9 Reasons Why Arrow Is Really Just A Batman Show

Quentin Lance

A detective who originally dislikes a masked vigilante but ends up becoming an invaluable ally in his never-ending crusade for justice? Hmm, where have we heard this trope before?

Face it, folks: Quentin Lance is the poor man’s Jim Gordon. He might not have the moustache or glasses of the GCPD’s most loyal servant, but he’s got every other trait down to the tee. Throw in his ability to bend the rules when necessary and we have the quintessential comic book cop here.

Lance does beat Jim in one department, though: he’s had two crime-fighting daughters instead of one. That said, he’s been put through the emotional wars in the past few seasons, with the loss of both his daughters, his firing from the police department, the end of his relationship with Donna, and his struggles with alcoholism. Man, Arrow can be unforgiving to its main characters at times.