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Arrow Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 2016 - 2017
Episode 1
Legacy
Wed, Oct 5, 201642 mins
After Laurel's death and the departures of both Diggle and Thea from Team Arrow, Oliver takes to the streets solo to protect Star City's citizens as the Green Arrow.
Episode 2
The Recruits
Wed, Oct 12, 201642 mins
Oliver's new recruits for Team Arrow are Curtis, Wild Dog and Evelyn Sharp. Unfortunately, the Green Arrow's training methods prove to be too much for some of them to handle. Meanwhile, in the flashbacks, Oliver's initiation into the Bratva continues.
Episode 3
A Matter of Trust
Wed, Oct 19, 201642 mins
Now that Oliver has his new team, they are ready to hit the streets but Oliver doesn't feel they are ready. Headstrong Wild Dog defies the Green Arrow's orders and sets out on his own after a new drug dealer, Garret Runnels, who is terrorizing Star City. Runnels proves more powerful than Wild Dog and it is up to the Green Arrow to go head to head with Runnels to save his teammate.
Episode 4
Penance
Wed, Oct 26, 201642 mins
Oliver and Lyla team up on a secret mission for Diggle. Felicity finds out and disapproves of the plan and opts to stay behind. When Tobias Church launches a deadly assault against the city, Felicity must decide if she wants to send the recruits out sans the Green Arrow.
Episode 5
Human Target
Wed, Nov 2, 201642 mins
When Tobias Church captures and tortures one of Oliver's new recruits, Oliver must turn to an old friend, Christopher Chance aka the Human Target, for help.
Episode 6
So It Begins
Wed, Nov 9, 201641 mins
When Prometheus ups his killing spree, Oliver searches for connections between the victims. Felicity and Curtis discover the victims have a mysterious link to Oliver's past and this new secret could upend his new team. Meanwhile, Thea has a heart-to-heart with Lance, and Felicity considers telling Malone the truth about her work.
Episode 7
Vigilante
Wed, Nov 16, 201642 mins
When the bodies of two criminals are dropped at SCPD, Oliver realizes there is a new Vigilante in Star City. The team is split about whether they should stop someone who is helping keep the city safe. Diggle is frustrated with his new situation and Thea fights for Lance who confesses a shocking secret. Meanwhile, in the flashbacks, Oliver finally sits down with Konstantin Kovar.
Episode 8
Invasion!
Wed, Nov 30, 201642 mins
Oliver wakes up to a life where he never got on The Queen's Gambit. Robert and Moira Queen are alive and well. Laurel is his loving fiancée and their wedding is imminent. Everything seems perfect, but Oliver starts to notice small imperfections that make him question this new reality. Meanwhile, Felicity and the recruits take on a new threat with help from The Flash and Supergirl.
Episode 9
What We Leave Behind
Wed, Dec 7, 201642 mins
After Prometheus attacks Curtis, Oliver realizes that Prometheus knows all of Team Arrow's secret identities and is planning to come for them one by one. Felicity and Detective Malone discover a clue that links Prometheus to Oliver's past.
Episode 10
Who Are You?
Wed, Jan 25, 201742 mins
Worried that Prometheus is right and he is truly a killer at heart, Oliver looks for any ray of hope and finds it in what seems to be the miraculous return of Laurel Lance. However, Felicity, still reeling from Detective Malone's murder, is bent on revenge - she wants to stop Prometheus at any cost. While in prison, Diggle fights for his life.
Episode 11
Second Chances
Wed, Feb 1, 201742 mins
In his quest to take down Kovar, Oliver gets help from a surprising source - Talia al Ghul. However, when she reveals what she wants from him in exchange, Oliver isn't sure he can accept her help. Felicity attempts to hack the NSA to help free Diggle but when her online efforts are flagged, she faces off against an unknown adversary. Meanwhile, Curtis tells the team about a female vigilante, Tina Boland, he uncovered online who has been wreaking havoc all over the country.
