User blog comment:Iloriac/Arrow Season 4 issues/@comment-205.206.0.207-20151112224758

Nope it's way too early to know his motivations. And he's done some really evil stuff so its obvious why team arrow is after him. Also he is clearly insanely powerful, but Arrow/Flash has done the "early season beatdown" 5 seasons in a row now, not doing it in Arrow but showing his power in more subtle ways is a nice change of pace. Also Oliver is experienced enough by this point to not rush headfirst into a confrontation he doesn't know he can win like he did with Ra's. It's called character development.