EXPECTATIONS FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON
LUCIANA MANGAS: Well, for now I just hope the fall out of the winter finale won’t be too hard on Felicity, but that’s just wishful thinking on my part. From what we have seen in recent promos and spoilers, our IT queen has quite a difficult journey ahead of her. I don’t even want to think what it’s going to be like when she finds out about William. That said, I am really excited to learn more about Felicity’s dad and Darhk’s evil plans. Oh, and Roy is coming back too, so I am curious as to what circumstances will bring Arsenal back to Star City and how that will affect Thea.
MELISSA SMITH: What I’d love to see is that Damien Dahrk is Felicity’s dad. Maybe that’s how to fight Dahrk. Seemingly a family man, Daddy’s little girl might be able to divert him away from Team Arrow. Of course, that tactic hasn’t worked so well for Thea…
SHANA LIEBERMAN: Pain. That’s what I expect: pain. Someone we care about is going to die, Felicity’s going to have all these new challenges to face, and the fact that Oliver’s been lying to her about his baby daddy situation is likely to come out in the worst possible way. Lucky for me, I’ve suffered through television pain at the hands of sadistic minds like Joss Whedon, Eric Kripke, and Chris Carter, so I’m good to go. I think.
I want to forget Darhk ever existed, but he’s a big enough threat that getting rid of him within just this one season will probably not be a reality if the series wants to maintain any semblance of meaningful storytelling. So, I’m going guess ARROW will end its current season with some kind of massive cliffhanger, possibly with the emergence of yet another threat, while Darhk himself is presumed dead but not actually verified as such. What I’m saying here is basically, “buckle up folks: We’re in for a bumpy ride.”
MEREDITH ZYLBERBERG: Twists. I want twists, Arrow. Shock me. Surprise me. Throw something at me I don’t see coming.
Conflict: I want to see this Baby Mama/Kid stuff come to a head. I want to see appropriate responses and reactions from all the people involved.
Relationship development: Not just for Oliver and Felicity. I want more Diggle and Felicity. I want more Diggle and Oliver. I want more Thea and Felicity. I want more Diggle and Andy. Give me all the friendships and relationships.
Oliver Queen as a badass: Oliver’s skill and prowess as a fighter has been undercut to allow for a larger “Team Arrow.” And I got it, for a while. But this is his show. He’s the guy. We have seen him single-handedly take down a dozen men. He doesn’t need three other people to go looking for one bad guy. Let me see the ferocity of Oliver Queen reemerge. I love Diggle. I like Thea. Black Canary is a fighter… sure. But this isn’t their show. Don’t downplay Green Arrow’s capability as a fighter – a superhero – for the sake of others.
ARROW returns on January 20, at 8/7c on The CW.
