Arrow season 3 episode 17 suicidal tendencies

I have seen the new episode of arrow and it is about time I spoke about it. Be careful for spoilers if you have not seen the episode yet.

Even though this was a big suicide squad episode Stephen amell still managed to have a big part in the episode. It seems this season the arrow is a hybrid of the season 1 and 2 character and the situation he has been put in allows him to stretch his acting ability and make him an even more interesting character.

Obviously with the suicide squad being a key part of the episode David Ramsey was great and he has made diggle a really dynamic character and I liked the comparisons between him and deadshot. Speaking of Deadshot I really liked his arc in the episode and I loved seeing the flashbacks about him allowing us to care about his supposed death at the end of the episode. Felicity was once again great in the episode and so was Ray Palmer as he brought a different viewpoint to the character of the arrow.

The dual story of Oliver's plight and the suicide squad allowed the episode to always be exciting. The dynamic of the squad worked well and the sacrifice at the end of the episode felt truly emotional. It sucks that arrow don't seem to be allowed to use deadshot anymore due to the suicide squad film, also the Oliver story really worked for the episode.

The script was alright with some real dramatic moments in it but not too much humour which made it a pretty dark episode.

The style was good with all the action scenes working and the difference between the two styles was really recognisable and it worked.

Overall a really good episode that sets up the rest of the season.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=doUv2paoNzA
This is the promo for the episode.