Arrow have been so much better now that the newbies haven’t gotten much airtime! Last two episodes felt like they are getting back on track

They are beating around too much with having Oliver and Diaz fighting, the way they are handling his takeover in the city isn't impressive.

Only Josh Segarra's cameo Vertigo-induced cameo made this episode, he is still the best recent villain in the show. Much better than how they've chosen to do Diaz. The parts with Oliver under the effects of Vertigo were also good.

Just wished they didn't tease a fight so much only to have it be stopped by Felicity's "glue" speech. In the past Oliver would pull through by himself when he was under Vertigo when he went after the Count but now thanks to Guggenheim's obsession with always delivering Olicity the way Oliver snapped out in the end was flat.

Lance becoming mayor was btw a good and a surprise development and a way to keep him in the show. It is a new place for him. But I am also let down that Oliver was impeached. I thought the writers and showrunners would let him keep it or fight more for it, since he was the mayor far longer in the comics, I think he even ran twice. I had some ideas of what he could've done as mayor during his period in future Seasons but considering they are literally taking him back to his "basics" without a team and back to killing (it is getting difficult to see if they are purposefully undoing his development from S5) and no other form of social life, as mayor, then I guess I'll just resign myself to see him back fully as a vigilante hero.

As long as they treat Lance's administration a lot better.

Next episode looks like a full set up and transitional. Diaz still has to do something more intimate, so to speak, in his "tearing Oliver down bits by bits" plan in order to leave a better impression.

I just want to take a moment to celebrate the surprise return of the greatest Arrow, and my favorite Arrowverse villain. What an awesome surprise.