[S02.E18: Deathstroke]

It was good to see the core of Team Arrow staying loyal to Oliver, and still believing in him. That actually gave me hope that the writers understand that's where the strength of the show is. Everything falls down, except these three people.

 

I must have missed the part were Sara left him. 

From 2.19, it does look like she is still in the team, if she left she came back really quickly. 

[Sara Lance: The Canary Rises In White]

I kind of like that they've been showing us that Sara's always been much darker than Oliver and for the most part smarter than him. I

 

Exactly, they have similarities but also have differences. 

[John Diggle: Brother In Arms]

Hope he spends more time with the Suicide Squad or semi join another team affiliation . David/Diggle deserve better than to be the third wheel in Team Olicity. 

[Green Arrow In Comics]

And as a kid, I never saw men with beards as hero material, as odd as that may sound

 

LOL. its certainly odd to me alright. 

[Sara Lance: The Canary Rises In White]

If hypothetically, Sara becomes a regular, I dont think nor need her to be in every episode or be focused heavily. Yeah I do think Felicity will likely continue to be the female lead (practically speaking, it hasnt been Laurel in a long time tbh), which is fine with me I just need Sara to be alive and have her story explored. Dont need her to be "second in command" or whatever. I do not see her current screentime as permanent or long term, its just necessary for this season IMO. Whether thats means she will be here next season or not, I dont know. 

[Roy Harper: Bad Boy]

Wow, I am rewatching "Dodger," and I miss Roy's wild-animal physicality and badassedness.  I'd love to see him go back to more Parkour to balance out the "beating-on-things" he's been doing lately.

 

Yeah liked the parkour that was badass, I dont know why his powers mean that he cant use his other skills. Maybe with control and time he can.

 

Just to expand on this idea of Thea going to the dark side.  Given the way Oliver pushed Roy to break up with Thea and then Oliver stupidly just left her vulnerable to Slade, I can imagine Roy joining whatever side of the game Thea chooses

 

 

Probably, though I dont like the possibility. I would want Roy to make his own decisions not based on some "great love" I dont even buy in the first place. 

[Sara Lance: The Canary Rises In White]

I wanted Sara to be paired with a woman as well. I'd really like Nyssa to come back and explore that relationship more. Every woman on the show does not need to hook up with Oliver. (Even if they did so in the past.)

 

But it doesnt have to be just an woman IMO. Nyssa tried to kill Sara and her entire family. She was willing to see Sara die, had it not have been for Oliver she would probably  have been dead. No, every woman on the show does not need to hook up with Oliver but I would rather have a woman hook up with Oliver than a killer who was willing to let you and your entire family die. Sara is not perfect either but Im not sure there is a way to come back from what Nyssa did to her and her family. I dont doubt she loved Nyssa and there is a possiblity she still does but Im not for them getting back ever again. If they want to show more queer relationships, i would rather it be some other female character who isn't Nyssa except for Flashbacks. This show has done weird things so Im not naive to think they wouldnt probably brush all this under the rag. 

 

I haven't even bothered to watch the Birds of Prey episode yet since I know that it is Sara and Laurel heavy.  Sara is great as Canary, but I'm kind of hoping that she leaves at the end of this season and shows up occasionally in season 3.  I'm bothered by the fact that she seems to have more screen time than characters who have been around since season 1.  Poor Roy joins Team Arrow and disappears for like three of the five next episodes!

 

Felicity got more screentime in season 1 than characters who had been there from the beginning (pilot), and Roy  after he joined in the second half has become more important than some of the characters who were there since the beginning. Slade probably gets more screentime than Thea and Moira do this season. We have laurel who was supposed to be second billed and a leading lady but is barely an entity for a while now. So really I dont feel that being an original character means you will always be an important major character or that if you join midway you can't be. If characters like Roy and felicity who werent part of the original cast can have more screentime then Im not seeing why its so bad for Sara to. I think demotions and promotions are just part of a show's evolution Imo during its run imo.