Arrow (season 2)

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Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 23
Release
Original network The CW
Original release October 9, 2013 (2013-10-09) – May 14, 2014 (2014-05-14)
List of Arrow episodes

The second season of the American television series Arrow premiered on The CW on October 10, 2013, and concluded on May 14, 2014, with a total of 23 episodes. The series is based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, a costumed crime-fighter created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, and is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with other Arrowverse television series. The showrunners for this season were Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg. Stephen Amell stars as Oliver Queen, with principal cast members Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance, David Ramsey as John Diggle, Willa Holland as Thea Queen, Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak, Susanna Thompson as Moira Queen, and Paul Blackthorne as Quentin Lance also returning from the previous season. They are joined by Colton Haynes as Roy Harper and Manu Bennett as Slade Wilson, who were promoted to series regulars from their recurring status in the previous season.

The series follows billionaire playboy Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), who claimed to have spent five years shipwrecked on Lian Yu, a mysterious island in the North China Sea, before returning home to Starling City (later renamed "Star City") to fight crime and corruption as a secret vigilante whose weapon of choice is a bow and arrow. In the second season, Oliver has vowed to stop crime without killing criminals, using "The Arrow" as his new name to represent that,[1][2] and is aided with by allies, John and Felicity. Oliver's vow is tested when he comes under attack from Slade Wilson (Manu Bennett), a man from Oliver's time on the island who resurfaces with a vendetta against him. Oliver grows to accept aspiring vigilante Roy Harper as his protégé, and begins to receive assistance from Quentin. Oliver also gains another ally, Sara Lance (Caity Lotz), who survived her ordeal at sea six years prior. The season features flashbacks to Oliver's second year on Lian Yu, where he faces a new threat from Dr Anthony Ivo (Dylan Neal), whilst continuing to struggle to survive alongside allies Slade and Sara, and the archer Shado (Celina Jade). The origins of his feud with Slade is revealed.

The series was renewed for its second season on February 11, 2013. The second season received critical acclaim, and averaged 3.28 million viewers each week. The season would go on to be nominated for fifteen nominations in various categories. This season introduces characters from The Flash, which was being developed as a potential spin-off at the time. The season was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 16, 2014. The series was renewed for a third season on February 12, 2014.[citation needed]

Episodes

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See also: List of Arrow episodes

This season was prefaced with a recap episode airing on October 2, 2013, titled "Year One". It featured highlights from season one and a special preview of the second season.[3]

