Arrow's Delivering A First Date And A Lovestruck Serial Killer This Week

Love is in the air this week on Arrow! For Felicity, the romantic arc we've known is coming appears to be getting started at last. Oliver's romantic prospects seem a bit more dangerous, as he's faced with the advances of a woman with lethal intentions. Check out the preview for this week's "Draw Back Your Bow"

What's the best way to get a man's attention? Well, if that man is Oliver Queen, putting the people of Starling in danger would get the job done. If the above trailer isn't an indication of what Amy Gumernick's Carrie Cutter (AKA in the DC universe, "Cupid") is up to, the episode description further breaks down her motives...

Oliver (Stephen Amell) must stop an Arrow-obsessed serial killer, Carrie Cutter (guest star Amy Gumenick), who is convinced that The Arrow is her one true love and will stop at nothing to get his attention. Unfortunately, her way of getting his attention is to kill people. Meanwhile, Ray (Brandon Routh) asks Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) to be his date for a work dinner with important clients. Thea (Willa Holland) auditions new DJs for Verdant and meets Chase (Austin Butler), a brash DJ with whom she immediately clashes.

Killing people would certainly get Arrow's attention. He doesn't take too kindly to that in his town. But her romantic intentions certainly seems to throw a new twist on what might otherwise be a simple villain-of-the-week arc.

Carrie Cutter

Let's face it, nothing in Starling is simple and that applies to the threats that keep Oliver busy.

Meanwhile, Felicity and Ray are going on a date! There's been some chemistry between Oliver's right-hand woman and Brandon Routh's character from the start, and though the above preview gives us little to work on, we do have some photos that show off Ray's um, charm...

Ray working out

And let's be real here. We all know Felicity appreciates a good workout...

Felicity watching

From the description, it sounds like this date is a business function, which may explain why Ray appears to be offering Felicity something to wear...

dress

Looks like she likes that dress, and unsurprisingly, she looks stunning in it...

Date night

How's date night going to play out for Felicity and Ray? Will they hit it off?...

almost kiss

And what kind of tension might this potentially budding new romance present for Felicity and Oliver?

Arrow airs Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. ET on CW.

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