I could talk endlessly about the characters or storylines so I guess that is a sign the series made some impression. I think the writers should have slowed down from time to time because some individual episodes suffer from being just a build-up for some incoming mega plot. And some of the villains especially in the later seasons have so crazy schemes that it starts to feel unbelievable even if it's not being a realistic show to start with. But sometimes I felt like I missed the more straightforward action episodes from the early seasons. That works as well because the characters are interesting. But as the show goes on it slowly changes to a more complex character drama. The series starts as a quite simple revenge story where our vigilante is working alone, a bit like Batman. If you have read any DC comics in your life you might recognize a lot of familiar characters that visit the show from time to time. But there are also many great supporting characters. These characters are the foundation that always works.

The dynamic trio is Oliver Queen, Felicity Smoak and John Diggle. But the thing with Arrow is that there are always those likeable characters and you start to miss them like good friends, so eventually you pop another season. Especially the later seasons often have episodes that start to bore me. Then I watched more seasons from time to time. Season three ended in a happy note and I was feeling a bit tired of the series already so I decided to quit for some time. First three seasons I watched pretty fast. Going through Arrow took me about four years. Usually it starts to feel like a chore at some point. It has to be somehow special that I take the effort to watch through all the seasons. I don't often watch series from start to end.

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