Purgatory (Arrow)
"Purgatory" is the seventh episode of the eighth season of the American television series Arrow, based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, revolving around billionaire playboy Oliver Queen as he returns to Starling City (later renamed Star City), after having been shipwrecked for five years, and becomes a bow-wielding, hooded vigilante who sets out to fight crime and corruption. It is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the universe. The episode was written by Rebecca Bellotto and Rebecca Rosenberg and was directed by James Bamford.
Stephen Amell stars as Oliver, and is joined by principal cast members David Ramsey, Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy, Katherine McNamara, Ben Lewis, Joseph David-Jones, LaMonica Garrett and Katie Cassidy. "Purgatory" first aired in the United States on The CW on December 3, 2019, and was watched live by 0.83 million viewers, with a 0.3/2 share among adults aged 18 to 49. The episode received generally positive reviews from critics.
Plot[edit]
The team learns that Lian Yu has been giving off an immense amount of strange energy and Lyla Michaels (Audrey Marie Anderson) tasks William Clayton (Ben Lewis) with creating a device to harness it, while the plutonium is being transported by Dinah Drake (Juliana Harkavy ), Rene Ramirez (Rick Gonzalez), and Roy Harper (Colton Haynes). Upon arrival, their plane is shot down by a missile and crash lands on the island. John Diggle (David Ramsey), Lyla, and Connor Hakwe (Joseph David-Jones) rescue Dinah and Rene, while Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) and Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy) retrieve the plutonium.
However, they are confronted by Edward Fyers (Sebastian Dunn), Billy Wintergreen (Jeffrey Robinson), and Yao Fei (Byron Mann) – deceased figures from Oliver's past who were all revived by the island's supernatural energy. Meanwhile, Diggle's party finds Roy, whose right arm is pinned; forcing Connor to amputate it, after William completes the weapon, Lyla activates it and transforms; absorbing the island's energy and causing it's revived inhabitants to disappear before entering a portal. She later returns, now calling herself a "harbinger of things to come", and informs Oliver and Mia Smoak-Queen (Katherine McNamara) that the Crisis has begun as the sky turns red.
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
On January 31, 2019, The CW renewed Arrow for an eighth season.[1] On March 6, 2019, it was announced that it would be the final season of the series, with an abbreviated ten-episode order.[2]
Casting[edit]
Main cast members Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy and Katie Cassidy return as Oliver Queen / Green Arrow, John Diggle, Rene Ramirez, Dinah Drake and Earth-2's Laurel Lance respectively.[3][4] In June 2019, Joseph David-Jones, who recurred in the seventh season as the adult version of Connor Hawke, was promoted to the main cast,[5] and that July Katherine McNamara[6] and Ben Lewis were also promoted to regular status in their roles as the adult versions of Mia Smoak and William Clayton respectively.[7]
Additionally, in the episode, Sebastian Dunn appears as Edward Fyers, Jeffrey Robinson appears as Billy Wintergreen, and Byron Mann appears as Yao Fei. Colton Haynes, who was in the main cast for the second, third, and seventh seasons and in the first season in a recurring role as Roy Harper reprises his role as a special guest star in "Purgatory".[8]
Reception[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (January 31, 2019). "CW Renews 'The Flash,' 'Charmed,' 'Riverdale,' 'Supernatural,' 6 More". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Prudom, Laura (March 6, 2019). "Arrow Ending After Season 8 With Shortened Final Season". IGN. Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mitovich, Matt Webb (April 16, 2019). "Arrow Recap: Birds of a Feather — Plus, Has [Spoiler] Left the Show?". TVLine. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Stone, Sam (April 22, 2019). "Arrow Season 8: Everything You Need to Know About the Show's Farewell". CBR. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (June 4, 2019). "'Arrow': Joseph-David Jones Upped To Series Regular For Final Season of the CW Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mittovich, Matt Webb (July 11, 2019). "Arrow's Katherine McNamara Promoted to Series Regular for Final Season". TVLine. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mittovich, Matt Webb (July 17, 2019). "Arrow Promotes Ben Lewis to Series Regular for Final Season". TVLine. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Purgatory". Arrowverse Wiki. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
External links[edit]
- "Purgatory" on IMDb
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