Arrow/Season Five

Season Five
Arrow
Season Premiere	October 5, 2016
Season Finale	May 24, 2017
Episode Count	23
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Season Five of Arrow premiered on October 5, 2016.

Episodes

#	#	Title	Written By	Directed By	Airdate	Viewers	18-49 Rating	Prod.
93	1	Legacy	Greg Berlanti	James Bamford	October 5, 2016	1.871M	0.7%	3J5201
After Laurel's death and the departures of both Diggle and Thea from Team Arrow, Oliver takes to the streets solo to protect Star City's citizens as the Green Arrow. With Felicity guiding him from the bunker, Oliver is forced to deal with a city that has become overrun with both criminals and a slew of new (and painfully inexperienced) vigilantes. Watching Oliver try to balance his jobs as both the mayor and also the protector of Star City, Felicity suggests he form a new team, but Oliver resists. However, when a deadly new criminal, Tobias Church, enters the picture, Oliver realizes the best thing for the city might be a new team of superheroes. Meanwhile, the flashbacks take us to Russia where Oliver faces off against the Bratva. Teleplay by Marc Guggenheim & Wendy Mericle
94	2	The Recruits	Speed Weed & Beth Schwartz	James Bamford	October 12, 2016	1.936M	0.7%	3J5202
Oliver's new recruits for Team Arrow are Curtis, Wild Dog and Evelyn Sharp. Unfortunately, the Green Arrow's training methods prove to be too much for some of them to handle. Meanwhile, in the flashbacks, Oliver's initiation into the Bratva continues.
95	3	A Matter of Trust	Ben Sokolowski & Emilio Ortega Aldrich	Gregory Smith	October 19, 2016	1.789M	0.6%	3J5203
Now that Oliver has his new team, they are ready to hit the streets but Oliver doesn't feel they are ready. Headstrong Wild Dog defies the Green Arrow's orders and sets out on his own after a new drug dealer, Derek Sampson, who is terrorizing Star City. Sampson proves more powerful than Wild Dog and it is up to the Green Arrow to go head to head with Sampson to save his teammate.
96	4	Penance	Brian Ford Sullivan & Oscar Balderrama	Dermott Downs	October 26, 2016	1.872M	0.7%	3J5204
Oliver and Lyla team up on a secret mission for Diggle. Felicity finds out and disapproves of the plan and opts to stay behind. When Tobias Church launches a deadly assault against the city, Felicity must decide if she wants to send the recruits out sans the Green Arrow.
97	5	Human Target	Oscar Balderrama & Sarah Tarkoff	Laura Belsey	November 2, 2016	1.612M	0.6%	3J5205
When Tobias Church captures and tortures one of Oliver's new recruits, Oliver must turn to an old friend, Christopher Chance AKA the Human Target, for help. Meanwhile, Felicity's worlds collide when Detective Malone joins the ACU.
98	6	So It Begins	Wendy Mericle & Brian Ford Sullivan	John Behring	November 9, 2016	1.946M	0.7%	3J5206
When Prometheus ups his killing spree, Oliver searches for connections between the victims. Felicity and Curtis discover the victims have a mysterious link to Oliver's past and this new secret could upend his new team. Meanwhile, Thea has a heart-to-heart with Lance, and Felicity considers telling Malone the truth about her work.
99	7	Vigilante	Ben Sokolowski & Emilio Ortega Aldrich	Gordon Verheul	November 16, 2016	1.86M	0.7%	3J5207
When the bodies of two criminals are dropped at SCPD, Oliver realizes there is a new Vigilante in Star City. The team is split about whether they should stop someone who is helping keep the city safe. Diggle is frustrated with his new situation and Thea (Willa Holland) fights for Lance who confesses a shocking secret. Meanwhile, in the flashbacks, Oliver finally sits down with Konstantin Kovar.
100	8	Invasion! (2) part 2 of 3 part crossover with The Flash & Legends of Tomorrow	Greg Berlanti	James Bamford	November 30, 2016	3.548M	1.3%	3J5208
Oliver wakes up to a life where he never got on The Queen's Gambit. Robert and Moira Queen are alive and well. Laurel is his loving fiancee and their wedding is imminent. Everything seems perfect, but Oliver starts to notice small imperfections that make him question this new reality. Meanwhile, Felicity and the recruits take on a new threat with help from The Flash and Supergirl. Teleplay by Marc Guggenheim & Wendy Mericle
101	9	What We Leave Behind	Wendy Mericle & Beth Schwartz	Antonio Negret	December 7, 2016	1.944M	0.7%	3J5209
Prometheus attacks Curtis, Oliver realizes Prometheus knows all of Team Arrow's secret identities and is planning to come for them one by one. Felicity and Detective Malone discover a clue that links Prometheus to Oliver's past.
102	10	Who Are You?	Ben Sokolowski & Brian Ford Sullivan	Gregory Smith	January 25, 2017	1.682M	0.6%	3J5210
