Hopefully, Season 7 will be used to refocus on the intimate, thematic soul of Arrow.
Our hero has learned all he can from you. Lance, Paul Blackthorne, you will be missed. Even though this Laurel is nothing like his own, it was beautiful and surprising to see Laurel break her stony veneer in order to beg “Daddy, stay with me.” He went out in a way that made the most sense too: protecting his daughter. Unfortuantely, in that reset, we lost Quentin Lance ( Paul Blackthorne), one of the best TV Dads ever. This cliffhanger in Life Sentence was a reset. In a lot of ways, Season 6 was an overcrowded, confused mess. With federal occupation of Star City, maybe the walls will close in on him and his three assassins quickly, but who besides Sara ( Caity Lotz) has the skill to combat an ancient fighting force?įor that matter, will Diggle ( David Ramsey) put on the hood? Will Sara and Laurel stick around to help Star City against Diaz? Will Felicity’s stubborn self stay in protective custody? Is Team Arrow going to soldier on? How is Oliver going to handle being locked in a cage while his family and city suffer? Oliver will likely have to fight to survive every day.ĭiaz, on the other hand, is roaming freely in Star City’s underbelly thanks to Laurel ( Katie Cassidy). So, Oliver is exposed in a prison filled with criminals he helped put away. Meanwhile, Oliver ended up in prison the way that Diaz initially wanted. Life Sentence left us with a huge cliffhanger. Diaz is in the wind. All of this is not all his fault! Yet, as their fearless leader, he quietly chose to wear the guilt along with a fresh set of bruises and prison blues.
Even with a team of heroes, as Dinah ( Juliana Harkavy) pointed out, Oliver was not able to save the city from Diaz’s pervasive corruption. His proud confession was marred by a cloud of guilt that seemed unfair. He has sacrificed his health countless times, and now he is sacrificing his freedom.
He outted himself and his family, which he swore he would not do, in order to save his city.Īs Oliver was listing the many ways in which people had sacrificed so much to protect his secret and his mission, I could not help but think “and what about what you have sacrificed?” He lost his family, his family business, his best friends, and his peace of mind. Then, Oliver got his “I am Ironman” moment when Watson ( Sydelle Noel) trotted him out like a trophy in front of the cameras after a piece of his family just died.
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