User blog comment:TheDoctor230/My Problem With Season 6/@comment-31614978-20171106225921/@comment-31614978-20171107225434

Dunno why but I just find the idea of the show going "everyones dead...bye!" kinda funny.

The reason I think the last season should have been its last (im imagining the episode would play out differently) is more to do with Adrain than the exploding island. Why Adrian worked so well as the season's villain was because he was created from Oliver's mistakes and failings as a vigalente. Oliver overcoming Chase represented Oliver overcoming his dark, violent past.

Its by no means necessary, but some kind of connection (beyond they want to destroy a city and the heroes would rather the didnt) really helps define a villain and makes us care about them more. Its why Chase, Slade and (to a lesser extent) Merlyn are the stand-out villains, while Ra's Al Ghul wasn't and Dhark didn't until Legends of Tomorrow where he had that connection to Sara.

Hell, just knowing the connection between Oliver and Prometheus made Chase an interesting villain before we knew Chase was the villain.

Its a lesson i hope they remember for this season in Richard Dragon as it could end up saving a season with such a rocky start.