Arrow Season 5, Episode 12 Live Stream: Watch “Bratva” Online
By Amy Woolsey
Tonight’s episode of Arrow brings Oliver full circle, as he returns to Russia with the rest of the team. Here’s where you can find “Bratva” online.
Note: We have a recap in case you missed the most recent episode of Arrow.
Last week, Arrow paid off 103 episodes of flashbacks by finally revealing how Oliver Queen became the titular hooded, bow-wielding vigilante/superhero. He got the idea from Talia al Ghul, who insisted that creating an alter ego would help him cope with his trauma, guilt, and fear. So, five years after the boat accident that supposedly killed him, Oliver came home.
However, he left some unfinished business. In deciding to save Starling (or Star) City, Oliver abandoned his quest to assassinate the Russian mobster Konstantin Kovar and help the deceased Taiana’s family.
Maybe he’ll get the chance to complete what he started in this week’s episode. Below is the official plot synopsis for “Bratva”, via Screenrant:
"A mission takes Oliver (Stephen Amell), Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) and team to Russia where they meet up with Oliver’s old friend, Anatoly (guest star David Nykl). Meanwhile, fresh out of rehab, Lance (Paul Blackthorne) returns to the mayor’s office ready to get back to work. However, when Susan (guest star Carly Pope) asks for an interview with Lance to discuss his addiction, he balks and it’s up to Rene (guest star Rick Gonzalez) to help keep things on track."
Even with the threat of Prometheus continuing to loom, we’re excited for this detour into Russia. Collisions between Oliver’s past and present always provide fertile ground for drama between him and the other team members (as long as they don’t involve secret kids); his relationship with Felicity, in particular, straddles a delicate balance between intimacy and distance.
Meanwhile, it feels like it’s been forever since we last saw Quentin Lance. He should get a lot of screentime with Thea, who’s basically the de facto mayor of Star City and who has also been absent since the winter hiatus. It seems like she would be better suited to handle Susan than Rene (evidently not boarding the plane to Russia), but we’ll see where this goes.
Below, you can watch the trailer for “Bratva”:
The brief clip promises plenty of fighting, including by Black Canary 2.0. We’re also looking forward to many Cold War pop culture references (do you think anyone on Team Arrow watches The Americans?).
Lastly, here’s all the information you need on how to watch Arrow:
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 8
Start time: 8 p.m. ET
Episode: “Bratva”
TV Channel: The CW
Live Stream: Stream 1 | Stream 2
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“Bratva” is directed by Ben Bray from a script by Oscar Balderrama and Emilio Ortega Aldrich.