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The Best Episodes of Arrow Season 4

Every episode of Arrow Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Arrow Season 4!

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Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Arrow Season 4 Episode 8 - Legends of Yesterday (II)
    8.8/10(5301 votes)

    S4:E8

    Oliver and Barry Allen take Kendra Saunders and Carter Hall to a remote location to keep them hidden from Vandal Savage while they figure out how to defeat him. Malcolm arranges a meeting between Vandal, Green Arrow and The Flash that doesn't go as planned. Meanwhile, Felicity, Thea, Diggle and Laurel work with Team Flash to come up with a weapon powerful enough to destroy Vandal Savage. The crossover starts on The Flash S02E08 Legends of Today (I).

    Director:Thor Freudenthal
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Arrow Season 4 Episode 5 - Haunted
    8.7/10(5190 votes)

    S4:E5

    When things take a turn for the worse with Sara, Oliver calls in a favor from an old friend who deals in the mystical, John Constantine.

    Director:John Badham
    Writers:Brian Ford Sullivan, Oscar Balderrama

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  3. Arrow Season 4 Episode 9 - Dark Waters
    8.7/10(4574 votes)

    S4:E9

    After the city is attacked again, Oliver makes a bold move against HIVE. Malcolm checks in on Thea and leaves her with a warning. Things take a horrible turn when Damien Darhk retaliates in a brutal manner at Oliver's mayoral holiday party.

    Director:John Behring
    Writers:Wendy Mericle, Ben Sokolowski

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  4. Arrow Season 4 Episode 1 - Green Arrow
    8.1/10(5815 votes)

    S4:E1

    Oliver and Felicity's blissful getaway is cut short when Thea and Laurel pay them a visit and tell Oliver they need his help back in Star City. The city has been attacked by Ghosts, assassins led by a dangerous man named Damien Darhk. However, when Oliver returns, Diggle makes it very clear that he doesn't want Oliver on the team.

    Director:Thor Freudenthal
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Arrow Season 4 Episode 13 - Sins of the Father
    8.1/10(3831 votes)

    S4:E13

    Oliver receives an offer from Nyssa that is hard to refuse. Meanwhile, Thea continues to battle the blood lust, Malcolm steps in to help his daughter, and Laurel has a heart to heart talk with Nyssa.

    Director:Gordon Verheul
    Writers:Ben Sokolowski, Keto Shimizu

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  6. Arrow Season 4 Episode 4 - Beyond Redemption
    8.0/10(3989 votes)

    S4:E4

    Laurel must deal with the repercussions of taking Sara to Nanda Parbat. Meanwhile, Oliver asks Captain Lance for a favor and while he's not surprised at the response, he is surprised at what he finds out next.

    Director:Lexi Alexander
    Writers:Ben Sokolowski, Beth Schwartz

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  7. Arrow Season 4 Episode 12 - Unchained
    8.0/10(3646 votes)

    S4:E12

    The team faces off against a formidable villain nicknamed The Calculator. Meanwhile, Nyssa makes her move and Roy Harper returns to Star City.

    Director:Kevin Fair
    Writers:Beth Schwartz, Speed Weed

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  8. Arrow Season 4 Episode 15 - Taken
    8.0/10(3936 votes)

    S4:E15

    Oliver realizes he needs help battling Darhk so he calls in an old friend – Vixen. Using her magical ability to summon animal powers, Vixen gets a lock on Darhk's location and the team goes to war. Meanwhile, Thea has a heart-to-heart talk with Malcolm.

    Director:Gregory Smith
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Arrow Season 4 Episode 3 - Restoration
    7.9/10(4062 votes)

    S4:E3

    The growing tension between Oliver and Diggle puts both their lives at risk when they go after Damien Darhk and a H.I.V.E. deployed meta-human. Meanwhile, Laurel talks Thea into returning to Nanda Parbat to ask her father to put Sara into the Lazarus Pit. However, Laurel is surprised when Nyssa refuses to do it.

    Director:Wendey Stanzler
    Writers:Wendy Mericle, Speed Weed

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  10. Arrow Season 4 Episode 2 - The Candidate
    7.8/10(4195 votes)

    S4:E2

    Oliver and Thea are concerned when a family friend plans to run for mayor. Thea starts to exhibit side effects from the Lazarus Pit. Felicity asks an employee for help with a business decision.

    Director:John Behring
    Writers:Marc Guggenheim, Keto Shimizu

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  11. Arrow Season 4 Episode 6 - Lost Souls
    7.8/10(3997 votes)

    S4:E6

    Felicity is frantic when she learns that Ray is alive and being held by Damien Darhk. Felicity's guilt over not finding Ray sooner causes tension between her and Oliver. Meanwhile, Sara joins Laurel, Thea, and the team on a rescue mission for Ray. However, the effects of the Lazarus Pit take over and threaten to jeopardize the entire operation. Donna Smoak returns to Star City.

    Director:Antonio Negret
    Writers:Beth Schwartz, Emilio Ortega Aldrich

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  12. Arrow Season 4 Episode 7 - Brotherhood
    7.8/10(3772 votes)

    S4:E7

    Team Green Arrow's ongoing battle with Damien Darhk is complicated by a shocking revelation. Thea's bloodlust returns and she loses control in front of Alex.

