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Maybe the Queens are part of Thea's dream world? And he goes in it to get her?

That's my assumption. I think that's the problem with having a 4-show crossover (so I guess we should be glad it's not one villain over 4 episodes?). But it does seem to give the show the time to have its "love letter" to whatever for Arrow's 100th with the dream stuff. Also wasn't there a report somewhere (EW article maybe?) that Iris is in the airport hangar scene? I know she's only in the Flash part of the crossover, so that seems to confirm that.

I think that's one of the problems with milestone episodes - they feel the need to bring people back. And as much as I'd like to see some past characters, I don't want the entire episode to be about them. What about the 3 full seasons between S1 and S5? And what would they have done if they couldn't get actors back (like with Colin Donnell)?

Speaking of Rory's rags, are they going to explore what they can and can't block? Bullets are apparently no problem. And if Mayo is evil/working for Prometheus, could Felicity asking him to test it have led to Prometheus getting his hands on it and then coming up with a way to get past them? That might be a stretch and probably won't be addressed, but I wish they'd do something about those magic rags instead of more of WD moving forward.

They'll be too busy running the mayor's office for Oliver/drinking, in Lance's case/trying to stop Lance from drinking, in Thea's case. I really hope that if there is a new Canary that Oliver talks to Lance about it first and he doesn't come into the lair one day to see her training.

Especially considering how rare it is to see Felicity in the field doing anything. Why for this?

I agree with all of this. If Tina is a detective and a new vigilante (Canary or not), why not have Oliver find her and point out she should stick to the detective work because there are enough vigilantes right now? Point out the good she can do with the police. How exactly is she supposed to explain why she presumably can't work evenings because she's suiting up with the vigilantes she supposedly hates? And I can't help but think that Felicity's storyline is going to take her out of the lair so that it isn't so crowded in 5B. I could also see them writing out Evelyn at some point to make room. I just hope that they give Thea something more to do because I'm wondering if her entire storyline is going to be covering for Oliver as mayor since he's going to be busy with everything else and helping Lance. Are they just going to occasionally return to City Hall and show her making excuses for her brother? I'm also fully prepared for them to have Felicity tease Oliver about Tina at some point like having her call Susan his girlfriend and then look on jealously if she does end up on the team/as his bedmate. I'm being completely pessimistic right now.

Yep. It seems like his feelings on the subject are completely dependent on what the writers need at the moment. Also, every time he tells someone his secret now, he's telling them everyone else's secrets as well. And we're not seeing conversations about it. He's just trusting that no one will talk, and no one does.

So basically nothing new. Still saying Oliver and Felicity too busy for a relationship (but only with each other). Also, Malone is a "legitimate asset" for GA? Have we seen that? If by asset, you mean he had information about Prometheus we still have no idea how he got and he left evidence out for Felicity to steal, sure. Great asset. Also, why are there interviews coming out with Ritter and not EBR, WH or PB?

Oh I agree, but just look at these first six episodes. I wouldn't put it past them, especially considering we still know absolutely nothing about Felicity's relationship with Mayo other than they're dating. We'll probably never find out how they met or started dating unless Mayo's working for Prometheus and sought her out specifically to get close to her for him.

Yeah, but it could then also help push back an Oliver/Felicity reunion to the end of the season if she's dealing with Mayo being killed because of his connection to her. She could say she's not ready for another relationship so she has to be single and that could lead to Oliver taking a turn with a temporary LI because the writers need him to and can't have both of them single at the same time. Or maybe the big shock is Mayo survives his time in Star City and bids them farewell with a happy wave. (Completely joking.)

Imagine Felicity's mid-breaking up with Mayo when Prometheus attacks, kills him and kidnaps her (hence the BTS photo from EBR of Prometheus). They can kill two birds with one stone in one scene - end the relationship and kill Mayo. He could've been working for Prometheus and lost his usefulness or be a good guy who got caught in the crossfire.

It could. My only problem with that is it isn't shocking at all since they announced KC would be back and when. Maybe they should've kept that quiet and then surprised everyone and announced her deal across the shows after she showed up again.

Except for 506, when he was in 2 scenes, Mayo's only been in 1 scene each episode he's in. So they can easily fit in a quick break-up/death/whatever they have planned to end his role on the show. Didn't we have a BTS photo of him and WD from 509?

I can't help but wonder what they would've done differently if the 100th episode hadn't been part of the crossover. (Like say, the crossover fell earlier or later in the season.) Would they have tried to do something similar anyway so they could bring back everyone they wanted to make it what they consider "a love letter to the fans"? Would that have affected the crossover story? Oh the questions and possibilities...

Hopefully that's something cool and doesn't end up just being something from BTS filming of that day or something. And maybe 510 is going to be what kicks off Felicity's 5B arc?

I think I saw someone mention the possibility that Tina is Wild Dog's ex? Who says she couldn't be and still be Oliver's LI? Because, you know, why not up the drama factor? (Let me just add that I would hate this.)

I'm less focused on Tina possibly being a LI for Oliver and more worried about the show dedicating time to her storyline if she is Oliver's LI and/or the new Canary and not spending enough time on other characters in 5B.

I wonder what Diggle's going to be up to in this/how much we'll see him. Are they going to somehow fit him into the best man role simply because they couldn't get Colin Donnell back if Oliver is in fact the groom?

The show would never do this, but I think it would be hilarious if they had Laurel marry Ted Grant. But really, I just wish Tommy was somehow part of the episode.

I was thinking the same thing. Plus, why don't either of them look happy? Could Sara be telling her, "hey, by the way, this isn't real"?

Considering they had SA put the S1 suit back on and are filming new scenes from that time, I can't help but wonder if Prometheus is someone we didn't see in S1 (similar to how they showed Oliver stopped and saved Cupid in 307 during 223?) so not necessarily Pike? Pike could be working for Prometheus (maybe a few people from SCPD are?) and Prometheus is just using cops for his benefit? Hence the corrupt cops part of 501, the episode that introduced Mayo and brought back Pike? (I could be stretching.)

There's also the fact that we first see Mayo with Pike in the premiere talking about Lance being back in town and then in episode 6, Mayo mentions going to Pike's office (right?) and the episode ends with it looking like someone's setting up Lance. But maybe we're just supposed to think that those two could be working together against Lance? Maybe I'm reading too much into it? I take it no one knows how many episodes Pike is supposed to be in this season, right?

I feel like maybe they're hoping that one of these LIs gives them what they got from SA/EBR, which they should realize isn't going to happen. They'll just keep failing, then put Oliver and Felicity back together at the end of the season, and then between the time that has passed since the break-up and the time that will pass between seasons, they can avoid having to write any necessary conversations about the issues during their first time together.

Question: Didn't SA say that that long trailer featured scenes from first 7 episodes? Is there anything other than Susan's "working late" line from it that hasn't aired yet?