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Arrow Boss Looks Back on 100 Episodes By Matt Webb Mitovich / November 29 2016 http://tvline.com/gallery/arrow-100-episodes-marc-guggenheim-favorite-scenes-memories/#!8/lone-gunman-7/ http://tvline.com/gallery/arrow-100-episodes-marc-guggenheim-favorite-scenes-memories/#!9/city-of-heroes-36/ http://tvline.com/gallery/arrow-100-episodes-marc-guggenheim-favorite-scenes-memories/#!12/a-w-o-l/

Ratings for this week's TWD episode (7x06-Swear) were 4.9 demo and 10.40 total viewers... http://www.spoilertv.com/2016/11/final-adjusted-tv-ratings-for-sunday_30.html Season 7 so far: 7x01 - 8.4 and 17.03 7x02 - 6.1 and 12.46 7x03 - 5.7 and 11.72 7x04 - 5.4 and 11.40 7x05 - 5.2 and 11.00 7x06 - 4.9 and 10.40

Lyla will be in tonight's Flash crossover ep... https://twitter.com/aud_anderson/status/803335065518292992

From CD yesterday... https://twitter.com/colindonnell/status/803259980103065600 https://twitter.com/colindonnell/status/803361292341936129

It can't be ruled out because there's also the official episode synopsis:

WHY SUPERGIRL'S FALL FINALE WASN'T MORE CONNECTED TO THE ARROWVERSE CROSSOVER Terri Schwartz Nov. 28, 2016 http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/11/29/why-supergirls-fall-finale-wasnt-more-connected-to-the-arrowverse-crossover Invasion! Crossover Won't Have Huge Impact on Supergirl Going Forward Russ Burlingame Nov. 28, 2016 http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/11/29/invasion-crossover-wont-have-huge-impact-on-supergirl-going-forw/ The Dominators Will Show Up Again On Supergirl After Invasion Crossover Russ Burlingame Nov. 28, 2016 http://comicbook.com/2016/11/29/the-dominators-will-show-up-again-on-supergirl-after-invasion-cr/

This is essentially the online version of the same article that's in EW's Nov. 18, 2016 print issue with the "Super Friends" cover (it's lengthy and I only quoted portions, so you may wish to read the entire thing) - btw, this writer appears to have forgotten about Sara... Arrow, Flash, and Supergirl stars explain the magic that makes them soar BY JEFF JENSEN Posted November 28 2016 — 11:50 AM EST http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/28/arrow-flash-supergirl-cw-superhero-crossover-cover-story

WM was perhaps the most accurate in describing the 100th episode as an homage to Season 1 and to the Queen family in particular. (Video clip in ScreenerTV tweet, page 48 of Spoilers thread)

The quote is from ComicBook's advance review (link posted above). As for your second question: -- GB: "[The 100th episode] really is a celebration of Arrow and also kind of in the vein and the spirit of the great what if comics." (Nov. 28, 2016 IGN article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- WM: "We are actually going back to look at what Oliver's life would be like if he hadn't gotten on [his father's ship] the Gambit." (Scan of page 40 of TV Guide Magazine, Nov. 21-Dec. 4, 2016 Double Issue, page 48 of Spoilers thread)

Supergirl is currently leading with 55%... USD POLL : Which superhero TV show on The CW is the best? Posted by Raina at November 29, 2016 http://www.spoilertv.com/2016/11/usd-poll-which-superhero-tv-show-on-cw.html

MG is writing yet another comic book... https://twitter.com/mguggenheim/status/803297485368111104

‘Supergirl’-‘Flash’-‘Arrow’-‘Legends’ Crossover Review: CW’s Latest Team-Up Strongest & Most Ambitious Yet by Dominic Patten November 28, 2016 5:46pm http://deadline.com/2016/11/supergirl-flash-arrow-legends-of-tomorrow-crossover-review-the-cw-melissa-benoist-grant-gustin-video-1201860826/

