Muse of Fire
Overview:Oliver encounters a mysterious woman, Helena Bertinelli, daughter of mob boss Frank Bertinelli, who he can finally be himself with, but he soon comes to realize she’s hiding dangerous secrets of her own. Helena is on her own personal mission of vengeance and Oliver is caught in the middle. Meanwhile, Tommy is blindsided by an unfortunate turn of events and turns to Laurel for support.
Air date: 11/28/2012
Directed by: David Grossman
Guest Stars: John Barrowman as Malcolm Merlyn, Colin Salmon as Walter Steele, Kelly Hu as China White, Roger Cross as Det. Lucas Hilton, Jessica De Gouw as Huntress, Jeffrey Nording as Frank Bertinelli, Tahmoh Penikett as Nick Salvati, John Cassini as Mr. Russo, Lee Vincent as Kelton.
We get introduced to a new character in this episode. I was a great surprise and one that really brought this episode up. Oliver is out with someone that he feels he truly fits in with. Someone that gets him. The when Oliver is out as Arrow he bumps into the same person but not in a way he was expecting. This episode also continues the story between his mom and his sister and how he is not the same person. We also get a return of a previous person in their lives something that I also appreciated.
Overall, this was a really good episode and one that I thought really did a lot of good things with Oliver and his hooded other half.