"Emerald Archer" is the twelfth episode of the seventh season and 150th overall of the American television series Arrow, based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, revolving around billionaire playboy Oliver Queen as he returns to Star City, after having been shipwrecked for five years, and becomes a bow-wielding, hooded vigilante who sets out to fight crime and corruption.

The episode guest stars several former cast members including Willia Holland and Paul Blackthorne.

In an effort to be more transparent with the public, Oliver Queen allows a camera crew to follow himself and others associated with Team Arrow around and film a documentary titled Emerald Archer: The Hood and the Rise of Vigilantes.

With intel gained from the documentary, Blackstar and Connor Hawke find discover the location of the now abandoned Team Arrow bunker.

"Emerald Archer" was written by Emilio Aldrich and executive producer Marc Guggenheim and directed by Glen Winter.

[2][3] The episode features several nods to various people involved with both the Green Arrow comics and series including Beth Schwartz, Kevin Smith, and David Nutter.

[5] "Emerald Archer" stars Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen alongside David Ramsey, Emily Bett Rickards, Colton Haynes, Kirk Acevedo, Echo Kellum, Juliana Harkavy, Sea Shimooka, and Katie Cassidy Rodgers as John Diggle, Felicity Smoak, Roy Harper, Ricardo Diaz, Curtis Holt, Rene Ramirez, Dinah Drake, Emiko Adachi, and Laurel Lance respectively.

[7][8] Caity Lotz and Bex Taylor-Klaus who recurred in the second season appear as Sara Lance and Sin respectively.

[11] David-Jones previously appeared as the character in the Legends of Tomorrow episodes "Star City 2046" and "Marooned".

[17] When accounting for seven day DVR viewership the episode gains an additional 620 thousand viewers for a total of 1.69 million.