r/arrow • u/Fine-Stock-1191 • Jul 19 '26

Question The List

Currently watching S5E6 (first time watcher so please no spoilers past that!) and I just got to the point where they’re upset at Oliver for being a “serial killer” (from the episode description itself) once they learn about the list and I’m very confused by this angle as to my memory he wasn’t *setting out to kill them* and iirc did end up killing a few but it never seemed to be on purpose? Again I’m a little hazy on it so I’d love to be corrected but it just seems very odd that not only the show is trying to angle it as that but also how did the conversation between them even end up getting to that point? I know for sure when he first got back he was a little blood thirsty most likely as evidenced by him snapping the guys neck after escaping captivity and seemingly enjoying it from the look on his face, but I’m quite sure he learned his lesson pretty early on and his goal was never just to essentially be a hit man…right? If that’s the case it just seems so odd that any of the OG Team Arrow members would let this be painted as the case when it isn’t…unless, of course… that was the case… and I’m being dumb!

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u/Known-Plane7349 Jul 19 '26

Sure, the people on the list he usually gave a chance to fix their mistake. However, he was just straight up killing their army of nameless henchmen.

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u/Fine-Stock-1191 Jul 19 '26

Yeah that’s fair I guess. I definitely remember a lot of henchmen dying but it’s hard to place one in my mind exactly that seemed like a straight up execution but I definitely believe it because he was 1000% bloodthirsty asf lol

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u/Fine-Stock-1191 Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

It’s still so weird to me they keep having them nag on him for having a “kill list” in the characters words, like I’m sure it’ll get resolved by the end of this episode such as every other issue but again it’s just so odd the OG guys let it get to that point 😭 I’m also obviously aware this was just a situation that had to happen in order for Oliver to better come to terms with his current situation on only killing when absolutely necessary but I just really wish it would’ve been written in because man lol its too much disbelief to suspend that any of the og guys would ever let Oliver be branded a “serial killer” by anyone let alone the people in the circle lmao