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I think SA was just being coy - present day Oliver will either contrast with flashback Oliver, or present day Oliver will regress back to match with flashback Oliver. At HVFF-Chicago in March, he had said that Oliver would be a more finalized, balanced Oliver at the end of season 4. If so, then why would Oliver start regressing next season? What worse things could happen that haven't already happened on the show?

Ugh... that Riverdale trailer has completely turned me off that show. I was planning to check it out before, but now, no way. Add me to the Frequency train. The movie with Jim Caviezel was great.

4YourExcitement's positive review of 422... DAMIEN DARHK’S MASTER PLAN TAKES A HIT IN ARROW’S PENULTIMATE EPISODE Verena Cote | May 19, 2016 | http://www.4ye.co.uk/2016/05/damien-darhks-master-plan-takes-a-hit-in-arrows-penultimate-episode/

HeroesandHeartbreakers' positive review of 422... Put Aside Your Differences: Arrow 4x22 Olicity Heart-to-Heart MARILYN PORTER MAY 19, 2016 http://www.heroesandheartbreakers.com/blogs/2016/05/put-aside-your-differences-arrow-4x22-olicity-heart-to-heart

heroesdirect's negative review of 422... Arrow: “Lost in the Flood” by EAMMON JACOBS on MAY 18, 2016 http://heroes.direct/tv/arrow-s4e22/

TV Line interview with MG... Legends of Tomorrow Boss Talks About Team's Latest Loss, JSA Member's Intro By Matt Webb Mitovich and Vlada Gelman / May 19 2016, 6:00 PM PDT http://tvline.com/2016/05/19/legends-of-tomorrow-season-1-finale-spoilers-hawkgirl-leaves-hourman-introduction/ Incidentally, when a hooded guy (Rex Tyler) first appeared in LoT last night, my immediate thought was - 'okay, are they trying to make a weak imitation of SA's Arrow?

Tell-Tale TV's very positive review of 422... Arrow Review: Lost In The Flood (Season 4 Episode 22) May 19, 2016 Lissete Lanuza Saenz http://telltaletv.com/2016/05/arrow-review-lost-in-the-flood-season-4-episode-22/

Nope - Arrow is still ahead of LoT in both demo and total viewers this season (don't think that will change unless Arrow drops drastically next week)... CW 2015-16 Season Ratings (updated 5/20/16) http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/cw-2015-16-season-ratings-38429/ ETA: Sorry, I just noticed you said "this week" and I was reading it as in general.

Craig Wack's generally positive review of 422... Arrow Review: Anarky for the Coming Apocalypse BY CRAIG WACK · MAY 19, 2016 http://oohlo.com/2016/05/19/arrow-review-anarky-for-the-coming-apocalypse/

fangirlish's very positive review of 422 (it's lengthy)... Arrow 4×22 Review: ‘Lost in the Flood’ [Oh Frack] 1 DAY AGO by ALYSSA BARBIERI http://fangirlish.com/arrow-4x22-review-lost-in-the-flood-oh-frack/

Oliver & Felicity are still up for Favorite Couple / Ship in a Sci-fi or Fantasy Series (currently in 3d place), Oliver & Diggle are still up for BrOTP (currently in 2d place), Arrow is still up for Outstanding Sci-fi or Fantasy Series (currently in 2d place), SA is still up for Lead Actor in a Sci-fi or Fantasy Series (currently in 3d place), EBR is still up for Lead Actress in a Sci-fi or Fantasy Series (currently in 5th place), DR is still up for Supporting Actor in a Sci-fi or Fantasy Series (currently in 2d place), Diggle kills his brother is still up for Best Plot Twist (currently in 4th place) and Damien Darhk is still up for Favorite Villain (currently in 5th place) - voting will continue through Thursday, May 26th at 2pm EST... Vote for Your Favorites! The 2016 Tell-Tale TV Awards: Final Round May 20, 2016Tell-Tale TV http://telltaletv.com/2016/05/vote-for-your-favorites-the-2016-tell-tale-tv-awards-final-round/

