But before Damien can suck out all of Donna’s life force, the Green Arrow bursts in through the loft’s window … and pretty much can’t do anything because Darhk recently sucked up the life force of Havenrock’s entire population. Darhk wants Felicity’s help to get Rubicon back online and is willing to threaten her mother’s life to do it. “Schism” opens with Darhk threatening Felicity, Curtis, and Donna in the loft. Nothing felt truly heightened, and attempts to raise the stakes fell flat. It felt like a pile-on of elements we’ve already seen this season - a thwarted nuclear attack, a grand politician-like speech, light-versus-darkness - elements that were better executed the first time around. For me, the problem was there was nothing surprising or inspired about the execution of that “attack” arc. It’s not the repetitive nature of the “city under attack” finale setup that bothered me in “Schism,” although I certainly understand that being a turnoff for some viewers. But unlike in past seasons, this time I couldn’t have cared less. In this week’s season finale, like all of the prior season finales in this series, Team Arrow must work together to stop Star City from being destroyed.
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