- The truth of the matter is that every decision made by any member of my administration is my decision. The buck, as they say, stops with me, because when you are in charge, everything that your team does is on you, and I trust my team.
A Matter of Trust is an episode of season 5 of Arrow. It premiered on October 19, 2016.
Synopsis for "A Matter of Trust"
Appearing in "A Matter of Trust"
Featured Characters:
- Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- D.A. Adrian Chase (First full appearance)
- A.R.G.U.S.
- Bratva (Flashback only)
- Anatoli Knyazev (Flashback only)
- "Hooded Man" (Unnamed) (Flashback only)
- Viktor (Flashback only)
- Floyd Lawton (Hallucination)
- John Diggle (Flashback and main story)
- Deputy Mayor Quentin Lance
- Star City Police Department
- Team Arrow
- Thea Queen
Antagonists:
- Carl Roberto (Single appearance)
- Derek Sampson (First appearance)
- Derek Sampson's Gang (First appearance)
- Susan Williams (First appearance)
- Tobias Church (Behind the scenes)
- Los Halcones
- Sergio (Unnamed) (First full appearance)
- Los Halcones
- United States Army
Other Characters:
- Channel 52
- Mrs. Conahan (Unnamed) (Phone call only)
- H.I.V.E. (Flashback only)
- Andy Diggle (Dies in flashback) (Cameo)
- Paul Holt (Phone call only)
- Mrs. Volodarsky (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
- Zoe Lawton (Hallucination) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
- Bratva's recruits (Unnamed) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- The Flash (Barry Allen) (Mentioned only)
- H.I.V.E. (Mentioned only)
- Damien Darhk (Mentioned only)
- General J.G. Walker (Mentioned only)
- JJ Diggle (Mentioned only)
- Lucky the Dog (Mentioned only)
- Konstantin Kovar (Mentioned only)
- Mr. Terrific (Terry Sloane) (Mentioned only)
- Judge Pittson (Mentioned only)
- Russian Police (Mentioned only)
- Prometheus (Mentioned only)
- Regan Family (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Lt. Sam Conahan (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Mr. Volodarsky's son (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
- Mrs. Volodarsky's son (Unnamed) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- William Shakespeare (Mentioned only)
- Zombies (Mentioned only)
- Gary Busey (Mentioned only)
- Mark Twain (Mentioned only)
- Tupac (Mentioned only)
Locations
- Earth-1
- 2011
- Russia
- Krasnoyarsk (Flashback only)
- Bratva Hideout (Flashback only)
- Krasnoyarsk (Flashback only)
- North China Sea (Mentioned only)
- Russia
- 2016
- United States of America
- Langham Penitentiary (First appearance)
- Star City (Flashback and main story)
- Allman Industrial (Single appearance)
- Campaign Office
- H.I.V.E. Headquarters (In ruins)
- Starling General Hospital
- Holt House (Mentioned only)
- Havenrock (Destroyed) (Mentioned only)
- Monument Point (Mentioned only)
- Kaznia (Mentioned only)
- Russia
- Chechnya (Mentioned only)
- United States of America
- 2011
Items:
- Devarim Rags
- Evelyn Sharp's Bow
- Oliver Queen's Bow
- Stardust Drug (Single appearance)
- Vertigo (Mentioned only)
Vehicles:
- The Amazo (Destroyed) (Mentioned only)
- Green Arrow's Motorcycle
Concepts:
- Genesis Day (Mentioned only)
- Magic
- Metahumans
Notes
- This is the first Arrow episode to mention JJ Diggle's existence.
- Sara Diggle being erased from the continuity was originally revealed in The Flash episode, "Paradox".
Trivia
- Oliver saying that Rene's hockey mask is cool is a homage to Stephen Amell's Casey Jones role from the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.
- Cody Rhodes, the actor who played Derek Samson, is best known as the WWE wrestler Stardust. The drug Stardust featured in the episode is a reference to that name.
- Furthermore, in August 2015, Rhodes wrestled Stephen Amell, who was dressed as his character, The Arrow.
See Also
- 5 Images from Arrow (TV Series) Episode: A Matter of Trust
- Episodes of Arrow (TV Series)
- Images from Arrow (TV Series)
- Gallery for the Arrow (TV Series) series
Recommended Media
- None.
Links and References
- None.
Footnotes