DC TV Roundup: Now That’s What I Call Music, Arrowverse Edition

2) Be The Broken Or The Breaker

While I have mixed feelings when it comes to this week’s episode of Arrow, I can’t deny how intense it was or keep it from placing high on this list.

In the present, Oliver was brutally tortured by Prometheus, who attempted to break our hero physically and mentally. And for the most part, it looked like he succeeded thanks to an assist from Artemis. In the end, it appeared Team Arrow would be disbanded, but we know that can’t last for too long (come on, the show’s coming back for a sixth season!).

Interestingly enough, the wealth of this episode took place in the past, further detailing Oliver’s history with the Bratva. It’s also where I became indifferent to the content.

Okay, we know Oliver had more severe methods in the early days, but who the hell thought it was a good idea to have a superhero skin a guy? Is Eli Roth showrunner now? Why don’t ideas like this get shot down when you have a writers room populated by sober adults?

Still, an episode structured like this wasn’t a bad thing. With the season finale approaching, we do need to find out how Oliver got back on the island before long.