The Green Arrow and his allies have finally overcome the threat of Prometheus, albeit at considerable cost. Barely have they done so, however, before they are faced with a new threat: super-hacker Cayden James, who has decided - for reasons not initially known - that he must destroy Oliver Queen and the city he holds so dear.
I was not a fan of season five of Arrow, finding the villain to be dull, said villain's scheme nonsensical, and show's constant "This villain is just so awesome and unstoppable" writing to be deeply tiresome. So you can imagine my delight that season six offers two new main villains who are cut from exactly the same cloth, except that they're even thinner and less developed as actual characters, their schemes are considerably more nonsensical, and the bombastic "OMG THE VILLAIN IS TOTES AWESOME!" writing is no longer laid on with a trowel but with a dumper truck. When Alternate Universe Nazis turn up for one episode and your show is 100% more entertaining as a result, maybe re-think your main plot, guys.
I haven't even touched on the execrably executed Black Siren subplot, which is mishandled from start to finish. I understand taking the opportunity to bring Katie Cassidy back as a regular on the show was probably too good to pass up, but surely it could have been done in a less ham-fisted manner, preferably one that didn't seriously undermine the coherency of several other characters in the process?
Arrow offers a perfectly good exit point at the end of season four. Honestly, right now I rather wish I had taken it.
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