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Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Bates Motel, Once, S.H.I.E.L.D., The 100, Big Bang, NCIS, Nashville, Castle and More! By Michael Ausiello / March 2 2016, 1:22 PM PST http://tvline.com/2016/03/02/once-upon-a-time-spoilers-season-6-mufasa-scar/

Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Bates Motel, Once, S.H.I.E.L.D., The 100, Big Bang, NCIS, Nashville, Castle and More! By Michael Ausiello / March 2 2016, 1:22 PM PST http://tvline.com/2016/03/02/once-upon-a-time-spoilers-season-6-mufasa-scar/

Sleepy Hollow - Episode 3.16 - Dawn's Early Light - Press Release Posted by SpoilerTV at Thursday, March 03, 2016 http://www.spoilertv.com/2016/03/sleepy-hollow-episode-316-dawns-early.html

Social Media Showdown 2016: Vote for Group 3: Emily Bett Rickards, Sam Heughan and more BY EMILY BICKS AT 07:03 AM ON MAR 3, 2016 http://zap2it.com/2016/03/social-media-showdown-2016-vote-for-group-3-emily-bett-rickards-sam-heughan-and-more/

PaleyFest Los Angeles will take place on March 11-20. The only superhero panel is Supergirl on March 13, with Melissa Benoist, Calista Flockhart, Chyler Leigh, Mehcad Brooks, David Harewood, Jeremy Jordan, Greg Berlanti, Ali Adler and Andrew Kreisberg... https://media.paleycenter.org/paleyfest-la-2016-lineup/ Since GB and AK will be there, maybe they'll talk about their other superhero shows (like Arrow, Flash and LoT) as well? Maybe in the press interviews?

Per MG, Arrow and Flash have not yet been renewed for another season... https://twitter.com/mguggenheim/status/705528010233917440

Someone above asked about the source of the rumor that KC was fired from Arrow, as opposed to leaving of her own volition. In response to a tumblr fan asking if it was true that KC "decided to leave" the show or if it was just a rumor, MG had replied: "Total rumor. And a false one, at that." (MG tumblr post, page 31 of Spoilers thread) So if Laurel is the one dying, then KC's departure is not her decision. FYI, here's the link to that tweet: https://twitter.com/blackcanaryPRO/status/705380674648330242 Gregory was on Everwood, one of Greg Berlanti's past shows. Gregory Smith's directing credits (per IMDB): http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0808376/#director

More grave speculation (no spoilers) - discusses Laurel, Diggle, Thea, Quentin and William... Who’s in the Grave? Speculating on Arrow’s Season-Long Teaser Rachel Carter - MARCH 3, 2016 http://booktrib.com/2016/03/whos-in-the-grave-speculating-on-arrows-season-long-teaser/

This is kinda fun to play (answer 10 quiz questions to get result) - I thought I'd end up being Felicity but it turns out I'm Oliver!... Which Character From 'Arrow' Are You? Created by Maximum Pop! on February 28, 2016 http://www.tvfanatic.com/2016/03/which-character-from-arrow-are-you/

Huh?!... Arrow: 5 Reasons Season 4 Has Jumped The Shark March 3rd, 2016 | by Fanny Pack http://comiconverse.com/arrow-5-reasons-season-4-jumped-shark-8640

Talks about Green Arrow, The Flash and LoT, among other things... FOR COMICS TO SURVIVE, THEY MUST ALIGN WITH MOVIES & TV Posted: 20 hours ago | Updated: 18 hours ago Alex Zalben, Guest Contributor http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/for-comics-to-survive-they-must-align-with-movies-tv

DC Entertainment will be unveiling details about its upcoming DC Universe: Rebirth at WonderCon on March 26.... DC ENTERTAINMENT RAISES THE CURTAIN ON DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH FOR MEDIA, FANS AT A SPECIAL WONDERCON PRESS CONFERENCE By Official Press Release Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2016/03/02/dc-entertainment-raises-the-curtain-on-dc-universe-rebirth-for-fans-at-a-special

https://twitter.com/BenSokolowski/status/705170848504684545 3:46 PM - 2 Mar 2016 https://twitter.com/ARROWwriters/status/705177394965909504 One reply tweet suggested that he might've just been in the middle of writing an Olicity scene.

