Season 5 will always be the best comeback of TV shows in history. It really amazes me how much Oliver changed from season 1 flashbacks, after all those tortures, souffering and training he got way more experienced and matured a lot. Basically this cold-blooded murderer and cynical version of him is what we have in season 1 present day and this gets me so many chills. All flashbacks based in Russia are the best ones we got on Arrow to me.
The flashbacks to Russia could have been better, the function of the flashbacks is to show Oliver's transformation, in the first and second seasons he learned to use a bow and arrows, parkour, fight, and train with calisthenics with Yao Fei, Slade and Shado, in Hong Kong he learned to speak Chinese and Maseo forged a sense of justice in Oliver and Amanda caused Oliver's bloodlust, in the first episode of the fourth season he goes to Coast City to fight crime, he just needed to improve his hand-to-hand combat, train sambo , learn to speak Russian, but he didn't show him practicing sambo. The fourth season's flashbacks proved completely pointless.
5 years after watching the first episode of the Arrow, seeing the moments before the opening scene hits different. Amazing show, and the greatest of all time in my opinion...
The name of the island they found me on is Lian Yu. It's Mandarin for purgatory. I've been stranded here for five years. I've dreamt of my rescue every cold, black night since then. For five years I've had only one thought, one goal... survive. Survive and one day return home. The island held many dangers. To live, I had to make myself more than what I was, to forge myself into a weapon. I am returning. Not the boy who was shipwrecked, but the man who will bring justice to those who have poisoned my city. My name is Oliver Queen."
I watched all the flashbacks paying attention to the things Oliver learned in each of the seasons and comparing to the Archer that we see in the present day plot in the first season, he learned Archery and Jiu-Jitsu from Yao Fei and Shado, Muay Thai and parkour with Slade, he learned to investigate, get evidence, track people (although they didn't show it on screen) with Maseo and it was also with Maseo that he developed a sense of justice, learned to speak Mandarin, I think he just needed to train Calisthenics Workout and learning Sambo, things that are common in Russia, but unfortunately they didn't show his physical preparation and implied that Oliver learned to speak Russian with a dictionary.
@@richos07 Yes, but the strength he gained in that training did not last for the next 3 years, he had to have shown more of his training, besides the exercises, the diet, meals etc.... Just like he didn't show Maseo teaching him to tracking people and investigating suspects, finding evidence, we know by logic that Maseo and Talia taught him that, but the series didn't show it.
@@SuperOveride yeah it would’ve been good if in the Russia and Hong Kong flashbacks, you see him repping out pull ups, one armed push ups and handstand push ups in his down time
I do have to say that after watching all of these flashbacks and then watching season 1 with all this in mind it does all does make sense why would he do everything that he does
Season 1, 2 and 5 are masterpieces Season 6 and 7 could have been much better Season 3 is not awful but not good either Season 8 is a depressive season Season 4 doesn't exist
This was when we were seeing Oliver at his best in terms of h2h combat and you see how in S1 it all came full circle. People were wondering in the flashbacks as to when Oliver would become an expert combatant, the seeds were sown around the S4 flashbacks - especially in that Conklin fight but it's really here in the S5 flashbacks where Oliver was fighting in the way we were used to seeing him in the present day. You can even notice here 2:15 when he fights in his iconic Green Arrow (The Hood) suit for the first time it's still very raw, of course it's a great action sequence as he's able to transition using the bow and his h2h skills well, but in some of the attacks he takes longer, but it's a given as it's the first time that he's fighting in that style. Later on during the flashbacks this gradually improves and by S1, he can seamlessly transition between the two.
I think they originally planned to have him be in Russia for the Season 3 Flashbacks, then pushed it back to Season 4 until they had no choice but to do it in Season 5. I'm glad they saved it for his Final Year.
