Pilot (Arrow)

==Synopsis==
After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for 5 years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. Back in Starling City, Oliver slowly reconnects with those closest to him, his devoted mother Moira, his beloved sister Thea, and his best friend Tommy Merlyn, but struggles with his ex-girlfriend Dinah Laurel Lance, who blames him for her sister's death. Oliver has brought back many new skills from his time on the island and despite the watchful eye of his new bodyguard John Diggle, Oliver manages to secretly create the persona of an unknown vigilante archer nicknamed the Hood by the police trying to catch him. Using the Hood, Oliver tries to right the wrongs of his family and fight the ills of society. As the Hood, Oliver will atone for the past sins of his family while he searches for the personal redemption he needs.
==Plot==
After a shipwreck that claims the life of his father, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead for 5 years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. When he returns home to Starling City, his mother Moira, his younger sister Thea, and his best friend Tommy welcome him home but sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island. While Oliver hides the truth about the man he has become, he tries to reconcile with his ex-girlfriend, Laurel, for cheating on her with her sister, who also died in the shipwreck. As Oliver reconnects with those closest to him, he secretly masquerades as a green hooded vigilante archer known as the Hood by night, attempting to right the wrongs of his family, fight the ills of society, and restore Starling City to its former glory as his late father had entrusted him to do before his death. Oliver's first personal task is to take down corrupt millionaire Adam Hunt, who has scammed millions from various people in Starling City. Laurel's father, police Sergeant Quentin Lance, is determined to arrest the Hood. Meanwhile, Oliver's mother is revealed to have an agenda against her son, having orchestrated the kidnapping to determine what his father told him after the shipwreck.
==Other Cast==
===Co-Stars===
* James Bamford as Gunman #2
* Dalias Blake as SWAT Leader
* Simon Chin as First Mate
* Bill Croft as Grizzled Man
* Marrett Green as TV Anchorman
* Derek Hamilton as Mask
* Hiro Kanagawa as Neil Lamb
* Noel Johansen as Attorney
* Mi-Jung Lee as Starling Anchorwoman
* Laci J Mailey as Margo
* Darren Shahlavi as Constantine Drakon
* Shawn Stewart as Guard #2
* Tseng Cheng as Captain
===Uncredited===
* Hugo Steele as Guard #3
==Deaths==
* Robert Queen
* Constantine Drakon
==Behind the scenes==
*The owner of the mask with an arrow through an open eye-hole seen on the beach of Lian Yu is still in dispute. Slade Wilson was stabbed in his right eye, as was Billy Wintergreen. The bottom of the mask is slightly burnt, hinting at the explosion of the Amazo, however it's unknown how it actually became lodged on the stick.
*The episode was viewed by 4.14 million.Wednesday Final Ratings:'The X Factor', 'Survivor', 'The Neighbors' & 'Modern Family' Adjusted Up; No Adjustments for 'Arrow' - TVbytheNumbers 
*The episode received a 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
==Production==
*Many scenes were filmed at BB Studios in Burnaby, British Columbia in Canada. Also filmed there was Smallville, a former DC superhero show shown on The CW, based on Superman comics.
*Hatley Castle was used to shoot as the Queen Mansion. This again shares with Smallville, being filmed as Luthor Mansion.
*Scenes were filmed in Gastown, Vancouver.
*Filming came to an end on April 3, 2012.