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Arrow Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 2014 - 2015
Episode 1
The Calm
Wed, Oct 8, 201442 mins
With crime in Starling City at an all-time low thanks to the Arrow and his team, Oliver thinks he can finally balance being both the Arrow and Oliver Queen and asks Felicity out on a date. However, when a new villain emerges, who has claimed the name Vertigo from the recently deceased Count, Oliver is caught off-guard and someone close to him is hurt. Oliver and a newly suited up Roy take on the Count. Laurel joins Arrow's inner circle and Felicity gets a part-time job at a tech store to make ends meet. Also, Oliver fights to regain his company, Queen Consolidated, but comes up against a very worthy adversary.
Episode 2
Sara
Wed, Oct 15, 201442 mins
Lance calls the Arrow when another archer appears in town and starts skewering businessmen. Diggle uses A.R.G.U.S. to find the archer's identity; he is a man named Simon Lacroix, who goes by the codename Komodo. However, the team hits a rough patch with the mission and gets help from a surprising source - Laurel. Meanwhile, Oliver begins to worry that he hasn't heard from Thea, which forces Roy to tell him the truth about why she left town. Ray Palmer pursues Felicity. In the flashback, Maseo tells Oliver that Amanda Waller has ordered his first kill. As Oliver looks down the scope of the rifle, he sees the target is his best friend, Tommy. Despite her promise to her sister, Laurel debates sharing a secret about Sara with Lance.
Episode 3
Corto Maltese
Wed, Oct 22, 201442 mins
Oliver decides it's time for Thea to come back to Starling City, so he packs for Corto Maltese, where Felicity has traced Thea's whereabouts. Lyla asks Diggle to go with Oliver because one of her field operatives, Mark Shaw, has gone dark in Corto Maltese and she'd like him to look into it. Feeling responsible for Thea's departure, Roy joins Oliver and Diggle on their journey. Shaw double-crosses Diggle, putting numerous A.R.G.U.S. agents, including Lyla, at risk. Meanwhile, Laurel meets Ted Grant, and Felicity adjusts to her new job.
Episode 4
The Magician
Wed, Oct 29, 201442 mins
A furious Nyssa confronts Oliver about Sara. When Oliver learns Malcolm Merlyn is alive, he suspects Merlyn killed Sara. Oliver and Nyssa join forces and go after the Dark Archer, intent on bringing Sara's killer to justice. Laurel keeps her distance from Nyssa, as she blames her sister's death on her involvement with the League of Assassins. Meanwhile, Oliver and Roy work on repairing their respective relationships.
Episode 5
The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak
Wed, Nov 5, 201442 mins
When a cyber attack brings Starling City to its knees, Oliver and Felicity are pushed to their limits to contain the destruction. Life gets even more complicated for Felicity when her mother, Donna, stops by for a surprise visit. Meanwhile, Ted Grant questions Laurel's motives, and Thea buys an apartment with Malcolm's "estate" money, which infuriates Oliver.
Episode 6
Guilty
Wed, Nov 12, 201442 mins
After a body is found strung up in the Wildcat gym, Ted Grant becomes the main suspect. Oliver and Laurel argue over Ted's innocence. Meanwhile, in flashbacks, when Maseo needs Oliver to remember where an informant for China White stashed key information, he asks Tatsu to help jog Oliver's memory. Roy shares a secret with Felicity.
Episode 7
Draw Back Your Bow
Wed, Nov 19, 201442 mins
Oliver must stop an Arrow-obsessed serial killer, Carrie Cutter, who is convinced that The Arrow is her one true love and will stop at nothing to get his attention. Unfortunately, her way of getting his attention is to kill people. Meanwhile, Ray asks Felicity to be his date for a work dinner with important clients. Thea auditions new DJs for Verdant and meets Chase, a brash DJ with whom she immediately clashes.
Episode 8
The Brave and the Bold
Wed, Dec 3, 201442 mins
With boomerang-wielding killer Digger Harkness targeting Lyla and A.R.G.U.S. agents, Oliver enlists the help of his old friend, The Flash.
Episode 9
The Climb
Wed, Dec 10, 201442 mins
Nyssa returns to Starling City and tells Oliver that her father, Ra's al Ghul has given the Arrow 48 hours to find Sara's killer before he unleashes the League of Assassins.
Episode 10
Left Behind
Wed, Jan 21, 201542 mins
The Team's worst fears are realized when Merlyn informs them of Oliver's death. Meanwhile Ray Palmer tests part of his ATOM suit out and Laurel Lance decides to pursue justice outside of the law by taking up the mantle of the Black Canary.