@@SuperOveride Honestly, I think he should have went to Russia in Year 4 and then Lian Yu is his final year, so that way, he can grow his beard and hair out. Year 1: Lian Yu Year 2: Lian Yu Year 3: Hong Kong Year 4: Russia Year 5: Lian Yu 2 years on the island, 2 years off the island, and then in his final year, he returns to the place where it all began. That's how I would've done it
It's because in the flashbacks of the fourth season, Oliver already showed the personality he had in season 1 of the main plot, but due to the Flashpoint caused by Barry, Oliver's personality in the Russia flashbacks changed, he went back to having a silly personality like he had in Hong Kong
@@rabbit8133 batfleck too. Green Arrow (specially season 5 and 8) more agile, faster, better Combatant. İn Hand to Hand Combat Green Arrow will fight better because of Speed and technique. Batman slower than arrow. Batman tries to hit the Green Arrow, Green Arrow gives to Batman a flying kick and a spinning kick. Green Arrow more agile and better Combatant
@@rabbit8133 Ben Affleck's Batman has no skill feats besides beating regular street criminals and organisations. He never fought someome similar to his skill level while Oliver beat Deathstroke, Talia Al Ghul, Nyssa Al Ghul, Malcom Merlyn, China White, Prometheus, The Dragon, Maseo, Emiko Queen, Ra's Al Ghul, Tommy Merlyn's Dark Archer and even Adrian Chase's Green Arrow, who was trained by Batman. He also regularely beats up League Members, other Ninjas and Assasins, obviously criminals and has taken down meta humans as well. Not to mention he can hold his ground against super soldiers like Cyrus Gold, who can easily punch through stone walls and huge metal doors. He's obviously a master when it comes to bow and arrow but he's also a very good marksman and a master swordsman.
I always didn’t understand why they call it kapyushon, because they could call it a hood. Yes, in Russian kapyushon this is a hood, but why then was it written in English letters?
O yeah don't let them hurt you okay ❤️ you can get all of them ❤ you or the best ❤ Oliver Queen the one and only Green arrow always will be the best i love you always and forever Stephen ❤️ please don't get mad at me okay ❤️ from the country girl lol love you always arrow ❤ miss you so much please come back love you ❤️
Season 5 definitely had the best action out of all the seasons for me. A lot of it too.
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for me I can't pick between season 1 and 5
S7 action >>>>>>>>>
Absolutely agree, both him and the action sequences themselves were incredibly brutal and amazing at the same time.
Same man
Season 5 will always be the best comeback of TV shows in history. It really amazes me how much Oliver changed from season 1 flashbacks, after all those tortures, souffering and training he got way more experienced and matured a lot. Basically this cold-blooded murderer and cynical version of him is what we have in season 1 present day and this gets me so many chills.
All flashbacks based in Russia are the best ones we got on Arrow to me.
The flashbacks to Russia could have been better, the function of the flashbacks is to show Oliver's transformation, in the first and second seasons he learned to use a bow and arrows, parkour, fight, and train with calisthenics with Yao Fei, Slade and Shado, in Hong Kong he learned to speak Chinese and Maseo forged a sense of justice in Oliver and Amanda caused Oliver's bloodlust, in the first episode of the fourth season he goes to Coast City to fight crime, he just needed to improve his hand-to-hand combat, train sambo , learn to speak Russian, but he didn't show him practicing sambo. The fourth season's flashbacks proved completely pointless.
Man it makes me sad that he no longer graces our screens each week in arrow, still one of the best superhero shows ever made
Right!!?!?!? Actually crazy how for 8 YEARS, I would be stoked when the new episode would come out!!
Yeah.
Man it started when I was in college and the show lasted for so long. Miss it.
5 years after watching the first episode of the Arrow, seeing the moments before the opening scene hits different. Amazing show, and the greatest of all time in my opinion...
Agreed,Arrow is 🐐
Not sure about the greatest but in top 3 for sure amongst 24, the Stargate series and probably couple of others that I dont remember right now.
Kapiushon is built different
Season 5 was definitely one of the best Arrow seasons
The name of the island they found me on is Lian Yu. It's Mandarin for purgatory. I've been stranded here for five years. I've dreamt of my rescue every cold, black night since then. For five years I've had only one thought, one goal... survive. Survive and one day return home. The island held many dangers. To live, I had to make myself more than what I was, to forge myself into a weapon. I am returning. Not the boy who was shipwrecked, but the man who will bring justice to those who have poisoned my city. My name is Oliver Queen."
I watched all the flashbacks paying attention to the things Oliver learned in each of the seasons and comparing to the Archer that we see in the present day plot in the first season, he learned Archery and Jiu-Jitsu from Yao Fei and Shado, Muay Thai and parkour with Slade, he learned to investigate, get evidence, track people (although they didn't show it on screen) with Maseo and it was also with Maseo that he developed a sense of justice, learned to speak Mandarin, I think he just needed to train Calisthenics Workout and learning Sambo, things that are common in Russia, but unfortunately they didn't show his physical preparation and implied that Oliver learned to speak Russian with a dictionary.
