Arrow Season 3 (9.0/10)

Oliver searches for an identity beyond the Arrow. But the moment he takes his eye off the ball, a new villain emerges, pressing him back into action.

Team Arrow is in pursuit of a new villain who poses a threat to Starling City. Meanwhile, Oliver is worried about not having heard from Thea.

Oliver, Roy and Diggle fly to Corto Maltese to find and convince Thea to come back home to Starling City, Lyla sees this as an opportunity and asks Diggle to locate an A.R.G.U.S. field operatives there.

Nyssa and Oliver join forces to go after the Dark Archer.

Felicity's family and backstory come to the fore. Felicity tries to find common ground with her mother but it is clear the two are very different.

Ted Grant becomes the primary suspect when a body is found in the Wildcat gym and Roy shares a secret with Felicity.

Oliver must stop an Arrow-obsessed serial killer, Carrie Cutter, who is convinced that The Arrow is her one true love and will stop at nothing to get his attention. Unfortunately, her way of getting his attention is to kill people. Meanwhile, Ray asks Felicity to be his date for a work dinner with important clients. Thea auditions new DJs for Verdant and meets Chase, a brash DJ with whom she immediately clashes.

With boomerang-wielding killer Digger Harkness targeting Lyla and A.R.G.U.S. agents, Oliver enlists the help of his old friend, The Flash.

Nyssa returns to Starling City and tells Oliver that her father, Ra's al Ghul has given the Arrow 48 hours to find Sara's killer before he unleashes the League of Assassins.

The Team's worst fears are realized when Merlyn informs them of Oliver's death. Meanwhile Ray Palmer tests part of his ATOM suit out and Laurel Lance decides to pursue justice outside of the law by taking up the mantle of the Black Canary.

Arsenal and Diggle confront Laurel about trying to step into her sister's shoes and warn her to stop before she gets herself killed. However, the villan Brick kidnaps the city's Aldermen and threatens to kill them all unless the police evacuate The Glades, it's all suits on deck. Meanwhile, Ray steps in to help Lance and the police force fight Brick, showing Felicity a new side of her boss. Malcom tells them that Ra's al Ghul is after his family and they must leave town immediately.

Still operating without Oliver and desperate to stop Brick, Team Arrow is forced to consider Malcolm's offer to help shut Brick down as Malcolm has a personal score to settle with the felon. Roy and Laurel point out that the team could use some help to save the innocents of The Glades, but Felicity is adamantly against it. They look to Diggle to make the final decision. Meanwhile, the flashbacks chronicle Malcolm's descent from kind-hearted father and husband to cold-blooded killer after the murder of his wife.

Oliver struggles to adjust to the changes that have taken place within Team Arrow; Laurel ignores Oliver and pursues Vertigo - who injects her with the drug; Thea receives a surprise visitor.

Malcolm puts Oliver and Thea in a dangerous situation that lands them on Lian Yu with Oliver's former enemy, Deathstroke. A flashback reveals when Oliver and Maseo returned to Starling City to retrieve the Omega bio weapon, and despite being under strict orders from Amanda Waller not to reveal himself to anyone, Oliver looks in on his family, Laurel and Tommy.

Oliver considers saving Malcolm Merlyn when he's captured by Ra's al Ghul and taken to Nanda Parbat. And Ray is obsessed with finishing the Atom suit - to Felicity's dismay.

Oliver thinks about the offer Ra's Al Ghul gave him, but to do so theres a catch.

It's celebration time as Diggle and Lyla get married. However, Deadshot interrupts their honeymoon and tells them the Suicide Squad has been given a new mission - rescue United States Senator Joseph Cray from a hostage situation in the Republic of Kasnia. Amanda Waller breaks down the mission and introduces them to the newest member of the Suicide Squad, Cupid. Meanwhile, Oliver learns about Ray's new Atom costume and the two have a heated stand-off. Felicity and Ray hit a rough patch.

After an attack on the Mayor's office leaves Ray critically injured, Oliver and Team Arrow try to find the culprit, but things heat up when Ra's al Ghul kidnaps Capt. Lance.

Oliver keeps a low profile to avoid Lance, but when a meta-human known as Deathbolt starts terrorizing Starling City, Oliver asks Ray for help.

Ra's al Ghul finally makes Oliver an offer he can't refuse. The team follows Oliver back to Nanda Parbat where a heartbroken Felicity decides to take matters into her own hands.

Oliver goes through a transformation; Laurel asks Felicity and Diggle to help Nyssa face the League of Assassins.

As Oliver finishes his final training as Al Sah-him to become the next Ra's al Ghul, Malcolm makes a surprising offer to Team Arrow. Roy reunites with Thea.

Ra's al Ghul sets his plan in motion, putting everyone in danger; Oliver must decide if he is strong enough to handle his new role - and what it will mean for his team and his soul.