The Return is an episode of season 3 of Arrow. It premiered on February 18, 2015.
Synopsis for "The Return"
Appearing in "The Return"
Featured Character:
- Oliver Queen (Flashback and main story)
- Thea Queen (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Amanda Waller (Flashback only)
- A.R.G.U.S.
- Maseo Yamashiro (Flashback only)
- A.R.G.U.S.
- Robert Queen (Deceased) (On a TV or computer screen) (Flashback only)
- Tommy Merlyn (Flashback only)
Antagonists:
- China White (Flashback only)
- Chinese Triad (Flashback only)
- Peter Kang (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
- Jordan Kern (First appearance) (Dies in flashback)
- Malcolm Merlyn
- Slade Wilson (Also as an illusion)
Other Characters:
- Andy Diggle (First full appearance) (Flashback only)
- Felicity Smoak (Flashback only)
- Frank (Starling City barman) (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
- John Diggle (Flashback only)
- Laurel Lance (Flashback and main story)
- Starling City Police Department (Flashback and main story)
- Det. Lucas Hilton (Flashback only)
- Cpt. Quentin Lance (Flashback and main story)
- Starling City Rockets (Logo)
- United States Army (Flashback only)
- General Matthew Shrieve (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Akio Yamashiro (Mentioned only)
- Captain Boomerang (Mentioned only)
- God (Mentioned only)
- Joanna De La Vega (Mentioned only)
- D.A. Kate Spencer (Mentioned only)
- League of Assassins (Mentioned only)
- Ra's al Ghul (Mentioned only)
- The List's villains (Mentioned only)
- Moira Queen (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Sara Lance (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Shado (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Tatsu Yamashiro (Mentioned only)
- Walter Steele (Mentioned only)
Locations
- Earth-1 (Unnamed)
- 2010
- United States of America
- Starling City
- The Glades
- Queen Steel Factory
- Merlyn Estate (Flashback only)
- Queen Consolidated (Flashback only)
- Queen Mansion (Flashback only)
- D.A. Office (Mentioned only)
- Laurel Lance's Apartment (Mentioned only)
- The Glades
- San Francisco (Mentioned only)
- Weathersby Posner (Mentioned only)
- Starling City
- Afghanistan (Mentioned only)
- China (Mentioned only)
- Hong Kong (Mentioned only)
- United States of America
- 2015
- Lian Yu
- A.R.G.U.S. Prison
- United States of America
- Starling City
- The Loft
- Queen Mansion (Cameo)
- Starling City Cemetery
- Starling City
- Corto Maltese (Mentioned only)
- Lian Yu
- 2010
- Hell (Mentioned only)
- Purgatory (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Alpha Virus (Mentioned only)
- The List (Mentioned only)
- Omega Virus (Flashback only)
- Vitura (Mentioned only)
Vehicles:
- Amazo (In ruins)
- Oliver Queen's Plane (Mentioned only)
- Queen's Gambit (As merchandise only) (Cameo)
Notes
- This episode reveals the content of Robert Queen's tape explaining The List which Oliver originally mentioned in "Trust but Verify".
- This episode also marks the first tv appearance of Andy Diggle. He first appeared in Arrow #2.
- Quentin Lance refers to Laurel as Black Canary for the first time in this episode.
Trivia
- During the events of Arrow: Season 2.5 #19, which take place seven months before the events of this episode, Slade foreshadows freeing himself from his prison and waiting for Oliver.
- The real circumstances behind the grave where Oliver takes his gun on Lian Yu will be shown in "Schism".
- Robert's message for Thea will be revealed in "Honor Thy Fathers".
See Also
- 1 Images from Arrow (TV Series) Episode: The Return
- 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