainment Weekly Nov 6, 2019
B+
There aren't any flash-forwards or B-plots. The hour is 100 percent focused on this strange, surprising, and heavy family reunion. Go to Full Review Laura Hurley CinemaBlend Nov 6, 2019
Was "Present Tense" a perfect episode of Arrow? Certainly not. In fact, certain elements of it may make it rank as my least favorite of Season 8 so far... Still, I enjoyed how Arrow continued to handle time travel and parallel universes. Go to Full Review Alexander Zalben Decider Nov 6, 2019
There was actually a ton to like about this week's Arrow, which took the main players from the show's Star City 2040 flashforwards and thrust them into the present timeline. Go to Full Review Trent Moore Syfy Wire Nov 6, 2019
It's a touching moment, and interesting to see from the perspective of the confident 30-something, proudly bonding with his father in this moment. Go to Full Review Jesse Schedeen IGN Nov 6, 2019
7.1/10
Given how badly this episode misses the mark when it comes to Deathstroke, it's a small miracle it still manages to be the second best chapter of Season 8 so far. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis When a mysterious new Deathstroke appears in Star City, Oliver and Team Arrow insist on taking down this villain themselves; reeling from the loss of one of its own, the future Team Arrow figures out a new way to stop JJ.
Director
Kristin Windell
Executive Producer
Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter
Screenwriter
Oscar Balderrama, Jeane Wong
Network
The CW
Rating
TV-14 (L|V)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 5, 2019
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