At the end of the day, no one knows exactly why the ratings are what they are, but everyone can have their own opinion. IMO, the big problems with S4 were the Baby Mama Drama (and its repercussions) and the increasingly dark tone of the show as the season progressed (though not saying Arrow should be as light and fluffy as The Flash). Unlike the more fantastical, potentially world-ending threats on the other superhero shows, a nuke drop is too close to a real world possibility to wave off as tv entertainment. It could also be argued that the success of The Flash hurt Arrow by introducing superpowers to their shared universe and encouraging the EPs to add more comic book characters/elements to both shows. Arrow started out as a drama grounded in reality that just happened to be about a DC Comics hero called the Green Arrow. Now there's metahumans and magic, as well as the increasing undermining of Arrow and the Green Arrow.

We Minored In Film's very negative review of 422... ARROW’S “LOST IN THE FLOOD” (S4:E22): DOES ANYONE TAKE THIS SHOW SERIOUSLY ANYMORE? Posted on May 19, 2016 by Kelly Konda https://weminoredinfilm.com/2016/05/19/arrows-lost-in-the-flood-s4e22-does-anyone-take-this-show-seriously-anymore/

The CW's poor treatment of Arrow just makes me not want to watch their three other superhero shows (Flash, LoT, Supergirl) next season. It's like if a family has four children and one is treated like a king, two are treated like princesses, and the fourth is treated like a poor relation - well then, I'm going to want to give attention to the neglected child.

Los Angeles Times' mixed but overall positive review of 422... The villain finally gets a reason to do villain things in Arrow's 'Lost in the Flood' James Queally May 19, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-arrow-lost-in-the-flood-recap-20160519-snap-story.html

Cooper and Felicity were in college together. They can't be more than a few years apart in age.

What I've quoted is not spoilery - this article is really just a summary of comments made at COH2 (though interesting that they're compiled into an article focused on OTA)... Arrow spoilers: Stephen Amell, David Ramsey and Emily Bett Rickards share wish list for season five 18 MAY 2016 BY JO-ANNE ROWNEY http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/arrow-spoilers-stephen-amell-david-8000641

Two Examiner reviews of 422... 'Arrow' 4x22 'Lost in the Flood' Review: Hope in the Darhkness Allison Nichols May 18, 2016 http://www.examiner.com/review/arrow-4x22-lost-the-flood-review-hope-the-darhkness 'Arrow' recap: Misplaced hope and a family secret Meredith Jacobs May 18, 2016 http://www.examiner.com/article/arrow-recap-misplaced-hope-and-a-family-secret

JustAboutWrite's mixed review of 422 (very lengthy article)... Arrow 4x22 Review: "Lost in the Flood" (Headfirst Into a Hurricane) Just About Write May 18, 2016 http://www.itsjustaboutwrite.com/2016/05/arrow-4x22-review-lost-in-flood.html

FLASH, ARROW, SUPERGIRL, LEGENDS OF TOMORROW MEGA-CROSSOVER COMING BY MATT FOWLER 19 MAY 2016 http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/05/19/flash-arrow-supergirl-legends-of-tomorrow-mega-crossover-coming

Robert Dougherty's mixed review of 422 (scored it 7 out of 10)... Arrow S4: E22 – 'Lost in the Flood' By Robert Dougherty May 19, 2016 08:36AM EDT http://www.themovienetwork.com/review/arrow-s4-e22-lost-flood

Yahoo TV's kinda funny review of 422... ‘Arrow’ Recap: Darhk Days Ahead Robert Chan May 19, 2016 https://www.yahoo.com/tv/arrow-recap-darhk-days-ahead-105927181.html

411mania's mixed review of 422 (rated it Good)... Arrow Review: 4.22 – ‘Lost in the Flood’ May 18, 2016 | Posted by Anthony Falco http://411mania.com/movies/arrow-review-4-22-lost-in-the-flood/