ARROW S2E19 “The Man Under the Hood” Synopsis + Title For Penultimate Episode

Next week’s episode of Arrow, titled “Deathstroke”, promises to be one of the series’ most intense installments yet. The following week will be another hiatus, but things will pick back up on April 16th with S2E19, “The Man Under the Hood”. The CW has released the official logline for this episode, teasing another clash between Oliver and Slade. If you did not watch this week’s Arrow or the “Deathstroke” preview, the following may be a bit spoilerific. Also, this will be the episode featuring guest appearances by Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker) and Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes), who will be series regulars on The Flash spin-off.

DEATHSTROKE HITS OLIVER AT HOME — Oliver (Stephen Amell), Canary (Caity Lotz), Diggle (David Ramsey) and Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) return to the lair and find Slade (Manu Bennett) waiting for them. An epic battle breaks out and one member of Team Arrow is sent to the hospital. Thea (Willa Holland) hits her breaking point, but just as Oliver is about to reach her, Slade intervenes and Oliver is faced with a choice – his battle with Slade or his family. Meanwhile, Laurel (Katie Cassidy) struggles with a new secret. Jesse Warn directed the episode with story by Greg Berlanti & Geoff Johns and teleplay by Andrew Kreisberg & Keto Shimizu (#G219).

In other Arrow news, Marc Guggenheim has revealed the title for the penultimate episode of the season. Via Twitter, the writer/executive producer confirmed that S2E22 will be titled “Streets of Fire”, taking another Bruce Springsteen song title. Last season’s second-to-last episode was named after Springsteen album and song “Darkness on the Edge of Town”. Currently, there are no details regarding the plot of this episode. However, it will serve as the lead-in to a huge season finale. Stay tuned for more Arrow news as we have it.