ARROW Episode 205 Titled 'The Demon's Head' - Ra's al Ghul On The Way?

ARROW Episode 205 Titled 'The Demon's Head' - Ra's al Ghul On The Way?

It appears the title for the fifth episode of The CW's Arrow is a dead give away that Batman villain Ra's al Ghul will have some sort of impact on Starling City in Arrow season 2. Read on for additional details.

By MarkJulian - Aug 19, 2013 04:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Arrow

CW Arrow Ra's Al Ghul


Fans of DC Comics' Batman comic book series and Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins, should be aware that the name Ra's al Ghul translates from Arabic to Demon's Head. During the first season of Arrow, a possible clue to the villain was revealed when Malcolm Merlyn stated that he received his training in Nanda Parbat, which is a fictional city of DC Comics that's been a stronghold of Ra's League of Assassins in the past. The 5th episode will reportedly feature a character named "Awwal who is a Dark Archer, trained by Merlyn and [who] is after Lisa." The 'Lisa' in question is the new season 2 love interest for Oliver, one that was described as being "a mysterious woman with a tragic past. She will wreak havoc on Oliver's heart and is equal to Oliver in every way." If she was trained by the League then she'd definitely be a physical match for Oliver. The role of Lisa has yet to be cast/officially announced.

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Running Time: 60 min
Release Date: (Season Two) October 9th, 2013
MPAA Rating: Tv-14
Starring: Katie Cassidy, Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, Byron Mann, Colin Donnell, Colin Salmon, Paul Blackthorne, Emily Bett Rickards, John Barrowman, Roger R. Cross and Willa Holland
Creators: Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg
Characters: George Papp (character) and Mort Weisinger (character)

"After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. When he returns home to Starling City, his devoted mother Moira, much-beloved sister Thea, and best friend Tommy welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island. While Oliver hides the truth about the man he’s become, he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as the boy he was. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Laurel Lance. As Oliver reconnects with those closest to him, he secretly creates the persona of Arrow – a vigilante – to right the wrongs of his family, fight the ills of society, and restore Starling City to its former glory. By day, Oliver plays the role of a wealthy, carefree and careless philanderer he used to be – flanked by his devoted chauffeur/bodyguard, John Diggle – while carefully concealing the secret identity he turns to under cover of darkness. However, Laurel’s father, Detective Quentin Lance, is determined to arrest the vigilante operating in his city. Meanwhile, Oliver’s own mother, Moira, knows much more about the deadly shipwreck than she has let on – and is more ruthless than he could ever imagine."
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BloodyHell
BloodyHell - 8/19/2013, 4:35 AM
Ra's is coming
BloodyHell
BloodyHell - 8/19/2013, 4:40 AM
I hope they make him a badass like Bane in TDKR
kong
kong - 8/19/2013, 4:42 AM
If he is i want to see a Batman cameo
JasonBlue
JasonBlue - 8/19/2013, 4:56 AM
BRING BACK LIAM NEESON!

