Board Thread:Arrow discussions/@comment-9346948-20160407004753/@comment-2111740-20160611193859

I haven't been here for quite a while, and I am pretty sure the conversation has moved over the subject of Black Canary's death but I just read a great article and I thought I should post it. The quote below summarizes everything I dislike about the current status of the show, and especially in the last two seasons. Meaning what Arrow 's showrunners have done wrong not just with Laurel but with the entire show.

"These women [Laurel, Felicity, etc.] are more than their relationships. Laurel’s value as a character shouldn’t have been measured in “do people want to see her with Oliver?” It should have been measured by what her potential was to be a hero." Moreover, this is exactly my opinion on Laurel:

"Laurel wasn’t a perfectly written character, but I saw all the things in Laurel that were just under the surface. I saw a woman who was smart, strong, flawed, and in deep need of a shoulder to cry on. A woman looking for a cause to stand by. I stand by Laurel Lance because of who she was, flaws and all—and who she was denied the opportunity to be."

There is also a great example in the article, comparing the writing on Arrow to the writing on Daredevil and each show's handling of certain characters. Here is the full article if anyone is interested:

Arrow’s Laurel Lance Deserved Much More Than She Got - The Mary Sue