I find this incredibly hard to believe. If Oliver had never been shipwrecked, he would not have matured into a decent human being or become less selfish. He would have grown up into a rich, spoiled, self-centered adult. He would've followed the examples of his parents: Robert was an unscrupulous, unethical businessman, and Moira was a ruthless woman who covered up (and would no doubt have continued to cover up) her son's mistakes. Both parents were unfaithful to each other. Laurel either forgave or never knew about Oliver's cheating with her sister Sara (which started before he got on the boat). And in this blissful "what if" life, would Samantha and secret son William have played a part - since they also happened prior to Oliver getting on the boat? It really sounds like the 100th episode is choosing to ignore everything we've been led to believe over the past four seasons of Arrow. Four plus seasons of Arrow and 99 episodes. Out of that, Laurel was Oliver's love for only one season. Even during the five years away, flashbacks showed that Oliver wasn't exactly faithful to or thinking a lot about Laurel. On the other hand, Felicity was Oliver's love for two (arguably three) seasons. Yet the 100th episode chose to focus on Lauriver and have only a "slight Olicity nod"? The EPs just continue to sh*t on Olicity fans this season.

A number of characters who have (or had) been traveling with this same group for several years have never looked starved, so unless they were sneaking off and getting food just for themselves and not sharing with the group, I wouldn't expect everyone on this show to be thin. (Example: Daryl, Abraham, Eugene, Tyreese.) TWD is clearly not requiring method acting.

MARC GUGGENHEIM PICKS HIS IDEAL ARROW-VERSE SPINOFF POSTED BY SYDNEY BUCKSBAUM ON NOVEMBER 27, 2016 http://nerdist.com/marc-guggenheim-picks-his-ideal-arrow-verse-spinoff/

I don't necessarily agree that this season is all that great, but at least this reviewer doesn't blame everything wrong with past seasons on Olicity... Arrow Season 5: How the Show Got its Groove Back Caroline Preece November 28, 2016 http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/arrow/260286/arrow-season-5-how-the-show-got-its-groove-back

