History Recap / ArrowS1E17TheHuntressReturns

* RichKidTurnedSocialActivist: Roy regards Thea as this and is not impressed by the charity she's offering him, such as a legitimate job at Verdant.

* MsFanservice: Helena in her stripper outfit, ending in a MaleGaze view of her straddling a motorcycle in stiletto boots.

** While in hospital Roy denies that Thea is his friend. The kiss she gives him tells a different story.

** Huntress, of all people. She flatly reveals his identity to the police, and they simply refuse to believe her... because Ollie was smart enough to get himself ruled out as the vigilante episodes before, and Huntress disguises it as a taunt towards Quentin and [=McKenna=].

** The Huntress is captured, but Oliver busts her out to preserve his SecretIdentity. Unfortunately she goes on to kill several US Marshalls and cripple [=McKenna=].
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Oliver rescues Helena from the police station and gives her a ticket out of the country. Instead she stays to continue her vendetta, killing several US Marshalls and crippling Oliver's girlfriend.

* KissOfDistraction: Roy gets stabbed saving Thea from an Attempted Rape. In the hospital it turns out he's AfraidOfNeedles, so Thea kisses him as the doctor is injecting him. [[RescueRomance Given the circumstances]] it also counts as a SmoochOfVictory.

* MsFanservice: Helena in her stripper outfit, ending in a MaleGaze view of her straddling a motorcycle in her stiletto boots.

* CassandraTruth: Huntress, of all people. She flatly reveals his identity to the police, and they simply refuse to believe her... because Ollie was smart enough to get himself ruled out as the vigilante episodes before, and Huntress disguises it as a taunt towards Quentin and [=McKenna=].

* AfterActionPatchUp: Different from the usual in that Roy is being patched up in the hospital instead of the Arrowcave, but there's the obligatory ShirtlessScene and RelationshipUpgrade.

* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Oliver is surprised when Huntress turns up at his house to ask him to team up with her. Given that this would involve slaughtering their way through the US Marshalls guarding her father, Oliver refuses but Huntress makes it clear she's entirely willing to apply more pressure. "Fortunately, you have a family too."

** Tommy finds that KeepingSecretsSucks, as Laurel knows something is up with him but he can't tell her what.
* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Averted. When Felicity enters the Arrowcave, Helena gets a dangerous smile and asks Oliver exactly how many girlfriends he has. Oliver simply ignores the question.

* AngerBornOfWorry: When Felicity walks into the Arrowcave, Oliver barks at her to GetOut because Helena is there and has just threatened his friends.

* CutHimselfShaving: Lampshaded with the excuses Oliver has to come up with for his injuries.

* SecretKeeper: When it comes down to it, Helena doesn't reveal Oliver's identity to the police, despite his fears. And although threatening otherwise, she only applies 'leverage' to his friends who are also {{Secret Keeper}}s, thus [[PragmaticVillainy avoiding the police attention]] that would come if she went after his family.

-->'''Slade:''' [[PreAssKickingOneLiner And I'm going to kill a few more.]] ''(takes [[GunsAkimbo two pistols]] out from behind his back and guns them down)''

-->'''Diggle:''' I think you would have a long time ago if she looked like me instead of the T-Mobile girl.

* IShallTauntYou: Helena throws her fling with Oliver in [McKenna's=] face, and [[KickTheDog makes a point of mentioning how Oliver slept with both Lance daughters]] as well. Quentin can be seen struggling to contain his rage.

* KickTheDog: During her faux-confession, Helena makes a point of mentioning how Oliver used both of Quentin's daughters. Quentin is visibly struggling with the urge to deck her.

* KickTheDog: During her faux-confession, Helena makes a point of mentioning how Oliver used both Quentin's daughters. Quentin is visibly struggling with the urge to deck her.

* CassandraTruth: Huntress, of all people. She flatly reveals his identity to the police, and they simply refuse to believe her... because Ollie was smart enough to get himself ruled out as the vigilante episodes before, and Huntress disguises it as a taunt towards Quentin and [=McKenna=]. Though it's not explained why ''both'' vans wouldn't be a TrojanHorse.
* DecoyConvoy: Two identical vans are used to transport Helena's father to his court hearing, so Oliver and Helena have to split up. Turns out one's a decoy and the other is full of SWAT officers.

* CassandraTruth: Huntress, of all people. She flatly reveals his identity to the police, and they simply refuse to believe her... because Ollie was smart enough to get himself ruled out as the vigilante episodes before, and Huntress disguises it as a taunt towards Quentin and [=McKenna=].