User blog comment:Eobard95/Arrow Season 5 - what it should be/@comment-5635877-20160617214234

Slade Wilson isn't a black and white character, he's very much grey. One week he may be hired to fight the heroes and the next he's hired to fight alongside them, i don't know how they can work that out where Oliver and the team accept this, but this was where Manu Bennett wanted to take the character. Having the effects of mirakuru finally wearing off but because of the length of time it was in his blood stream it has left a residual trace that grants him slower aging and a slight increase in strength, he no longer has the 'spell' over him that believed he loved Shado as well. His emotional state can be explored too, while he and Oliver will never be best friends again they're still brothers of Lian Yu and as such will never kill the other. Unfortunately it isn't up to Amell, Berlanti or anyone else on Arrow but if Gotham can fight to get Bane and Killer Croc then why can't Arrow?