I don't think Ben Sokolowski was hacked - here are all of his key tweets in chronological order... https://twitter.com/BenSokolowski/status/705170549543034880 https://twitter.com/BenSokolowski/status/705172398841004032 https://twitter.com/BenSokolowski/status/705176627240574976 https://twitter.com/BenSokolowski/status/705176892576387072 Didn't quarks or someone here do an analysis about how ratings drop after every episode where Oliver & Felicity hit a snag in their relationship? Maybe the writers are trying to soften fans up and give them hope after the Olicity breakup?

More hilarious #laurawritesarrow from Laura Hurley (I quoted the 10 funniest, but you can read the rest at https://twitter.com/lah9891)...

Another JDJ interview... Interview: Joseph David-Jones Discusses Connor Hawke's 'Legends Of Tomorrow' Appearance And 'Allegiant' By Robin Burks, Tech Times | February 29, 11:29 AM http://www.techtimes.com/articles/137407/20160229/interview-joseph-david-jones-discusses-connor-hawkes-legends-of-tomorrow-appearance-and-allegiant.htm

Dream casting a remake of The Princess Bride (with some slight tweaks) - this writer picks EBR to play Buttercup!... The Princess Bride Remake: A Terrible Idea? By Kay Harding ⋅ Posted on March 1st, 2016 at 11:11pm http://moviepilot.com/posts/3805473

If you go to link, the article includes a short video clip of JDJ practising his Connor Hawke moves (shooting an arrow)... Joseph David-Jones Talks Connor Hawke's Future & His Role in Allegiant Kayti Burt 3/1/2016 at 5:20PM http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/legends-of-tomorrow/253385/joseph-david-jones-talks-connor-hawkes-future-his-role-in-allegiant

Intentional or not, here are some media comparisons of Kara to Felicity... HOW FELICITY SMOAK SET THE STAGE FOR ‘SUPERGIRL’ By Sulagna Misra December 29, 2015 // 1:00pm http://decider.com/2015/12/29/how-felicity-smoak-set-the-stage-for-supergirl/ 'Supergirl' CBS Premiere Has A Female Superhero And Not Much Else [REVIEW] BY TYLER MCCARTHY @TYLERMCCARTHY ON 10/09/15 AT 3:06 PM http://www.ibtimes.com/supergirl-cbs-premiere-has-female-superhero-not-much-else-review-2134970 Reactions to The Supergirl Pilot Episode BY SCOTT MURRAY 5/31/2015 http://www.assemblyofgeeks.com/blog/reactions-to-the-supergirl-pilot-episode The TV Superhero Descendants Of Felicity Smoak By Robert Dougherty Oct 28, 2015 12:15 PM http://www.themovienetwork.com/article/tv-superhero-descendants-felicity-smoak

