Board Thread:Arrow discussions/@comment-9346948-20160407004753/@comment-26412696-20160407192439

Regarding Felicity: there's a good chance that she's actually not coming back to the show, at least not in her traditional role as Overwatch. Those of you who keep up with Arrow news know by now that Curtis Holt has been raised to series regular; he's presumably going to assume the title of Mr. Terrific and become a part of the team.

However, right now there are two opening spots for Curtis to fill. The easy answer is of course that he could assume Laurel's position, and take the place of Black Canary among the team. But since Felicity seems like she's finally done with Oliver's bullshit, there's a good chance that she may not actually come back as Overwatch next season. Mr. Terrific could actually be signed on to take her place, as was hinted at last week when he demonstrated his technical prowess with the Bunker's systems. We really don't know what's going to happen yet, and I think it's too early to make these kind of assumptions.

My personal opinion regarding Laurel's death, though? While I was incredibly sad, and I did cry, I'm okay with her death. I feel incredibly sorry for Quentin, given that he's lost a child yet again, and I feel sorry for John, because he blames himself, but I feel as though this was the culmination of Laurel's story and it was an okay way for her to go. I do not like that she was killed as part of the trope where a bad guy kills a female character just to show how bad he is (especially since her sister died the exact same way - twice), but I'm ultimately okay with where they left her character.

I hated Laurel in seasons one and two. She was, without a doubt, my least favorite character on the show. She whined about everything, blamed everyone else for her problems, and was all around just an awful person. The only true evolution she experienced as a character started during season three, but even then it felt rushed and I just could not get on board with the direction they were taking Laurel. In fact, I only ever started to care about her during season four. She'd finally developed a likeable personality and I began to genuinely enjoy seeing Katie on-screen.

It took four seasons, but the writers were able to turn one of the worst characters on the show and the series' weakest link into a likeable human being, and if that's where Laurel's story has to end, I'm ultimately quite happy. She went out on a high note; what more can you ask for, really?