    Director:James Bamford
    Writers:Keto Shimizu, Speed Weed

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  13. Arrow Season 4 Episode 10 - Blood Debts
    7.7/10(3769 votes)

    S4:E10

    Oliver must deal with the devastating consequences of Darhk's last attack. Seeking revenge, Oliver goes on a brutal manhunt looking for Dahrk.

    Director:Jesse Warn
    Writers:Oscar Balderrama, Sarah Tarkoff

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  14. Arrow Season 4 Episode 11 - A.W.O.L.
    7.6/10(3638 votes)

    S4:E11

    Diggle must learn to trust his brother Andy when an enemy of their wartime past, an agent of the criminal organization Shadowspire, pays a visit to Star City. However, Diggle learns more than he bargained for about their shared time at war. Meanwhile, Oliver has to learn a whole new way of life.

    Director:Charlotte Brändström
    Writers:Emilio Ortega Aldrich, Brian Ford Sullivan

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  15. Arrow Season 4 Episode 14 - Code of Silence
    7.6/10(3552 votes)

    S4:E14

    Oliver and team uncover HIVE's plan to take out Team Arrow once and for all. With HIVE's next attack imminent, Lance wonders if Donna is safer without him in her life. Meanwhile, with the wedding fast approaching, Oliver begins to feel guilty that he hasn't told Felicity about his son.

    Director:James Bamford
    Writers:Wendy Mericle, Oscar Balderrama

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  16. Arrow Season 4 Episode 18 - Eleven-Fifty-Nine
    7.3/10(5223 votes)

    S4:E18

    Oliver and Diggle learn that Merlyn is going to try to break Darhk out of prison. Meanwhile, Laurel gets a surprising offer and Felicity has a heart-to-heart talk with Curtis.

    Director:Rob Hardy
    Writers:Marc Guggenheim, Keto Shimizu

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  17. Arrow Season 4 Episode 20 - Genesis
    7.3/10(3900 votes)

    S4:E20

    As Oliver and Felicity look for a magical solution to defeat Darhk, a vengeance-driven Diggle gets a lead on Andy's whereabouts and heads off to confront his brother. Meanwhile, Alex takes Thea on a vacation that quickly turns into a nightmare.

    Director:Gregory Smith
    Writers:Emilio Ortega Aldrich, Oscar Balderrama

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  18. Arrow Season 4 Episode 21 - Monument Point
    7.1/10(3710 votes)

    S4:E21

    When Team Arrow learns what Damien Darhk's next move is Felicity realizes she needs to ask her father, Noah Kuttler, for help. Noah and Oliver have a heart to heart talk that leaves Oliver rattled.

    Director:Kevin Tancharoen
    Writers:Speed Weed, Jenny Lynn

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  19. Arrow Season 4 Episode 22 - Lost in the Flood
    7.0/10(3700 votes)

    S4:E22

    Following the shocking events in the previous episode, Oliver and Diggle race to rescue Thea, while Felicity, Curtis and Noah join together to stop Darhk.

    Director:Glen Winter
    Writers:Brian Ford Sullivan, Oscar Balderrama

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  20. Arrow Season 4 Episode 19 - Canary Cry
    6.7/10(4338 votes)

    S4:E19

    Oliver and the team struggle to come to terms with Laurel's death, especially Diggle who is overwhelmed with guilt for choosing to believe Andy had changed. Meanwhile, Lance refuses to believe his daughter is really gone and asks Nyssa to help bring her back. A recent Black Canary sighting in Star City only seems to prove his theory that Laurel isn't actually dead.

    Director:Laura Belsey
    Writers:Wendy Mericle, Beth Schwartz

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  21. Arrow Season 4 Episode 17 - Beacon of Hope
    6.6/10(4087 votes)

    S4:E17

    Brie Larvan breaks out of jail and turns up at Palmer Tech threatening to kill everyone unless she gets the bio-chip that is implanted in Felicity's spine. When Oliver realizes that Felicity, Thea and Donna are trapped in Palmer Tech with everyone else, he looks to a surprising ally to help Team Arrow save the day.

    Director:Michael Schultz
    Writers:Ben Sokolowski, Brian Ford Sullivan

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  22. Arrow Season 4 Episode 16 - Broken Hearts
    6.2/10(4608 votes)

    S4:E16

    A heartbroken Cupid returns to Star City with one goal – to destroy anyone in love. The team learns she's killing couples on their wedding day so Oliver and Felicity decide to pose as bait.

    Director:John F. Showalter
    Writers:Rebecca Bellotto, Nolan Dunbar

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  23. Arrow Season 4 Episode 23 - Schism
    5.6/10(6074 votes)

    S4:E23

    Oliver teams up with a surprising force in an attempt to stop Damien Darhk and his magic once and for all.

    Director:John Behring
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Legends of Yesterday (II)" is the best rated episode of "Arrow" season 4. It scored 8.8/10 based on 5301 votes. Directed by Thor Freudenthal and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/2/2015. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Haunted".