Burned
Overview: Oliver’s confidence is shaken after being beaten by the Dark Archer and he takes a break from being Arrow. However, when Laurel calls Arrow for help investigating a firefighter’s suspicious death, he reluctantly agrees but his hesitance while fighting almost costs him his life. Meanwhile, Tommy throws a benefit for the firefighters and Thea tries to lift Moira out of her depressive state.
Air date: 1/16/2013
Directed by: Eagle Egilsson
Guest Stars: Annie Ilonzeh as Joanna de la Vega, Andrew Dunbar as Garfield Lynns / Firefly, Danny Nucci as Chief Raynes, Lee Vincent as Kelton, Jacquelin Samuda as TV Host, Michael Daingerfield as Ned Foster.
With Oliver shaken things are not going all that well. He has no confidence and almost seems like he is going to give up. I somewhat get that up until then he really didn’t have anyone challenge him. But on the other side he does not seem like someone that would lay down easily. When he gets a call to from a friend to look into some strange fire fighter deaths he still does not know if he is ready.
Overall, I liked the story and got why it was important to show Oliver shaken. I am glad they got that piece of the story out of the way earlier so we are not dealing with this later in the series. I am excited for this to build up to him encountering the person that has shook his confidence.