User blog:Danielpickering/Has Stephen Amell caused the Death of Arrow?

So at the recent Heroes vs. Villians Fan Fest, Stephen Amell was asked a question by a fan in which they asked, had Laurel not been killed would she and Oliver have gotten back together in the series.

Stephen Amell would then answer no and then said that Olicity was endgame from the very beginning.

So no offense to Stephen but seriously is he trying to get Arrow to have little to no viewers or something? The fact he said this is complete BS. The fact is Felicity was never originally going to be a main character, she was supposed to be a minor character who was going to be in the one episode and that was it. They ultimately brought her on due to her popularity and I had no problem with that as I loved her character. The relationship only started to shift when the original showrunners to the show left to do Flash and we were left with Marc Guggenheim, and ever since (beside Season 5), has done a really great job in killing Arrow.

I think if the ratings suddenly tank once again, the CW bosses finally put their foot down and tell the Arrow Showrunners that it's time to drop Olicity because let's face the facts it is one of the problems with the show. They think that the relationship is the greatest relationship in the show but it's not. It's one of the poisons that is killing the show and I really wish they would finally wake up and realize this. Unfortunately they don't seem to. I am getting to the point that I am considering dropping Arrow once and for all.

I have loved the show since it started but it has become a shadow of it's former self. I am going to give it till the end of the current season to try to redeem itself but if it dosen't I will refuse to watch Season 7 if it get's renewed. I know this comes off as a rant but I just had to get this off my chest. I know some people won't agree with me, and that some will, but this is something I needed to do.