Cody Rhodes Comes to Star City in “A Matter of Trust” Synopsis

The CW has released the official synopsis for “A Matter of Trust,” the third episode of Arrow‘s forthcoming fifth season.

So far, from what we’ve seen, Arrow season five will be darker and more violent than it’s been in a while, with killing back on the table and a new Team Arrow that Oliver doesn’t like or respect as much, so he’s a bit more willing to rough up Curtis (Echo Kellum), Wild Dog (guest star Rick Gonzalez) and Evelyn Sharp (guest star Madison McLaughlin), if he believes it will keep them safer on the streets or help him stop the bad guys.

You can check the synopsis, which teases the first appearance of series star Stephen Amell’s WWE rival Code Rhodes, out below.

WWE STAR CODY RHODES BRINGS THE SMACKDOWN TO STAR CITY — Now that Oliver (Stephen Amell) has his new team, they are ready to hit the streets but Oliver doesn’t feel they are ready. Headstrong Wild Dog (guest star Rick Gonzalez) defies the Green Arrow’s orders and sets out on his own after a new drug dealer, Garret Runnels (guest star Cody Rhodes), who is terrorizing Star City. Runnels proves more powerful than Wild Dog and it is up to the Green Arrow to go head to head with Runnels to save his teammate.

Gregory Smith directed the episode written by Ben Sokolowski & Emilio Ortega Aldrich.

“A Matter of Trust” is, of course, the title of a song by Billy Joel. Showrunner Marc Guggenheim is a bit of an obsessive Billy Joel fan, so it’s likely that he had a hand in picking that title. Guggenheim doesn’t shy away from such references, having named the penultimate episode of each season so far after the title of a Bruce Springsteen song. Those were “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” “Streets of Fire,” “This is My Sword” and “Lost in the Flood.”

Supergirl airs on Mondays at 8 p.m.; The Flash on Tuesdays at the same time, Arrow on Wednesdays, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow on Thursdays. The Flash will debut its new episodes on The CW starting October 4; Arrow, October 5; Supergirl, October 10; and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow October 13.