By now, I’m presuming anyone that’s interested saw “Schism,” the season finale of Arrow. If not, be warned, there are spoilers here for that. And some news about season five. So, with that in mind, off we go.

Picking up precisely where last week’s episode left off, “Lost in the Flood” opens with Green Arrow and Spartan facing off against a newly repowered Damian Darhk. Darhk effortlessly turns both arrows and bullets to dust after stopping them in mid-air. Even he seems to be surprised by this trick. He then claims he’s going to pull all the oxygen from their bodies and then leaves. For whatever reason, his anti-oxygen power evidently fails, since both heroes survive. Darhk says he’s going to go get Rubicon under his control again.

Last episode, we finally learned what Darhk was up to with his “Genesis” scheme. In “Monument Point,” things get much worse for the heroes, and the rest of the world for that matter. Destruction looms on the horizon, and the good guys seem to be out of tricks. Things are looking bad for Team Arrow.

Star City is looking at some dark days (or Darhk days if you like puns). Laurel is dead and her secret as Black Canary revealed. Damian Darhk is on the loose. HIVE’s Genesis plan is moving forward. And Team Arrow is short on powers, especially ones to counter Damian’s magical abilities.

There are some episodes of shows that get people talking. “1159″ is one of those. While it’s become a huge cliche, it’s true that Arrow will never be the same again. It’s also true that, to an extent, history repeats itself. But we’ll get there. I warn you now, there are spoilers in this review because they’re kind of integral to what happens.

On “Beacon of Hope,” the Arrow writers bring back Bree Larvin, last seen as a bad girl over on Flash. She’s just as smart as she was before, and manages to use her computer skills to hack her way into early release. Really, who let the genius hacker have computer time? That was a bad decision.

Arrow comes back from its hiatus with “Broken Hearts,” a title that works on a few levels. The show opens with a couple pleading for their lives. Their tormentor shows up soon enough- Cupid, the crazy archer Team Arrow defeated a while back who went on to become part of ARGUS’ Task Force X. Task Force X is better known by their action branch’s name- the Suicide Squad.