This is one of the most intriguing Arrow episodes I've seen to date. The focus on Oliver instead of his alter ego, as well as the themes and competence that was used when dealing with them, all contributed to making this episode a complex, character developing one that stands amongst the best the show have ever produced.
It was preachy. If I wanted to see a gun control rant, I would've turned on the news, not a superhero show. Last I checked the news doesn't air superheroes fighting, so why do superhero shows air gun control rants?
The only redeeming aspects of his episode for me were the Arrow/Vigilante scene, and the Wild Dog themed flashbacks. As far as I'm concerned, the rest of the episode was crap.
Besides, I think a group of vigilantes who patrol the streets with weapons should not have an anti-gun stance.
I liked the episode too, but the only real problem I have with it is that everybody's gonna go back to shooting people and filling people with arrows, and etc next week. So, what did this really accomplish?
In the end Oliver comes out with an ordinance that in no way infringes on people's rights to own a gun but will make everyone safer? You can't even call it vague ordinance because they literally don't say anything about what is being enacted.
As far as dealing with a political issue in a superhero show goes, this is truer to the Green Arrow comics I've read. Since, the Senator's Been Shot, Green Arrow has been one of the most explicitly politically focused heroes in DC comics, so it's kind of nice to see Arrow paying homage to that aspect of the character.
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