Vendetta
Overview: As Oliver and Helena grow closer, Oliver trains her to be his ally, complete with showing her how to use a crossbow. Diggle disapproves of Oliver sharing his secret with Helena as he’s not sure she can be trusted, but Oliver refuses to listen to his concerns. Helena’s quest for revenge proves to be too strong for Oliver to handle after she kills the head of the Triad and all hell breaks loose.
Air date: 12/05/2012
Directed by: Kenneth Fink
Guest Stars: Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak, Colin Salmon as Walter Steele, Kelly Hu as China White, Christie Laing as Carly Diggle, Jessica De Gouw as Huntress, Jeffrey Nording as Frank Bertinelli, Marrett Green as Merritt Davis, David Lyle as Zhishan, Reghan Blake as Sexy Hostess.
I had hopped for more story with the Huntress. Lucky for me this episode continues the story of the last episode and the relationship between Oliver and Helena continues. Oliver believes he can change her dangerous ways and Helena does not have a plan other than full destruction of her father. Can Oliver balance his desire to be close to Helena and her destructive ways.
I enjoyed how this episode played out. Jessica De Gouw as Helena was great. This was another great episode that was not fully focused on the hit list that his father gave him. A thread that continues to go underneath it all is one that shows the corruption is deep and will take Oliver a long time to expose.