User blog comment:Mynameiskeithstone/5 Things that Need to Change in Season 4 of Arrow/@comment-108.68.126.18-20150509080547

I agree with this 99%. I'm mixed on the Olicity point because I think they are cute together. But I agree with #2 1000000000%. I felt the whole "become my heir" storyline was both dumb and random. Not only is it too much like Batman, but it makes no sense whatsoever. He wants Oliver to replace him because he survived his sword? I'm sorry, but there should have been more too it like ACTUALLY beating Ra's in a fight. But what pissed me off about this season was the derailment of Det. Lance. I loved him in both seasons 1 & 2 because while he was a jerk, he had plenty of redeeming qualities. Plus, he was VERY justified for his reasons to not trust Arrow. In here, they pushed him too far from blaming Arrow & Laurel for Sara's random death to actually falling into Ra's game. I felt his arc this season did nothing for him but turned him into an unlikable asshole again. Like blaming him for the deaths of Tommy, Moria and Sara which I felt made him go too far. I also hate how they begin certain story arcs only to drop them horribly. Like Oliver & Thea training to prepare for Ra's by Malcolm was something that had potential, but it barley lasted an episode before going into the whole "heir to the demon" story which I dislike. I was also loving the idea of Oliver & Thea on the island against Slade Wilson, but that episode was very disappointing to me because it was a flashback heavy episode. I also agree with the flashbacks as they are more distracting than awesome. Season 3 isn't terrible as it has positives like the Arrow/Flash crossovers which I love. But this season fails in comparison to 1 & 2.