


The episode follows a nonlinear narrative. The episode received universal acclaim from critics, who hailed the finale as the best episode of the series, praising Amell and Segarra's performances, the action scenes, conclusion to the flashbacks, and Bennett's return. The episode is also the end of the flashbacks storyline which has been happening since the pilot episode. Tarabay) in order to help him fight against Chase. With no options, Oliver teams up with Malcolm Merlyn ( John Barrowman), Nyssa al Ghul ( Katrina Law) and releases Slade Wilson ( Manu Bennett) and Digger Harkness ( Nick E. In order to achieve it, Chase kidnaps Oliver's friends and holds them hostages. Chase has gathered an army including Laurel Lance / Black Siren ( Katie Cassidy) and his mercenaries to give the final confrontation against Oliver and returns to the place where everything began: Lian Yu. The finale revolves about Oliver Queen ( Stephen Amell), who is now in a desperate search for his son William, who has been kidnapped by Adrian Chase ( Josh Segarra). It was first broadcast on May 24, 2017, on The CW. The episode was written by showrunners Wendy Mericle and Marc Guggenheim and directed by Jesse Warn.
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" Lian Yu" ( Chinese: 煉獄) is the twenty-third and final episode of the fifth season, and 115th episode overall of The CW series Arrow. Susanna Thompson as Moira Queen (special guest star).Tarabay as Digger Harkness / Captain Boomerang Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake / Black Canary.Rick Gonzalez as Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog.Manu Bennett as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (special guest star).John Barrowman as Malcolm Merlyn (special guest star).Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance / Black Siren (special guest star).
