Spoiler warning: Do not read on unless you’ve seen “Arrow” season 4, episode 2



Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) took another step towards his DC Comics destiny in episode 402 of “Arrow,” making the decision to run for mayor of Star City after yet another candidate, Jessica Danforth (Jeri Ryan) was intimidated into dropping out of the race by Lonnie Machin (Alexander Calvert) aka DC Comics villain Anarky.

While Oliver was trying to step into the light, his ally Laurel (Katie Cassidy) seemed to be taking a darker path in this week’s episode. After learning about Thea’s (Willa Holland) resurrection in Nanda Parbat via the Lazarus Pit, we saw her become determined to try and save her own sister, Sara (Caity Lotz), who was murdered last season, by similarly mystical means.

“In keeping with our general theme of family this year, we’re going to keep her in the family, dealing with her sister, dealing with her father, and where do those relationships take her?” previews “Arrow” co-showrunner Wendy Mericle. “It’s a big part of her story for the season, the return of Sara… Lance and Laurel have made peace in the intervening months… When Sara comes back, each of them are gonna have surprising reactions to it, and we’re not gonna replay the rift of last season but we’re going to find new ways to deepen that relationship and complicate it, because this is a central part of her life and her story this season.”