We've had a large hiatus for a while now, but it's finally over and let me tell you, the wait was worth it. This was a really strong episode that managed to focus on a lot of character development in many different characters, carried on all the major storylines, and packed in a tonne of epic action.
The main focus on this story was about the original Roy Harper who's been missing ever since before the series began. Remember way back at the start, Red Arrow was a super angry jerk. This could be forgiven as it was in his programming, but we now see that real Roy isn't any better. He quickly tears into Green Arrow for 'abandoning' him and then goes out for revenge on Lex Luthor. Yep, this guy's going to be trouble.
The real action breaks out when Roy attacks Luthor, and Luthor sends out Mercy to fight. As evil as he is, Luthor is a really awesome character. He is able to remain calm and witty all throughout the assignation attempt. Then there was the actual fight, which was really something intense. Mercy proved to be a real threat, and Roy's only got one arm here. But he manages to wrap explosive rope around her arm cannon and blow off her greatest weapon.
He doesn't get to kill Luthor, though, instead he trades his revenge for an improved arm cannon for himself. He also chooses a new name for himself. Comic fans would recognize the hint when Luthor starts praising his internal arsenal, so it's no surprise when Roy declares that he shall now be called Arsenal. I think we'll be seeing more of this guy soon, he's got a lot of room for more stories. Espescially considering that he's wearing a piece of Luthor tech on his arm. I can't be the only one who remembers what happened to Super Boy last season. Luthor may have found himself a new mole, or something just as sinister.
This episode also gave us a bunch of minor moments to see into the minds of some of the other characters. We learn that Jaime feels bitter about never getting to know the original Blue Beetle. The perky little guy from the future, Impulse, offers him a hand in friendship though. Jaime is another deep character who will no doubt bring much to the rest of the season; his friendship with Bart is just a nice touch into his character. We get to see that Super Boy is depressed because no one remembered his birthday...except Wendy. The two of them definitely have signs of a romance going on which could be an interesting, not super-related plot. And we got to see that Jade has a score to settle with Aqualad, while Sportsmaster is just ticked off at Black Manta. He brought what I felt was one of the most amusing lines, "The son of Black Manta can't kill my daughter...not without running it by me first."
And lastly we got to see all the ladies get together for a baby shower for Rocket. Naturally, I was ecstatic to see Zatanna and Rocket again since they were two of my favorites that never got enough screentime. It looked like they might be getting a sideplot when Captain Cold tried to rob a nearby bank, but sadly it didn't go anywhere. But at least we know that they haven't completely forgotten about these two ladies. Maybe they'll get to show off a bit later in the series.
All in all this episode lives up to its name as it was very satisfying. We have a lot of plots to get to and it looks like this series is going to get a lot more hectic than before. If it stays this high quality, though, it's bound to be superb. It looks like I'm back to eagerly waiting for the next episode, but at least this time it's only a week.
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