User blog comment:Chinkycandie/Casting Decisions/@comment-3127448-20171222011956/@comment-24152851-20171224082211

His acting is solid. He's a hardened by grief and is determined to put lawbreakers in the ground. Arrowverse was only possible due to the acclaim of Arrow Season 1. He also isn't always moping, he puts on a face in public before turning it off in private.

The shipping is more Felicity's fault.