<templatestyles src="Screen reader-only/styles.css" />Arrow, season 2 episodes
No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code		 U.S. viewers
(millions)
24 1 "City of Heroes" John Behring Story by: Greg Berlanti
Teleplay by: Andrew Kreisberg & Marc Guggenheim		 October 9, 2013 (2013-10-09) 2J7451 2.74[4]
25 2 "Identity" Nick Copus Ben Sokolowski & Beth Schwartz October 16, 2013 (2013-10-16) 2J7452 3.06[5]
26 3 "Broken Dolls" Glen Winter Marc Guggenheim & Keto Shimizu October 23, 2013 (2013-10-23) 2J7453 2.89[6]
27 4 "Crucible" Eagle Egilsson Andrew Kreisberg & Wendy Mericle October 30, 2013 (2013-10-30) 2J7454 2.37[7]
28 5 "League of Assassins" Wendey Stanzler Jake Coburn & Drew Z. Greenberg November 6, 2013 (2013-11-06) 2J7455 2.80[8]
29 6 "Keep Your Enemies Closer" Guy Bee Ben Sokolowski & Beth Schwartz November 13, 2013 (2013-11-13) 2J7456 3.09[9]
30 7 "State v. Queen" Bethany Rooney Marc Guggenheim & Drew Z. Greenberg November 20, 2013 (2013-11-20) 2J7457 2.66[10]
31 8 "The Scientist" Michael Schultz Story by: Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg
Teleplay by: Andrew Kreisberg & Geoff Johns		 December 4, 2013 (2013-12-04) 2J7458 3.24[11]
32 9 "Three Ghosts" John Behring Story by: Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg
Teleplay by: Geoff Johns & Ben Sokolowski		 December 11, 2013 (2013-12-11) 2J7459 3.02[12]
33 10 "Blast Radius" Rob Hardy Jake Coburn & Keto Shimizu January 15, 2014 (2014-01-15) 2J7460 2.52[13]
34 11 "Blind Spot" Glen Winter Wendy Mericle & Beth Schwartz January 22, 2014 (2014-01-22) 2J7461 2.49[14]
35 12 "Tremors" Guy Bee Marc Guggenheim & Drew Z. Greenberg January 29, 2014 (2014-01-29) 2J7462 2.95[15]
36 13 "Heir to the Demon" Wendey Stanzler Jake Coburn February 5, 2014 (2014-02-05) 2J7463 2.86[16]
37 14 "Time of Death" Nick Copus Wendy Mericle & Beth Schwartz February 26, 2014 (2014-02-26) 2J7464 2.45[17]
38 15 "The Promise" Glen Winter Jake Coburn & Ben Sokolowski March 5, 2014 (2014-03-05) 2J7465 2.21[18]
39 16 "Suicide Squad" Larry Teng Keto Shimizu & Bryan Q. Miller March 19, 2014 (2014-03-19) 2J7466 2.42[19]
40 17 "Birds of Prey" John Behring Mark Bemesderfer & A.C. Bradley March 26, 2014 (2014-03-26) 2J7467 2.62[20]
41 18 "Deathstroke" Guy Bee Marc Guggenheim & Drew Z. Greenberg April 2, 2014 (2014-04-02) 2J7468 2.32[21]
42 19 "The Man Under the Hood" Jesse Warn Story by: Greg Berlanti & Geoff Johns
Teleplay by: Andrew Kreisberg & Keto Shimizu		 April 16, 2014 (2014-04-16) 2J7469 2.26[22]
43 20 "Seeing Red" Doug Aarniokoski Wendy Mericle & Beth Schwartz April 23, 2014 (2014-04-23) 2J7470 2.19[23]
44 21 "City of Blood" Michael Schultz Holly Harold April 30, 2014 (2014-04-30) 2J7471 2.31[24]
45 22 "Streets of Fire" Nick Copus Jake Coburn & Ben Sokolowski May 7, 2014 (2014-05-07) 2J7472 2.33[25]
46 23 "Unthinkable" John Behring Story by: Greg Berlanti
Teleplay by: Marc Guggenheim & Andrew Kreisberg		 May 14, 2014 (2014-05-14) 2J7473 2.37[26]

Cast and characters

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Main articles: List of Arrow characters and List of supporting Arrow characters

Main

Recurring

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Guest

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Production

Development

On February 11, 2013, The CW renewed Arrow for a second season for the 2013–14 season.[39]

A backdoor pilot for The Flash was originally going to be the twentieth episode, but due to the positive reception of Grant Gustin's appearance in the eighth and ninth episode, executives at The CW scrapped it in favor a traditional pilot so that it gives the developers more time to flesh out the character in addition to receiving an increase in the budget.[40]

Casting

Emily Bett Rickards, Colton Haynes and Manu Bennett were all promoted to series regulars.[41] Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, who originally played Sara Lance in the pilot, did not return and was replaced by Caity Lotz.[42]

Costume

In the second half of the second season, Oliver replaces his "paint" mask with a domino mask, similar to one worn by the character in the comics. The change is addressed on-screen, with Kreisberg saying, "He doesn't just put on a mask. It's actually a big plot point in an episode, and there really is a story behind, not only the need for the mask but also who provides him with it."[43] On adding the mask now, Kreisberg stated that, "Conceptually, it was something we wanted to do because Oliver himself is evolving as the Arrow—from vigilante to hero, sort of from Arrow to Green Arrow—and we wanted to see that progression in his costume as well. As Oliver is embracing being a hero, being a hero means stepping out of the dark and being more of a symbol, so he has to take steps to conceal his identity more."[43] He added that it will "allow the Arrow to interact with people who don't know his identity in a much more organic way than having him constantly keep his head down."[43]

