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Arrow
Starling City
Directed by
James Bamford
TV-14
S8 • E1
Oct 14, 2019
42m
8.9
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Oliver returns to Starling City on Earth-2, where he encounters familiar faces while trying to decipher the Monitor's mission. Meanwhile, Mia and William's team clash with a new foe.
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Cast of Starling City
Stephen Amell
Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
Rick Gonzalez
Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog
Katherine McNamara
Mia Smoak / Blackstar
David Ramsey
John Diggle / Spartan
Katie Cassidy
Laurel Lance / Black Canary
Juliana Harkavy
Dinah Drake / Black Canary
Joseph David-Jones
Connor Hawke
Ben Lewis
Adult William Clayton
Susanna Thompson
Moira Queen
Colin Donnell
Tommy Merlyn
Josh Segarra
Adrian Chase
John Barrowman
Malcolm Merlyn
Andrea Sixtos
Adult Zoe Ramirez
LaMonica Garrett
Mar Novu / The Monitor
Hugo Ateo
Alberto Vazquez
Tegan Verheul
Not Felicity
Charlie Barnett
John 'JJ' Diggle, Jr.
James Bamford
Director
Marc Guggenheim
Writer
Beth Schwartz
Writer
Jennifer Lence
Producer
Carl Ogawa
Producer
Todd Pittson
Producer
Starling City Ratings & Reviews
Film Inquiry
Tom Chatalbash
Arrow has kicked off its final season with a mostly entertaining and emotionally engaging episode. We're given fun twists on some fan favorite characters, terrific action sequences, and enticing teases of the crisis inching toward Oliver and company.
Geeks of Color
Rihaana Stark
Director James Bamford's deft and cut-throat stunts show that our heroes can readily handle themselves against the average Starling City foes, thorough hand-to-hand combat, bow-to-bow combat, or in quick and easy take downs.
Flickering Myth
Jessie Robertson
An interesting start that's a bit hard to gauge if it can sustain whatever it is they are building.
What Culture
Michael Patterson
A nostalgic thrill-ride that paid tribute to the past while setting up the future. A thrill-ride that may just be Arrow's best season premiere ever.
IGN Movies
Jesse Schedeen
An episode that both pays loving tribute to Season 1 and finds rich drama in the idea of Ollie confronting his inevitable end. The series can't escape all its familiar flaws this year, but the good far outweighs the bad here.
Den of Geek
Delia Harrington
Everyone creating Arrow, from the stunt coordinators to the writers, is clearly on the same page. They decided to make an episode of fun-ass television, and I sincerely hope this is the plan from now until the Crisis.
Birth.Movies.Death.
Amelia Emberwing
"Starling City" is an exceptional start of an ending... Emotional, heartfelt, and brimming with all of the action you'd expect from an episode directed by James "Bam Bam" Bamford.
TV Fanatic
Sarah Little
One of the best episodes Arrow has produced in a long time. It might just be the series' most well done opening of a season.
Entertainment Weekly
Chancellor Agard
Overall, I liked the premiere. The writers and stars promised it would be an ode to season 1, and it definitely succeeded in that respect. All the nods to the past were really fun and sweet.
AV Club
Allison Shoemaker
The whole thing works because Amell and Ramsey make it work -- particularly Amell, who plays his hellos and goodbyes as though Oliver's heart might burst at any moment, were the stakes not so high.
Tell-Tale TV
Brianna Martinez
It's no surprise that the pacing is quicker... But even with that pacing, it's still an enjoyable hour that hits the big moments, reveals, and homages with just enough time to somewhat process it before being faced with the next.
CinemaBlend
Laura Hurley
The end has begun for Arrow thanks to the premiere of the eighth and final season, and "Starling City" will go down as one of the most game-changing in the history of the entire Arrow-verse.
Syfy Wire
Trent Moore
Oliver also gets some much needed closure with his mother... That scene provided a true emotional tether to Oliver's mission this season, and it was great to see that character receive a final sendoff.
Lyles' Movie Files
Jeffrey Lyles
The Arrowverse writers aren't playing around with Crisis and seem determined to treat it with all the seriousness it deserves. Good for them and better for us.
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