Episode 12
Bratva
Wed, Feb 8, 201742 mins
A mission takes Oliver, Felicity and team to Russia where they meet up with Oliver's old friend, Anatoly. Meanwhile, fresh out of rehab, Lance returns to the mayor's office ready to get back to work. However, when Susan asks for an interview with Lance to discuss his addiction, he balks and it's up to Rene to help keep things on track.
Episode 13
Spectre of the Gun
Wed, Feb 15, 201741 mins
A traumatic attack on City Hall triggers painful memories for Rene about his family. Flashbacks reveal how Rene went from simple family man to a hero named Wild Dog. Meanwhile, Oliver must deal with the perpetrator behind the attack and realizes the best way to do so is as Mayor Queen instead of the Green Arrow. Tensions run high in the Arrow bunker.
Episode 14
The Sin-Eater
Wed, Feb 22, 201742 mins
China White, Cupid and Liza Warner break out of Iron Heights and head to Star City for revenge. Oliver tries to bring in the newly formed girl gang but the ACU intervenes mid-fight. To his surprise, they are there to arrest the Green Arrow for the murder of Detective Malone. Meanwhile, Lance feels responsible for the prison break after Warner tells him she heard about him working with Damien Darhk.
Episode 15
Fighting Fire with Fire
Wed, Mar 1, 201742 mins
When Vigilante shows up once more, Diggle leads Team Arrow in a fight against him.
Episode 16
Checkmate
Wed, Mar 15, 201742 mins
Oliver gets closer to the truth about Prometheus. Meanwhile, Helix refuses to continue helping Felicity until she does a favor for them.
Episode 17
Kapiushon
Wed, Mar 22, 201742 mins
Adrian Chase goes to new heights to force Oliver to confess the truth. Oliver admits the truth about himself and his cause. In the flashbacks, Oliver becomes someone else; he becomes something else. Anatoly moves up in rank, and so does Oliver, but Anatoly confronts Oliver about his hooded other half. Oliver may think he has fulfilled his obligation to Taiana, but the Bratva has a surprise coming for them. A surprise is also in store for the team when Oliver reveals his desires to them.
Episode 18
Disbanded
Wed, Mar 29, 201742 mins
Diggle and Felicity are shocked by Olivers decision to call on the Bratva to help take down Prometheus. Things get escalated a bit. Concerned the Bratva may overstep, Diggle has a hard conversation with Oliver about what happens if things go south. Meanwhile, Felicity learns something shocking at Helix.
Episode 19
Dangerous Liaisons
Wed, Apr 26, 201742 mins
Oliver, Team Arrow, ARGUS and the SCPD kick off a citywide manhunt for Adrian Chase. Helix tells Felicity they have a way to find Chase but they will need something big, and illegal, from her in return.
Episode 20
Underneath
Wed, May 3, 201742 mins
Oliver and Felicity get trapped in the bunker together, while Diggle and Lyla deal with marital issues.
Episode 21
Honor Thy Fathers
Wed, May 10, 201742 mins
Oliver returns to the mayor's office and faces one of his most pressing issues yet - the forced release of dozens of violent criminals prosecuted by Adrian Chase. Meanwhile, a crate is delivered to Oliver's office containing a mysterious corpse encased in concrete.
Episode 22
Missing
Wed, May 17, 201742 mins
Black Siren returns to help Chase. Felicity organizes a birthday party for Oliver. Lance is furious when Rene misses the custody hearing for his daughter.
Episode 23
Lian Yu
Wed, May 24, 201742 mins
The battle between Oliver and Adrian Chase culminates in a final epic battle on Lian Yu. After recent events, Oliver decides to recruit a group of unlikely allies - Slade, Nyssa, Merlyn and Digger Harkness - to defeat Chase. However, Chase has his own army - Black Siren, Evelyn Sharp and Talia al Ghul - and the forces collide.