Worried that Prometheus is right and he is truly a killer at heart, Oliver looks for any ray of hope and finds it in what seems to be the miraculous return of Laurel Lance. However, Felicity, still reeling from Detective Malone's murder, is bent on revenge - she wants to stop Prometheus at any cost. While in prison, Diggle fights for his life.
103	11	Second Chances	Speed Weed & Sarah Tarkoff	Mark Bunting	February 1, 2017	1.908M	0.6%	3J5211
In his quest to take down Kovar, Oliver gets help from a surprising source - Talia al Ghul. However, when she reveals what she wants from him in exchange, Oliver isn't sure he can accept her help. Felicity attempts to hack the NSA to help free Diggle but when her online efforts are flagged, she faces off against an unknown adversary. Meanwhile, Curtis tells the team about a female vigilante, Tina Boland, he uncovered online who has been wreaking havoc all over the country.
104	12	Bratva	Oscar Balderrama & Emilio Ortega Aldrich	Ben Bray	February 8, 2017	1.608M	0.6%	3J5212
A mission takes Oliver, Felicity and team to Russia where they meet up with Oliver's old friend, Anatoly. Meanwhile, fresh out of rehab, Lance returns to the mayor's office ready to get back to work. However, when Susan asks for an interview with Lance to discuss his addiction, he balks and it's up to Rene to help keep things on track.
105	13	Spectre of the Gun	Marc Guggenheim	Kristin Windell	February 15, 2017	1.663M	0.6%	3J5213
A traumatic attack on City Hall triggers painful memories for Rene about his family. Flashbacks reveal how Rene went from simple family man to a hero named Wild Dog. Meanwhile, Oliver must deal with the perpetrator behind the attack and realizes the best way to do so is as Mayor Queen instead of the Green Arrow. Tensions run high in the Arrow bunker.
106	14	The Sin-Eater	Barbara Bloom & Jenny Lynn	Mary Lambert	February 22, 2017	1.537M	0.5%	3J5214
China White, Cupid and Liza Warner break out of Iron Heights and head to Star City for revenge. Oliver tries to bring in the newly formed girl gang but the ACU intervenes mid-fight. To his surprise, they are there to arrest the Green Arrow for the murder of Detective Malone. Meanwhile, Lance feels responsible for the prison break after Warner tells him she heard about him working with Damien Darhk.
107	15	Fighting Fire with Fire	Speed Weed & Ben Sokolowski	Michael Schultz	March 1, 2017	1.602M	0.6%	3J5215
Oliver faces his biggest challenge yet as mayor. Felicity continues down her dark path with Helix. After Vigilante attacks Oliver while he's acting as the mayor, Diggle leads the team in a mission to stop Vigilante once and for all.
108	16	Checkmate	Beth Schwartz & Sarah Tarkoff	Ken Shane	March 15, 2017	1.525M	0.5%
Oliver gets closer to the truth about Prometheus. Meanwhile, Helix refuses to continue helping Felicity until she does a favor for them.
109	17	Kapiushon	Brian Ford Sullivan & Emilio Ortega Aldrich	Kevin Tancharoen	March 22, 2017	1.379M	0.5%	3J5217
Prometheus goes to great lengths to break Oliver. Meanwhile, in the flashbacks, Anatoly becomes worried about Oliver's increasingly violent tendencies, which come to a head in a brutal confrontation.
110	18	Disbanded	Rebecca Bellotto	J.J. Makaro	March 29, 2017	1.547M	0.5%	3J5218
Diggle and Felicity are shocked by Oliver's decision to call on the Bratva to help take down Prometheus. Concerned the Bratva may overstep, Diggle has a hard conversation with Oliver about what happens if things go south. Meanwhile, Felicity learns something shocking at Helix.
111	19	Dangerous Liaisons	Speed Weed & Elizabeth Kim	Joel Novoa	April 26, 2017	1.363M	0.5%	3J5219
Oliver, Team Arrow, ARGUS and the SCPD kick off a citywide manhunt for Adrian Chase. Helix tells Felicity they have a way to find Chase but they will need something big, and illegal, from her in return.
112	20	Underneath	Wendy Mericle & Beth Schwartz	Wendey Stanzler	May 3, 2017	1.358M	0.5%	3J5220
Things get intense when Oliver and Felicity are trapped in the bunker together. Meanwhile, Lyla and Diggle deal with their martial issues.
113	21	Honor Thy Fathers	Marc Guggenheim & Sarah Tarkoff	Laura Belsey	May 10, 2017	1.651M	0.6%	3J5221
Oliver returns to the mayor's office and faces one of his most pressing issues yet - the forced release of dozens of violent criminals prosecuted by Adrian Chase. Meanwhile, a crate is delivered to Oliver's office containing a mysterious corpse encased in concrete.
114	22	Missing	Speed Weed & Oscar Balderramma	Mairzee Almas	May 17, 2017	1.444M	0.5%	3J5222
Black Siren returns to help Chase. Felicity organizes a birthday party for Oliver while Lance is furious after Rene misses the custody hearing for his daughter.
115	23	Lian Yu	Wendy Mericle & Marc Guggenheim	Jesse Warn	May 24, 2017	1.723M	0.6%	3J5223
The battle between Oliver and Adrian Chase culminates in a final epic battle on Lian Yu. After recent events, Oliver decides to recruit a group of unlikely allies to defeat Chase. However, Chase has his own army.