Betrayal continues the 1st season very well as so many secrets are being slowly undiscovered. Moira Queen, Oliver's mother has been hiding something that was established in the previous episodes and thus another villain captures Laurel Lance in order to get to Arrow himself. The storyline continues to be strong, the writing is still interesting, the action sequences continue to be awesome, the pacing is very good, and the production design continues to be well-made. The acting is still great including Stephen Amell and John Barrowman and also Manu Bennet who makes his first appearance as Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (a character that would play a vital part to the rest of the series). So, overall, another great episode with lots of great suspense. :)
4 Reviews
Betrayal gives out a suspenseful vibe in this superb continuation of season 1
gavin-thelordofthefu-48-46029720 April 2020
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Blindsided
SpideyVerse2315 January 2023
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This episode started off like an average episode of Arrow, quickly turned out to be one which will change the status quo of all the character relationships. The villain of the week was tied to Laurel but that was used as a plot device for other characters to interact. Looked like Arrow and Laurel were done for now while Quentin might be developing some respect for Arrow. Meanwhile, Diggle looked into Moira despite Oliver's objections which led to him finding out about her involvement in the season's main plot. The ending was kind of shocking but felt right given what Oliver had found out and gone through with the people in his life.
This is a truly amazing episode which furthered the main plot and changed the relationships Oliver had.
This is a truly amazing episode which furthered the main plot and changed the relationships Oliver had.
One of the best episodes
giorgos-koropi7 February 2013
Just finished watching the 13th episode of arrow and i have to say that i am truly amazed!This one is just as good as the pilot, the the storyline is very strong and the way that all the secrets are being slowly unrevealed is one of the strong points of this show! As the season goes on we get to see just how corrupted are the people in Oliver's life, and one of the key moments in my opinion is just how the writers are gonna handle the circumstances that are being formed. Either way its very difficult for every single episode to be great in a sum of 23 episode in a single season, and i really hope they maintain the quality of the show, cause as it is it's one of the best on the market right now. However that's not the case with this one, get yourselves ready for the next exiting 50 minutes of action and sit back comfortably on your couch.
Betrayal PROVES that ARROW is the GREATEST PIECE OF ART that has, and forever will be, CREATED! And the ONLY competition is The Flash (2014-)!
THEARROWFLASH25 July 2020
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I'm out of words...out of thoughts , or more accurately how to express hose thoughts sufficiently. No words could ever truly encapsulate the PERFECTION & BEAUTY OF THIS EPISODE & WHY IT PROVES THAT ARROW IS THE GREATEST PIECE OF ART TO EVER BE CREATED! This episode ALONE shows why it's q quadrillion times better than any other GOOD show out there like Daredevil or game of thrones, breaking bad, dark, whatever the hell you name it, ARROW IS,AND ALWAYS WILL BE, A QUADRILLION TIMES BETTER!
This episode is the introduction of one of the GREATEST VILLAINS, HEROES & ANTI-HEROES TO EVER EXIST, AND WILL EVER EXIST, IN ANY MEDIUM,, EVER! Slade Wilson, perfectly played by Manu Bennet who does such a perfect job of portraying him that not even Oscar winning actors like Leonardo Dicaprio could do better than him OR EVEN ON THE SAME LEVEL WITH THIS CHARACTER!
The nuance, subtlety, humanity, emotion, hesitation, anger, hilarity, tension & PERFECTION that MANU BENNET BRINGS TO HIS PORTRAYAL IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE BEST THAT THE WHOLE OF HUMANITY COULD EVER HOPE TO ACHIEVE IN THIS SPECIFIC PORTRAYAL OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST ASSASSINS!
Anyway, I'm not going to spend anymore words to describe the gift to humanity & the PERFECT ACTOR that is Manu Bennet, AND HIS BEAUTIFUL AND PERFECT WRITING, DIRECTING, CINEMATOGRAPHY, MUSIC/SCORE, ETC because as i said, no words could ever encapsulate it all perfectly and the ONLY thing that I MUST SAY to ANYONE who is reading this review of the GREATEST SHOW TO EVER EXIST is WATCH IT! YOU WILL BE A QUADRILLION TIMES BETTER VERSION OF YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU DID! AND IT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE THE GREATEST PIECE OF ART YOU'VE EVER WITNESSED IF YOU PAY ATTENTION WHICH YOU DONT EVEN HAVE TO TRY BECAUSE THIS PERFECT SHOW ALREADY IS GREAT ENOUGH TO PULL YOU IN LIKE THAT!
Anyway, the REVEAL OF SLADE WILSON'S MASK WAS SOO PERFECT THAT IT IS MOST LIKELY THE PERFECT REVEAL ONLY CHALLENGED BY THE REVEALS OF THE REVERSE FLASH & PROMETHEUS IN THE ENTIRETY OF ART AS WE KNOW IT & WILL EVER KNOW IT!
AND THE ENDING WAS PERFECTION INCARNATE AND WILL FOREVER BE REMEMBERED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST SCENES TO EVER EXIST IN ALL OF HUMANITY & ITS CREATIONS!
