User blog:MS225/Why I'm Nervous for Season Six

Arrow and I have had a complicated relationship for a while now. It's gone from being my favorite show of all time to the one that I hate the most. I loved season five of Arrow but after several images were leaked from the set confirming an event will occur during the Crossover, I'm nervous for this upcoming season for several seasons.

Please note, there's going to be some spoilers for the Crossover and season six of Arrow.

Thea Queen is Most Likely Dead By now, so many set photos have leaked of season six of Arrow that confirms that almost every main character main character on Lian Yu survived. Almost everyone. Rene, Curtis, Diggle, Quentin and Felicity all being confirmed to have survived the explosion, with Rene and Curtis' survival being reiterated by the Crossover poster. Lauren, Dinah and Slade were all confirmed months ago by the San Diego trailer and they seem to have the biggest roles this season.

But that leaves one main character left: Thea Queen. Thea has gone through so much character growth, going from the troubled teen sister everyone hated to a fan-favorite badass. But now it seems she's been written off the show. Willa Holland already asked for a reduced role last season, and now it seems she's ready to part ways with the show. Willa hasn't been spotted anywhere on set and doesn't even seem to be in Vancouver at all. Plus, in the Comic Con trailer, Thea can be seen running right behind Samantha, who we all know is dead. It's unlikely that Thea would survive and Samantha wouldn't considering how close they were.

While Marc has previously stated that he never wanted to kill Thea off, new interviews seem to suggest that her time is coming to a close. Nearly every character has been mentioned to have a new storyline except for Thea. An interview done yesterday mentioned that they intend to feature Thea in some flashbacks. Why would they have her in flashbacks if she was alive? We've already seen what she went through in season three. If Thea does end up dying on the island, I certainly won't be happy.

Olicity is Getting Married A major criticism that Arrow has been facing from it's majority of fans has been the Olicity relationship. Their relationship was clearly portrayed as toxic during season four where their personal issues consistently caused problems for the entire team, particularly during times of crisis when the lives of Ray and William were both at stake. When things got rough, Felicity walked away. So how do the writers fix this? They have them get married.

Yes, today photos and videos have surfaced online showing the double wedding of Oliver and Felicity and Barry and Iris during the Crossover. This doesn't make me happy for several reasons. Barry and Iris' relationship has gone through lots of growth and has been a pillar of the series since the very beginning (their close relationship was actually mentioned before Iris even appeared way back on Arrow). They went through a lot in order to make it to the alter and during a moment that should have been about the two of them, Oliver and Felicity are thrown in there. This takes away from what should have been the culmination of a relationship that's important to both the Arrowverse and comic cannon. Instead, a relationship that has failed numerous times is thrown in there, taking away from Barry and Iris.

I feel as though I should address the comic cannon situation. Yes, Arrow is doing its own adaption of the Green Arrow character. But one of the most important aspects of the Green Arrow is his relationship with Black Canary. We've gone through three Canaries at this point giving the writers various chances to pair the two up. While Arrow typically ends up Dinah Laurel Lance, the writers butchered that in the very first episode of Arrow where he cheated on her with Sara. From the very beginning, one of the most important relationships in comic book history would be tainted by this and would forever be unhealthy. Obviously he can't be with Earth-Two Laurel, as well, she's trying to kill him and all of his friends.

Then the was Sara. The two could have easily ended up together, but still wouldn't have been very healthy considering how they started. Still, I found their relationship quite enjoyable and was beyond annoyed that not even three episodes after Oliver was heartbroken by Sara ending this relationship he was proclaiming his love for Felicity. Three episodes and suddenly he's in love with another woman.

So then why not Dinah Drake? The Golden Age Black Canary did have a relationship with Green Arrow. I think Juliana and Stephen had chemistry during their interactions. They had no prior history or drama and they both have an attitude that would keep their personal issues (if there even were any) out of the work place. This would have been a perfect opportunity for the writers to fix their mistake and get them together. Green Arrow and Black Canary are together in every adaption except for live action. The other was in Smallville, where Green Arrow ended up with a blonde computer girl that he eventually married. Sound familiar? It's probably because we've already seen this relationship.

Disappointing Vigilante Reveal It's been previously stated that Vigilante is someone that we've seen before. The reveal of his identity has been built up for almost an entire season. But now, it seems this might not be the case. Wendy Miracle just did an interview stating they've gone through the casting process for Vigilante. So why would they need to cast the character if it's someone we've seen before? If they've spent an entire season building up this character just for him to be a new person, that would be pretty disappointing.

Too Many Characters With only one main character seemingly dying on Lian Yu (and it wasn't even someone on the Team), Team Arrow is still too big. And the new characters keep on coming. With the upcoming season heavily focusing on Black Siren's past and current life, expanding stories for the current Team Arrow, civilians such as Samandra and the Mayor's Office, and a whole new team of villains with backstory, motivations etc. to go through, the show is going to have a handful of characters and they may have a hard time balancing out all of these stories.