DOLPH LUNDGREN IS IN THE HOOOOOOOUUUUUSE! The present: We open on Green Arrow and Spartan tracking Prometheus. They enter an abandoned warehouse with an alarming number of flaming torches left burning unattended. Credit: Katie Yu/The CW Man, do I love an overly dramatic villain. They havent forgotten Rene spilled the Green Arrows identity during his recent torture sesh, after all. Also, Thea wants Star City to host a music and arts festival to boost tourism and revenue....

OnArrowthis week, nearly every major decision either implicitly or explicitly involved fathers. That doesnt stop a little brotherly love from entering the picture, though. At first, the team thinks Ollie should kill Merlyn, but instead he wants to broker peace. Credit: Dean Buscher/The CW But the deal is almost botched from the start. But the bloodshed has begun, filling the streets of Star with the bodies of out-of-place assassins. Again, Olivers teammates, this time Diggle, want him to kill Malcolm....

The rescue of Oliver’s son requires magic to fight Damien Darhk’s magic. Luckily, Ollie has just the friend in mind to join the fray. Damien Darhk knows just the right time to strike at his foes. Credit: Bettina Strauss/The CW And by right, I mean the absolute worst, as he proves at the top of Taken. Oliver tells her of his double life and even invites her down into the Green Arrow lair....

Anarchy reigns over The Candidate, and not just because Anarky has appeared in Star City. The Candidate also dabbles in the anarchy of the shows constantly growing ensemble of secondary characters. But it looks like this mysterious anarchist has some assistance of his own in the form of Damien Darhk. Credit: Cate Cameron/The CW The new Big Bad isnt quite so happy with this mans botched mission, though. Its a move Darhk disowns Machin for, but the troublemaker doesnt mind....

Its Roy, who punches Oliver during his shock and flees yet again. Felicity noticed a piece of tech in one of his eyes, which the team removes back at base. Everyone, including Roy, swoops into action, though Oliver has to be pulled away from another distraction. Credit: Liane Hentscher/The CW He actually has an opponent in the mayoral race, Damien Darhks wife, Ruve Adams. He does want to stay in town for Thea, who only worsens through the course of Unchained....

He just didnt expect to face a mystically superpowered villain with dreams of destroying the world. He lost a public seat of power, he lost his engagement, and he lost a beloved friend. Powered by the deaths of tens of thousands, Darhk is seemingly unstoppable. Credit: Bettina Strauss/The CW The only lead they have is Felicitys laptop, which shes currently tracking. But for now theyre powerless, and Felicitys tracker leads them to the abandoned offices of HIVE....

How did you marry the characters history with what the show has already depicted? It made Carole and I look at what fit in with what the TV show. But we had artistic freedom to do other things and thats what was really nice about it. Credit: DC Comics CAROLE:Hearing it out loud, it makes you feel kind of tingly all over. There were true nuggets of information we found during our research....

Oliver Queen is going to have his hands full in season 5 ofArrow. Arrowreturns Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. ET on The CW. Credit: Bettina Strauss/The CW Bettina Strauss/The CW Bettina Strauss/The CW Bettina Strauss/The CW Bettina Strauss/The CW Bettina Strauss/The CW Bettina Strauss/The CW Bettina Strauss/The CW

Warning: This story contains major spoilers from Wednesdays episode ofArrow. Read at your own risk! Olicity fans, take a deep breath. Credit: Bettina Strauss I think they are each others soulmates, Rickards says. The how of it all was the real question. It hits her so hard, and she feels like shes been blindsided. That only ignites the taking off of the ring. There have been so many big life changes for her recently, especially because she cant use her legs....

I think that its someone closer to Felicity, Rickards tells EW. I always thought it would be somebody closer to Felicity. I just think that its probably going to hurt everyone a lot, likea lot. Credit: Bettina Strauss/The CW I feel like her feelings there werent unprecedented, but obviously it was a different timeline. With this coming up, it puts a big stake in their relationship. It makes it known that she doesnt really know 100 percent who shes in a relationship with....

Warning: This story contains major spoilers from Wednesdays episode ofArrow. Read at your own risk! (More on how it went down here.) Credit: The CW It made sense to me creatively, Cassidy says. Laurels story has come to an end in theArrow-verse. Ahead of the shocking reveal, executive producer Marc Guggenheimteasedthat Cassidy will appear on bothThe FlashandVixen. Diyah Pera/The CW But shell also return toArrowas early as the next new episode via flashbacks....

Warning: This story contains major spoilers fromThe Flash-Arrowcrossover. Read at your own risk! The big twist from this years epicThe Flash-Arrowcrossover? Credit: Katie Yu/The CW (More on that below.) Consideringeveryonedied, how big will the consequences be this time around? Youre going to have to watch upcoming episodes ofArrow, executive producer Marc Guggenheim teases.Ruh-roh. It probably doesnt help either that well be seeing more of Samantha in coming episodes. Its definitely going to come to a head in the middle of the season, EP Wendy Mericle says....

Whos in the grave?! Even the cast has mostly been in the dark about whos going to die. It makes for a great work environment, doesnt it? Credit: The CW Youre on your best behavior, star David Ramsey jokes. Its like I used to be late to set, now Im not. I wanted to know. Cate Cameron/ The CW They didnt tell me. Theyre offing people every year. It reminds me of when I used to doDexter....