The last flashback we get in this episode is ofcourse PERFECTION AND THE ACTING AND CINEMATOGRAPHY IN THAT SCENE ALONE PROVES THAT ARROW IS EASILY THE MOST PERFECTLY ACTED, PERFECTLY WRITTEN & OVERALL THE GREATEST SHOW/PIECE OF ART THAT WAS, AND WILL EVER BE, CREATED IN THE HISTORY OF LIFE AS WE KNOW IT! The TENSION WAS PERFECT AS WELL & AS I SAID YOU COULD ONLY EVEN GRASP AT IT BY WATCHING IT!
And in addition to that, the villain, the plot & the INSANE intensity (which was atleast at the same level of intensity as universe spanning movies like Avengers:Endgame (2019) ), the cinematography, the action, the set-pieces, the PERFECT writing & the ACTING OF SOME OF THE GREATEST ACTORS TO EVER EXIST IN THE ENTIRETY OF HUMANITY ALL ULTIMATELY PROVES, THROUGH THIS EPISODE, THAT ARROW IS THE GREATEST PIECE OF ART TO EVER BE CREATED, AND WILL EVER BE CREATED, AND IT'S ONLY COMPETITION IS THE FLASH (2014-)!
As always, watch it to even begin to fully grasp at its PERFECTION & YOU WILL UNDOUBTEDLY LOVE IT!
AND THE EPISODE TITLE WAS BRILLIANTLY THOUGHT OUT TOO WHICH IS A FORESHADOWING OF THINGS YEARS DOWN THE LINE, BUT SUCH IS TO BE EXPECTED FROM THE GREATEST PIECE OF ART THAT IS ARROW!
This episode is the introduction of one of the GREATEST VILLAINS, HEROES & ANTI-HEROES TO EVER EXIST, AND WILL EVER EXIST, IN ANY MEDIUM,, EVER! Slade Wilson, perfectly played by Manu Bennet who does such a perfect job of portraying him that not even Oscar winning actors like Leonardo Dicaprio could do better than him OR EVEN ON THE SAME LEVEL WITH THIS CHARACTER!
The nuance, subtlety, humanity, emotion, hesitation, anger, hilarity, tension & PERFECTION that MANU BENNET BRINGS TO HIS PORTRAYAL IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE BEST THAT THE WHOLE OF HUMANITY COULD EVER HOPE TO ACHIEVE IN THIS SPECIFIC PORTRAYAL OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST ASSASSINS!
Anyway, I'm not going to spend anymore words to describe the gift to humanity & the PERFECT ACTOR that is Manu Bennet, AND HIS BEAUTIFUL AND PERFECT WRITING, DIRECTING, CINEMATOGRAPHY, MUSIC/SCORE, ETC because as i said, no words could ever encapsulate it all perfectly and the ONLY thing that I MUST SAY to ANYONE who is reading this review of the GREATEST SHOW TO EVER EXIST is WATCH IT! YOU WILL BE A QUADRILLION TIMES BETTER VERSION OF YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU DID! AND IT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE THE GREATEST PIECE OF ART YOU'VE EVER WITNESSED IF YOU PAY ATTENTION WHICH YOU DONT EVEN HAVE TO TRY BECAUSE THIS PERFECT SHOW ALREADY IS GREAT ENOUGH TO PULL YOU IN LIKE THAT!
Anyway, the REVEAL OF SLADE WILSON'S MASK WAS SOO PERFECT THAT IT IS MOST LIKELY THE PERFECT REVEAL ONLY CHALLENGED BY THE REVEALS OF THE REVERSE FLASH & PROMETHEUS IN THE ENTIRETY OF ART AS WE KNOW IT & WILL EVER KNOW IT!
AND THE ENDING WAS PERFECTION INCARNATE AND WILL FOREVER BE REMEMBERED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST SCENES TO EVER EXIST IN ALL OF HUMANITY & ITS CREATIONS!
The last flashback we get in this episode is ofcourse PERFECTION AND THE ACTING AND CINEMATOGRAPHY IN THAT SCENE ALONE PROVES THAT ARROW IS EASILY THE MOST PERFECTLY ACTED, PERFECTLY WRITTEN & OVERALL THE GREATEST SHOW/PIECE OF ART THAT WAS, AND WILL EVER BE, CREATED IN THE HISTORY OF LIFE AS WE KNOW IT! The TENSION WAS PERFECT AS WELL & AS I SAID YOU COULD ONLY EVEN GRASP AT IT BY WATCHING IT!
And in addition to that, the villain, the plot & the INSANE intensity (which was atleast at the same level of intensity as universe spanning movies like Avengers:Endgame (2019) ), the cinematography, the action, the set-pieces, the PERFECT writing & the ACTING OF SOME OF THE GREATEST ACTORS TO EVER EXIST IN THE ENTIRETY OF HUMANITY ALL ULTIMATELY PROVES, THROUGH THIS EPISODE, THAT ARROW IS THE GREATEST PIECE OF ART TO EVER BE CREATED, AND WILL EVER BE CREATED, AND IT'S ONLY COMPETITION IS THE FLASH (2014-)!
As always, watch it to even begin to fully grasp at its PERFECTION & YOU WILL UNDOUBTEDLY LOVE IT!
AND THE EPISODE TITLE WAS BRILLIANTLY THOUGHT OUT TOO WHICH IS A FORESHADOWING OF THINGS YEARS DOWN THE LINE, BUT SUCH IS TO BE EXPECTED FROM THE GREATEST PIECE OF ART THAT IS ARROW!
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