You must be very excited for the next episode of Arrow where Deathstroke is coming to join the league. In the countdown to the season finale of "Arrow," the CW will air another all-new, intense episode from the DC Comics-based thriller this Wednesday, having a showdown between Oliver and Slade Wilson, aka Deathstroke.
When Oliver and Slade met for the first time since the island earlier in Season 2, Slade swore to uphold a promise he earned to Oliver five years ago: "You cannot die until you have suffered the same way I've suffered.
Until you have known complete despair. And you will." In turn, Oliver, tried to push his family members away to protect them from Slade, until he eventually let Sara in. Also, he promised to kill Slade and "make damn sure he stays dead.
In the last episode, Frank Bertinelli purposefully got arrested in order to lure his daughter Helena Bertinelli, aka The Huntress, back into town. However, he ended up dying in the crossfire of the hostage exchange. Even though Helena was eventually arrested, "Arrow" executive producer Marc Guggenheim teased that this may not be the end of Oliver's crazy ex-girlfriend.
After last week's episode, Thea Queen found herself in danger after she and her boyfriend Roy split up and she accepted a ride from Oliver's archenemy Slade. Within the upcoming episode, which is aptly titled "Deathstroke," Slade holds her hostage.
The official summary for this episode: "Slade makes his move against Oliver and also the repercussions are enormous. While Oliver scrambles to safeguard his family, a key player in his team begins to question Oliver's decisions. Meanwhile, Isabel makes her move to take Queen Consolidated from Oliver. "Deathstroke" airs Wednesday, April 2 at 8 p.m. EST around the CW.