City of Blood

"City of Blood"
Information
Episode number	44 of 170
Original airdate	April 30, 2014
Written by	Holly Harold
Directed by	Michael Schultz
Guest stars
Kevin Alejandro as Sebastian Blood/Brother Blood Caity Lotz as Sara Lance Summer Glau as Isabel Rochev/Ravager Colin Salmon as Walter Steele Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Amanda Waller Roark Critchlow as Clinton Hogue Sean Rogerson as Peter Keri Adams as Bethany Snow David Nykl as Anatoly Knyazev Lee Vincent as Kelton Garfield Wilson as "Ripped"
Chronology
Preceded by	"Seeing Red"
Followed by	"Streets of Fire"

"City of Blood" is the ???th episode of Arrow. It aired on April 30, 2014. "City of Blood" is the twenty-first episode of the second season of Arrow, and the forty-fourth episode overall. It aired on April 30, 2014.

Synopsis

After Slade threatens to take everything Oliver loves away, Oliver decides the fastest way to stop further bloodshed is to surrender to his enemy. Knowing that surrender will surely lead to Oliver’s death, Diggle and Felicity go to extreme measures to keep Oliver from confronting Slade. Meanwhile, Thea considers leaving town, and Laurel resumes her crusade against Sebastian Blood. Finally, Slade unleashes his assault on Starling City.

Plot

The episode opens with Moira's funeral. Oliver is absent. At the same time, Sebastian is sworn in as the city's new mayor.

At the reception Sebastian offers his condolences to Thea. He sates that he wishes to see Oliver, but Laurel tells him nobody's seen him for several days. John comforts Felicity who was crying, she states she had no idea why she was crying even though Moira was not even nice to her and she does not even like her. John says she is crying for Oliver.

Isabel approaches Diggle and Felicity at the reception and states that they soon will perish.

Thea tells Walter she's not doing well. She tells him about Slade. She's furious Oliver never told them about the psycho on the loose. Walter attempts to comfort her.

Back on the island, Oliver, Sara, and the other escapees go inside the abandoned submarine. Oliver asks Anatoly, who was in the Russian navy, to fix the Japanese sub so they can destroy the Amazo. Anatoly says he'll try.

In the present, Quentin is leading the effort to track down Slade. He tells Laurel that he doesn't know the location of Sara. Laurel tells her father she's worried about Sebastian and a possible connection to Slade Wilson.

Slade calls Sebastian while he's signing a piece of legislation. He tells Sebastian "you are the mayor now. Get to work".

Diggle and Felicity continue to work on Roy. Diggle believes Isabel has also been given the Mirakuru. They can't find Oliver or Sara.

Diggle and Felicity meet with Amanda Waller at A.R.G.U.S.. Diggle tells her about the impending danger with Slade's army. She helps them track down Oliver.

Isabel approaches Thea at Verdant, and says she has a few days to close down the club. The building belongs to Queen Consolidated, which she owns.

Laurel meets with Sebastian and shows him a case she's working on. He says he'll help and tells her he's looking forward to them working together. It is shown that while she was there, she planted a bug under Sebastian's desk.

Laurel and Quentin have CSU technician Kelton, hack Sebastian's system. They find a press release about Moira's death that was written the day before she died.

Amanda's team finds that Oliver is at his lair. When Diggle and Felicity say they were just there, Amanda says his "other lair".

Back in the past, Anatoly struggles to free the sub. Oliver suggests using a torpedo to blast themselves out and the verdict is that somebody will have to sacrifice themselves for the plan to work.

Back in the present, Diggle and Felicity find Oliver at an "secondary facility in case the foundry was compromised", he's been using for quite some time. He tried going to the funeral, but he couldn't do it. He's feeling guilty he missed a chance to cure Slade. He tells them he thinks this whole situation ends with him dying and so he's planning to turn himself over to Slade. Felicity is emotional distraught over hearing this.

Oliver stops by to see Thea, who is leaving the city and starting fresh elsewhere. He tells her he thinks her getting away from Starling City is a good idea and says she's the best of their family. After the conversation, Oliver calls Isabel and tells her he's going to be at the pier, alone.

In the past, Peter offers to sacrifice himself, saying the radiation poisoning he got from Ivo will kill him regardless.

While reflecting on his life at the pier, Queen is hit with a tranquilizer dart. He wakes up surrounded by Diggle, Felicity and Laurel. She tells Oliver she knows everything about him. Oliver talks to Laurel about not being able to save Tommy or Moira and now feeling that he can't protect everybody else. She doesn't want to let Slade kill him and thinks Thea will take it particularly hard. She tells him he needs to stop Sebastian, who she has proof is working with Slade. Oliver realizes it's been Sebastian the whole time. Laurel says "What's happening, is bigger than you and Slade. This city needs the Arrow".

Back in the past, Oliver asks Sara not to be on the sub in case the torpedo damages the ship and kills them. She agrees. When she's clear, Anatoly launches a torpedo, which Peter directs back around and hits them below them. Oliver is knocked to the ground.

In the present, Oliver and Sebastian are having dinner. Oliver says he knows Sebastian is working with Slade and confesses to being the Arrow. Sebastian thinks Slade's army will help get the city "ready" for his vision of Starling City. Oliver assures Sebastian that he's a pawn and Slade won't deliver on any promises, but Sebastian says he will. Sebastian tells him there's nothing Oliver can do to stop them.

Thea ignores a call from Walter.

Oliver and Diggle prepare to go out. Felicity tells them Slade's army is using the sewer system. Laurel wants to join them as their "eyes and ears". Oliver tells her no.

Sebastian is in charge of Slade's army. We see him give them a pep-talk before they "take back this city". Felicity gives Diggle a place to plant an explosion that should bury them all.

Thea is waiting at the train station.

Oliver attempts to fight a member of Slade's army. Just before he's killed by the man Laurel knocks the assailant over the head, allowing Oliver to escape and kill the man.

Before Diggle can detonate the explosives he's attacked by Isabel, who is in a costume of her own, similar to Slade's.

One of Slade's henchmen is planted at the police station, and begins taking out cops. A Slade henchman at the train station begins opening fire there.

Oliver and Laurel find themselves cornered by many of Slade's henchmen. Oliver fires an arrow into the ceiling and it covers them.

Back on the island, Oliver's plan worked. The submarine is free. He attempts to contact Sara but she sounds panicked.

The episode ends with Slade's army walking through the street, marching on their path of destruction.

Production

Preparation ran from March 6 until March 14, 2014. Shooting ran from March 17 until March 26, 2014.

Gallery

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Arrow 2x21 Promo "City of Blood" (HD)

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Arrow 2x21 Extended Promo "City of Blood" (HD)

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