SUMMARY OF GENERAL SPOILERS ABOUT THE BIG DEATH* (* These spoilers do not include the episode-specific spoilers) -- Regarding the 401 flashforward gravesite scene, MG: " It’s not a fake out. That’s not how we work." WM: "They will stay dead. We want to bring stakes back to the show, so we’ll be finding a way to handle the Lazarus Pit portion of Season 4 in a new, inventive way that I can’t reveal, but it will be cool.” MG: "It’ll feel organic and very earned. It’s actually very elegant.” (Collider, DocBrown TV, EW, ETonline, Hollywood Reporter, TVLine and Variety articles, page 22 of Spoilers thread) -- WM: "As seen in the season premiere, we’re going to say good-bye to a very prominent character on the show. It’s going to be a tearjerker at the end." (Emmys article, page 93 of Starling City Times thread) -- On who's in the grave, WM: "It’s going to be a big shocker." (EW article, page 29 of Spoilers thread) -- Per WM, we’ll finally learn who dies "towards the end of the season. I can’t tell you which episode – you’ll have to watch! But it’s big stakes and it’s going to be a big shock, so we want to make sure that we handle it with as much care as possible, and that means making sure that we are ramping into it in all the right ways, so that pushes it towards the last few episodes of the season.” (Variety article, page 29 of Spoilers thread) -- On whether the foreshadowed death will be worth the buildup, WM: "I'm very confident it will be worth the wait. It will definitely happen towards the end of the season. I can't tell you which episode, but it's going to be a game-changer, for sure." (ComicBookResources article, page 29 of Spoilers thread) -- On Feb. 14, 2016, DR said that he "just found out" who's in the grave and that it'll be "very, very sad." (DR panel at Dallas ComicCon 2016, page 320 off Social Media thread) -- EBR: "No matter who it is, we’ve been together for four years. The show has been going for four years, these characters are established and they know each other,” she says. “Whoever is in that grave, a part of the machine will be missing and I feel like we’ll know it as a story, we’ll know it as a show, we’ll know it as an audience, we’ll know it as a friend. it’ll be very potent and very heartfelt.” (Zap2It article, page 898 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- On what's happening after 415, SA: "We are really building towards our endgame after the conclusion of this episode. I feel safe to say that there is a victory of sorts within 415, but going forward — and as we learn sometimes with the show — victories aren’t always what they seem, so we have some good stuff coming up. ... We also obviously have to tie up the flash forward from the beginning of the season... That was always gonna happen in the final third of the season. We’re catching up with that timeline so that’s stuff that we’ve been dealing with recently, and it’s been some challenging times on set, but I think it’s producing good television, for sure.” (Variety article, page 32 of Spoilers thread)

