User blog comment:Xandermcc/Is Arrow trying to restart itself?/@comment-26624146-20180427043547/@comment-27673963-20180427050548

The new showrunner is Beth Shwartz who is a fan of Olicity I think but she has been the writer for some of the show's strongest episodes ever. Also worth noting that Felicity hasn't had nearly and scenes since 6x09, I think they finally figured it out.

I don't think any of the newbies are returning honestly, something tells me that they might get written out of the show altogether.