Costume designer Maya Mani put together roughly 50 mask options for the producers. Kreisberg said, "What's so wonderful about the design that Maya came up with is that it really is very simple, and it feels as if it’s been part of his costume since the beginning...once we finally had this mask and put it on Stephen [Amell], even Stephen was like, 'This is the right one.'"[43] In the episode "Three Ghosts", Oliver receives the mask from Barry Allen, who is able to create a mask that will help conceal his identity, while still being functional and allowing Oliver to see clearly.[44]

Music

Arrow – Original Television Soundtrack: Season 2
Soundtrack album by Blake Neely
Released September 16, 2014 (2014-09-16)
Length 71:31
Label WaterTower Music
Blake Neely chronology
Arrow – Original Television Soundtrack: Season 1 Arrow – Original Television Soundtrack: Season 2 Arrow – Original Television Soundtrack: Season 3
Arrow – Original Television Soundtrack: Season 2 track listing
No. Title Length
1. "Time to Come Home"   1:51
2. "I Don't Blame You"   2:06
3. "A Different Way"   2:38
4. "City of Heroes / Canary"   3:02
5. "Love Is the Most Powerful Emotion"   1:53
6. "Off of the Island, Onto a Freighter"   2:17
7. "Building a Team"   2:07
8. "Blind Spot"   2:46
9. "Forced to Make a Choice / Slade's Metamorphosis"   2:51
10. "The Scientist"   2:25
11. "Roy Becomes a Hero"   2:58
12. "Mirakuru Spreads / Brother Blood"   2:35
13. "Heir to the Demon"   1:52
14. "Get Your Soul Back"   2:27
15. "This Ends Tonight"   2:02
16. "Stay Away From Her"   2:07
17. "Deathstroking / Creating an Army With a Needle"   4:07
18. "Own Worst Enemy"   3:21
19. "A.R.G.U.S.'s Suicide Squad"   2:08
20. "Promise Kept"   3:44
21. "The Man Under the Hood"   3:17
22. "Secret Destiny"   2:57
23. "In the Crosshairs"   3:10
24. "Purest Heart"   1:43
25. "The Essence of Heroism"   2:46
26. "Tunnel Fight"   2:04
27. "Never Again"   4:17
Total length:
 71:31

Release

Broadcast

The season began airing in the United States on The CW on October 10, 2013, and completed its 23-episode run on May 14, 2014.

Home media

Arrow: Season 2 was released as a 5-disc DVD set and as a 9-disc Blu-ray and DVD combo pack set on September 16, 2014 in the United States and September 15, 2014 in the United Kingdom. The DVD and Blu-ray box sets contain additional features, including making-of featurettes, deleted scenes, gag reel, and highlights from the Paley Fest.[45]

Reception

Critical response

The second season received favorable reviews. Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly gave the first half of the second season a rating of B+, saying, "Arrow possesses an intelligence that shines through its TV-budget production values, which aren't too shabby. The writing is adult and witty, the action is exciting, and Amell holds the center with well-cultivated ease."[46] The A.V. Club's Carrie Raisler gave the first half of the second season a rating of A-. She said, "Arrow [has] officially established itself as one of the most satisfying shows on television. The most satisfying thing of all is that it did so by respecting its characters... [Arrow respects] the character’s comic-book roots in its overarching plotlines, all while using the network-appropriate soap-opera stories to do the heavy character lifting."[47]

Rotten Tomatoes reported a 95% approval rating based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 8.15/10. The site's consensus reading: "The second season of Arrow boasts more fantastic action, as well as a widening cast of intriguing, richly written characters."[48]

Ratings

The second season averaged 3.28 million viewers across the 23 episodes, ranking 128th among television show viewership.[49]

