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‘Arrow’ Season 2, Episode 17: ‘Birds of Prey’

By A Moore | Published on March 26, 2014

Oliver’s psycho ex-girlfriend is back in town when “Arrow” Season 2, episode 17: “Birds of Prey” premieres tonight on The CW.

In this week’s episode, Frank Bertinelli is arrested, and Oliver knows it’s only a matter of time before his daughter, Helena, The Huntress, returns to town. To make matters worse, Laurel is picked to try Frank’s case, putting her right in the path of Helena. Oliver tells Sara he will handle his ex-girlfriend, but when Helena takes hostages at the courthouse, including Laurel, the Canary will stop at nothing to save her sister. When The Huntress and Canary meet, an epic battle begins. Meanwhile, Roy realizes he needs to keep Thea safe, but doesn’t like the way he is forced to go about it.

Here’s The CW’s summary of the show:

After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. He returned home to Starling City, welcomed by his devoted mother Moira (Susanna Thompson), beloved sister Thea (Willa Holland) and former flame Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy). With the aid of his trusted chauffeur/bodyguard John Diggle (David Ramsey), the computer-hacking skills of Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards) and the occasional, reluctant assistance of former police detective, now beat cop, Quentin Lance (Paul Blackthorne), Oliver has been waging a one-man war on crime.

“Arrow” Season 2, episode 17: “Birds of Prey” airs March 26, at 8 p.m. ET on The CW. Check out the preview and sneak peek video below.

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