Two days later. Still bitter. I truly hated that they killed Moira because I enjoyed her and Malcolm playing off one another and I think that would have really added to the tension with Thea and her journey. "Who am I? Am I a Queen? Am I a Merlyn?" With Moira gone, it's kind of meh as far as that goes. Oliver has no family to speak of now (unless he and Thea work things out and who knows where that's going). I get that it had to do with Slade's revenge for the death of a woman that didn't even love him and was killed by someone who wasn't Oliver (seriously wtf?) but it got rid of an awesome character who added a lot to the show.
If the EPs wanted Laurel to be a superhero so badly, she could be someone else. She doesn't have to be The Canary. Make up a hero just for the show...imaginaton, creativity, there's a concept! Do that and let Sara live because while I didn't like her as Oliver's love interest (I thought their chemistry was more friends than romantic) she was a great addition to Team Arrow. So I'm really curious to see if the EPs can find a way to make me care about Laurel avenging her sister's death. Somehow I doubt it.