So with season 5 upcoming, I’ve been doing some thinking about Arrow over all.
Rewatched some interview stuff from season 1 among read up on press release stuff over the years to get a better sense of what I’m going to be talking about. What I am going to be discussing is Arrow in over arcing plan, is what I guess you might call it and how things possibly getting changed messed that up leading us to certain problems.
Now, when did all this begin? Not in season 3 but actually back in season 2. Because two of the showrunners where going to be leaving later that year for The Flash, or atleast that’s my theory.
That’s why Oliver’s choice to not kill seemed so to be a 180 is originally that was supposed to be played out across five seasons. We see Oliver gradually change in methods, which was hinted at in season 1 a few times. One reason why Oliver killed Darhk in 4x23 and they made it such a focal point say compared to Oliver killing Ras a Ghul in 3x23 then really hammering the fact of The Hood coming back in season 5.
Because Oliver was never really supposed to come to completely end killing until season 5.
Also Oliver’s sudden happy state at the end of season 3 and really into season 4, happened to quickly as well. (Now, I’m not talking about the running off with Feclity and all that soap opera stuff. Just ditch that from this topic.)
What I’m referring to is Oliver seemingly ditching Yao Fei’s hood and Shado’s dragon tattoo with seemingly no longer having PTSD like he did in season 4 was not supposed to happen until season 5.
The reason for that? Two words and they are Oliver’s flashbacks.
You go listen to stuff from the early seasons you always hear about this five-year plan and the plan of bringing the flashbacks to a close by having Oliver’s finale flashback is getting rescued by the fishing boat, making the first five seasons like book ends.
Sure the showrunners are bringing some of that back again in talking about it, to a degree and now I’ll get into my point.
Oliver’s giving up Yao Fei’s hood, the dragon tattoo and healing from his PTSD is because the flashbacks where supposed to be showing Oliver’s decent into The Hood. Consequently the full circle thing of Oliver in the flashbacks becomes The Hood while in the present day Oliver becomes the Green Arrow or at least based off a classic version of the comic character.
Putting aside the poor story quality and everything else, that’s one possibly reason why the flashbacks, especially in season 4 have felt like there’s no importance. Because Oliver’s already got his journey "done" meaning no tie in to the past.
Oliver’s line in 3x23 was supposed to be in 5x23 and in a far more fitting reason.
So in season 5 they are not just having to try and bring viewers back, plus trying to get back to their “grounded roots” after Flash and Legends of Tomorrow. They also need to put this “five-year plan” back onto the table after 4 years of butchering it.
For the stuff of like Laurel, Feclity etc. well I can only really speculate and I have the feeling you guys will discuss that plenty in the comments below.
So, what are you guys thoughts?
Rewatched some interview stuff from season 1 among read up on press release stuff over the years to get a better sense of what I’m going to be talking about. What I am going to be discussing is Arrow in over arcing plan, is what I guess you might call it and how things possibly getting changed messed that up leading us to certain problems.
Now, when did all this begin? Not in season 3 but actually back in season 2. Because two of the showrunners where going to be leaving later that year for The Flash, or atleast that’s my theory.
That’s why Oliver’s choice to not kill seemed so to be a 180 is originally that was supposed to be played out across five seasons. We see Oliver gradually change in methods, which was hinted at in season 1 a few times. One reason why Oliver killed Darhk in 4x23 and they made it such a focal point say compared to Oliver killing Ras a Ghul in 3x23 then really hammering the fact of The Hood coming back in season 5.
Because Oliver was never really supposed to come to completely end killing until season 5.
Also Oliver’s sudden happy state at the end of season 3 and really into season 4, happened to quickly as well. (Now, I’m not talking about the running off with Feclity and all that soap opera stuff. Just ditch that from this topic.)
What I’m referring to is Oliver seemingly ditching Yao Fei’s hood and Shado’s dragon tattoo with seemingly no longer having PTSD like he did in season 4 was not supposed to happen until season 5.
The reason for that? Two words and they are Oliver’s flashbacks.
You go listen to stuff from the early seasons you always hear about this five-year plan and the plan of bringing the flashbacks to a close by having Oliver’s finale flashback is getting rescued by the fishing boat, making the first five seasons like book ends.
Sure the showrunners are bringing some of that back again in talking about it, to a degree and now I’ll get into my point.
Oliver’s giving up Yao Fei’s hood, the dragon tattoo and healing from his PTSD is because the flashbacks where supposed to be showing Oliver’s decent into The Hood. Consequently the full circle thing of Oliver in the flashbacks becomes The Hood while in the present day Oliver becomes the Green Arrow or at least based off a classic version of the comic character.
Putting aside the poor story quality and everything else, that’s one possibly reason why the flashbacks, especially in season 4 have felt like there’s no importance. Because Oliver’s already got his journey "done" meaning no tie in to the past.
Oliver’s line in 3x23 was supposed to be in 5x23 and in a far more fitting reason.
So in season 5 they are not just having to try and bring viewers back, plus trying to get back to their “grounded roots” after Flash and Legends of Tomorrow. They also need to put this “five-year plan” back onto the table after 4 years of butchering it.
For the stuff of like Laurel, Feclity etc. well I can only really speculate and I have the feeling you guys will discuss that plenty in the comments below.
So, what are you guys thoughts?
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