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Arrow – Season 8, Episode 7 Purgatory

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Arrow – Season 8, Episode 7

Purgatory

Aired Dec 3, 2019

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Oliver's mission takes him to Lian Yu, where he tries to ignore the repercussions of the looming crisis until he receives help from an old friend; a united Team Arrow faces a recognizable villain.

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Oliver and company return to where it all began and exchange emotional goodbyes during "Purgatory," a table-setting episode that tees up the impending Crisis nicely.

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David Ramsey

John Diggle

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Felicity Smoak

Echo Kellum

Curtis Holt

Rick Gonzalez

Rene Ramirez

Juliana Harkavy

Dinah Drake

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Allison Shoemaker

AV Club

12/04/2019

B

So yes, "Purgatory" is both the table-setting episode to end all table-setting episodes and a message: That was nice, but it's over.

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Chancellor Agard

Entertainment Weekly

12/04/2019

B

Yes, the end is near, but it doesn't feel that near. That being said, it's impossible not to be moved when you see Oliver share a moment with Rene and Dinah, and especially with Diggle.

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Brianna Martinez

Tell-Tale TV

12/04/2019

4/5

If there's one thing the Arrow writers do so excruciatingly well, it's the emotional moments with an impression, especially in the final act of the hour.

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Trent Moore

Syfy Wire

12/04/2019

It's only fitting for the story to bring Oliver and his team back to where his journey began more than a decade ago.

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Jesse Schedeen

IGN Movies

12/04/2019

9.1/10

The actual explanation behind this episode's big resurrections is pretty flimsy, but the plot of "Purgatory" is far less important than the urgent tension, hard-hitting action and rich, emotional character moments.

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Sarah Little

TV Fanatic

12/04/2019

4.6/5

Oliver saying goodbye to Diggle is almost like the fans saying goodbye to the show, and that is something no one is ready to do. Thankfully, there are still three more episodes before that has to happen, and we can stay in denial for a bit longer.

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Synopsis

Oliver's mission takes him to Lian Yu, where he tries to ignore the repercussions of the looming crisis until he receives help from an old friend; a united Team Arrow faces a recognizable villain.

Director: James Bamford
Executive Producer: Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter
Screenwriter: Rebecca Bellotto, Rebecca Rosenberg
Network: The CW
Rating: TV-14 (V)
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date: Dec 3, 2019