No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 Total
(18–49)
1 "City of Heroes" October 9, 2013 0.9/3 2.74[4] 0.5 1.4[50]
2 "Identity" October 16, 2013 1.1/3 3.06[5] N/A N/A
3 "Broken Dolls" October 23, 2013 0.9/3 2.89[6] 0.5 1.4[51]
4 "Crucible" October 30, 2013 0.8/2 2.37[7] 0.5 1.3[52]
5 "League of Assassins" November 6, 2013 1.0/3 2.80[8] N/A N/A
6 "Keep Your Enemies Closer" November 13, 2013 1.2/3 3.09[9] N/A N/A
7 "State v. Queen" November 20, 2013 1.0/3 2.66[10] N/A N/A
8 "The Scientist" December 4, 2013 1.2/3 3.24[11] N/A N/A
9 "Three Ghosts" December 11, 2013 1.1/3 3.02[12] N/A N/A
10 "Blast Radius" January 15, 2014 0.9/3 2.52[13] 0.6 1.5[53]
11 "Blind Spot" January 22, 2014 0.9/2 2.49[14] 0.6 1.5[54]
12 "Tremors" January 29, 2014 1.1/3 2.95[15] 0.5 1.6
13 "Heir to the Demon" February 5, 2014 1.0/3 2.86[16] 0.5 1.5[55]
14 "Time of Death" February 26, 2014 0.9/3 2.45[17] N/A N/A
15 "The Promise" March 5, 2014 0.7/2 2.21[18] 0.5 1.2[56]
16 "Suicide Squad" March 19, 2014 0.8/3 2.42[19] 0.5 1.3[57]
17 "Birds of Prey" March 26, 2014 0.9/3 2.62[20] N/A N/A
18 "Deathstroke" April 2, 2014 0.8/3 2.32[21] 0.5 1.3[58]
19 "The Man Under the Hood" April 16, 2014 0.7/2 2.26[22] 0.4 1.1[59]
20 "Seeing Red" April 23, 2014 0.7/2 2.19[23] 0.5 1.2[60]
21 "City of Blood" April 30, 2014 0.8/3 2.31[24] N/A N/A
22 "Streets of Fire" May 7, 2014 0.8/2 2.33[25] N/A N/A
23 "Unthinkable" May 14, 2014 0.9/3 2.37[26] N/A N/A

Accolades

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2014 Constellation Awards Best Male Performance in a 2013 Science Fiction Television Episode Stephen Amell ("The Odyssey") Nominated [61]
Best Science Fiction Television Series of 2013 Arrow Nominated [61]
IGN Awards Best TV Action Series Arrow Won [62]
Best TV Hero Oliver Queen People's Choice [63]
Leo Awards Best Cinematography Dramatic Series Gordon Verheul ("Sacrifice") Nominated [64]
Best Dramatic Series Greg Berlanti, Joseph P. Finn, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, Wendy Mericle Nominated [64]
Best Lead Performance by a Male Dramatic Series Stephen Amell ("Crucible") Nominated [64]
Best Lead Performance by a Female Dramatic Series Emily Bett Rickards ("Three Ghosts") Nominated [64]
Best Make-Up Dramatic Series Danielle Fowler ("Keep Your Enemies Closer") Nominated [64]
Best Stunt Coordination Dramatic Series J. J. Makaro ("The Scientist") Nominated [64]
People's Choice Awards Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor Stephen Amell Nominated [65]
Satellite Awards Satellite Award for Best Television Series – Genre Arrow Nominated [66]
Saturn Awards Best Youth-Oriented Television Series Arrow Nominated [67]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show Arrow Nominated [68]
Choice TV Female Breakout Star Emily Bett Rickards Nominated [68]
Young Hollywood Awards Super Superhero Stephen Amell Nominated [69]
2015 PRISM Awards Performance in a Drama Multi-Episode Storyline Katie Cassidy Won [70]

Notes

  1. ↑ Also credited as a special guest star in "State v. Queen".
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Also has an uncredited role in "Keep Your Enemies Closer".

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