Board Thread:Arrow discussions/@comment-9346948-20151210012330/@comment-26450183-20151211234423

Jon Jeong wrote: AleSir19 wrote:

And also is pretty clear, that whatever Ritter is searching in Lian Yu is what will help Oliver to stop Damian Darhk and take from him his powers. Yeah because, thats what the flashbacks do, stuff from his past help him with his future. I think its is stupid that everything he went through while he was away has a relation to what he does in his future both written and yet to be written. No one else finds this weak from a story perspective?

And we're just supposed to accept it because of the veil that is the mystery of Oliver's past. Paraphrasing: "During my five years, I wasn't only on Lianyu"  Season 4 and we're still with the flashbacks, used for nothing but to advance present stories. It was creative at first, but now its getting old.

Yeah, at first I thought it was a great idea, but the things in his past so very conveniently help him in the future.

But, I do love the flashbacks. They really add a nice touch on the show, it makes me love it more.