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Die Serie handelt von Oliver Queen, einem früheren Playboy und Milliardär, der sich vorgenommen hat seine Heimatstadt Starling City von Verbrechern zu befreien. Oliver Queen verbrachte nach einem Schiffsunglück fünf lange Jahre auf einer einsamen Insel, bevor man ihn gefunden hat. Bei dem Schiffsunglück starb sein Vater, der ihm aber noch kurz vor seinem Tod ein dunkles Geheimnis anvertraute. Oliver kehrte in seine Heimatstadt zurück, wo er von seiner Mutter und Schwester liebevoll empfangen wurde. Doch sie merkten schnell, dass er sich geändert hatte. Oliver hat während der Zeit auf der Insel ungewöhnliche Fertigkeiten erlangt. Diese will er einsetzen um seine Heimatstadt von Verbrechern zu befreien. Er führt ein Doppelleben, tagsüber ist er der sorglose und vermögende Oliver und abends ist er "Arrow", der sich an den Verbrechern rächt. Auch seine Mutter hat ein dunkles Geheimnis, sie weiß mehr über das Schiffsunglück und ist skrupelloser, als es sich Oliver vorstellen kann. "Arrow" ist ein Held, der seine Ziele ohne Rücksicht auf Verluste durchsetzt und nicht einmal vor Opfern zurückschreckt. "Arrow" ist eine facettenreiche Serie voller Intrigen mit einem modernen Helden, der ohne Superkräfte auskommt. (VOX)
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Ich fand Smallville nie cool genug, um mich ausgiebiger damit zu befassen, aber im Nachhinein ist es nicht schlecht, die verschiedenen DC-Charaktere in dieser Serienversion zu vergleichen. Denn Arrow geht in diesem Sinne weiter, und anstelle des versprochenen Amazon wird The Flash zu seinem Spin-off. Alle Erwartungen übertreffend bekam die Serie ganze 8 Staffeln und eine ganze Reihe ehemaliger Darsteller aus Spartacus, so dass sie tatsächlich zu einer Art akzeptablem Popcorn wurde.
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Good for kids, they won't think much about the pervasive dumbness of the whole concept.....
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At the best and (to begin with) less frequent moments, like Nolan’s Batman. At the worst and (to begin with) more frequent moments, like Days of Our Lives. Yes, it’s very lumpy and for every plus there are at least two minuses. The rather dark mood, where nothing is black and white, is just right. In fact, where there’s no talking, just action, it can’t be faulted. But as soon as anybody is meant to act and, god forbid, open their mouth, then... What can I say, just awful and it’s a result of the casting where the main criterium was teen heart throb looks more than anything else. But I liked the absence of any super-powers in combination with an uncompromising approach where Arrow appears here as a positive hero, but in shape of a killer and blackmailer who, in support of “his truth", without hesitation destroys property and kills on a scale that would only occur to real villains in their wildest dreams about ruling the world. In any case, it has considerable potential (see episode five for proof), he just doesn't know how to sell it and most of the time doesn’t try. While all it needs is not to play so hard on the soap-opera relationship string and immediately it would have much more than “hard to watch guilty pleasure". EDIT SOME TIME LATER: It was a mistake to write off the series on the basis of half of the first season, because (unfortunately not until) at the end of the first and then during the second season, Arrow completely made up for the initial disappointment. OK, it still has the problems that most of the production from CW suffers from (especially occasional unnecessary trip-ups by turning toward telenovela maladies), but the pluses gradually overcome the minuses which (if they didn’t disappear completely), in comparison to the beginning, moved from the column “unbearable" to the column “annoying in places, but patience pays off". Especially because, apart from exceptions like Laurel, the creators found a way to work with the main characters. And, like the “villain episodes" sometimes didn’t work, the main episodes that umbrella a particular season work wonderfully; their motivations are understandable, not black and white and always have a perfect balance between charisma and respect. S1 3/5: It takes a long time to find its feet in terms of style and quality. It seems like they are shots into the darkness, never hitting the target. But when at last it finds its feet (in the final episodes), it’s well worth it. And it’s incredible that even the very poor screenwriting at the beginning gradually improves so much that it’s often surprising just how clever and bold it can be (not only) for this genre (before the occasional lapse of logic occurs, forcing you to hold your head in your hands in disbelief). In any case, the season as a whole is a promise of “how good it could be someday" than something that could stand alone. S2 4/5: The creators probably read the viewers’ criticisms and took them to heart, because otherwise it’s hard to believe this great leap