A solid episode that reveals more about Malcom Reynolds and Oliver's father. All of this is told in flashbacks. Sorry, no Island stuff here this time since most dealt with their stories, about Reynolds plan for the city, all leading up to when the Queen's set sail on their fateful boat trip that ends in tragedy. The big reveal is that we find out that Reynolds was the man responsible for the sinking of the boat. This episode is also pivotal in that Oliver finally learns the truth about his mother's involvement with Reynolds and the kidnapping of Walter, who himself is finally rescued, courtesy of the Green Arrow of course. Something big is brewing for the season finale and I can't wait to see what transpires. Only two more episodes left. Ack!! Loved the look on Laurel's face when she herself learns the truth about Oliver's feelings for her. Let's see how she processes this news.

They (the writers of the show) need to do an Epic episode where Oliver/Arrow tracks down the one person in Sterling City that actually doesn't know the identity of Green Arrow. Now THAT is an Emmy-worthy episode if there ever was one. This was actually a pretty solid episode that sees the demise of Yao Fei in the flashback and we get a pretty kick-ass showdown between Arrow and Malcolm that leads to him finding out who the Arrow really is. Loved Felicity doing her bit to sell as the damsel in distress as Diggle "escorts" her out of the bullding. Now THAT was hella funny!!!!

Overall, I thought the Season Finale was solid, if not perfect. For starters, I wasn't expecting any kind of destruction of the Glades. I figured that it would come down to the last few seconds before they were able to disarm the 'Earthquake Generator'. Well, they did. The twist was that there was a second one that did in fact go off, leveling what appears to be just a portion of the city. As for the showdown between Oliver and Malcolm, both in their preferred costume of choice, it was good. I was expecting to see Arrow kill Malcolm, which he does. What I didn't expect to see was Tommy being killed off. Yes, he went out a hero by saving Laurel, but I was expecting to see a last minute hail-mary that would save his life. As for the 'cliffhanger', there really wasn't one other than seeing the city in shambles. I can't wait to see where they take this in Season 2.