After Laurel's death and the departures of both Diggle and Thea from Team Arrow, Oliver takes to the streets solo to protect Star City's citizens as the Green Arrow.
5x02 - The Recruits
Oliver recruits Curtis, Wild Dog and Evelyn Sharp for his team, but his training methods prove to be too much for some to handle. In flashbacks, Oliver continues his initiation into the Bratva.
5x03 - A Matter of Trust
The Green Arrow is forced to face a powerful new drug dealer when Wild Dog goes off on his own.
5x04 - Penance
Oliver and Lyla team up on a secret mission for Diggle. Felicity finds out and disapproves of the plan and opts to stay behind. When Tobias Church launches a deadly assault against the city, Felicity must decide if she wants to send the recruits out sans the Green Arrow.
5x05 - Human Target
When Tobias Church captures and tortures one of Oliver's new recruits, Oliver must turn to an old friend, Christopher Chance AKA the Human Target, for help. Meanwhile, Felicity's worlds collide when Detective Malone joins the ACU.
5x06 - So It Begins
Felicity and Curtis learn that Prometheus's victims have a mysterious link to Oliver's past that could up-end his new team.
5x07 - Vigilante
Oliver discovers there's a new vigilante in Star City when the bodies of two criminals are dropped at the SCPD. In flashbacks, Oliver faces Konstantin Kovar.
5x08 - Invasion!
Oliver wakes up to a life in which his parents are alive and he is about to marry Laurel; Felicity faces a new threat with the help of The Flash and Supergirl.
5x09 - What We Leave Behind
After the attack on Curtis, Oliver realizes Prometheus is planning to make a deadly move on all of Team Arrow; Felicity and Malone find a clue that ties Prometheus to Oliver's past.
5x10 - Who Are You?
Worried that Prometheus may be right about him being a killer, Oliver finds a ray of hope in the apparent return of Laurel. Felicity swears revenge against Prometheus for causing Malone's death.
5x11 - Second Chances
Talia al Ghul helps Oliver take down Kovar, but he isn't sure he wants it when she reveals what she requests in return.
5x12 - Bratva
A mission sends Team Arrow to Russia where Oliver encounters an old friend.
5x13 - Spectre of the Gun
Following a traumatic attack on City Hall, flashbacks show how Rene became Wild Dog.
5x14 - The Sin-Eater
Three of Oliver's old foes break out of prison and form an alliance; Meanwhile, Lance is confronted about an old partnership.
5x15 - Fighting Fire with Fire
When Vigilante attacks Oliver while he's acting as mayor, Diggle leads the team on a mission to stop Vigilante for good.
5x16 - Checkmate
Oliver gets closer to the truth about Prometheus; Helix refuses to continue helping Felicity until she does a favour for them.
5x17 - Kapiushon
Prometheus goes to extreme lengths to destroy Oliver. In flashbacks, Oliver's violent tendencies come to a head in a confrontation with Anatoly.
5x18 - Disbanded
Diggle and Felicity are shocked by Oliver's decision to ask the Bratva for help in taking down Prometheus.
5x19 - Dangerous Liaisons
Oliver, Team Arrow, ARGUS and the SCPD kick off a citywide manhunt for Adrian Chase. Helix tells Felicity they have a way to find Chase but they will need something big, and illegal, from her in return.
5x20 - Underneath
Oliver and Felicity get trapped in the bunker together, while Diggle and Lyla deal with marital issues.
5x21 - Honor Thy Fathers
Oliver faces the forced release of criminals prosecuted by Adrian Chase, while a crate is delivered to Oliver's office containing a corpse in concrete.
5x22 - Missing
Black Siren returns to give Chase help; Felicity plans a birthday party for Oliver; Lance is angry with Rene for missing the custody hearing about his daughter.
5x23 - Lian Yu
Oliver assembles a group of unlikely allies - Slade, Nyssa, Merlyn and Digger Harkness - to engage in an epic battle against Chase and his army.
Overall: 8.7/10