Episode 11
Midnight City
Wed, Jan 28, 201542 mins
Arsenal and Diggle confront Laurel about trying to step into her sister's shoes and warn her to stop before she gets herself killed. However, the villan Brick kidnaps the city's Aldermen and threatens to kill them all unless the police evacuate The Glades, it's all suits on deck. Meanwhile, Ray steps in to help Lance and the police force fight Brick, showing Felicity a new side of her boss. Malcom tells them that Ra's al Ghul is after his family and they must leave town immediately.
Episode 12
Uprising
Wed, Feb 4, 201542 mins
Still operating without Oliver and desperate to stop Brick, Team Arrow is forced to consider Malcolm's offer to help shut Brick down as Malcolm has a personal score to settle with the felon. Roy and Laurel point out that the team could use some help to save the innocents of The Glades, but Felicity is adamantly against it. They look to Diggle to make the final decision. Meanwhile, the flashbacks chronicle Malcolm's descent from kind-hearted father and husband to cold-blooded killer after the murder of his wife.
Episode 13
Canaries
Wed, Feb 11, 201542 mins
Oliver struggles to adjust to the changes that have taken place within Team Arrow; Laurel ignores Oliver and pursues Vertigo - who injects her with the drug; Thea receives a surprise visitor.
Episode 14
The Return
Wed, Feb 18, 201543 mins
Malcolm puts Oliver and Thea in a dangerous situation that lands them on Lian Yu with Oliver's former enemy, Deathstroke. A flashback reveals when Oliver and Maseo returned to Starling City to retrieve the Omega bio weapon, and despite being under strict orders from Amanda Waller not to reveal himself to anyone, Oliver looks in on his family, Laurel and Tommy.
Episode 15
Nanda Parbat
Wed, Feb 25, 201542 mins
Malcolm is captured by Ra's al Ghul and taken to Nanda Parbat. Because of his love for Thea, Oliver considers saving Merlyn. Ray is obsessed with finishing his Atom suit so he can save the city but Felicity fears he is heading down the same path as Oliver and tries to pull him out of the lab.
Episode 16
The Offer
Wed, Mar 18, 201542 mins
Still weighed down by his last meeting with Ra's al Ghul, Oliver returns home to find a new villain and his crew have started terrorizing Starling City. Michael Amar AKA Murmur, a man whose mouth has been sewn shut. Meanwhile, Laurel and Nyssa bond over their issues with their fathers and Nyssa makes Laurel an offer. Thea is forced to come to terms with her father after Oliver brings Malcolm to the loft to recover, and Lance shuts out both Laurel and the Arrow.
Episode 17
Suicidal Tendencies
Wed, Mar 25, 201542 mins
It's celebration time as Diggle and Lyla get married. However, Deadshot interrupts their honeymoon and tells them the Suicide Squad has been given a new mission - rescue United States Senator Joseph Cray from a hostage situation in the Republic of Kasnia. Amanda Waller breaks down the mission and introduces them to the newest member of the Suicide Squad, Cupid. Meanwhile, Oliver learns about Ray's new Atom costume and the two have a heated stand-off. Felicity and Ray hit a rough patch.
Episode 18
Public Enemy
Wed, Apr 1, 201542 mins
During an attack on the mayor's office, Ray is critically injured. Felicity is pleasantly surprised when her mother, Donna Smoak, shows up at the hospital to offer her support. With the SCPD out in full force looking for the assailant, Oliver and his team work hard to stay one step ahead of the police to find the man responsible. However, things come to a head when Ra's al Ghul kidnaps Captain Lance.
Episode 19
Broken Arrow
Wed, Apr 15, 201542 mins
Quentin Lance relentlessly continues his mission to take down the Arrow, so Felicity orders Oliver to keep a low profile. However, when a meta-human named Jake Simmons, who kills people with blasts of energy and plasma, starts terrorizing Starling City, Oliver is forced to ask Ray Palmer to dress up in his Atom suit for help. The unlikely duo is forced to team up to save the city.
Episode 20
The Fallen
Wed, Apr 22, 201542 mins
Ra's al Ghul finally makes Oliver an offer he can't refuse. The team follows Oliver back to Nanda Parbat where a heartbroken Felicity decides to take matters into her own hands.
Episode 21
Al Sah-Him
Wed, Apr 29, 201541 mins
Oliver goes through a transformation; Laurel asks Felicity and Diggle to help Nyssa face the League of Assassins.
Episode 22
This Is Your Sword
Wed, May 6, 201542 mins
As Oliver finishes his final training as Al Sah-him to become the next Ra's al Ghul, Malcolm makes a surprising offer to Team Arrow. Roy reunites with Thea.
Episode 23
My Name Is Oliver Queen
Wed, May 13, 201544 mins
Oliver, Nyssa, and Malcolm must play their end games, while the team struggles to save themselves with the help of The Flash, and Ras's plan is revealed completely. Thea takes the mantle of Speedy in Arsenal's uniform, and a new villan is mentioned. Starling City must face the effects of the Alpha Omega Bio Weapon.
