Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Arrowverse catchup, this time looking at season 7 episode 3 of Arrow, Crossing Lines. Oliver remained in prison for another episode and this one just taught to never trust Vinnie Jones! The criminal lied to Oliver and went back on their deal which led to Oliver having take desperate measures in his quest for answers. He also had to fight against the guy with the most short sighted super powers ever (can not feel pain but gets injured like a normal person) played very well by AEW wrestler Cody, leaving the criminal once again with broken bones. The fight was pretty gruesome and wince inducing, cementing Arrow’s place as the grittier corner of the Arrowverse.

This episode actually made me enjoy and then feel sorry for Agent Watson who returned this episode to help out Felicity despite it going against the orders of the FBI. In the past she was not really supposed to be likeable but this gave us the chance to root for her a bit. It has got to the point though where somebody has to go along with Felicity on her quest as it makes her slightly more tolerable and slightly less irritating than if she were to do it on her own.

There was a pretty dull sub-plot between Diggle and Lyla that I didn’t really need and then Curtis was dragged in which didn’t really improve matters. I get that it did link to the larger over-arching plot but that didn’t mean it wasn’t pretty boring. Overall this episode was mixed with certain parts (like the Oliver bits) holding your interest much more than other parts. The balance on this occassion was just a little bit off.

DD Rating: 5.5/10