Arrow: Season 4, Episode 12 – “Unchained”
In a jam-packed episode, the most startling development is Oliver learning to let those closest to him make their own decisions.
Richard Giraldi
Richard Giraldi is a Chicago-based writer, musician and graduate student at Loyola University Chicago's Digital Media and Storytelling Program. He's the founder/editor of Chicago indie rock website LoudLoopPress.com, which was voted Best Local Music Blog in the Chicago Reader from 2010 to 2013. Additionally, he has written about and reviewed music for the Chicago Sun-Times, Time Out Chicago and ALARM Magazine.
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