Arrow/Season 3

"My name is Oliver Queen. After five years in hell, I have come home with only one goal -- to save my city. Now others have joined my crusade. To them, I am Oliver Queen. To the rest of Starling City, I am someone else. I am something else."

- Oliver Queen

Season Three of Arrow aired on the CW Network for an order of twenty-three episodes beginning on October 8th, 2014. The program's regular cast members, Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, David Ramsey, Willa Holland, Emily Bett Rickards, Colton Haynes and Paul Blackthorne all returned to the show, though season three did wave goodbye to Susanna Thompson, whose character, Moira Queen, was killed off in season two. Season three also bid a sad farewell to the character of Sara Lance, who was killed off early in the season, and whose mysterious murder propelled the plotlines throughout the rest of the season. John Barrowman - a recurring guest star from seasons one and two was added to the main cast list in the role of Malcolm Merlyn. Another major change between this season and previous ones was the departure of flashback scenes involving Lian Yu. Instead, the pre-series years of Oliver Queen] showcased events taking place in [[Hong Kong.

In the aftermath of his victory, Season Three opens with The Arrow now a hero to the citizens of Starling. Crime is down, people feel safer, and Captain Lance even calls off the Anti-Vigilante Task Force. Basking in his success, Oliver believes he can finally have a private life and asks Felicity out on a date. But the second Oliver takes his eye off the ball, a deadly villain reappears in Starling, forcing Oliver to realize that he can never be Oliver Queen – not as long as the city needs The Arrow.

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