User blog comment:Xandermcc/Is Arrow trying to restart itself?/@comment-3127448-20180427050626

I think the writers have realized that the season has been shyt (misspelled on purpose) so far. So they go back to basics.

Probably why season 7 Wendy and Marc are no longer showrunners. They ruined season 4, half of season 5, and 80% of season 6. They also waste perfectly good actors on pathetically written characters.