- To kill you now... would be a mercy. You cannot die until you have suffered... the same way that I have suffered. Till you have known complete despair. And you will. I promise.
The Promise is an episode of season 2 of Arrow. It premiered on March 5, 2014.
Synopsis for "The Promise"
Appearing in "The Promise"
Featured Character:
- The Arrow (Oliver Jonas Queen) (Full name revealed) (Flashback and main story) (Also in a dream sequence)
Supporting Characters:
- Moira Queen
- Shado (Flashback only) (In dream sequence only)
- Team Arrow
- Felicity Smoak
- John Diggle
- Roy Harper
- Sara Lance (Flashback and main story)
- Thea Queen
Antagonists:
- Dr. Anthony Ivo (Flashback only)
- The Amazo's Crew (Flashback only)
- The Butcher (Dies in flashback)
- The Amazo's Crew (Flashback only)
- Slade Wilson (Flashback and main story)
- Ravager (Unnamed) (Cameo)
Other Characters:
- The Amazo's prisoners (Flashback only)
- Anatoly Knyazev (Flashback only)
- Hendrick (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Reverend Thomas Flynn (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Abraham the Mouse (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Billy Wintergreen (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Bratva (Mentioned only)
- Church of Blood (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
- Brother Blood (Sebastian Blood) (Mentioned only)
- Cyrus Gold (Mentioned only)
- God (Mentioned only)
- Joe Wilson (Mentioned only)
- Robert Queen (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth-1 (Unnamed)
- 2009
- Lian Yu (Flashback only)
- Russia (Mentioned only)
- United States of America (Mentioned only)
- Starling City (Mentioned only)
- 2014
- United States of America
- Starling City
- The Glades
- Queen Mansion
- Starling City
- Australia (Mentioned only)
- Lian Yu (Mentioned only)
- United States of America
- 2007 (Mentioned only)
- 2009
- Hell (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Mirakuru (Flashback and main story)
- Oliver Queen's Bow
- Trick Arrows (Flashback and main story)
- Yao Fei's Bow (Flashback only)
Vehicles:
- Amazo (Flashback only)
- Queen's Gambit (Mentioned only)
Notes
- The events of Arrow: Vengeance confirms that Ravager/Isabel Rochev actually took out Diggle in this episode.
Trivia
- The title of the episode is a reference to Bruce Springsteen's song of the same name. It is also a nod to a painting from Queen Mansion.
- Dr. Ivo trying to extract Anatoly's eye is a nod to KGBeast missing an eye in the comics.
See Also
- 2 Images from Arrow (TV Series) Episode: The Promise
- 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