Al Sah-him

For the character this episode is based around, see Oliver Queen.

"There's only one thing left of him now us"

—Team arrow promise to remember Oliver for who he was

"Al Sah-him"
Information
Episode number	67 of 170
Original airdate	April 29, 2015
Written by	Story by: Beth Schwartz Teleplay by: Brian Ford Sullivan Emilio Ortega Aldrich
Directed by	Thor Freudenthal
Guest stars
Matt Nable as Ra's al Ghul Audrey Marie Anderson as Lyla Diggle Katrina Law as Nyssa al Ghul Karl Yune as Maseo Yamashiro Rila Fukushima as Tatsu Yamashiro
Chronology
Preceded by	"The Fallen"
Followed by	"This Is Your Sword"

"Al Sah-him" is the ???th episode of Arrow. It aired on April 29, 2015.

"Al Sah-him" is the twenty-first episode of the third season of Arrow, and the sixty-seventh episode overall.

Synopsis

Oliver goes through a rigorous transformation. The League of Assassins sets their sights on Nyssa, who is back in Starling City training Laurel. When Nyssa realizes they are coming, she arms up to face them alone but Laurel asks Felicity and Diggle to help protect her new friend.

Trivia

• After being with the League of Assassins for three weeks and completing his training with the organization, Oliver has become a darker and crueler version of himself; embracing the name Al Sah-him, and completely abandoning his former self.
• It is revealed that in order for the Heir to the Demon to become the new Ra's al Ghul, two things are required; the individual must kill their rival who considers himself/herself the worthy successor to the current Ra's al Ghul, and wipe out their hometown.
• Ra's has arranged a forced marriage between Oliver and his daughter Nyssa, to continue his bloodline in the reign of the League of Assassins.
• This is the first episode that Oliver serves as an antagonist.

Production

Preparation ran from March 5 until March 13, 2015. Shooting began on March 16 and ran until March 25, 2015.