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* CameBackWrong: The Lazarus Pit will heal most any injury, but at a price. Centuries of use is what has made Ra's al Ghul the cold monster he is today.
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* CameBackWrong: The Lazarus Pit will heal most almost any injury, injury but at a price. Centuries of use is are what has have made Ra's al Ghul the cold monster he is today.
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* MethodActing: InUniverse. Oliver was never broken and turned into Al Sah Him as Ra's al Ghul had to believe he was, every step he took was a careful deception so that even his own team believed he was committed to the League of Assassins. This includes kidnapping Lyla as a hostage exchange for Nyssa, knowing it would ruin his trust and friendship with Diggle once it was all over.
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* KeepingSecretsSucks: The entire season consists of events going FromBadToWorse for Team Arrow during their conflict with the League of Assassins due to the many secrets they keep (with good intentions) being forced into the light at the worst possible time.
* MethodActing: InUniverse. Oliver was never broken and turned into Al Sah Him as Ra's al Ghul had to believe hewas, was; every step he took was a careful deception so that even his own team believed he was committed to the League of Assassins. This includes kidnapping Lyla as a hostage exchange for Nyssa, knowing it would ruin his trust and friendship with Diggle once it was all over.
* MethodActing: InUniverse. Oliver was never broken and turned into Al Sah Him as Ra's al Ghul had to believe he
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** However, a previous episode episodes (in Season 1) 1 and 2) had hinted at the possibility that Oliver hadn't been on the island the entire time...
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* EvolvingCredits: The arrowhead in the title card matches the League's arrows and the symbol that Ra's brands Oliver with.
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* FormulaBreakingEpisode: The Lazarus Pit firmly introduces fantasy elements into the ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'', a concept which is explored in much greater detail [[Arrow/SeasonFour next season]].
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* BecomingTheMask: A major component of Oliver's story arc this season, as he worries that he is becoming increasingly consumed by the 'Arrow' persona and is losing his identity as Oliver Queen. The loss of his mother, his family home and company and any semblance of a normal civilian life certainly hasn't helped matters in that regard. Is taken to an extreme by the end of the season when [[spoiler: Oliver joins the League of Assassins, seemingly sacrificing the Oliver Queen persona and embracing his dark side as the Arrow/'Al-Sahim']]. Ultimately [[spoiler: averted, when its revealed that Oliver was just putting on an act to infiltrate the League, and by the end of the season, he abandons the Arrow identity and re-embraces his life as Oliver Queen]].
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* BecomingTheMask: A major component of Oliver's story arc this season, as he worries that he is becoming increasingly consumed by the 'Arrow' persona and is losing his identity as Oliver Queen. The loss of his mother, his family home and company and any semblance of a normal civilian life certainly hasn't helped matters in that regard. Is taken to an extreme by the end of the season when [[spoiler: Oliver joins the League of Assassins, seemingly sacrificing the Oliver Queen persona and embracing his dark side as the Arrow/'Al-Sahim']]. Arrow/'Al-Sahim'. Ultimately [[spoiler: averted, when its revealed that Oliver was just putting on an act to infiltrate the League, and by the end of the season, he abandons the Arrow identity and re-embraces his life as Oliver Queen]].Queen.
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* EndOfAnEra: According to WordOfGod, this season serves as one for the show up till this point, closing out one chapter of Oliver Queen's story. [[spoiler:By the end of the season, Oliver's career as 'the Arrow' is over, the Foundry lair is exposed and abandoned, Roy is forced to end his relationship with Thea and leave town, Det. Lance knows Oliver's secret, and more pertinently, Oliver has decided to let go of the darkness of his past and embrace a normal life.]]
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* EndOfAnEra: According to WordOfGod, this season serves as one for the show up till this point, closing out one chapter of Oliver Queen's story. [[spoiler:By By the end of the season, Oliver's career as 'the Arrow' is over, the Foundry lair is exposed and abandoned, Roy is forced to end his relationship with Thea and leave town, Det. Lance knows Oliver's secret, and more pertinently, Oliver has decided to let go of the darkness of his past and embrace a normal life.]]
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* MethodActing: InUniverse. [[spoiler:Oliver was never broken and turned into Al Sah Him as Ra's al Ghul had to believe he was, every step he took was a careful deception so that even his own team believed he was committed to the League of Assassins. This includes kidnapping Lyla as a hostage exchange for Nyssa, knowing it would ruin his trust and friendship with Diggle once it was all over]].
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* MethodActing: InUniverse. [[spoiler:Oliver Oliver was never broken and turned into Al Sah Him as Ra's al Ghul had to believe he was, every step he took was a careful deception so that even his own team believed he was committed to the League of Assassins. This includes kidnapping Lyla as a hostage exchange for Nyssa, knowing it would ruin his trust and friendship with Diggle once it was all over]].over.
