[Dr Kain]

Well this was a ground breaking finale for Arrow. It was so refreshing to not have Star City under a big siege or something for a change. The return of both Deathstroke and Boomerang was nice, albeit wasted. Obviously Malcom and Boomerang are not dead though because we didn't see their bodies. The fight choreography was really top notch again and I really loved how the flashbacks were integrated into this episode. It is the way they used to be. Of course, with that said, NO MORE FLASHBACKS!!!! Yay!! Everything has come full swing. Obviously everyone got off the island in time, but at least it didn't pull some bs exile moment or something. Had there not been a cliffhanger ending, this could have easily made for a great series finale, but nope, it just couldn't last five minutes longer.

I really don't get the notion that every series these days has to have a cliff hanger ending. If people are going to drop the show, they are going to drop it whether it leaves off or not. The only thing you are doing is hurting the fans that are going to come back because it doesn't give them closure.

Overall, this season was a mixed bag, but it was a vast improvement over seasons 3 and 4. Prometheus was a lame villain and it being Chase was way too obvious. Nevertheless, we did get a really great cast of characters and there were a lot of strong episodes this season with the best of them being the gun registration one. Felicity remains the biggest negative of the show so I would like to either see her go or take a big step back for a while. The flashbacks were done quite well this season and they felt like they were related to the narrative as a whole again.

It's far from perfect, probably tettering on agressively average, but you know what, at this point I'll take an average season over a subpar one like we got with Flash, Supergirl, and Legends. I'm going to give the season a 7/10.