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Main villain:
The way I see it (as most people seem to think) we have a few potential candidates.
1 – League of Assassin’s.
Personally I don’t see it being the LoA for the next season as Sara left on good terms with everyone and was happy to go back to them. On top of that, the fact that she was nothing more than a regular for this entire season makes it doubtful in my mind that they would decide to have them as the big bad without casting her full time already. Furthermore, as the flashbacks generally tie in with the current day in some way I don’t see how they could continue this current trend if they made them the villain. Now with all that being said, it’s certainly a possibility to see them throughout the next season as we know that Malcolm is a recurring star for the next season. Personally I hope they save the league for later season’s, potentially when Laurel is much closer to becoming the Canary herself (have Sara sacrifice herself for Laurel and that could then be the tipping point for her to take over the mantle).
2 – H.I.V.E.
Obviously with Diggle’s connection to them, and the prominent position they play in the DC universe it’s certainly a large possibility that they would be around and it would be good to see some more background to Diggle’s character. It would most likely also mean that there would be much more Suicide Squad action, especially Deadshot and that would be great. Though with that being said, given Slade’s connection to H.I.V.E. throughout the comics I don’t want to see them bring them into the mix just yet as H.I.V.E. without Slade being around would seem odd in my mind and I don’t want another season based around Slade Vs. Oliver either. They could certainly be a good villain for seasons 4 or 5, as it would give Slade plenty of time to look back on everything he’s done and whether or not he was right in his actions and pushing him more towards the mercenary he’s supposed to be.
3 – A.R.G.U.S./Waller
Given the way the finale ended, I think it’s fair to say that this is the most likely way for the next season to go as well will undoubtedly be seeing Oliver’s connection with Waller. How this would play out I’m rather unsure though as it will depend a lot on exactly what Oliver’s connection to Waller involved.
4 – Malcolm
As much as I don’t want this to be the case, with Malcolm being around for the next season it can’t be ruled out 100% given the force that he is. Especially now that he has Thea on his side and most likely she is being trained by him to become another character. That character being either an evil Speedy (which I hope it isn’t) or Artemis. Either way, I expect Malcolm to play a major yet not obvious role throughout the first half of the season at least with the way he moves people around.
Characters:
Oliver – I’m rather curious to see how he will change in the next season, as he seems to now have the mindset that he is a hero and not a vigilante so I’d think he would be going about things a different way. A lot of this will most likely be decided on the basis of who the main villain is for the next season, though I would very much like to see the Team Arrow go after people on the list again for the first few episodes. On top of that, how he is going to go about affording things should be rather interesting especially if he can’t get Queen Consolidated back. If he can’t get it back, I wouldn’t be surprised to see that he has numerous off-shore accounts that he set up over his 5 years that were/are mainly funded by Amanda as it’s the only possible explanation that I can think of in which he’s been able to afford everything in the Foundry. I’m also rather interested to see if his kid will be involved in the next season to any extent, as that’s certainly a week point that could be exploited by someone should he find out about it (Especially if Waller is the big bad, as she would most likely already know about his child).
Roy – I think the next season will be Roy’s break out season in a lot of ways but also put him to the test in new ways. Now that we know he has been given a mask, and that he is capable with a bow (which I’m not happy about as the last time we saw him with one he missed every target), not to have him around Oliver on missions would be a great injustice to the character. Now with that being said, I think he’s going to slowly get annoyed with Oliver as he will still be treated like a rookie which will eventually lead to him becoming Arsenal/Red Arrow. Also as I’m predicting that Thea will still be around in Starling next season that’s going to be a rather large thing he is going to need to deal with.
Thea – Other than her being trained by Malcolm, I’m rather unsure how her character is going to play out. I think the biggest question I have about it all is whether or not Malcolm is going to tell her that Oliver is the Arrow and that Roy is working with him. Personally, I hope that she isn’t told that as if she was I’d be expecting her to forgive Roy and Oliver for all of their secrets as they are secrets to protect the entire city. Though with that being said, I can easily see Malcolm telling her that while manipulating her into believing that those 2 are in the wrong for not telling her.
Diggle – I’m expecting to see much more character development for him throughout this next season given the fact that he is now going to be a father. With that I also think he’s going to be heavily involved amongst the Suicide Squad whenever they are around as I’m thinking that Lylla (not sure if I spelt that correctly) is going to be the ones in charge of them.
