Arrow: Season 3

Season 3 overview

The season opens with Sara's death and funeral, deeply affecting Laurel and Quentin. Meanwhile, Ray Palmer acquires Queen Consolidated, setting up a new corporate landscape for Starling City.

Key story beats

  1. Vertigo's Assassination Attempt — Werner Zytle attacks Arrow, prompting Roy and Sara to intervene and stop him.
  2. Sara's Funeral and Cover-Up — Laurel buries Sara and hides the truth from Quentin to protect him.
  3. Ray Palmer's Corporate Takeover — Ray Palmer acquires Queen Consolidated to rebuild the city as Star City.
  4. Felicity's Virus Revelation — Felicity discovers she designed an unstoppable virus threatening the city's banks.
  5. Cupid's Obsessive Attack — Carrie Cutter targets Oliver, forcing Roy and Laurel to intervene and reject her advances.
  6. Digger Harkness Suicide Squad Link — Roy and Oliver track Digger, revealing his Suicide Squad connections and A.R.G.U.S. ties.
  7. Brickwell's Glades Takeover — Danny Brickwell kidnaps aldermen and demands police evacuation of the Glades.
  8. Zytle's Vertigo Poisoning — Werner Zytle escapes and poisons Laurel, causing hallucinations of Sara.
  9. Slade Wilson's Return and Capture — Slade escapes custody, captures Roy and Oliver, and forces them into a deadly training scenario.
  10. Thea's Lazarus Pit Healing — Thea is revived using the Lazarus Pit, returning with jumbled memories and altered psyche.
  11. Ra's al Ghul's Healing Pool Decline — Ra's reveals his healing pool is failing, prompting Damien's historical rivalry and theft of the water.
  12. Metahuman Jake Simmons Battle — Ray and Oliver use neural sync to defeat Jake Simmons, with Cisco deducing his metahuman origins.
  13. Arrow Identity Exposure — Ra's kidnaps Quentin and forces him to publicly reveal the Arrow's identity under threat.
  14. Roy Harper's Arrow Decoy — Roy dons the Arrow suit to intercept Oliver's transport and prevent his surrender to police.
  15. Omega Virus Four-Target Plan — Ra's escapes with the virus, revealing four city targets that Felicity locates and Quentin helps police defend.

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