User blog comment:Eobard95/Felicity dies saving Samantha?/@comment-24152851-20170702001110/@comment-26624146-20170704141259

I don't disagree with you because she did get even worse as a character which only further indicates that it's time for her to die and while I know Felicity was key in Team Arrow's original foundation, times chance and it's time for her to go. Also it's completely possible for them to go on without Felicity because they still have Curtis, who has her skills and Cisco's combined, so she dies and he steps into her shoes (as he has done several times now) then Arrow goes on. As I mentioned in the post I've been getting the feeling that Curtis is going to take Felicity's place for some time now.

Yes there is a lot of Felicity hate that indicates that she should die, but I have noticed some actual signs in the show itself that imply her impending death. 5x20 they made amends about William and 5x22 there was hints of them getting back together when they thought Adrian was defeated and the kiss in 5x23 felt like a farewell moment. Also Felicity and Samantha cleared the air about William and Samantha said she wasn't leaving without him, and saw how even Malcolm Merlyn sacrificed himself to save Thea before the episode ended on a cliffhanger. I'm convinced that Felicity is going to sacrifice herself to save her friends somehow.

Dinah, Rene and E2-Laurel have just been promoted to main cast so they're safe and Quentin's significance to all three characters indicates that he'll survive too. Guggie says that Thea will never die. Curtis has only really started being a superhero and Diggle is the backbone of Team Arrow and they'll always need him as 5x18 proves. Nyssa and Slade are too popular to kill and if Talia returns that indicates Nyssa will survive too and I think Slade finding Joe is a way to write him out without killing him. Nobody really cares about Evelyn and Samantha is too obvious. Taking all of this into consideration I'm like 80% convinced it's Felicity because again Guggie implies the one who dies will be a main character who's death will have a lasting impact, her being the most impactful of them.

Again I am getting so many Walking Dead vibes from the last few episodes of this season which I can't really explain without revealing spoilers and if they are adapting it as closely as I think they are, Felicity being the victim makes even more sense.