DC TV Roundup: A Week Marked By Returns

2) Prometheus Makes His (Or Her?) Move

It’s arguable that the best villains are those who possess the ability to tear a hero’s life asunder and that’s exactly what Prometheus did this week on the midseason finale of Arrow.

After first delivering a brutal beatdown that sent Curtis Holt to the hospital, season 5’s big bad sent Green Arrow on one of the most violent scavenger hunts we’ve ever seen. Blending past and present with some perfectly executed editing techniques, viewers were sent on a high-octane ride as Prometheus’ motivations were detailed along with showing how Oliver Queen’s brutal methods at the start of his vigilante career have come back to haunt him in kind.

With the lives of several members of Team Arrow now in shambles, it comes as only a minor disappointment that the identity of Prometheus has yet to be revealed. But we did get a nice consolation prize from the producers near the end of the episode when it was subtly hinted that Susan Williams, Oliver’s current girlfriend and my top suspect for a while now, is under the mask. Should she not be, it’s a solid bet that she’s in collusion with the antagonist at the very least, which ultimately won’t help our hero with his trust issues.