For more spoilers about the 4-show crossover event, see the Season 5 Spoiler Archive thread. Also, some of the filming spoilers listed below for Arrow 508 may be for scenes that appear in Flash 308 or LoT 207... SUMMARY OF 508 SPOILERS (PLUS RELATED SUPERGIRL, FLASH & LOT SPOILERS): Supergirl, S2, Episode 8: Medusa -- Supergirl 208 synopsis: "A NIGHT OF CONFESSIONS; THE EPIC SUPERHERO CROSSOVER KICKS OFF TONIGHT — Eliza (guest star Helen Slater) comes to town to celebrate Thanksgiving with her daughters. Alex (Chyler Leigh) decides it’s time to come out to her mother; Kara (Melisa Benoist) is shocked when Eliza suggests Mon-El (Chris Wood) has feelings for her, and Winn (Jeremy Jordan) and James (Mehcad Brooks) consider telling Kara the truth about the Guardian. Meanwhile, CADMUS unleashes a virus that instantly kills any alien in the vicinity so Kara enlists an unexpected ally – Lena Luthor (Katie McGrath). The epic superhero crossover kicks off tonight when Barry Allen (guest star Grant Gustin) and Cisco Ramon (guest star Carlos Valdes) seek Kara’s help with an alien invasion on their Earth. Stefan Pleszczynski directed the episode written by Jessica Queller & Derek Simon (SPG208). Original airdate 11/28/2016." (ksitetv article, page 12 of Spoilers thread in Supergirl forum) -- Supergirl 208 promo pics posted. (Superherohype article, page 13 of Spoilers thread in Supergirl forum) The Flash, S3, Episode 8: Invasion! -- Flash 308 synopsis: "IT’S HEROES VS. ALIENS IN THIS EPIC CROSSOVER EVENT — When aliens called the Dominators attack Central City, Barry (Grant Gustin) speeds over to Star City to ask the Green Arrow (guest star Stephen Amell) for help in stopping them. Realizing the battle against the Dominators is bigger than they thought, they track down the Legends of Tomorrow, and Barry and Cisco (Carlos Valdes) create a breach to bring back a secret weapon – Supergirl (guest star Melissa Benoist). Once all of the super friends are assembled, they come up with a plan to attack but a shocking secret related to Flashpoint is revealed and suddenly no one is sure who they can trust. Meanwhile, Wally (Keiynan Lonsdale) wants to join the battle against the aliens but Iris (Candice Patton) tells him he’s not ready. Dermott Downs directed the episode with story by Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg and teleplay by Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing (#308). Original airdate 11/29/2016." (SpoilerTV article, page 222 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- Flash 308 promo pics (including Oliver, Diggle, Felicity and Thea) posted. (EW and TVLine articles, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- On Diggle's reaction to Supergirl, DR: “I always think it’s fun when Diggle gets to go to these other worlds... He’s really a nuts-and-bolts kind of guy, and metahumans kind of freak him out a bit. So I really wanted to see this whole Diggle/Supergirl reaction.” (Nov. 25, 2016 TVLine article, page 226 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- On Barry/Flashpoint changing Diggle's child from daughter to son, DR: "I can tell you, it is important that he finds out... Secrets don’t say secrets for long, as you know. People say that all the time on this show and that’s true. I think his reaction is going to be a lot more compassionate. Diggle can’t miss something he’s never had. He’s being told he had a daughter but he doesn’t know he had a daughter so he can’t really miss it. So it’s less of what you think his reaction might be because we have the benefit of knowing he had a daughter because he doesn’t know. So I think his reaction is going to be a lot more compassionate toward Barry, who has this extraordinary power and just kind of recklessly used it.” (Nov. 16, 2016 Nerdist article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- DR: "You see Diggle's reaction to understanding that he once had a daughter in the big, 4-way crossover that I'm sure everyone here is looking forward to. And he's going to be a lot more compassionate than you might think. Clearly, Diggle can't miss something that he can't have, so from his perspective, there's been only John Jr. Sara never existed, really... He's not going to be angry. He's going to be much more concerned about Barry's misuse of his power, um, which is a good story point. It's a good place for Diggle and Barry to kinda find some common ground in Barry's own soul-searching." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 19, 2016: Video of Arrow panel with DR, WH, KC, PB and CR, page 504 of Social Media thread) -- WH: "The crossover photos have leaked out…You see that I put my costume back on after 8 episodes of not wearing it." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 19, 2016: ComicBook article, page 504 of Social Media thread) -- AK teased that Sara has a crush on Supergirl. Per CL, Sara is also “intimidated by her, at first, because she’s used to being the bad bitch in town... Then all of a sudden comes this alien girl who can, like, levitate and burn things with her eyes. I think [Sara needs to get] over that intimidation and go, ‘OK, I see you.’ She’s impressed by her.” (Nov. 25, 2016 TVLine article, page 226 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- AMA tweeted: "Who's excited for the crossover episode? Catch Lyla Michaels on The Flash this week!! @CW_TheFlash." (Nov. 28, 2016 AMA tweet, page 227 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) S5, Episode 8: Invasion! [100th EPISODE] -- Production code: 508. Shoot Dates: September 23-October 7[11], 2016. Director: James Bamford. Story: Greg Berlanti. Writers: Marc Guggenheim & Wendy Mericle. Airdate: Nov. 30, 2016. (MG and Arrowwriters tweets, page 44 of Spoilers thread) -- MG: "I'm giving you an exclusive -- because you're the only one who's asked... Arrow episode 508 is called 'Invasion!' with the exclamation point. And Legends of Tomorrow 207 is going to be 'Invasion!'