Board Thread:Arrow discussions/@comment-9346948-20160407004753/@comment-26412696-20160407191012

I scrolled through about half this thread before writing this, so forgive me if these points have already been raised; there are just only so many walls of text that I can look at that say essentially the same thing.

I want to start off by responding to TG90. Yes, Arrow had a track-record when it comes to writing out supporting characters, but then again, so do most other dramas. And that's essentially what genre the show falls under; you can't expect it to not adhere to some of these standards just because it's a superhero show. Not to mention that these characters are literally risking their lives every single episode - it's unrealistic to expect everyone to always come back alive.

But the main reason I want to respond to your comment specifically is the way you pointed to Roy as an example. You're not the first one to do so, and I doubt you'll be the last, but you are incredibly wrong as to the reasons why Colton Haynes left the show because that isn't what happened at all. His contract was up. He chose not to continue on the show. The writers had to do away with his character in some fashion because Colton was moving on to feature films and other projects, including continuing to further his career as a model. It was a mutual decision about the character and the writers did the best that they could.

Was it a decent explanation for his departure? Hell no. But do not act like this is the same scenario, because it isn't, at all.