We're getting Thea back! And a new and improved bad ass Thea, just like I predicted. Love this for her. Don't love that it came at the hands of Malcolm Merlyn, but still. Plus, Oliver totally knows something is up. We don't casually wipe scalding coffee of ourselves without so much as a gasp.
I could have probably done without the who ARGUS subplot, but I have a feeling that will end up coming back at some point. Also, I think it helps to illustrate the kind of person Amanda is, which I also think will feed into the this season.
Laurel, darling, you are not Sara. You were not trained by assassins. You cannot attempt to jump dudes in the street and assume you'll come out on top. I'm glad Oliver is choosing not to train her. Whatever his reasons are, I don't want Laurel in the group like this. I think it works just fine if Oliver finds the bad guys and she puts them in jail. If we're getting another kick ass lady, I want it to be Thea.
I'm starting to worry that Ray is going to accidentally get Felicity in trouble. Here she is, just doing her job (while simultaneously taking care of Team Arrow and apparently Laurel now too- so her full mental capabilities aren't really on what she's doing), and she's given him the blueprints to weapons. Why does everyone in this city seem hell bent on destroying it? I mean, I don't know that that's his plan, but odds are.