Leap of Faith (Arrow)

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"Leap of Faith"
Arrow episode
Episode no.Season 8
Episode 3
Directed byKatie Cassidy
Written by
  • Emilio Ortega Aldrich
  • Elizabeth Kim
Original air dateOctober 29, 2019 (2019-10-29)
Guest appearances
  • Willa Holland as Thea Queen (special guest star)
  • Lyla Michaels
  • Andrea Sixtos as adult
    Zoe Ramirez
  • John Diggle Jr.
  • Talia al Ghul
  • Athena
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"Leap of Faith" is the third episode of the

Star City), after having been shipwrecked for five years, and becomes a bow-wielding, hooded vigilante who sets out to fight crime and corruption. It is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the universe. The episode was written by Emilio Ortega Aldrich and Elizabeth Kim and directed by Katie Cassidy
.

John Diggle Jr
.

"Leap of Faith" first aired in the United States on The CW on October 29, 2019, and was watched live by 0.76 million viewers, with a 0.3/2 share among adults aged 18 to 49. The episode received generally positive reviews from critics.

Plot

The episode follows a nonlinear narrative. The events are told in chronological order.

At

Athena shows up and they are forced to flee. They figure out that the records are at the top of the mountain. Talia betrays them and starts to climb the mountain herself, with Oliver and Thea tagging close behind. While Oliver incapacitates Athena and her group, Thea and Talia fight for the journal, with Thea winning. Oliver figures out that the impending crisis
is being caused by Novu before saying goodbye to his sister and asking if Talia wishes to join a team known as the "League of Heroes."

Meanwhile, in Hong Kong,

Connor
hostage in Kasnia. There, the two locate Sandra and Connor and free them, killing Farzad in the process.

In 2040,

Rene Ramirez
in the Team Arrow's bunker.

Production

Development

On August 4, 2019, it was announced that the third episode of the eighth season of Arrow would be titled "Leap of Faith". The episode, which is the directorial debut of series regular

same name.[1][4]

Casting

Main cast members

Athena.[8]

Reception

Ratings

This episode first aired in the United States on The CW on October 29, 2019, and was watched live by 0.76 million viewers, with a 0.3/2 share among adults aged 18 to 49.[9]

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating for the episode, based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 7.49/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Arrow reflects on its past before being confronted by the future in a wistful installment that pays fond farewell to Willa Holland."[10]

Allison Shoemaker of The A.V. Club rated the episode B+, saying, "Thea, wonderful Thea, has always been great, even when the show had no idea what to do with her. She's especially welcome here, because it's fascinating to see the direction that Arrow has taken her and how it has shifted her dynamic with Oliver."[11] Delia Harrington of Den of Geek said "Arrow brought back an old friend to reboot a dynasty and then absolutely blew our mind in a pivotal, Arrowverse-altering episode." She concluded her review by stating, "I'm genuinely surprised by Arrow and anticipating new episodes in a way that I haven't been in years. I can't think of a better way to send off an old friend than to remember what made them so special in the first place."[12]

Jesse Schedeen of IGN rated the episode 6.1 out of 10, saying "Arrow's final season is spending too much time revisiting the show's checkered past rather than moving forward."[13] Chancellor Agard of Entertainment Weekly gave the episode a B and said, "I really like that Arrow isn't ignoring or breezing past the aftermath of the season premiere. It's still hanging over the characters two episodes later, which makes complete sense. This is also a sign of growth on the show's part because it's not the first time Team Arrow has faced an apocalyptic event. A nuclear bomb went off in a populated town in season 4, and yet you never really got the sense that catastrophe truly affected the team even though it should have, especially because they had been trying to prevent that from happening. Here, though, Earth-2's destruction isn't something they can forget."[14]

Notes

  1. ^ Although Cassidy is credited with the special appearance bill, she is still considered a series regular.[2]

References

  1. ^
    ComicBook.com. Archived
    from the original on October 4, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (October 16, 2019). "Arrow/The Flash: Burning Qs Answered About Earth-Two, the New Hood, Canaries Spinoff Set-Up and More". TVLine. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "(#803) "Leap of Faith". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  4. ^ Guggenheim, Marc [@mguggenheim] (July 18, 2019). "The studio draft of Arrow Ep. 803 was just sent out. The title is a @springsteen song and I'm now worried people will think Season 8 is only 4 episodes long..." (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Twitter.
  5. ^
    TV Insider. Archived
    from the original on November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  6. ^ "Leap of Faith". Arrow. Season 8. Episode 3. October 29, 2019. The CW.
  7. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (September 18, 2019). "Arrow Favorite Willa Holland to Return and Recur During Final Season". TVLine. Archived from the original on September 19, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Wilson, Andy (October 29, 2019). ""Arrow": Oliver's "Leap of Faith" Lands Him in Nanda Parbat [PREVIEW]". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  9. ^ Welch, Alex (October 30, 2019). "'Mixed-ish' and 'World Series' adjusts up: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  10. Fandango Media. Archived
    from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  11. ^ Shoemaker, Allison (October 29, 2019). "Arrow brings back two great characters and tries out one new twist". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  12. ^ Harrington, Delia (October 29, 2019). "Arrow Season 8 Episode 3 Review: Leap of Faith". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  13. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (October 30, 2019). "Arrow: Season 8, Episode 3 โ€“ "Leap of Faith" Review". IGN. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  14. ^ Agard, Chancellor (October 29, 2019). "'Arrow' recap: Let's talk about that major dad twist". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

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