- "Oh... I'm ten steps ahead of you and you haven't even figured out what game we're playing yet."
- —Adrian Chase/Prometheus gloating to Oliver about his plan
"Checkmate" is the sixteenth episode of the fifth season of Arrow, and the one-hundred-eighth episode overall. It aired on March 15, 2017.
Synopsis
| Oliver gets closer to the truth about Prometheus. Meanwhile, Helix refuses to continue helping Felicity until she does a favor for them.[src] |
Cast
Main Cast
- Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow
- David Ramsey as John Diggle/Spartan
- Willa Holland (credit only)
- Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak
- Echo Kellum as Curtis Holt/Mister Terrific
- Josh Segarra as Adrian Chase/Prometheus
- Paul Blackthorne as Quentin Lance
Guest Starring
- Rick Gonzalez as Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog
- Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake/Black Canary
- Carly Pope as Susan Williams
- Lexa Doig as Talia al Ghul
- David Meunier as Ishmael Gregor
- Mike Dopud as Viktor
- Adrian Holmes as Frank Pike
- David Nykl as Anatoly Knyazev
- Kacey Rohl as Alena Whitlock
Co-Starring
- Kaare Anderson as ESU Leader
- Parven Dosanjh as Doris Chase
- Nilo Ghajar as Student
- Celia Reid as Mayor's Assistant
Production
Preparation ran from January 9, 2016 until January 17, 2017. Shooting ran from January 18 until January 27, 2017.[1]
Trivia
- The episode title comes from Chase outsmarting Oliver in every turn, claiming he is "ten steps ahead". Oliver also admits that Chase has them in check.
- Oliver and the rest of Team Arrow find out that Adrian Chase is Prometheus.
- When Curtis and Dinah go to find Adrian's mother, Amanda Westfield, in Opal City, they see her house is empty and Curtis says, "...Norma Bates got the hell out of dodge". This is a reference to the mother of serial killer Norman Bates from the Psycho film series.
- Amanda's house is also the same as Barry Allen's childhood home on The Flash.
- This is the first appearance of Talia al Ghul in Season 5 in the present day rather than flashbacks.
- In the flashbacks, Oliver mentions that he doesn't know anyone who could get data off a bullet-ridden laptop, referencing what he asks Felicity to do in the Season 1 episode "Lone Gunmen".
Gallery
Videos
Arrow Checkmate Trailer The CW
Arrow Inside Arrow Checkmate The CW
Arrow Checkmate Scene The CW
Arrow 5x16 Sneak Peek 2 "Checkmate" (HD) Season 5 Episode 16 Sneak Peek 2
References
| Arrow season 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Legacy" • "The Recruits" • "A Matter of Trust" • "Penance" • "Human Target" • "So It Begins" • "Vigilante" • "Invasion!" • "What We Leave Behind" • "Who Are You?" • "Second Chances" • "Bratva" • "Spectre of the Gun" • "The Sin-Eater" • "Fighting Fire With Fire" • "Checkmate" • "Kapiushon" • "Disbanded" • "Dangerous Liaisons" • "Underneath" • "Honor Thy Fathers" • "Missing" • "Lian Yu" | ||||