PRELIMINARY SUMMARY OF SPOILERS FOR 416 - 419: S4, Episode 16: Broken Hearts -- Production code: 416. Director: John Showalter. Shoot Dates: Jan. 21 - Feb. 1, 2016. Airdate: Mar. 23, 2016. (MG tweet, page 29 of Spoilers thread, BFS tweet, page 895 of Spoiler Discussion thread, and Hollywood Hills article, page 32 of Spoilers thread) -- 416 synopsis: TBA. -- See 416 promo and extended promo posted. (416 promo and extended promo videos, page 32 of Spoilers thread) -- Laurel will be back in court in 416. (MG tweet, page 28 of Spoilers thread) -- On Laurel, MG: "She's going to prosecute Damien Darhk in 416. Or try to. ;)." (MG reply tweet , page 33 of Spoilers thread) -- Cupid (AG) will appear in 416. (CBR article, page 31 of Spoilers thread) -- Cin tweet, "Broken Hearted..... #Arrow filming scenes with Oliver, Diggle, Willa, Felicity aaaaaand... Cupid today." (Cin@filmsy101 tweet, page 29 of Spoilers thread) -- Pic of Olicity 'wedding' posted. (MG tweet, page 32 of Spoilers thread) -- On the wedding pic, MG: "Not a dream sequence. Not a hallucination. Not an alternate reality. Not a flash forward to a potential future." (MG tweet, page 32 of Spoilers thread) -- Canadagraphs: "#Arrow just shot scenes of the Olicity wedding. Episode 416." (Canadagraphs tweet, page 29 of Spoilers thread) -- ChefB tweet: "@yvrshoots @iAMourCashmier I was there. Wrapped at 1030 and yup a wedding and Cupid." (ChefB@chefbk11 tweet, page 29 of Spoilers thread) -- Pics of hotel ballroom and aisle where they filmed the Olicity wedding posted. ((NO)ra tweets, page 837 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- What's Filming tweet (on Jan. 29): "#Arrow setting up in PNE Forum. Saw a 1950s era linens truck /w San Francisco on it. Flashback/Time Travel? Were @ Alsco Linens Wednesday." (WF tweet, page 30 of Spoilers thread) -- Taiana (ER) may be in this episode. (ER tweet, page 29 of Spoilers thread) Episode 416 and/or 417 -- 416 extended promo included shot of Oliver lying shirtless on table in Arrowcave. (416 extended promo video, page 32 of Spoilers thread) -- SA tweeted on Feb. 3: "It's not a season of Arrow until I'm shirtless on an exam table fighting for my life." (SA tweet, page 866 of Spoiler Discussion thread) S4, Episode 17: Beacon of Hope -- Production code: 417. Director: Michael Schultz. Shoot Dates: Feb. 1- 11, 2016. Airdate: Mar. 30, 2016? (MG tweet, page 30 of Spoilers thread) -- 417 synopsis: TBA. -- MG's Billy Joel song pick for 417 is "She's Always a Woman." (MG tumblr post, page 31 of Spoilers thread) -- In response to fan asking which storyline has been a challenge for him and Ben Sokolowski to co-write, Brian Ford Sullivan: "417 was a real challenge. In a good way. You'll understand why when you see it." (BFS tweet, page 32 of Spoilers thread) -- Donna Smoak will appear in 417. (CR tweet, page 30 of Spoilers thread) -- Per CR, filming for 417 started on Feb. 1. (CR facebook posting, page 30 of Spoilers thread) -- CR shot a scene in the Starling City Hospital for 417. (CR instagram pic posted in fan tweet, page 866 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- Curtis will be in 417 because EK was shooting on Feb. 4. (EK tweet, page 30 of Spoilers thread) -- Emily Kinney, who plays the Bug-Eyed Bandit, will be in 417 because she was shooting an Arrow episode on or about Feb. 5, 2016. (Tweets in Morrigan2575 post, page 31 of Spoilers thread, and same tweets in Velocity23 post, page 859 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- Taiana will be in this episode because ER was filming the week of Feb. 1. (ER tweet, page 850 of Spoiler Discussion thread) S4, Episode 18: Eleven-Fifty-Nine -- Production code: 418. Director: Rob Hardy. Shoot Dates: Feb. 12-23, 2016. Airdate: Apr. 6, 2016? (MG tweet, page 31 of Spoilers thread) -- 418 synopsis: TBA. -- Per MG, 418 began shooting on Feb. 12. (MG tweet, page 31 of Spoilers thread) -- MG's Billy Joel song pick for 418 is "Famous Last Words." (MG tumblr post, page 31 of Spoilers thread) -- PB posted pic of Quentin wearing a flashback wig on Feb. 12. (PB tweet, page 316 of Social Media thread) -- Arrow was filming at Vancouver Community College on East Broadway on Feb. 17-18 (with "Queen for Mayor 2016" pic). (YVRShoots tweet, page 31 of Spoilers thread, and Oliver Queen Films Notification Letter, page 878 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- Scenes being shot at Vancouver Community College have to do with the mayoral campaign. (YVRShoots tweet , page 31 of Spoilers thread) -- On Feb. 17, SA, WH and KC were filming something for mayoral campaign; and PB and KC filmed a coffee shop scene. (Juvelyz in VC tweets, page 880 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- Taiana will appear in 418 because ER was on the Arrow set on Feb. 23. (ER tweet page 32 of Spoilers thread) -- Unclear whether Donna will appear in 418. On Feb. 18, CR tweeted: "Nooooo @EmilyBett -I want to Nemo w/ you!! ???? We'll have Nemo pajama party next week!" (CR tweet, page 881 of Spoiler Discussion