Caramba mano que pesquisa hein? Obrigado pelo comentário!!!
@@rafaelridolph Pois é, essa coisa da Calistenia e do Sambô era parte da minha teoria para quinta temporada.
He did pull ups and a muscle up on the island in 2x15
@@richos07 Yes, but the strength he gained in that training did not last for the next 3 years, he had to have shown more of his training, besides the exercises, the diet, meals etc.... Just like he didn't show Maseo teaching him to tracking people and investigating suspects, finding evidence, we know by logic that Maseo and Talia taught him that, but the series didn't show it.
@@SuperOveride yeah it would’ve been good if in the Russia and Hong Kong flashbacks, you see him repping out pull ups, one armed push ups and handstand push ups in his down time
Imagine if the rest of team arrow and the flash could see Oliver back during his time in Russia, they’d see him as a whole different person
I liked this Oliver, ruthless, no fucks given.
I do have to say that after watching all of these flashbacks and then watching season 1 with all this in mind it does all does make sense why would he do everything that he does
You gained my respect for adding 3:13 and just being an arrow video pusher in general.... thanks man
3:13 and scenes like were my favorite B/C before I hit my 20s I would sneak into ppls houses.... "yes ik that's bad"
Season 1, 2 and 5 are masterpieces
Season 6 and 7 could have been much better
Season 3 is not awful but not good either
Season 8 is a depressive season
Season 4 doesn't exist
I cant Say It Better. Season 5 was a resurrection After a dead season
На счёт 4 согласен полностью
Флешбэки как всегда интересные и все
Самое плохое это что Оливер сменил костюм на другой
This was when we were seeing Oliver at his best in terms of h2h combat and you see how in S1 it all came full circle. People were wondering in the flashbacks as to when Oliver would become an expert combatant, the seeds were sown around the S4 flashbacks - especially in that Conklin fight but it's really here in the S5 flashbacks where Oliver was fighting in the way we were used to seeing him in the present day.
You can even notice here 2:15 when he fights in his iconic Green Arrow (The Hood) suit for the first time it's still very raw, of course it's a great action sequence as he's able to transition using the bow and his h2h skills well, but in some of the attacks he takes longer, but it's a given as it's the first time that he's fighting in that style. Later on during the flashbacks this gradually improves and by S1, he can seamlessly transition between the two.
Kapuishon version of oliver is personaly my favorite version of oliver
This was who oliver was ment to be if he had no team and was solo.
Oliver without a team? In these Russia flashbacks he is a member of the Bratva, the Russian mafia is a form of team.
Oliver raised Susan's suspicion for acting like Kapushion, I think he could have become an NKVDemon, only as a hero and not a villain.
Ok but why he lookin like the Punisher with that pistol though damn 😤 1:17.
He moves as fast with a pistol as John Wick but still rarely uses guns
Arrow Love the this show best Fight scenes And Amazing superhero Scenes my favorite CW Show
I think they originally planned to have him be in Russia for the Season 3 Flashbacks, then pushed it back to Season 4 until they had no choice but to do it in Season 5. I'm glad they saved it for his Final Year.
I think Oliver could have gone to Russia in season four and seasons four and five would have been with him in the Bratva.
@@SuperOveride
Honestly, I think he should have went to Russia in Year 4 and then Lian Yu is his final year, so that way, he can grow his beard and hair out.
Year 1: Lian Yu
Year 2: Lian Yu
Year 3: Hong Kong
Year 4: Russia
Year 5: Lian Yu
2 years on the island, 2 years off the island, and then in his final year, he returns to the place where it all began. That's how I would've done it
@@ceejaydawkins7306 I think the fourth and fifth years could have been in Russia.
@@SuperOveride
Fair enough
A killer through and through. The most effective version of himself
I was so hyped for season 5 to get closure on his 5 years away and to findout how he chose the way he got bak home and why
I forgot all about these scenes lol
Before there was John Wick, there was Arrow.
This version of Oliver really got active!!!
Flashbacks from season 1 & 2. Oliver without the hood is sometimes more badass.
