Episode guide
Arrow: Season 1
23 episodes · premiered Oct 10, 2012
Oliver Queen returns to Starling city after being deserted on a hellish island for five years. He decides to become a mask wearing vigilante to fulfil his father's wishes and rid the city of crime. In his journey to do so, he is forced to make tough decisions even as he makes new friends and even more enemies which continue question his lethal ways of controlling crime.
- Episode 1: Pilot Oct 10, 2012 · 43m · TMDB 7.4 After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. Back in Starling…
- Episode 2: Honor Thy Father Oct 17, 2012 · 42m · TMDB 7.4 Oliver heads to the courthouse to get his death certificate repealed and is pleasantly surprised to run into Laurel, who is there prosecuting Martin Somers, a criminal with ties to the…
- Episode 3: Lone Gunmen Oct 24, 2012 · 42m · TMDB 7.5 Oliver is surprised when someone shoots and kills one of his targets. As his plan is to bring people to justice vs. outright killing them, Oliver doesn't appreciate the help and searches…
- Episode 4: An Innocent Man Oct 31, 2012 · 43m · TMDB 7.7 Oliver still hasn't figured out how to get back in Laurel's good graces, but a late night bonding session with Thea gives him the inspiration he needs. Looking into a suspicious murder…
- Episode 5: Damaged Nov 7, 2012 · 42m · TMDB 7.9 After Detective Lance arrests Oliver for murder, Oliver tells Moira the only lawyer he'll allow to represent him is Laurel. Laurel takes the case which puts her at odds with her father…
- Episode 6: Legacies Nov 14, 2012 · 42m · TMDB 7.4 A gang of bank robbers, dubbed The Royal Flush Gang, hits a local bank and seriously wounds an off-duty police officer during a heist. Diggle tells Oliver he needs to deviate from his…
- Episode 7: Muse of Fire Nov 28, 2012 · 41m · TMDB 7.4 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…
- Episode 8: Vendetta Dec 5, 2012 · 42m · TMDB 7.3 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…
- Episode 9: Year's End Dec 12, 2012 · 43m · TMDB 7.8 Oliver discovers that after he and his father went missing, Moira and Thea stopped celebrating Christmas. Determined to make up for lost time and restore a sense of normalcy to the Queen…
- Episode 10: Burned Jan 16, 2013 · 43m · TMDB 7.3 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…
- Episode 11: Trust But Verify Jan 23, 2013 · 43m · TMDB 7.6 The next person on Arrow's list is Diggle's commanding officer and mentor from Afghanistan, Ted Gaynor. Oliver suspects Ted is responsible for recent armoured truck robberies, but Diggle…
- Episode 12: Vertigo Jan 30, 2013 · 43m · TMDB 7.7 Thea is in trouble with the police after she gets caught using a drug called "Vertigo." Oliver thinks the only way to keep her out of jail is to find the dealer, a man who goes by the name…
- Episode 13: Betrayal Feb 6, 2013 · 42m · TMDB 8.0 Cyrus Vanch, a nefarious criminal, is recently released from prison and intends to re-secure his position as leader of the underworld. His first step is to take down his biggest opponent…
- Episode 14: The Odyssey Feb 13, 2013 · 43m · TMDB 7.8 After Oliver is shot, he turns to a surprising person for help - Felicity. Diggle is stunned when he sees Felicity walk through the front door of the lair dragging a dying Oliver behind…
- Episode 15: Dodger Feb 20, 2013 · 42m · TMDB 7.3 Felicity tells Oliver he's all work and no play, so he asks Detective McKenna on a date. A jewel thief named Dodger hits Starling City and targets someone very close to Oliver. Meanwhile…
- Episode 16: Dead to Rights Feb 27, 2013 · 41m · TMDB 8.0 Oliver and Diggle learn that Deadshot is still alive and his next target is Malcom. Malcom invites Tommy to attend a benefit honoring Malcom for his work with Starling City but Tommy…
- Episode 17: The Huntress Returns Mar 20, 2013 · 42m · TMDB 7.6 With his nightclub set to open and a new romance brewing with McKenna, Oliver is as happy as he's been since returning to Starling City. But when Oliver's ex, The Huntress, suddenly…
- Episode 18: Salvation Mar 27, 2013 · 42m · TMDB 7.6 An angry resident of The Glades who calls himself "The Savior" embarks on a kidnapping and killing spree to punish those he believes have wronged the residents of his neighborhood. To make…
- Episode 19: Unfinished Business Apr 3, 2013 · 42m · TMDB 7.6 When a young woman meets a violent death after partying at Verdant, Detective Lance and his new partner, Detective Hilton inform Oliver and Tommy that she was on the drug Vertigo. Oliver…
- Episode 20: Home Invasion Apr 24, 2013 · 42m · TMDB 7.6 Deadshot returns to Starling City after taking down a U.S. Ambassador and six others overseas. By keeping tabs on A.R.G.U.S.'s manhunt for the assassin, Oliver, Diggle, and Felicity learn…
- Episode 21: The Undertaking May 1, 2013 · 42m · TMDB 7.9 Finding it difficult to mend fences with Tommy and Diggle, Oliver instead focuses on crossing another name off the list. While digging through a crooked accountant's laptop, Felicity…
- Episode 22: Darkness on the Edge of Town May 8, 2013 · 42m · TMDB 8.2 With the Undertaking days away, Malcolm dons his black hood to conclude business with seismologist Dr. Brion Markov and his team. Oliver and Moira entertain a number of surprise - and…
- Episode 23: Sacrifice May 15, 2013 · 42m · TMDB 8.5 Oliver and Diggle race to stop the Dark Archer from unleashing his vengeance on The Glades. However, they run into a roadblock after Detective Lance picks up Felicity for questioning…