Arrow: Deathstroke Returns

"Deathstroke Returns" is the fifth episode of season six of the superhero action series Arrow, and the 120th episode of the series overall. It was directed by Joel Novoa with a script written by Ben Sokolowski and Spiro Skentzos. It first aired on the CW Network on Thursday, November 9th, 2017 at 9:00 pm. In this episode, Slade Wilson pays a visit to Oliver Queen to help him liberate his son from a foreign prison. Meanwhile, Dinah Drake gets the drop on the new Vigilante and learns his secret identity - and it is someone from her own past. F.B.I. agent Samanda Watson continues to cause headaches for the members of Team Arrow.

Notes & Trivia

 * Actress Willa Holland, who plays Thea Queen is credited in this episode, but does not make an appearance.


 * Actress Katie Cassidy, who plays Black Siren is credited in this episode, but does not make an appearance.


 * Actor Paul Blackthorne, who plays Quentin Lance is credited in this episode, but does not make an appearance.


 * Actor Manu Bennett receives a "Special Guest Star" credit in this episode.


 * This is the second episode of the series with John Diggle in the role of Green Arrow.

Allusions

 * Nylander refers to Slade Wilson as "The Terminator". This is a call-back to the comic stories wherein Slade often went by the code name Terminator, or sometimes Deathstroke, the Terminator.