Preview Arrow season 3, episode 2, “Sara,” with the episode synopsis, promotional stills, and a trailer.
Previously on Arrow, five months had passed since Slade’s defeat and Starling City’s crime rate has plummeted. At Diggle’s encouragement to seek happiness, Oliver finally asked Felicity to dinner, and she accepted. However, their date was interrupted by a rocket launched by Werner Zytle, who styled himself the new Vertigo.
Oliver decided that he can’t afford to be both Oliver Queen and the Arrow, causing his romance with Felicity to end before it could truly start. Meanwhile, Lyla gave birth to her and Diggle’s daughter and a new player, Ray Palmer, arrived on the scene and took control of Queen Consolidated.
In the episode’s final shocking moments, Sara returned to Starling but was confronted by a mysterious figure who shot her with three black arrows, knocking her off a roof and killing her.
Read our recap of the Arrow season 3 premiere, “The Calm,” here.
The official synopsis for Arrow season 3, episode 2, “Sara,” reads:
“COLIN DONNELL RETURNS AS TOMMY MERLYN IN A FLASHBACK; MATT WARD GUEST STARS AS SIMON LACROIX, AKA KOMODO — Lance (Paul Blackthorne) calls the Arrow (Stephen Amell) when another archer appears in town and starts skewering businessmen. Diggle (David Ramsey) uses A.R.G.U.S. to find the archer’s identity; he is a man named Simon Lacroix (guest star Matt Ward), who goes by the codename Komodo. However, the team hits a rough patch with the mission and gets help from a surprising source — Laurel (Katie Cassidy).
“Meanwhile, Oliver begins to worry that he hasn’t heard from Thea (Willa Holland), which forces Roy (Colton Haynes) to tell him the truth about why she left town. Ray Palmer (Brandon Routh) pursues Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards). In the flashback, Maseo (guest star Karl Yune) tells Oliver that Amanda Waller has ordered his first kill. As Oliver looks down the scope of the rifle, he sees the target is his best friend, Tommy (guest star Colin Donnell). Despite her promise to her sister, Laurel debates sharing a secret about Sara (Caity Lotz) with Lance. Wendey Stanzler directed the episode written by Jake Coburn & Keto Shimizu (#302).”
Meanwhile, promotional stills for the episode show Team Arrow grieving:
Finally, watch a trailer for the episode:
Arrow season 3, episode 2, “Sara,” airs Wednesday, October 15 at 8:00 p.m. ET on The CW.