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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S5E23 9.6
Lian Yu

Oliver assembles a group of unlikely allies - Slade, Nyssa, Merlyn and Digger Harkness - to engage in an epic battle against Chase and his army.

#2
S3E9 9.5
The Climb

Ra's al Ghul sends Nyssa and her lieutenant to Starling City to inform Oliver that the League will kill 50 people a day until Sara's murderer is turned over to them. With time running out, Oliver finally identifies the killer... and realizes that he can never turn them over for execution. Meanwhile, Ray shows Felicity his new project.

#3
S1E23 9.4
Sacrifice

Oliver and Diggle race to stop the Dark Archer from unleashing his vengeance on The Glades. However, they run into a roadblock after Detective Lance picks up Felicity for questioning. Tommy and Oliver's already tumultuous relationship takes a turn for the worse after Oliver makes a confession about Laurel. After hearing of the danger in The Glades, Thea races to find Roy, inadvertently putting herself directly in the line of fire for Malcolm's devious plan. On the island, Oliver, Slade and Shado are locked in a life-or-death struggle against Fyers as his missiles lock on a full Ferris Air jetliner.

#4 Unthinkable S2E23 9.4
#5 Three Ghosts S2E9 9.2
#6 Seeing Red S2E20 9.2
#7 The Slabside Redemption S7E7 9.2
#8 Fadeout S8E10 9.2
#9 Deathstroke S2E18 9.1
#10 Streets of Fire S2E22 9.1

Lowlights

#170 S4E23 Schism 5.6

Oliver teams up with a surprising force in an attempt to stop Damien Darhk and his magic once and for all.

#169 Broken Hearts S4E16 6.2
#168 Beacon of Hope S4E17 6.6
#167 Canary Cry S4E19 6.7
#166 Green Arrow & the Canaries S8E9 6.8

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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Series Trajectory

One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.

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Season Consistency

How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.

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