ARROW Showrunner Explains This Week's Shocking Ending

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We (supposedly) now know who is in the grave this season of Arrow. Laurel Lance was taken out by Damian Darhk, had successful surgery, then had a seizure and died in front of all her friends. With all the times Arrow has faked a character's death before, I refuse to believe it, but for the sake of this article, I'll play along.

Showrunner Marc Guggenheim tells Comicbook the decision has nothing to do with Olicity and everything to do with believing that death would resonate most with audiences...

"Obviously Arrow is always a show that's evolving, it's always a show where you know, every character arguably except for the Arrow is fair game...And you know we started off this year with the promise of a death, and when we sort of worked our way through our various different creative choices, we realized that you know, the thing that will give us the most pop going into the end of the season and into next season unfortunately would be Laurel, and we knew by the way, we knew that it would enrage a lot of people."

Hey, no love lost here. I always thought it was a slap in the face that she was such a competent hero after six weeks of boxing classes. As far as the Olicity thing and Laurel getting in the way, I don't think that's why they did it either. Truthfully, I think the Arrow writers knew this was a make or break season for many fans who already have enough hero shows to watch and are looking to drop one. What better way to get people talking than a high profile death?!

My only hope is that they continue to acknowledge Laurel's death in future episodes, as they certainly haven't with Moira Queen or Tommy Merlyn! We'll see if the death sticks or if it leads to a memorable finale.

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