<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers ( millions ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 116 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Fallout '' </Td> <Td> James Bamford </Td> <Td> Marc Guggenheim & Wendy Mericle </Td> <Td> October 12 , 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 12 ) </Td> <Td> T27. 13451 </Td> <Td> 1.52 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> In flashbacks , Slade heads to the A.R.G.U.S. ship alone while the others take refuge in the plane . Samantha runs off to find William and Thea follows . John 's right pectoral muscles are injured while rescuing Felicity . Oliver finds Thea in critical condition and a dying Samantha asks him to look after William . Dinah and Quentin are attacked by Black Siren , whom he shoots . She is later saved by an unknown man working for Cayden James . In the present , Thea is still comatose and William blames Oliver for Samantha 's death . Black Siren and her mercenary team attack the SCPD station . During another confrontation , John 's hesitation gets Rene hurt . Determining Black Siren will next attack City Hall , Team Arrow sets a trap . However , her gang instead attacks the hideout before being driven off by Team Arrow . Quentin 's reluctance to harm `` Laurel '' further allows her to escape . Oliver arranges another hearing for Rene to reclaim his daughter . Curtis discovers that Black Siren stole a prototype T - sphere . Slade tells Oliver that he is traveling to Calgary to find his son , advising him to choose between vigilantism and William . Oliver and William reconcile slightly , but pictures of Oliver wearing the Green Arrow suit leak to the media . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 117 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Tribute '' </Td> <Td> Laura Belsey </Td> <Td> Story by : Adam Schwartz Teleplay by : Marc Guggenheim & Beth Schwartz </Td> <Td> October 19 , 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 19 ) </Td> <Td> T27. 13452 </Td> <Td> 1.51 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> Oliver publicly denies being the Green Arrow , facing an investigation by FBI agent Samandra Watson along with William 's concerns of losing him . Anatoli and his men kidnap a group of Markovian delegates , demanding a ransom . Believing Anatoli leaked the photo , Felicity and Curtis work on discrediting it while tracking the hostages , three of whom Team Arrow saves while Anatoli escapes with one . Anatoli tells Oliver that he needs to convince the Bratva that he is no longer friends with Oliver and is not weak , injecting the hostage with a toxin which will kill him soon . Detecting the toxin and acquiring the antidote , Oliver injects it into the hostage , but Anatoli kills him anyway . He escapes after telling Oliver that he did not leak the photo . The media acquires evidence from an `` anonymous source '' that it was faked , but Watson tells Oliver that she will continue her investigation . As John prepares to tell Oliver about his degenerative nerve damage , the latter convinces him to wear the Green Arrow mantle , deciding to choose William over vigilantism . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 118 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Next of Kin '' </Td> <Td> Kevin Tancharoen </Td> <Td> Speed Weed & Oscar Balderrama </Td> <Td> October 26 , 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 26 ) </Td> <Td> T27. 13453 </Td> <Td> 1.34 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> Team Arrow arrests Faust , with John refusing to shoot arrows . The City Council begins drafting a tighter anti-vigilante bill . Telling Dinah that he has overcome his tremors , John is revealed to have leadership problems when rogue CIA operatives begin hunting down a former member in order to silence him . Rene asks Oliver to return to the team . The latter has Felicity help William with his mathematics test while convincing John of his competence . Team Arrow tracks down a rogue group of mercenaries led by Onyx Adams to a hotel and engages them , defeating them all and saving the civilians from a biological weapon . With no way to stop the bill , Oliver converts it to a city - wide referendum . Watson begins suspecting John , who receives an arrow - firing crossbow invented by Felicity and Curtis . Oliver resumes his relationship with her while John is revealed to be injecting drugs to control his tremors . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 119 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Reversal ''
<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers ( millions ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 116 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Fallout '' </Td> <Td> James Bamford </Td> <Td> Marc Guggenheim & Wendy Mericle </Td> <Td> October 12 , 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 12 ) </Td> <Td> T27. 13451 </Td> <Td> 1.52 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> In flashbacks , Slade heads to the A.R.G.U.S. ship alone while the others take refuge in the plane . Samantha runs off to find William and Thea follows . John 's right pectoral muscles are injured while rescuing Felicity . Oliver finds Thea in critical condition and a dying Samantha asks him to look after William . Dinah and Quentin are attacked by Black Siren , whom he shoots . She is later saved by an unknown man working for Cayden James . In the present , Thea is still comatose and William blames Oliver for Samantha 's death . Black Siren and her mercenary team attack the SCPD station . During another confrontation , John 's hesitation gets Rene hurt . Determining Black Siren will next attack City Hall , Team Arrow sets a trap . However , her gang instead attacks the hideout before being driven off by Team Arrow . Quentin 's reluctance to harm `` Laurel '' further allows her to escape . Oliver arranges another hearing for Rene to reclaim his daughter . Curtis discovers that Black Siren stole a prototype T - sphere . Slade tells Oliver that he is traveling to Calgary to find his son , advising him to choose between vigilantism and William . Oliver and William reconcile slightly , but pictures of Oliver wearing the Green Arrow suit leak to the media . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 117 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Tribute '' </Td> <Td> Laura Belsey </Td> <Td> Story by : Adam Schwartz Teleplay by : Marc Guggenheim & Beth Schwartz </Td> <Td> October 19 , 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 19 ) </Td> <Td> T27. 13452 </Td> <Td> 1.51 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> Oliver publicly denies being the Green Arrow , facing an investigation by FBI agent Samandra Watson along with William 's concerns of losing him . Anatoli and his men kidnap a group of Markovian delegates , demanding a ransom . Believing Anatoli leaked the photo , Felicity and Curtis work on discrediting it while tracking the hostages , three of whom Team Arrow saves while Anatoli escapes with one . Anatoli tells Oliver that he needs to convince the Bratva that he is no longer friends with Oliver and is not weak , injecting the hostage with a toxin which will kill him soon . Detecting the toxin and acquiring the antidote , Oliver injects it into the hostage , but Anatoli kills him anyway . He escapes after telling Oliver that he did not leak the photo . The media acquires evidence from an `` anonymous source '' that it was faked , but Watson tells Oliver that she will continue her investigation . As John prepares to tell Oliver about his degenerative nerve damage , the latter convinces him to wear the Green Arrow mantle , deciding to choose William over vigilantism . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 118 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Next of Kin '' </Td> <Td> Kevin Tancharoen </Td> <Td> Speed Weed & Oscar Balderrama </Td> <Td> October 26 , 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 26 ) </Td> <Td> T27. 13453 </Td> <Td> 1.34 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> Team Arrow arrests Faust , with John refusing to shoot arrows . The City Council begins drafting a tighter anti-vigilante bill . Telling Dinah that he has overcome his tremors , John is revealed to have leadership problems when rogue CIA operatives begin hunting down a former member in order to silence him . Rene asks Oliver to return to the team . The latter has Felicity help William with his mathematics test while convincing John of his competence . Team Arrow tracks down a rogue group of mercenaries led by Onyx Adams to a hotel and engages them , defeating them all and saving the civilians from a biological weapon . With no way to stop the bill , Oliver converts it to a city - wide referendum . Watson begins suspecting John , who receives an arrow - firing crossbow invented by Felicity and Curtis . Oliver resumes his relationship with her while John is revealed to be injecting drugs to control his tremors . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 119 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Reversal ''
when does season 6 of the arrow start
when does season 6 of the arrow start
October 12 , 2017
October 12 , 2017