'Arrow' Season 3 Spoilers, News: Show Runner and Stephen Amell Talks Upcoming Episodes, Felicity and Oliver's Future
Last week, the Arrow made his triumphant return to Starling City as he joined the battle in the Glades and announced that he's back for good. After an emotional reunion at the Arrow cave, the whole team is stunned when they learn that Oliver will be training with Malcolm to prepare to defeat Ra's al Ghul, and Felicity is not happy about this.
"Arrow" show boss Marc Guggenheim and Stephen Amell recently talked to Variety to share some details about upcoming episodes, the scoop on how Oliver feels about Laurel being the Black Canary, and the future of Oliver and Felicity.
On the last episode, Oliver discovers that he's no longer the main decision maker in the team. Amell said that his character, Oliver, will not be handling this well. "It's like, 'okay, I'm back, let's get back to it' and everyone's like, 'no'," says Amell.
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"They all independently make the decision that they are there because they want to be there. So me coming back and just being dictatorial and 'my way or the highway' is just not going to work," he added.
Guggenheim agrees that the transition will be hard for Oliver.
"Oliver has got some decisions to make in terms of how he wants to handle this new team dynamic that he's been thrust into, and it's going to be interesting. I think some of our best scenes come out of moments of conflict in the lair, and you'll certainly see a chunk of that," said the showrunner.
Guggenheim also reveals that Oliver won't be Laurel's biggest fan as she takes becomes the Black Canary. "Oliver is definitely the least supportive of everyone in terms of Laurel trying to fill her sister's boots, and he is not shy about expressing that opinion," he says.
As for Oliver and Felicity's relationship, Guggenheim teases that fans can expect a "very different dynamic" between the two in upcoming episodes.
"I think Felicity and Oliver are going to struggle with [the question of] how do we remain coworkers and even friends if this romantic genie — which had been taken out of the bottle at the beginning of the season—is now off the table, to mix metaphors."
"Arrow" airs on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on The CW.
