User blog comment:Xandermcc/Deathstroke is joining Team Arrow?/@comment-31614978-20170420230703

Despite the stories ive heard of Manu Bennett's attitude off-screen, I've always been hoping Slade would return. If I had my way he would have returned during the HIVE saga and played a part similar to Merlyns.

I think having him deal with his actions whilst he was under the influence of the Miraku (i know ive spelt this wrong but im too lazy to check what the actual spelling is) would be an interesting arc for him.

Though he told Oliver his actions weren't a result of the drug, I think it would be an interesting angle if that turned out to be bollocks and when he professed that he was more motivated by suicidal guilt. He said it in the hopes it would motivate Oliver to kill him (would explain how his ass was handed to him by Thea) and it could be something Oliver recongises and exploits to enlist his help.

I get it some people just like seeing Deathstroke as the unflappable bad ass who never flaps in the sight of danger! (reading some interviews with Manu it seems that all he's interested in) but to me that needs to be earned. Overcoming the guilt of the things he did influenced by that drug would go someways to doing that.