Here’s an extended preview of the Arrow pilot from the CW. It gives a few more hints or flashes of Oliver Queen’s back story. You get a better sense of the show’s tone. This isn’t Smallville. Arrow has a grittier, edgier feel and is definitely more violent. And there appears to be a hint of a possible nemesis in this preview. Deathstroke? Lastly, there are exploding arrows! Something every archer wants in his or her quiver.

By the way, if you’re going to Comic-Con next month, you may be lucky enough to actually see a screening of the pilot.

Here you go:

