‘Arrow’ episode 19 preview: Seth Gabel’s The Count returns…
While “Arrow” may not have given all of its first season to an individual villain, they are doing a pretty good job right now if bringing back some baddies for multiple appearances. After all, we’ve already seen a good deal of China White and the Dark Archer, and we also saw the return of Jessica de Gouw’s The Huntress for the first time since 2012.
So who is coming back now? Well, it’s someone in The Count who was originally rumored to be a major part of the entire second half of the season. The episode featuring the return of Seth Gavel’s psychopath on Wednesday is entitled “Unfinished Business,” and that really speaks for itself, doesn’t it? If you want to know more, just check out the network’s official description:
“When a young woman meets a violent death after partying at Verdant, Detective Lance (Paul Blackthorne) and his new partner, Detective Hilton (guest star Roger Cross) inform Oliver (Stephen Amell) and Tommy (Colin Donnell) that she was on the drug Vertigo. Oliver immediately pays a visit to the mental institution where The Count (guest star Gabel) is locked up, but finds he is in no condition to deal drugs. However, when The Count escapes and Starling City is flooded with even more Vertigo-related violence, Oliver and Diggle (David Ramsey) make it their mission to track him down. After Detective Lance uncovers incriminating evidence against him, Tommy goes to great lengths to clear his name, and the fallout from his actions leads Tommy down a new, unexpected path. In a flashback to the island, Oliver recalls the lessons he learned from Slade (guest star Manu Bennett) and Shado (guest star Celina Jade).”
The question that we constantly have when watching some of these promos i just how long it is going to take in order for someone Oliver Queen really loves to be taken down; it nearly happened with McKenna Hall, but she managed to survive. Sooner or later, being a vigilante with many enemies (and with so many people aware of who he is) is going to come back to bite him in a big way.
Are you excited to see Gabel again? If you want to read our review of Wednesday’s episode, you can do so over here.
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