forward in terms of quality with regard to everything in the last season that was so criticized. All the annoying bits are relegated to the sidelines or completely removed and especially the episodes developing on the main storyline are pure genre pleasure. Too bad the compulsory season quota is in excess of twenty episodes and so there are several filler-style “villain of the week" episodes which are so interchangeable and routine that it’s a disgrace and all the flashbacks are still from nowhere, going nowhere. But as soon as Arrow and Deathstroke’s fateful vendetta storyline takes over, you find yourself nodding your head in appreciation when you see that Arrow has matured to a stage when he is no longer simply attempting to emulate his role model from a position of a B-movie level, would-be stand-in as he was in the beginning, but that he is now on an equal footing with his role model in many respects. And that’s is quite an achievement for this underfinanced series from a channel specializing in products aimed at American teenagers, isn’t it? | S1: 3/5 | S2: 4/5 |
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My name is Oliver Queen...For five years I was stranded on an island with only one goal - Survive! It took me a while to come across this series, but I was all the more grateful for it and spent almost 7 years with it. Arrow is, or rather was, a series that taught me to watch episodes systematically outside of television, where I had previously watched hits like Lost and Prison Break. The pilot episode got me incredibly excited and the enthusiasm never waned. It fascinated me how adapt a television series can be with such a budget. The main storyline in the first two seasons was incredibly emotional and gripping, and the individually told episodes were just fantastic. Of course, the actors play a huge role in that. Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen is absolutely superb, and his partner Dig is also an incredible guy. Moreover, no character really bothered me, and that's really appreciated...PS: Even the second season continues to provide quality entertainment, it goes downhill from the third season, but I still haven't given up, occasionally a truly good episode pops up...But the fifth one, that finally brings it back somewhat to the top and eventually they managed to wrap it up. I didn't cry at the final episode, I won't particularly miss the series as it already told everything possible and I definitely won't be watching the sequel series Green Arrow and the Canaries. 70%
| S1: 5/5 | S2: 5/5 | S3: 4/5 | S4: 3/5 | S5: 4/5 | S6: 4/5 | S7: 4/5 | S8: 4/5 |
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After watching all five seasons, I have to admit that it feels like the series is finally rising from the ashes. The first season felt a bit dull to me, as the series was just getting started. I'd give that 75%. The second season was the best in every way—Deathstroke was the best villain in the entire series, and the story was great. I'd give that one 95%. The third season wasn’t as good. That compelling element that kept me wanting to watch started to fade, and I expected more from the finale. I'd give the third season 60%. In the fourth season, I was bored—the main villain lacked charisma, and overall, it felt very repetitive. I'd give the fourth season 55%. The fifth season made me forget about the previous two—we got new, likable characters in the Arrow team, the main villain Prometheus was amazing, as was the reveal, and the darker tone finally returned. The finale on the island was a real treat (the return of Slade Wilson). The ending was very, very exciting. This is how it should be done. The fifth season earns 75%. Overall, it averages out to around 70% and four stars. We’ll see what the sixth season brings this fall.
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If there is a series which has really surprised me recently, it's definitely Arrow. Since the release of Nolan's Batman Begins, these comic book characters have been given a completely different vibe. The dense, grim atmosphere is simply part of it. What to say about this series? Although not all the episodes of the first season have been aired yet, I would already like to comment on it. Some of the actors aren't entirely convincing and are still settling into their roles, but I believe that, over time, the series will improve in this regard. The story is kind of a mixture of Lost and Batman, but hopefully it won’t turn into a farce as in the first case or become a replica of the latter (well, if it was as good as Batman, I would be okay with that, but that would smack of sci-fi, because what's better than Batman?). However, if there is a contemporary series that I expect to be spectacular, it’s this one. I hope Arrow won’t let me down. So far, it looks more than promising. S01: 7/10. S02: 6/10. PS: Unfortunately, I didn’t finish it, the decent-looking comic book series turned into total crap.
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