thread) Relevant MG Tumblr Post? -- In response to fan asking if it was true that KC "decided to leave" or whether it was just a rumor, MG replied: "Total rumor. And a false one, at that." (MG tumblr post, page 31 of Spoilers thread) S4, Episode 19: TBA (has "R" in title) -- Production code: 419. Shoot Dates: Feb. 24 - Mar. 4, 2016. Director: Laura Belsey. Writers: WM and Beth Schwartz. Airdate: Apr. 13, 2016? (MG tweet, page 32 of Spoilers thread) -- 419 synopsis: TBA. -- At the Portland Comic Con on Feb. 18/19, Alex Kingston said that she would be returning to film Arrow at the end of the week. (Video of Portland Comic Con 2016, page 325 of Social Media thread) -- Alex Kingston arrived in Vancouver on Feb. 25 for Arrow filming. (Papp tweets, page 32 of Spoilers thread) -- Per Canadagraphs, Sara Lance's old gravestone marker was on set on Feb. 26. (Canadagraphs tweet, page 32 of Spoilers thread) -- On Feb. 25, SA tweeted that Madison McLaughlin will be appearing on an Arrow episode. (SA tweet, page 902 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- Madison McLaughlin's casting in a mystery role for 419 seems to match a recent casting breakdown for “Rebecca,” a teenage character who appears in Episode 19 — with the potential to recur — and is described as a “smart, snarky” “escapee of a dangerous cult.” (TVLine tweeted article, page 32 of Spoilers thread) -- Papp tweet said that Madison McLaughlin was not playing "Rebecca." (TVLine tweet, page 904 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- According to the Dark Archer comics, when Malcolm was young, he was a member of a cult called The Hidden. So it's possible that Madison McLaughline's character is somehow related to Malcolm. (Oliverdant tumblr post, page 920 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- Leaked on-set funeral pics showed Dinah, Nyssa, McLaughlin's character, Felicity, Thea, Diggle, brunette Laurel and Quentin (with and without flashback wig), and also men carrying a casket, and funeral scenes. (Various papp tweets and fan tumblr posts, pages 32-33 of Spoilers thread, and pages 908-915 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- Leaked on-set funeral pic showed partial view of tombstone with "ayton" as part of name, but could be coincidence and not relevant to the funeral. (KatieCassidyBrasil pic, page 909 of Spoiler Discussion thread, and papp tweet, page 33 of Spoilers thread) -- Per papp tweet, SA was also in a group scene as well as a scene alone with the gravestone. (Larry Andreutti tweet, page 915 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- Per papp tweet, description on pic folder was "Katie Cassidy films her last day on Arrow." (marilia@melliegrantaf tweet, page 32 of Spoilers thread and page 909 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- Papp report (on Feb. 26): "Katie Cassidy films her last day on the CW series 'Arrow'. The 29 year old actress is apparently being fired from the show for not getting along with other cast members, and being late/holding up production." (Scan of Steve Ginsburg blurb posted in fan tweet, page 913 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- Per Canadagraphs, 419 episode title is "Canary Cry." (Canadagraphs tweet, page 33 of Spoilers thread and page 914 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- Per Canadagraphs, the tombstone didn't have a name. (Canadagraphs tweet, page 915 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- Per Canadagraphs: the majority of twitter or tumblr posts about who's in the grave are right; there were two funerals being filmed (present day and flashback); the Clayton tombstone was a "random fluke"; and during the day, every main cast was on set, plus three non-regulars, and at no point was everyone on set at the same time. (Canadagraphs tumblr post, page 923 of Spoiler Dicussion thread) -- Arrow was filming at the Terminal City Club Hotel in Vancouver on Feb. 28-29. (Oliver Queen Films filming notification letter, page 33 of Spoilers thread, and page 919 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- Donna will appear in 419 because CR returned for Arrow filming on Feb. 29. (CR tweet, page 33 of Spoilers thread) -- Per fan tweet (on Feb. 24), PY was back for filming Arrow. (OutlawHobbies tweet, page 32 of Spoilers thread)

Greg Berlanti's Blindspot also has a blonde tech girl named Patterson (no glasses, though), played by Ashley Johnson, who is sometimes reminiscent of Felicity - though much blander.

If they turn Curtis into someone who can fight physically as well as be super smart, then I want them to show Felicity getting at least some self-defense training.

Tara Butters apparently also copied her husband's fondness for end-of-episode shockers. I love Agent Carter and hope it gets a third season despite dismal ratings.

On a lighter note, Laura Hurley's report from Day 2 of Cleveland Comic Con... Day 2 of Wizard World Cleveland Mar 1, 2016 8:55 pm http://laurawritesabout.tumblr.com/post/140305448501/day-2-of-wizard-world-cleveland