Arrow: Season 4 [DVD]

+++Warning, this contains spoilers from season three, but no major season four spoilers+++There is a lot going on in season four of Arrow. In the present, Thea is feeling the effects of the Lazarus pit, becoming more and more aggressive, yet is also feeling guilty about killing Sara and tries to get Malcolm Merlyn to revive her. Also in the present, Oliver has taken the mantle of The Green Arrow, vowing to protect the city, yet try to work more within the bounds of the law. The new big bad of the season is revealed to be Damien Darhk, the leader of a group called H.I.V.E., terrorizing the city as Darhk tries to take down Oliver. Team Arrow has expanded with Diggle and Laurel joining Oliver in the field, while Felicity operates as Overwatch. In the flashbacks, we see more of Oliver's time on the island, now working, against his will, for A.R.G.U.S. and Amanda Waller. The character of Constantine is officially brought into the Arrowverse with the appearance of Matt Ryan, who was fresh from his canceled show on NBC. This season also gives us crossover episodes withThe Flash, which also sever as a backdoor pilot for the newest Arrowverse series Legends of Tomorrow. The Flash episode of the crossover is included on this set, so you do not have to get (or switch over to) the Flash DVD or Blu-Ray set to watch it.For those who get the Blu-Ray set, the show looks and sounds great in HD, as it has in the prior seasons. Of course, the show makes a lot of use of CGI effects and does a great job (especially for a TV show) of making them look seamless with the practical effects. The extras are not as extensive as in the prior season releases, however. Those include deleted scenes across the four discs, two featurettes focused on characters (Hawkman, Hawkgirl, and Vandal Savage) from "Legends of Tomorrow", and a featurette on Damien Dahrk. Then there is also a short gag reel and footage from a Comic-Con panel. Even though there are not as many extras as we got in prior seasons, what was included is good.Overall, the season is good. It builds the Oliver vs. Darhk to a crescendo with a final battle. Darhk's past is a bit of a mystery at the beginning of the season and more details get revealed throughout the course of the season. There is more cast juggling, some of which is a bit of a misdirection, with some characters being introduced that will take a larger role in subsequent seasons and others that were shifted over to Legends of Tomorrow. In general, the DC tv universe has been a lot more cohesive and well-run than the DC movie universe, and the Arrowverse is really telling a bunch of different intertwined stories with Arrow as the lead show. The show is a very good blend of action and drama, and Stephen Amell continues to grow into the main character, doing a great job as the series lead. So, if you were a fan of the first few seasons of the show, this one is definitely worth watching.

We had missed out on several episodes of this past season of Arrow because our DVR didn't record them right. By the time we got around to going back and watching the show, we realized that they had expired from Hulu+ and even the CW streaming from the Arrow page. Well we were pretty sad that we would have to wait a whole year to get caught up on the newest season of Arrow. Then I remembered that Amazon sells the episodes individually. Thankfully we were only missing a couple episodes. I don't think that its really worth it if you have to buy every single episode as that would get incredibly expensive very fast. However, we were more than willing to spend $4 to see the first two episodes of the show so we could get sufficiently up to date and watch the rest of the season.As always Arrow is a quality show. The actors are amazing and I am really happy with where this season is going. I love all of the new characters that have been introduced this season and have even been happy with the spin off shows, The Flash and especially Legends of Tomorrow. I am very excited to see where this season goes and I hope to see more John Barrowman's Malcolm Merlin and of course the terrifyingly powerful Damian Dharke. I am also really interested in the anarchist character.The quality of the amazon streaming was very good. It was clear, sound was perfect. There is absolutely nothing that I could complain about. In the instance that I need to purchase another episode or two of Supernatural, I will be sure to get it from amazon because they are always reliable and I know that I will be getting one of the best deals for the quality out there.

The first episode of Season 4 of "Arrow" is a great watch. The action is non stop, the hints of what's to come through out the season are several and dropped through out the episode. This episode sets in motion several storylines including one VERY jaw dropping story! I hate spoilers so if you don't want to know more about this episode stop reading now. ***Possible Spoiler Alert*** Not only do you get a taste of what's to come, such as the continuation of storylines from Season 3, you get further insight into storylines started in Season 1, as well as a the start of new adventures for the new season. The big surprise comes at the end of the episode in a 6 month flash forward. That's all I'll say about that episode.As for the quality of the episode, I am very impressed with the progression in quality High Definition content Amazon has provided. The picture quality is not yet true HD like you would get on TV, but it's getting closer to that level. Keep up the great job Amazon! The only bad thing about this that Amazon is moving very slowly on is the audio portion of its content. I have a 32 inch Samsung LCD TV and usually listen to TV Shows at a '25' level in volume. When I watch TV shows or movies on Amazon the volume goes up as high as '35'.The HD quality is getting better, but the audio issues seem to be the same as they were years ago. Hopefully Amazon can take care of that real soon.Overall, this is still a great episode with wonderful HD quality. You just might have to raise the volume a little higher, then you're all set to enjoy yourself.

Season 4 fits right in with the rest of the Series, and will complete it!

ImportのBlu-rayを日本のAmazonで購入。全ディスク日本語字幕吹替対応しています。※PS4で確認しました。ストーリーは変わらずハイクオリティーです。あと、やはり日本版よりジャケットがかっこいい。

I like the arrow season four.

Blu-ray版の方は日本語音声・字幕がついています。日本版を買うと倍以上の値段がするので日本版じゃなきゃ嫌だっていう拘りがなければアリだと思います。個人的には海外版のパッケージが好みなので自分は海外版一択です！！

As always, the season picks up and becomes very difficult to stop watching...until it's done and then the terrible predicament of waiting!!! Season 4 was just as good and full of suspense as all Arrow seasons have been. I love Stephen Amell's acting (well his incredible good looks are a great asset to the show too) and there's always Malcolm Merlyn to round off the show. As always Oliver's life is thrown into turmoil and the season ends on that note...."what next"? So, now I'm waiting for Season 5 to come out on DVD.