Show is alright but that's about it. Season 1 was bad but they improved near season finale and they continued to do so in s02. Here in Poland there are some fanboys of the show who masturbate over each episode and I feel show is overrated. Amnel improved his acting through series but he is still average during dramatic/emotional scenes. But he works well in fighting scenes & such so it's good.
Loved Felicity. Actress is pretty, funny, have a lot of charm. I liked Diggle but lately he's not getting any attention, mostly just standing & talking to other characters. I love Caity Loitz who play Sara. She is so much better than Laurel & I hope she sticks with team for longer time. I'm afraid they will kill her later down the road to transform Laurel in real Canary but I don't know how it's gonna happen. Oliver needed 5 years to get good in fighting & hero thing, and I can't imagine how they could do that in 1-2 seasons for Laurel, which is 1-2 years in time. They could pull Time skip though.... We will see but I REALLY REALLY hope Sara will stay. Her recent relationship with Oliver have more life in it than one with Laurel ever has and it's such a shame Laurel proably will be his "ending" girlfriend....
As for Laurel she is most annoying character in the show. I absolutely hate her and it' very suprising that Kate Cassidy play her so bad. She used be so awesome as Ruby in Supernatural (before they replaced her wih another actress
), or on Harper's Island... She is decent actress but in Arrow she plays in "soap Opera" style, which is annoying and the fact that Laurel is regular "damsel in distress" doesn't help. Another reason why I prefer sara who is prety, better writtten and can kick some ass. I often think that Kate inability to act is caused by how bad character is written. From awesome Ruby to bad Laurel is huge difference and I can't believe she's gotten worse in acting department....
My other gripe with the show is that have too many episodes and because of that they put a lot filler material in it. From my experiences less episodes = the better (Person of Interest is proud exception) and good shows mostly end at 13 episodes per season. CW also have habbit of getting all clean & pretty actors which stays clean & pretty even if they are getting dirty, to the point it's looks fake and unrealistic. Many of viewers In Poland also joke that episode without naked chest of Stephen Amnell is bad episode lol
It's true though they expose him very often.
And BTW they have plans for many seasons. I readed they mentioned that Isand flashbacks will end is season five which will be 5 years from his return, and they will have to replace it with something else.
I'm curious about Flash spin-off too because it' will be character with actual powers not with some scientific enhacements like in Arrow. I only disliked that they casted black girl as Iris (Flash girlfriend), but maybe she will turn out to be ok.