Top 5 Worst Moments from Season 3 of 'Arrow'

Season 3 of the CW's Arrow aired its finale recently, and the reaction to the third season overall has been mixed. Not every viewer was a fan of the focus on Olicity this year, and some even went as far as to say it has crippled the show. And even the most devoted defenders of the series would have to admit that there were some significant problems and several moments that made some eyes roll.

So without further ado, allow us to present our list of the Top 5 Worst Moments from Arrow Season 3. And remember, we love this show. But like a proud father, we can still identify what's wrong and try to make it better.

5) Turn Down for What

Chase the DJ seemed like the worst addition to the show in its history when he was first introduced. This was the worst example of a CW character, a seemingly one-note jerk who's only purpose was to hit on Thea (which he did successfully, I might add). The height of the ridiculousness of this clown came when, in a masterful display of musical wizardy and DJing prowess, he pushed a button to make "Turn Down for What" start playing, lasers start shooting, and people start dancing.

As if that weren't enough, it turned out that Chase was actually a member of the League of Assassins. That's right. Blond, punchable Chase was actually working for Ra's al Ghul until he committed suicide. RIP, Chase the DJ.

4) Inconsistent Power Levels

This may be a nitpick, but it's just something that has irked me throughout the season. And I'm going to use Laurel Lance as my example character.

Now please don't misundertand. I have generally been a supporter of Laurel for much of the series. In fact, I loved what they did with her in Season 2 when most fans were ready to watch her take an arrow through the head. In Season 3, Laurel decided to take up the mantle of Black Canary to honor her deceased sister. This is a perfectly reasonable and logical thing for her to do, and I'm all for it. In fact, they took this largely unlikeable character and turned her into someone for whom we could cheer.

What bothers me, though, is the way they portrayed her fighting skills throughout the year. Laurel had some self-defense training since the beginning of the show, so it made sense that she wasn't completely incompetent. Then, she tries to take justice into her own hands and attack a mugger with a pipe, and she gets owned. Again, fine. But by the end of the season, Laurel was fighting multiple League of Assassins members at once! I wouldn't have even had a problem with this if they didn't show her struggling with a mugger again a few episodes earlier. It was maddeningly inconsistent, and it wasn;t just limited to Laurel. All the characters fluctuated wildly. Consistency is all we ask.

3) Thea's amnesia.

I'm all for letting a plot play out slowly. In fact, this is one of my favorite things about Arrow. The writers are in no rush to speed up plot points. Hell, they first mentioned H.I.V.E. way back in Season 1 and we still have barely touched that story, though it looks like that will change in Season 4.

So it's entirely possible that Thea's resurrection in the Lazarus Pit and her consequent amnesia could be explored further next year or even further down the road, but in Season 3, the writers completely dropped it. First, her amnesia was hilariously selective. Second, the effects went away in a matter of about one episode. She's full-on Speedy now! What gives?

2) Ra's al Fool

Oliver's plan to bring down Ra's was pretty clever, but it was also a bit predictable. So why couldn't Ra's see it coming? Even when he had his suspicions, he basically shrugged and went along with it. For someone who is centuries old, he let a kid pull the wool over his eyes.

1) "What? No! Ray! Oliver!"

I'm not going to go into a rant about how Felicity/Olicity ruined the show, because I don't believe that's true at all. I will admit that the writers definitely tried too hard with this relationship this season, but by no means is the show dead because of it.

But this moment bothered me.

The way it was written is troublesome for numerous reasons. The line made Felicity seem like a lovesick fool who couldn't see further than an inch in front of her face. Love is one thing. Love that turns a character into an idiot is worthy of criticism. Felicity has always been able to see the right course of action and then convince others to follow that course. Here, Ray Palmer is the voice of reason as he reminds her that Oliver would never entertain the thought of one life over the entire city's.

Less of this Felicity and more of the complex and wonderful Felicity we met in the first two seasons, please.

What were your least favorite moments in Season 3? Let us know in the comments section.