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Oliver and Team Arrow ride on their high as a seasoned and well-oiled machine slowly ridding Starling City of it's criminal element. But Sara's shocking death while searching for Malcolm Merlyn brings in the wrath of the League of Assassins, and Oliver is forced to make some hard choices to protect everyone he cares for. In flashbacks, Oliver has left the island and is in the employ of Amanda Waller as an ARGUS agent in Hong Kong, tracking a bio-agent and trying to earn a chance to go home.
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Oliver and Team Arrow ride on their high as a seasoned and well-oiled machine slowly ridding Starling City of it's its criminal element. But Sara's shocking death while searching for Malcolm Merlyn brings in the wrath of the League of Assassins, and Oliver is forced to make some hard choices to protect everyone he cares for. In flashbacks, Oliver has left the island and is in the employ of Amanda Waller as an ARGUS A.R.G.U.S. agent in Hong Kong, tracking a bio-agent and trying to earn a chance to go home.
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* CameBackWrong: The Lazarus Pit will heal most any injury, but at a price. Centuries of use is what has made Ras Al Ghul the cold monster he is today.
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* CameBackWrong: The Lazarus Pit will heal most any injury, but at a price. Centuries of use is what has made Ras Al Ra's al Ghul the cold monster he is today.
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* EndOfAnEra: According to WordOfGod, this season serves as one for the show up till this point, closing out one chapter of Oliver Queen's story. [[spoiler:By the end of the season, Oliver's career as 'the Arrow' is over, the Foundry lair is exposed and abandoned, Roy is forced to end his relationship with Thea and leave town, Lance knows Oliver's secret, and more pertinently, Oliver has decided to let go of the darkness of his past and embrace a normal life.]]
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* EndOfAnEra: According to WordOfGod, this season serves as one for the show up till this point, closing out one chapter of Oliver Queen's story. [[spoiler:By the end of the season, Oliver's career as 'the Arrow' is over, the Foundry lair is exposed and abandoned, Roy is forced to end his relationship with Thea and leave town, Det. Lance knows Oliver's secret, and more pertinently, Oliver has decided to let go of the darkness of his past and embrace a normal life.]]
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* MethodActing: InUniverse. [[spoiler:Oliver was never broken and turned into Al Sah Him as Ras Al Ghul had to believe he was, every step he took was a careful deception so that even his own team believed he was committed to the League of Assassins. This includes kidnapping Lyla as a hostage exchange for Nyssa, knowing it would ruin his trust and friendship with Diggle once it was all over]].
* {{Retcon}}: Up to this point, the show has always told us that Oliver Queen spend all the 5 years he was missing on Lian Yu. Now its shown that he has been to Hong Kong and even Starling City itself too.
* {{Retcon}}: Up to this point, the show has always told us that Oliver Queen spend all the 5 years he was missing on Lian Yu. Now its shown that he has been to Hong Kong and even Starling City itself too.
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* MethodActing: InUniverse. [[spoiler:Oliver was never broken and turned into Al Sah Him as Ras Al Ra's al Ghul had to believe he was, every step he took was a careful deception so that even his own team believed he was committed to the League of Assassins. This includes kidnapping Lyla as a hostage exchange for Nyssa, knowing it would ruin his trust and friendship with Diggle once it was all over]].
* {{Retcon}}: Up to this point, the show has always told us that Oliver Queen spend all the 5 years he was missing on Lian Yu. Nowits it's shown that he has been to Hong Kong and even briefly to Starling City itself too.
* {{Retcon}}: Up to this point, the show has always told us that Oliver Queen spend all the 5 years he was missing on Lian Yu. Now
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The Lazarus Pit firmly introduces fantasy elements into the ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'', a concept which is explored in much greater detail [[Arrow/SeasonFour next season]].
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The Lazarus Pit firmly introduces fantasy elements into the ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'', ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'', a concept which is explored in much greater detail [[Arrow/SeasonFour next season]].
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* CostumeCopycat: Ra's al Ghul dons a green hood and kills many of Starling's public servants to frame Oliver for murder after he refuses to take over the League of Assassins. After Ra's murders the mayor with one of Oliver's arrows, Roy Harper claims to be the Arrow to take the heat off Oliver, ensuring that Oliver's down one soldier when he inevitably has to go to war against the League of Assassins.
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* EndOfAnEra: According to WordOfGod, this season serves as one for the show up till this point, closing out one chapter of Oliver Queen's story. [[spoiler: By the end of the season, Oliver's career as 'the Arrow' is over, the Foundry lair is exposed and abandoned, Roy is forced to end his relationship with Thea and leave town, Lance knows Oliver's secret, and more pertinently, Oliver has decided to let go of the darkness of his past and embrace a normal life.]]
