Board Thread:Arrow discussions/@comment-9346948-20160324010312/@comment-24852144-20160326163119

Truthfully, I like Olicity; I just hate the drama regarding it. If they resolve it, either positively or negatively, by the end of the next episode, then it's tolerable, but if they keep this going on for the rest of the season then the show will become totally unwatchable.

The thing I don't understand about it is why Oliver is comfortable lying to everybody, including Felicity, but not to Samantha. There was no reason for him to keep his promise to Samantha; how would she know if he had told Felicity? As it was, Oliver's not telling Felicity did no good, and everyone else found out, so he should have told her.

I understand that Oliver's main character flaw is his inability to trust people, but at least it was effectively conveyed in earlier seasons. It used to be that Oliver would use at least a little logic in making his decisions not to confide in people, but if anything it seems he's gotten worse over time. Oliver's supposed to be a smart guy who is slowly learning to trust people; why is he getting more stupid as time goes on and trusting everyone except for Felicity?