It's because in the flashbacks of the fourth season, Oliver already showed the personality he had in season 1 of the main plot, but due to the Flashpoint caused by Barry, Oliver's personality in the Russia flashbacks changed, he went back to having a silly personality like he had in Hong Kong
3:08 poor hooded man made as a human shield😂
11 months later and could you PLEASE do all arrow season flashbacks like this video. Or like 3 and 4 because Oliver was peak flashback from 3-5
Nice video
Thank you!
7:20 the log scene hilarious
Such accuracy
Next Prometheus 😃
It will be out next month!
@@rafaelridolph i wish there was more of prometheus not only one season or 2 anyway s6 was only an episode
This arrow will beat any live action Batman
Not Ben Affleck
@@rabbit8133 batfleck too. Green Arrow (specially season 5 and 8) more agile, faster, better Combatant. İn Hand to Hand Combat Green Arrow will fight better because of Speed and technique. Batman slower than arrow. Batman tries to hit the Green Arrow, Green Arrow gives to Batman a flying kick and a spinning kick. Green Arrow more agile and better Combatant
Delusional lol.
He is batman
@@rabbit8133 Ben Affleck's Batman has no skill feats besides beating regular street criminals and organisations. He never fought someome similar to his skill level while Oliver beat Deathstroke, Talia Al Ghul, Nyssa Al Ghul, Malcom Merlyn, China White, Prometheus, The Dragon, Maseo, Emiko Queen, Ra's Al Ghul, Tommy Merlyn's Dark Archer and even Adrian Chase's Green Arrow, who was trained by Batman.
He also regularely beats up League Members, other Ninjas and Assasins, obviously criminals and has taken down meta humans as well. Not to mention he can hold his ground against super soldiers like Cyrus Gold, who can easily punch through stone walls and huge metal doors.
He's obviously a master when it comes to bow and arrow but he's also a very good marksman and a master swordsman.
I always didn’t understand why they call it kapyushon, because they could call it a hood. Yes, in Russian kapyushon this is a hood, but why then was it written in English letters?
Because not everyone understands Russian.
Ending scene: Dramatically falls to his knees and pulls the hood off and his wig falls off...
Can you do a compilation of Painkiller from black lightning
The John Wick Vibe
Oliver was such a badass in Russia
U think u can do the flashback fight scenes for Arrow: Season 1 2 3 and 4 as well?
Bro became a john wick
I love seeing Oliver be the original John Wick in Russia
Could you please do Robin (Dick Grayson)/Nightwing from Titans S1,2,3 & 4 when you're available?
Already working on it!
@@rafaelridolph omg thank you so much 😀
Can you do all the fights seasons that Oliver was in like flashbacks and as not arrow
Please upload the flash season 4
It will be out next month!
6:55 💀💀why did Oliver kill the security guard?
Because he WANTED TO, AND he LIKED IT!
@@rafaelridolph lmao 🤣 😂 I know I know, but seriously wtf why?
@@maxmacraft6614 lol no idea
@@rafaelridolph honestly it's probably blood lust
And people still says daredevil better than arrow
May I know the name of this series, please?
Is this after he escaped the island or no
He never shouldve stopped killing lol..
He should have stayed a killer.I get the point of the no kill rule, but this version of oliver was much more interesting and entertaining
1:30 um what
Wym
Who did kill more people between Oliver, Slade and Sara?
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O yeah don't let them hurt you okay ❤️ you can get all of them ❤ you or the best ❤ Oliver Queen the one and only Green arrow always will be the best i love you always and forever Stephen ❤️ please don't get mad at me okay ❤️ from the country girl lol love you always arrow ❤ miss you so much please come back love you ❤️
I just realized he and deadpool killed in a skating rink.
Do Martian Manhunter from Supergirl next
So the long hair was fake?
Yeah, he had to look like he'd been on the island the whole time. He didn't want any suspicion as to what he'd become in that period
Who is this green arrow?
hood man
Gun can solve this shit much faster
But archery is the most silent weapon in the world. A single person can't hear it until it's too late
@@TheEgyptianRavenreally
Oliver is John Wick
Honestly, even superman could lose to this Oliver Queen
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Какое унылое дешевое говно, а не файтинги.
какой же твой душный комментарий
@@Kane1911 Тебе стоит посмотреть фильм с нормальными файтингами. Например, Рейд. Попробуй, понравится.