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Thursday, 7 December 2017

Arrow: "Irreconcilable Differences" Review

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Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.

Normally, midseason finales are always worth looking forward to in the Arrowverse. If the series is question is already on firm footing, the new twists and story developments only further that momentum. And if the show is struggling at the time, these episodes offer a chance to ramp things up and pave the way for a stronger second half to come. Sadly, neither was the case with “Irreconcilable Differences.” Arrow was in a rough place before now, and this episode does nothing to suggest that things will improve in 2018.

The thing about Arrow is that even in its weaker period during Seasons 3 and 4, at least it had strong, memorable villains to fall back upon. Season 6 doesn’t even have that. Michael Emerson’s Cayden James is easily the least compelling main villain this series has ever had. Sure, Emerson’s performance elevates the character somewhat, but that can only do so much to hide the character’s lack of depth or interesting wrinkles. This episode didn’t even bother to flesh out James’ vague vendetta against Oliver Queen, leaving James to devolve into a villain obsessed with destruction for destruction’s sake.

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