Arrow: The Best Episode From Each Season

Listing the best episode from each Arrow season reveals how much the Arrowverse’s first show changed throughout its run. While superhero movies were already box office titans when Arrow premiered, the series proved that comic book characters could work on the small screen without any gimmicks. Whereas Smallville was limited by its “young Clark Kent” premise, Arrow reinvented its titular character in a way that embraced the DC Universe while also telling an original story. Arrow may not have been a comic-accurate take on Oliver Queen, but it built a rich world with compelling characters that served as the starting point for the Arrowverse.