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* EndOfAnEra: According to WordOfGod, this season serves as one for the show up till this point, closing out one chapter of Oliver Queen's story. [[spoiler: By [[spoiler:By the end of the season, Oliver's career as 'the Arrow' is over, the Foundry lair is exposed and abandoned, Roy is forced to end his relationship with Thea and leave town, Lance knows Oliver's secret, and more pertinently, Oliver has decided to let go of the darkness of his past and embrace a normal life.]]
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* MethodActing: [[spoiler: Oliver was never broken and turned into Al Sah Him as Ras Al Ghul had to believe he was, every step he took was a careful deception so that even his own team believed he was committed to the League of Assassins. This includes kidnapping Lyla as a hostage exchange for Nyssa, knowing it would ruin his trust and friendship with Diggle once it was all over]].
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* MethodActing: [[spoiler: Oliver InUniverse. [[spoiler:Oliver was never broken and turned into Al Sah Him as Ras Al Ghul had to believe he was, every step he took was a careful deception so that even his own team believed he was committed to the League of Assassins. This includes kidnapping Lyla as a hostage exchange for Nyssa, knowing it would ruin his trust and friendship with Diggle once it was all over]].
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* {{Retcon}}: Up to this point, the show has always told us that Oliver Queen spend all the 5 years he was missing on Lian Yu. Now its shown that he has been to Hong Kong and even Starling City itself too.
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* EndOfAnEra: According to WordOfGod, this season serves as one for the show up till this point, closing out one chapter of Oliver Queen's story. [[spoiler: By the end of the season, Oliver's career as 'the Arrow' is over, the Foundry lair is exposed and abandoned, Roy is forced to end his relationship with Thea and leave town, Lance knows Oliver's secret, and more pertinently, Oliver has decided to let go of the darkness of his past and embrace a normal life.]]
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* BecomingTheMask: A major component of Oliver's story arc this season, as he worries that he is becoming increasingly consumed by the 'Arrow' persona and is losing his identity as Oliver Queen. The loss of his mother, his family home and company and any semblance of a normal civilian life certainly hasn't helped matters in that regard. Is taken to an extreme by the end of the season when [[spoiler: Oliver joins the League of Assassins, seemingly sacrificing the Oliver Queen persona and embracing his dark side as the Arrow/'Al-Sahim']]. Ultimately [[spoiler: averted, when its revealed that Oliver was just putting on an act to infiltrate the League, and by the end of the season, he abandons the Arrow identity and re-embraces his life as Oliver Queen]].
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The Lazarus Pit firmly introduces fantasy elements into the ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'', a concept which is explored in much greater detail [[Arrow/SeasonFour next season]].
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Oliver and Team Arrow ride on their high as a seasoned and well-oiled machine slowly ridding Starling City of it's criminal element. But Sara's shocking death while searching for Malcolm Merlyn brings in the wrath of the League of Assassins, and Oliver is forced to make some hard choices to protect everyone he cares for. In flashbacks, Oliver has left the island and is in the employ of Amanda Waller as an ARGUS agent in Hong Kong, tracking a bio-agent and trying to earn a chance to go home.
!! Tropes in Series/{{Arrow}} Season Three:
* CameBackWrong: The Lazarus Pit will heal most any injury, but at a price. Centuries of use is what has made Ras Al Ghul the cold monster he is today.
* GambitPileup: Most of the season is a series of plans, deceptions and counters to each other, many spanning multiple episodes.
* MethodActing: [[spoiler: Oliver was never broken and turned into Al Sah Him as Ras Al Ghul had to believe he was, every step he took was a careful deception so that even his own team believed he was committed to the League of Assassins. This includes kidnapping Lyla as a hostage exchange for Nyssa, knowing it would ruin his trust and friendship with Diggle once it was all over]].
* TookALevelInBadass: In the flashbacks, after two years of harsh survival and combat training Oliver is now seasoned as a fighter and weapon specialist, capable of fighting multiple enemies at the same time.
* VillainEpisode: Deadshot's past is explored, taking the place of Oliver's Hong Kong flashbacks.
!! Tropes in Series/{{Arrow}} Season Three:
* CameBackWrong: The Lazarus Pit will heal most any injury, but at a price. Centuries of use is what has made Ras Al Ghul the cold monster he is today.
* GambitPileup: Most of the season is a series of plans, deceptions and counters to each other, many spanning multiple episodes.
* MethodActing: [[spoiler: Oliver was never broken and turned into Al Sah Him as Ras Al Ghul had to believe he was, every step he took was a careful deception so that even his own team believed he was committed to the League of Assassins. This includes kidnapping Lyla as a hostage exchange for Nyssa, knowing it would ruin his trust and friendship with Diggle once it was all over]].
* TookALevelInBadass: In the flashbacks, after two years of harsh survival and combat training Oliver is now seasoned as a fighter and weapon specialist, capable of fighting multiple enemies at the same time.
* VillainEpisode: Deadshot's past is explored, taking the place of Oliver's Hong Kong flashbacks.
