- "The Suicide Squad rides again."
- —Deadshot tells Lyla and Diggle about the Suicide Squad's new mission.
"Suicidal Tendencies" is the seventeenth episode of the third season of Arrow, and the sixty-third episode overall. It aired on March 25, 2015.
Synopsis[]
| It's celebration time as Diggle and Lyla get married. However, Deadshot interrupts their honeymoon and tells them the Suicide Squad has been given a new mission – rescue United States Senator Joseph Cray from a hostage situation in the Republic of Kasnia. Amanda Waller breaks down the mission and introduces them to the newest member of the Suicide Squad, Cupid. Meanwhile, Oliver learns about Ray's new Atom costume and the two have a heated stand-off. Felicity and Ray hit a rough patch.[src] |
Plot[]
The episode begins with Dig and Lyla's wedding day. Oliver arrives late for photos but on time for the wedding. Ray meets Dig and says hello to Oliver. Minutes after this, they learn that the original minister couldn't make it. Ray mentions that he is a minister so he ends up marrying Lyla and Dig.
During the reception, Laurel and Oliver talk about how she is training with someone new, resulting in her arm needing a brace. Felicity walks up and mentions having caught the bouquet. After Laurel walks away, Oliver makes sure that Felicity is happy as that is all he ever wanted for her.
Later that evening, Oliver is trying to track down who is framing the Arrow. As this occurs, he sends Dig and Lyla on their honeymoon. They get into a car and find out that their honeymoon is to be interrupted by Waller giving Lyla a mission with the suicide squad. Dig adds himself to the team going and they learn that Cupid is the other member of the team.
Whilst Dig goes to Kasnia, Oliver learns that Ray built a suit and has figured out that the real Arrow is him. Ray has also declared that he wants to find the Arrow and arrest him for the crimes he has committed. He gets upset with Felicity when he realizes that she knew Oliver was the Arrow.
In Kasnia, Floyd remembers the past when Lyla and Dig mention being married and having a kid. He remembers how he was screwed up after overseas and held his daughter Zoe and wife at gunpoint. It resulted in his wife getting a restraining order on him and H.I.V.E. approaching him to shoot Andrew Diggle for cash.
Upon going in to save the Senator, they learn that he was behind the hostages and has men who set up bombs upon the building. Deadshot ends up staying and is killed in the blast after the hostages are set free. This whole mission causes Dig to mention leaving Team Arrow and Lyla to quit A.R.G.U.S.
The episode ends with Maseo, dressing up as the Arrow and shooting the Mayor who is in a meeting with Quentin and Laurel Lance, Ray Palmer, and Felicity. Ray had come to tell them that he had changed his mind about having the Arrow arrested.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/The Arrow
- Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance
- David Ramsey as John Diggle
- Willa Holland as Thea Queen
- Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak
- Colton Haynes as Roy Harper/Arsenal
- John Barrowman (credit only)
- Paul Blackthorne as Captain Quentin Lance
Special guest star[]
- Brandon Routh as Dr. Ray Palmer/The Atom
Guest starring[]
- Audrey Marie Anderson as Lyla Michaels
- Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Amanda Waller
- Karl Yune as Maseo Yamashiro/Sarab/The Arrow
- Amy Gumenick as Carrie Cutter/Cupid
- Christina Cox as Mayor Celia Castle
- Carmen Moore as Mina Fayad
- Michael Rowe as Floyd Lawton/Deadshot
- Erika Walter as Susie Lawton
- Steven Culp as Senator Joseph Cray
Co-starring[]
- Keri Adams as Bethany Snow
- Audrey Wise Alvarez as Zoe Lawton
- Laura Mitchell as Reporter
- Chad Riley as Halcones
Uncredited[]
- Unknown as Sara Diggle
Production[]
Preparation began January 19, 2015 and ran until January 27, 2015. Filming began January 28, 2015 and ran until February 6, 2015.[1]
Trivia[]
- This is the first episode where the flashbacks are centered on someone who isn't a recurring character.
- This is Floyd Lawton's last physical appearance in the present. He was killed off due to the character's usage in the Suicide Squad film.
Goofs[]
- Laurel should have multiple scars on her arms from her training, but none are visible on her during the wedding even though she is wearing a sleeveless dress.
- After the Atom and the Arrow reach an understanding, Oliver walks away without retrieving or even acknowledging Roy, who is unconscious after being electrocuted by Ray.
- Marc Guggenheim admitted this was a scripting/editing error on the writers'/producers' part.[2][3]
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References[]
| Arrow season 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Calm" • "Sara" • "Corto Maltese" • "The Magician" • "The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak" • "Guilty" • "Draw Back Your Bow" • "The Brave and the Bold" • "The Climb" • "Left Behind" • "Midnight City" • "Uprising" • "Canaries" • "The Return" • "Nanda Parbat" • "The Offer" • "Suicidal Tendencies" • "Public Enemy" • "Broken Arrow" • "The Fallen" • "Al Sah-him" • "This Is Your Sword" • "My Name Is Oliver Queen" | ||||