Thursday, October 11, 2012  Arrow Reviews: Season 1, Episode 1 -
Pilot    Newly returned to civilization after five years
marooned, Oliver Queen tries to reestablish himself - both in
his old life among the elite of Starling City and as a vigilante
who will bring the rich and powerful who hide behind the law to
justice.  His family seem to have secrets, with his sister Thea
hiding a drug problem and his mother Moira and new stepfather
Walter Steele trying to stall his getting involved in the family
business.  His attempts to reconcile with his old girlfriend
Laurel Lance fall flat and his newfound intensity seems to turn
off his former best friend Tommy Merlyn.  His efforts at heroism
are more successful, though he does have to dodge the attentions
of John Diggle - a bodyguard his mother hires to watch him after
a kidnapping attempt.  By episode's end, Ollie has stolen 40
million dollars from local scumbag Adam Hunt and given the money
away to various people Hunt had cheated out of their money. 
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