Streets of Fire

"Streets of Fire"
Information
Episode number	45 of 170
Original airdate	May 7, 2014
Written by	Jake Coburn Ben Sokolowski
Directed by	Nick Copus
Guest stars
Kevin Alejandro as Sebastian Blood Caity Lotz as Sara Lance/The Canary Summer Glau as Ravager Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Amanda Waller Adrian Holmes as Frank Pike Chelah Horsdal as Kate Spencer John Barrowman as Malcolm Merlyn/The Dark Archer
Chronology
Preceded by	"City of Blood"
Followed by	"Unthinkable"

"Streets of Fire" is the ???th episode of Arrow. It aired on May 7, 2014. "Streets of Fire" is the twenty-second episode of the second season of Arrow, and the forty-fifth episode overall. It aired on May 7, 2014.

Synopsis

Oliver rallies his team as Slade's soldiers attack the city. Felicity gets a call from S.T.A.R. Labs with game-changing news and Thea comes face-to-face with her father - Malcolm Merlyn.

Plot

As Slade's men continue to terrorize the city, Felicity joins Diggle and hits Isabel with a van so he is able to escape. Malcolm Merlyn returns to the city to save Thea. S.T.A.R. Labs successfully makes a cure for the Mirakuru, but Slade sends men to acquire it before Oliver can. Finally trusting Lance, the police force pledges to help the Arrow stop Slade's men, and Quentin is re-promoted to detective to lead the other officers. Slade reveals to Sebastian that he plans to destroy the entire city, people and all, in his quest for vengeance against Oliver. As a result, Sebastian steals the cure and gives it to Oliver in return for help saving the city. For his betrayal, Slade has Isabel kill Sebastian. Oliver tests the cure on Roy after Amanda Waller reveals that she intends to bomb the city at dawn to avoid Slade's men from attacking the rest of the country. In flashbacks, Oliver boards the "Amazo" to rescue Sara, after she was captured by Slade, with specific orders for Anatoly to destroy the ship if they do not return within an hour. However, both Sara and Oliver are captured by Slade.

Behind the scenes

• This episode, as with the first season episode, "Darkness on the Edge of Town", is named after a Bruce Springsteen song, both of which coincidentally are from the same album, Darkness on the Edge of Town.
• When Sara goes to save a young girl in a burning building, Officer Lance, on the radio, requests Delta Charlie 52. This may reference the DC New 52 series.

Gallery

Promos

Arrow 2x22 Promo "Streets of Fire" (HD)

Promo

Arrow 2x22 Extended Promo "Streets of Fire" (HD)

Extended promo

Production

Preparation ran from March 18 until March 26, 2014. Shooting ran from March 27 until April 7, 2014.