Felicity – She is the complete oddball for the next season to me. I have no idea how they can further take her character while linking it to Oliver. Emily does a great job with what she’s given, but a lot of it seems rather shallow and insignificant and I’d like to see her be a bit more involved in things though how that could be done eludes me.
Quentin – If they kill him off I will be extremely pissed off as he’s been one of my favourite characters from the very beginning and the way they have developed his character between last season and this season has been done so well to kill him off is just to much. I wouldn’t be surprised if we end up seeing him being promoted to the Chief of Police once he recovers from his injuries as he was the one to co-ordinate between the “Arrow” during the crisis and help save the city.\
Laurel – There’s a couple of things I don’t want to see from her. I don’t want her to all of a sudden attempt to become the Canary or to ask Oliver to train her, as that would seem far to rushed. I don’t want her to become a part of Team Arrow and be seen in the foundry, I think that should be kept as something that is rare and only required for major things (much like Diggle putting on the “Hood”). Other than that I’m predicting her to become the DA as a level of character development, such a thing would also help her to convince the people of Starling that the Arrow isn’t a bad thing for the city and he is trying to help that. Add that on top of Quentin being the chief of police and it would certainly help Oliver becoming a Hero, as well as adding to a lot more Arrow, Laurel, Quentin scenes which I think I’d find rather enjoyable to see how Laurel reacts. I also expect to see her attempt to do some of her own training (mostly off scene) in preparation of her becoming the Canary.
Guest Stars:
Barry/Flash – I’m rather unsure how I’d feel about him appearing in Starling to help out Oliver. Arrow has done a good job at not having Meta-Humans in the show so far and given that Oliver is much more trained than Barry I think having him come to help him would be a step down for him. With that being said, should Barry be in the show I wouldn’t complain as I do love the Flash.
Oliver’s kid – I’d very much like to see this to be shown. It’s something that would leave a weak spot for Oliver to be tested against rather than rehashing any of the current characters as a weak spot and it would also be interesting to see how he decide to react to such news. On top of that the dynamic shift of everyone that he’s friends with would be interesting to see (particularly Felicity).
The way I see it (as most people seem to think) we have a few potential candidates.
1 – League of Assassin’s.
Personally I don’t see it being the LoA for the next season as Sara left on good terms with everyone and was happy to go back to them. On top of that, the fact that she was nothing more than a regular for this entire season makes it doubtful in my mind that they would decide to have them as the big bad without casting her full time already. Furthermore, as the flashbacks generally tie in with the current day in some way I don’t see how they could continue this current trend if they made them the villain. Now with all that being said, it’s certainly a possibility to see them throughout the next season as we know that Malcolm is a recurring star for the next season. Personally I hope they save the league for later season’s, potentially when Laurel is much closer to becoming the Canary herself (have Sara sacrifice herself for Laurel and that could then be the tipping point for her to take over the mantle).
2 – H.I.V.E.
Obviously with Diggle’s connection to them, and the prominent position they play in the DC universe it’s certainly a large possibility that they would be around and it would be good to see some more background to Diggle’s character. It would most likely also mean that there would be much more Suicide Squad action, especially Deadshot and that would be great. Though with that being said, given Slade’s connection to H.I.V.E. throughout the comics I don’t want to see them bring them into the mix just yet as H.I.V.E. without Slade being around would seem odd in my mind and I don’t want another season based around Slade Vs. Oliver either. They could certainly be a good villain for seasons 4 or 5, as it would give Slade plenty of time to look back on everything he’s done and whether or not he was right in his actions and pushing him more towards the mercenary he’s supposed to be.
3 – A.R.G.U.S./Waller
Given the way the finale ended, I think it’s fair to say that this is the most likely way for the next season to go as well will undoubtedly be seeing Oliver’s connection with Waller. How this would play out I’m rather unsure though as it will depend a lot on exactly what Oliver’s connection to Waller involved.
4 – Malcolm
As much as I don’t want this to be the case, with Malcolm being around for the next season it can’t be ruled out 100% given the force that he is. Especially now that he has Thea on his side and most likely she is being trained by him to become another character. That character being either an evil Speedy (which I hope it isn’t) or Artemis. Either way, I expect Malcolm to play a major yet not obvious role throughout the first half of the season at least with the way he moves people around.
