A.T.O.M. or Canary , we all knew that Oliver wouldn't stay
dead after his duel with Ra's in the fall finale . It was simply
a matter of who would end up saving him and how. Instead
of making us wait five or six episodes to find out—which is
what I figured was going to happen— Arrow capped off "Left
Behind" with the reveal that Oliver is back in the land of the
living, thanks to Maeso and Tatsu's assistance (though
their methods for reviving him remain decidedly vague). I
don't think he'll be returning to Starling City for a while, as
I'm assuming that coming back to life entails at least some
recovery time, even on this show, but I'm glad that Arrow
didn't bother to unnecessarily keep us in "suspense" over
Oliver's "fate."
Even without confirmation that Oliver's alive, the generally
accepted belief that the show wouldn't drop its lead left the
writers in a bit of a bind. They had to come up with a story
that would allow the audience to actively buy into Team
Arrow's struggles to survive without Oliver while not
constantly thinking, "Yes, Felicity, we understand that
you're very sad, but things are going to be fine in, oh,
probably four or five weeks, so just chin up, okay?" That's
not an easy thing to pull off when you're dealing with savvy
(or jaded) viewers who feel confident in their abilities to
predict a show's every plot twist, let alone ones who revel
in the notion of anticipating said twists and the satisfaction
that comes with doing so. And to Arrow's credit, "Left
Behind" did a fine job of setting up that story...ContinueReadind..... @ www.tv.com/m/shows/arrow/community/post/arrow-season-1-episode-10-left-behind-review-142167743223/