With well-defined roles and enough friction to keep things narratively interesting, the new version of Team Arrow has actually become one of the highlights of Arrow’s fifth season.
The decision to bring in an entire squad of new recruits could’ve proven disastrous for Arrow’s fifth season.
That said, Team Arrow 2.0 has generally worked out quite well from a storytelling point of view — regardless of the fact that they constantly blunder.
The slow but sure reintegration of John Diggle back into the equation has helped add a new layer of leadership, as well.