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Season 5  "Checkmate"  5x16

Aired 8 years ago - Mar 15, 2017

Oliver gets closer to the truth about Prometheus. Meanwhile, Helix refuses to continue helping Felicity until she does a favor for them.

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Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 1
because I want you to suffer.
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 2
Well, Helix is a worldwide operation,
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 3
Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 4
Or is it that you've actually been asleep this whole time?
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 5
Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 6
arresting me?
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 7
Now you could try torturing me
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 8
Infiltrating the government like that
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 9
until we have her here.
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 10
I wasn't thinking.
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 11
So we've got to kill him first
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 12
It's detecting resonance frequencies upstairs.
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 13
Ho ho! I did think of one or two things.
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 14
by tomorrow morning, Dog.
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 15
Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 16
that your husband has been keeping something from you.
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 17
Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 18
Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 19
that keeping secrets doesn't end well,
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 20
would be enough for the ACU to arrest his ass.
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 21
Ahem.
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 22
Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 23
Consider that an order if it helps.
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 24
Oliver, whatever you think is inside you
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 25
And that's, like, really cool and noble and all.
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 26
what are you willing to quo in exchange for your quid?
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 27
Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 28
and in one moment, one little mistake,
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 29
You do realize how impotent you sound, right?
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 30
Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 31
Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 32
Thanks for the assist.
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 33
Because hacking the drones is what's
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 34
I can't imagine them signing off on you
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 35
I don't know what I can do to stop it.
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 36
Oliver.
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 37
Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 38
There's something I need you to do for me.
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 39
Oliver's got something up his green sleeve.
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 40
Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 41
Hey. Are you ok?
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 42
Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 43
You know, if that were true,
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 44
Why did you make her come here?
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 45
Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 46
Rah!
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 47
And so is Oliver.
 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 48
Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 49
Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 50
Honestly, it doesn't look good,

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Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 2
Well, Helix is a worldwide operation,
#2 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 3 #3 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 4
Or is it that you've actually been asleep this whole time?
#4 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 5 #5 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 6
arresting me?
#6 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 7
Now you could try torturing me
#7 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 8
Infiltrating the government like that
#8 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 9
until we have her here.
#9 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 10
I wasn't thinking.
#10 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 11
So we've got to kill him first
#11 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 12
It's detecting resonance frequencies upstairs.
#12 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 13
Ho ho! I did think of one or two things.
#13 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 14
by tomorrow morning, Dog.
#14 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 15 #15 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 16
that your husband has been keeping something from you.
#16 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 17 #17 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 18 #18 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 19
that keeping secrets doesn't end well,
#19 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 20
would be enough for the ACU to arrest his ass.
#20 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 21
Ahem.
#21 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 22 #22 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 23
Consider that an order if it helps.
#23 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 24
Oliver, whatever you think is inside you
#24 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 25
And that's, like, really cool and noble and all.
#25 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 26
what are you willing to quo in exchange for your quid?
#26 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 27 #27 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 28
and in one moment, one little mistake,
#28 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 29
You do realize how impotent you sound, right?
#29 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 30 #30 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 31 #31 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 32
Thanks for the assist.
#32 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 33
Because hacking the drones is what's
#33 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 34
I can't imagine them signing off on you
#34 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 35
I don't know what I can do to stop it.
#35 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 36
Oliver.
#36 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 37 #37 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 38
There's something I need you to do for me.
#38 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 39
Oliver's got something up his green sleeve.
#39 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 40 #40 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 41
Hey. Are you ok?
#41 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 42 #42 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 43
You know, if that were true,
#43 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 44
Why did you make her come here?
#44 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 45 #45 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 46
Rah!
#46 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 47
And so is Oliver.
#47 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 48 #48 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 49 #49 Recap of Arrow Season 5 Episode 16 (S05E16) - 50
Honestly, it doesn't look good,
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