Can the arrow ever been the ordinary Oliver Queen again? just when he thought the battle against crime has been minimized to the lowest level, a new enemy is born.
"The Magician" proves to be a solid, character-focused episode, more concerned with interior conflict than the kind of globe-hopping action we saw in "Corto Maltese" last week.
The episode evokes a great deal of the past, but it's the future - and the coming of Ra's al Ghul - that will stay with us as we wait for the next clue as to who killed Sara Lance.
Obviously the death of Sara and the mystery of her murderer is the central plot arc to at least the first half of this season, and they're doing quite well with the pacing, writing, and folding in of supporting characters.
