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Jon Jeong wrote: Rightfully pulled  IMO about Dickstroke, they completely misrepresented the character on Arrow. The idea that was discussed and dismissed was Slade's lovesick puppy act was a psychosis from the mirakuru, the longer you were infected with mirakuru, the longer it would take to wear off after being injected with the cure. Roy was infected for only a matter of weeks, so by the time we get to season 3 he's still under some influence but it eventually wears off and he's left with a guilt complex. You can see from the final muddled script that Slade seemed less vengeful towards Oliver in the final scene than he is at the beginning of the episode, in the end many aspects of the episode make little sense and the forced nature of production is evident to those who know the full circumstances.