User blog comment:Braniac2853/Is Team Arrow really dead?/@comment-31614978-20170527174831

I think however they escape it'll result in them being captured by a third party, stuck in a strange land or basically out of commition for a couple of months. In that time Ollie will think they're dead and will return to Star City where he will struggle to be a father, superhero and Mayor. Perhaps it'll just be him and William for an episode or three, but then after fighting Charsmatic Drug Kingping #36 he'll return to the ArrowCave, all bruised and battered, as he walks thru the door he sees something that stops in his tracks... then we hear the words "hey kid.." and boom! Everyone's there.

The rest of the season we get flashbacks of what the cast was doing those missing months and we see the adventure what they were doing.

On who'll die (you know, the question that was actually asked) I dunno. Im torn between hoping whether Samantha lives or dies, not because I have special attachment to the character, but because I worry about William being a main character. I simply don't trust Arrow to have him as a character without being an annoying shit. Arrow (and perhaps CW from what I gather) loves its angst and there's nothing more annoying than child angst, however justified their angst is.

I doubt Felicity will bite the bullet as the show seems to love her too much and I feel they wouldn't throw her to the dumpster fire when she's right in the middle of a character arc with Helix. It would be weird for her to kick the bucket without dealing with the consequences of her actions.

Deathstroke wouldn't die...or at least it wouldn't be a confirmed death. If the season finale reminded me of anything its how much I enjoy Slade as Oliver's grumpy mentor-like figure. As a villain he was okay (and I know Manu is disappointed that he doesnt get to play ultimate bad ass warrior), but I feel this is where the character shines.

Dig...They damn well better not.