Tune in with Turner

                Oliver, John, and  Laurel leave Earth 2 just before it disintegrates into nothingness.  Oliver awakes to find him alone in a room and the Monitor appears whom we find out is called Mar Novu.  Oliver has a lot to ponder in  this episode.  Even though Felicity is not actually present this season, the writers want us never to forget that she holds a very strong presence in Arrow.  As an aside, I've heard various rumors stating that it was not Emily's choice to leave, but that her contract ended with season 7 and she was not offered one for season 8.  If  anyone knows the truth of that rumor, please share it in the comments sections, and if  you can include were we can find a link to that.  Okay, now back to the review.  Arrow is a different show, we all knew it would be without Felicity, and I think the ratings seem to testify to that.  Arrow was dead last in the ratings...

          For me this episode  moved slowly, by this  time there should feel  a sense  of a pushing forward with rapid pace.  This  episode dragged on for  me.   The whole episode is set up to move Felicity  out of the  future episodes of Arrow, since  she  has  announced she's  leaving. Let's  get started.  Oliver and Felicity:   For me the heart and soul of Arrow has always been Oliver and  Felicity together.  I know many  people expected a 720 similar to 320 and 520 however, I never did. My reason for this is because of just where we are  at.  Emiko and the Ninth  Circle want to release a biological weapon in Star City  that will harm thousands.  Oliver and the  team will  have to find her and disarm the weapon, and they don't know fully  what a  formidable  foe they face.  There  is n...