User blog comment:XD1/Arrow/The Flash At Comic Con: Questions For The Cast/@comment-68.53.239.218-20150708115634

For Marc Guggenheim:

In season one, Laurel and Oliver were in a good place as friends even if there was some pining going on. Since then, it feels like their relationship has regressed to less than friends and, in particular, Oliver has been verbally and emotionally abusive to Laurel. These moments have come at a time when we were supposed to be taking his relationships with Sara and Felicity seriously. Was that intentional on your part? If not, can I ask why the regression in Oliver's character since we're supposed to be seeing growth from him as a hero?