Warning: full episode spoilers follow.
Arrow picked up the slack in a big way with this week's installment, which easily ranked as one of the best in the series' short lifespan so far. "Trust But Verify" was a consistently executed episode that forced nearly all the main characters to deal with the disparity between how they wish to perceive those close to them and how those loved ones actually are. Only the presence of another underdeveloped villain kept this episode from fully realizing its potential.
This week, it was Ted Gaynor and the Blackhawks' turn to make their Arrow debut. In the comics, Gaynor and the other Blackhawks are a group of elite, international fighter pilots. The most recent incarnation of the series cast them as essentially the G.I. Joe unit of the DC Universe. As per usual, the source material was toned down considerably in the process of being adapted for the show, and the Blackhawks became just your average private security firm that robs armored vehicles on the side. As mentioned, I had a real problem with the lack of motivation given to Gaynor and his men. If you're going to recast a normally heroic band of soldiers as villains, you should really have a good reason for doing so. This episode never revealed why exactly Gaynor and his men were knocking over armored trucks, other than vague references to Gaynor's disillusionment and a love of money. Like Deadshot and the Royal Flush Gang, this particular DC element felt wasted.
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