“Roy, where did you go? … Get your head in the game.” Those were the words uttered by the vigilante to his partner in an attempt to pull him back to reality. Roy had been restless. Why? Since his system was previously consumed by the Mirakuru drug, Roy was suffering from the side effects, even though cured of it. Roy was delusional. He was having vivid dreams and flashes of memory portraying him as Black Canary’s killer. How could this be? Even though I previously wrote about Black Canary’s death, I didn’t see this coming. Roy might be Canary’s killer? I am definitely not buying it. If Roy is in fact Canary’s killer, what would the vigilante do considering that Roy is his sidekick? What about Laurel who’s been training her derriere off to avenge her sister? Here’s what Guilty of the Arrow had to say on the matter.
Oliver met his Precursor
Highly motivated to catch the bad guys, Oliver and his gang pursued what they suspected to be drug dealers… and they were right. Before getting to them however, someone else did, but with different intentions. No doubt Oliver would have spared their lives after beating the hell out of them, but not this guy. During the process of beating the nuts out of them, they were killed and then hung high from a ceiling. With how this incident maneuvered, Oliver was led to find a former fellow vigilante. Seemly, this former vigilante had a sidekick who was cut loose due to a mishap in the past. To get the revenge he thought he so deserved, he killed in the name of the vigilante whose undercover name remained unknown. Surprisingly, Oliver found out that Laurel’s trainer, Ted, was a vigilante. In a short grapple with Oliver, Ted revealed that he was washed up and no match for the Arrow.
Sidekicks go Toe-to-Toe
After finding out that Ted’s sidekick was behind all the murders, Oliver decided to face him. With much on his hands (saving Laurel from a vehicle set aflame), Roy had to face Ted’s sidekick. Two sidekicks going at each other? This keeps getting better. After both sustained and inflicted many punches, Roy was victorious. After his opponent mentioned that Oliver would abandon him just as Ted did to him, Roy lashed out implying that they were different. That was actually a pretty tense moment since Ted’s sidekick went rogue as a result of his ‘master’ cutting him loose. While Diggle was suggesting that Oliver let Roy go, Ted’s experience with his sidekick proved to be a sure lesson. For all the heroes out there with a sidekick, hold on to them or else they just might come back to haunt you.
What’s the verdict?
After lamenting about how much of a murderer he was, Roy decided that he was going to turn himself over to the authorities for the death of Sara Lance (Black Canary). As a great friend and mentor, Oliver decided that he was going to help Roy get over his problem with a memory technique he learned in Hong Kong during his captivity. To cut a long story short, Roy remembered. This time around he was not Canary’s killer. Roy may have killed before (he did kill a police officer, the same way Canary died), but he was not the one to drive three arrows through Canary. That must have been why Roy thought he was the one to kill Canary since Canary and the officer died a similar death. Mirakuru sure does know how to mess up a man. Then who could Canary’s killer be?
A New ‘Cupid’ in Town
Amidst all the guilt, love remained in the air. A new villain or hero has been added to the show. I’d definitely say this self-proclaimed Cupid is a villain. Why? If you’re caught shooting arrows at officers, especially while escorting a criminal, you’re definitely bad to the bone. This was the case with Cupid. She actually attacked the officers who were transporting Ted’s sidekick. After inquiring who she was, she uttered, “Cupid, stupid”, and then shot an arrow towards him. I’m skeptical as to whether or not she shot him, but we’ll definitely find out in the upcoming episode.
Who is this Cupid? Why is she in town and what is she capable of? Since Oliver wasn’t able to put a face to Sara’s killer, what will he turn to? Will Laurel continue in her quest for revenge? It’s all too much to think about at this point. While we’re not sure as to what will happen in the upcoming episode, I’m sure that it’ll be a hit!
Arrow Review: Is Roy ‘Guilty’?
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