It started out pretty well as a sort of modernized take on the 'classic' Green Arrow from the 70's and 80's, and of course the Green Arrow - Black Canary romance made its much awaited welcome. And the concept of the Ninth Circle was pretty neat. Even the stories focusing on Emiko and her twisted relationship with Shado and with Oliver was interesting for a time.
But the series always had a few weaker elements that, with this latest arc, have REALLY come to the forefront.
See, I'm okay with Green Arrow being an explicitly left-leaning character (as much as I personally prefer his more apolitical depictions) provided its explored with some kind of subtlety and nuance. Or, at the very least, not as stupidly as it is here.
This last arc is simply loaded with strawman leftist cliches and arguments. We have the strawman 'racist white cop' caricature. The strawman Trump analogue mayoral candidate. The strawman pharma CEO. We have Oliver bitching about 'white yuppies' and praising the growing immigrant population of Seattle (as in literally stating it out loud). And worst of all is how Black Canary has suddenly turned into some kind of socialistic 'morality pet' for Oliver, sending him on a guilt trip for simply wanting to reclaim his identity as Oliver Queen and his family's company (which is currently being controlled by a Ninth Circle agent) - asking him to build a new life with her as a dweller of the wilderness who selflessly dedicates his entire existence to being a hero of the masses.
Honestly, I feel that the 70's stories by Neal Adams dealt with social issues and Green Arrow being a more socially conscious hero with more nuance and verisimilitude than this current series.