Characters:
Oliver – I’m rather curious to see how he will change in the next season, as he seems to now have the mindset that he is a hero and not a vigilante so I’d think he would be going about things a different way. A lot of this will most likely be decided on the basis of who the main villain is for the next season, though I would very much like to see the Team Arrow go after people on the list again for the first few episodes. On top of that, how he is going to go about affording things should be rather interesting especially if he can’t get Queen Consolidated back. If he can’t get it back, I wouldn’t be surprised to see that he has numerous off-shore accounts that he set up over his 5 years that were/are mainly funded by Amanda as it’s the only possible explanation that I can think of in which he’s been able to afford everything in the Foundry. I’m also rather interested to see if his kid will be involved in the next season to any extent, as that’s certainly a week point that could be exploited by someone should he find out about it (Especially if Waller is the big bad, as she would most likely already know about his child).
Roy – I think the next season will be Roy’s break out season in a lot of ways but also put him to the test in new ways. Now that we know he has been given a mask, and that he is capable with a bow (which I’m not happy about as the last time we saw him with one he missed every target), not to have him around Oliver on missions would be a great injustice to the character. Now with that being said, I think he’s going to slowly get annoyed with Oliver as he will still be treated like a rookie which will eventually lead to him becoming Arsenal/Red Arrow. Also as I’m predicting that Thea will still be around in Starling next season that’s going to be a rather large thing he is going to need to deal with.
Thea – Other than her being trained by Malcolm, I’m rather unsure how her character is going to play out. I think the biggest question I have about it all is whether or not Malcolm is going to tell her that Oliver is the Arrow and that Roy is working with him. Personally, I hope that she isn’t told that as if she was I’d be expecting her to forgive Roy and Oliver for all of their secrets as they are secrets to protect the entire city. Though with that being said, I can easily see Malcolm telling her that while manipulating her into believing that those 2 are in the wrong for not telling her.
Diggle – I’m expecting to see much more character development for him throughout this next season given the fact that he is now going to be a father. With that I also think he’s going to be heavily involved amongst the Suicide Squad whenever they are around as I’m thinking that Lylla (not sure if I spelt that correctly) is going to be the ones in charge of them.
Felicity – She is the complete oddball for the next season to me. I have no idea how they can further take her character while linking it to Oliver. Emily does a great job with what she’s given, but a lot of it seems rather shallow and insignificant and I’d like to see her be a bit more involved in things though how that could be done eludes me.
Quentin – If they kill him off I will be extremely pissed off as he’s been one of my favourite characters from the very beginning and the way they have developed his character between last season and this season has been done so well to kill him off is just to much. I wouldn’t be surprised if we end up seeing him being promoted to the Chief of Police once he recovers from his injuries as he was the one to co-ordinate between the “Arrow” during the crisis and help save the city.\
Laurel – There’s a couple of things I don’t want to see from her. I don’t want her to all of a sudden attempt to become the Canary or to ask Oliver to train her, as that would seem far to rushed. I don’t want her to become a part of Team Arrow and be seen in the foundry, I think that should be kept as something that is rare and only required for major things (much like Diggle putting on the “Hood”). Other than that I’m predicting her to become the DA as a level of character development, such a thing would also help her to convince the people of Starling that the Arrow isn’t a bad thing for the city and he is trying to help that. Add that on top of Quentin being the chief of police and it would certainly help Oliver becoming a Hero, as well as adding to a lot more Arrow, Laurel, Quentin scenes which I think I’d find rather enjoyable to see how Laurel reacts. I also expect to see her attempt to do some of her own training (mostly off scene) in preparation of her becoming the Canary.
Guest Stars:
Barry/Flash – I’m rather unsure how I’d feel about him appearing in Starling to help out Oliver. Arrow has done a good job at not having Meta-Humans in the show so far and given that Oliver is much more trained than Barry I think having him come to help him would be a step down for him. With that being said, should Barry be in the show I wouldn’t complain as I do love the Flash.
Oliver’s kid – I’d very much like to see this to be shown. It’s something that would leave a weak spot for Oliver to be tested against rather than rehashing any of the current characters as a weak spot and it would also be interesting to see how he decide to react to such news. On top of that the dynamic shift of everyone that he’s friends with would be interesting to see (particularly Felicity).
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