or make a Jewish or Arabian ethnic man portray him.
Freek
Freek - 8/19/2013, 4:58 AM
Woah..woah...slow down cw. I mean I want the dcu to expand just like the next schmoe but start off easy and don't take big names like ra's so early. Slow down..
Dedpool
Dedpool - 8/19/2013, 5:02 AM
NICE!!! I think for tv they should use James Marsters.
BATMANx
BATMANx - 8/19/2013, 5:02 AM
BRING ON THE BATMAN
Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 8/19/2013, 5:04 AM
Still got to see this show.
Wingding
Wingding - 8/19/2013, 5:06 AM
Am I the only one who sees this "Lisa" character is totally Shado? You heard it here folks
unknownfacts
unknownfacts - 8/19/2013, 5:12 AM
Cool Ra's Al Ghoul and the League of Assassin's would make for an even greater finale this time around.
MightyZeus
MightyZeus - 8/19/2013, 5:29 AM
Another reason why Arrow should stay away from the DCU.
PsyGuy
PsyGuy - 8/19/2013, 5:34 AM
Ra's would be a great season-long villain!
AmazingFantasy
AmazingFantasy - 8/19/2013, 5:46 AM
Olly's is gonna get his ass kicked to shit
JKalra
JKalra - 8/19/2013, 5:46 AM
This is an awesome piece of news, I hope they connect this to the DCCU.
Introspection
Introspection - 8/19/2013, 5:49 AM
Ra's give me an middle eastern man or it's shit. Stop giving us some half-assed character. The ruined Ra's in Batman Begins. Nothing like my favorite DC villian.
JKalra
JKalra - 8/19/2013, 5:50 AM
@niklander: He does look the part mate and is also close to the age I'd prefer Ra's to be in the reboot, which means a younger Bruce.
JKalra
JKalra - 8/19/2013, 5:52 AM
And I need to say, I loved Barrowman in the part of Merlyn. I didn't know he could be this badass. I hope they do find a way to keep him alive in Season 2.
AvengerZ
AvengerZ - 8/19/2013, 6:07 AM
If its called the League of Shadows, it's Nolanverse. If not, and they're the league of assassins, you'll know it will have nothing to do with nolan(which is probably the case). Either way, in 30 days well find out who's playing batman. Should bale come back, and the arrow takes on the league of shadows, safe to assume all is connected to the DCCU.
JKalra
JKalra - 8/19/2013, 6:08 AM
I initially got bored in the show, as it was turning out to be a stupid love triangle and Diggle never really jumped out to me as a character. However, around the mid-season finale, when Barrowman, Manu Bennett came up and Oliver's character-arc got better; this show really never looked back.Felicity Jones was a nice surprise too! ;)
JKalra
JKalra - 8/19/2013, 6:09 AM
Maybe its because the fact that the Monster of the Week format makes me cringe. I like it when the show begins to explore its mythology!
JKalra
JKalra - 8/19/2013, 6:11 AM
@AvengerZ: Good point!
tacobender
tacobender - 8/19/2013, 6:12 AM
Season two is gonna be so gooooooood
JKalra
JKalra - 8/19/2013, 6:13 AM
I hope they announce the guy for Flash soon!
LeonNova
LeonNova - 8/19/2013, 6:16 AM
If it's canon to the current DCCU, then I don't know how I feel about Arrow fighting Ra's Al Ghul and the league of assassins before Batman. I always hoped if they made a new franchise of Batman films we'd see a more comic-book like Ra's down the line. If that were to happen, then Ra's can't die this season, and they'll have to keep the same actor. If it's Nolanverse then that means Arrow doesn't even take place after Batman Begins, because Nolan's Ra's is dead. If Arrow is self-contained then none of that matters lol.
blackagar94
blackagar94 - 8/19/2013, 6:17 AM
I wouldn't get my hopes up for Ra's, atleast not in this episode. They always say they like to defy the expectations (the Arrow writers). Maybe Talia ? or just members of the League and a mention of Ra's.
ABH1979
ABH1979 - 8/19/2013, 6:57 AM
What, "the Hood" doesn't have enough of his own villains?...

Anyway, I wonder if they'll go for the "Rahz" or the "Raysh" pronunciation.
dnno1
dnno1 - 8/19/2013, 7:02 AM
@crashrendar and @ABH1979, they used a lot of arrow villains last season except for maybe Deadshot. Since season 1 was successful, I think what they are trying to do is link the other characters in the DC Universe to Arrow to establish a shared (television) universe. This helps promote the other characters as well as draw other fans to the show.
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 8/19/2013, 7:22 AM
Oh wow! Ra's al Ghul would be a great villain for the show. Season 2 is really shaping up!
PeterParker1991
PeterParker1991 - 8/19/2013, 7:24 AM
Interesting. Maybe he'll call GA "detective" and give him his daughter as well
jamesbrando3
jamesbrando3 - 8/19/2013, 7:37 AM
They should get Nestor Carbonell to play Ra's... Someone throw up a picture for me. Otherwise known as Richard Alpert from Lost or the Mayor from the Dark Knight Trilogy...
sinsear912
sinsear912 - 8/19/2013, 7:57 AM
A drain Paul as ras is pure genius
shadearts
shadearts - 8/19/2013, 8:12 AM
Adrian Paul as Ras al Ghul is genius you have a guy who is martial arts expert trained with various weapons he has a accent he can act and could easily be a physical match for Batman nice going Niklander
jlabatman
jlabatman - 8/19/2013, 8:39 AM
Bring on Season 2 of Arrow already!
spectre1983
spectre1983 - 8/19/2013, 8:41 AM
Lisa is probably Talia.
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