. I'll leave it up to you to guess what The Flash is called." (Oct. 23, 2016 Comicbook article, page 212 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- 508 synopsis: "ARROW CELEBRATES 100 EPISODES; THE EPIC SUPERHERO CROSSOVER CONTINUES — Oliver (Stephen Amell) wakes up to a life where he never got on The Queen’s Gambit. Robert (guest star Jamey Sheridan) and Moira Queen (guest star Susanna Thompson) are alive and well. Laurel (guest star Katie Cassidy) is his loving fiancée and their wedding is imminent. Everything seems perfect, but Oliver starts to notice small imperfections that make him question this new reality. Meanwhile, Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) and the recruits take on a new threat with help from The Flash (guest star Grant Gustin) and Supergirl (guest star Melissa Benoist). James Bamford directed the episode with story by Greg Berlanti and written by Marc Guggenheim & Wendy Mericle (ARW508). Original airdate 11/30/2016." (SpoilerTV article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- 508 promo video posted. (508 promo video, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- 508 producer's preview video posted. (Nov. 30, 2016 CW_Arrow tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- 508 promo pics posted. (TVLine article and MichaelAusiello tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- 508 dialogue tease from SA: "Thea, we can't stay here... dot, dot, dot." (Fan Fest Orlando, Sep. 17, 2016: Ocean Serenity video clip of SA & DR panel, amellxwood tweet and fangirlishness tweet, page 44 of Spoilers thread) -- On the 100th episode, GB: “It fits in with the crossover for sure, but it also stands on its own... It’s bolstered by a lot of previous episodes of Arrow that have come before. We really wanted to celebrate the show. There is kind of a what-if element to the show in the episode and it’s a very emotional hour for Oliver [Stephen Amell]. I haven’t seen the finished cut of it yet but hopefully it’s as good as we all want it to be.” (Nov. 28, 2016 Nerdist article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- GB: "[The 100th episode] really is a celebration of Arrow and also kind of in the vein and the spirit of the great what if comics." (Nov. 28, 2016 IGN article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- WM: "We are actually going back to look at what Oliver's life would be like if he hadn't gotten on [his father's ship] the Gambit." (Scan of page 40 of TV Guide Magazine, Nov. 21-Dec. 4, 2016 Double Issue, page 48 of Spoilers thread) -- MG: “It’s been five years since Oliver now didn’t get on the Queen’s Gambit, and he and Laurel are together... In fact, they’re about to be married. We basically pick up with them on the night before their wedding. ... These five characters are essentially being held in stasis by the Dominators... To keep their minds occupied, they’re in what we call a shared hallucination.” While the Matrix-like construct feels real, the characters will begin to notice something is off about this new timeline, causing glitches in a system that’s otherwise perfect — a little too perfect for Oliver. But this provided the show an opportunity to look back on the last five seasons with an episode that offers some closure for those we’ve lost along the way. MG: “The memory flashes that all the five characters experience, that gave us a lot of opportunity to revisit footage from the previous 99 episodes." (Nov. 29, 2016 Entertainment Weekly article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- Per MG, the upcoming 100th episode will be the episode 8 this season, and a key episode for the upcoming four-show super crossover. MG: "Turns out 508 is chapter two of our four-part crossover... And then 509 is our midseason finale. It's actually timed perfectly." (SDCC, Jul. 23, 2016: The Hollywood Reporter article, page 40 of Spoilers thread) -- On what they're doing for Arrow's 100th episode, MG: "Well, you know, it's interesting, our 100th episode is 508. Turns out, 508 will be chapter 2 of our three-part crossover. So the 100th episode is going to be the middle part of the crossover. Uh, and then episode 9 is our midseason finale. So we're kinda designing things to be like a hundredth - two-episode hundredth episode celebration, the bigness of our mega crossover, and the bigness of our midseason finale. So it's actually timed kinda perfectly." (SDCC, Jul. 23, 2016: Video of Arrow panel, ComicBook article and TVLine article on Arrow panel, page 40 of Spoilers thread) -- Per MG, the biggest challenge the producers faced in creating the crossover was not actually bringing all these heroes together, but also telling the story within Arrow’s upcoming 100th episode. MG: “When the news broke that the 100th episode was also going to be the crossover episode, people were up and down my Twitter and Greg [Berlanti’s] Twitter I think, in this case, in a very positive way... People didn’t want to feel like the crossover was highjacking what should be a really seminal episode and a seminal moment for the show Arrow, which I think is wonderful. Greg came up with an idea that really does allow us to have our cake and eat it, too.” In addition to original cast members Jamey Sheridan, Katie Cassidy, and Susanna Thompson returning, MG revealed that John Barrowman and Neal McDonough will both reprise their roles as Malcolm Merlyn and Damien Darhk, respectively, in the 100th episode. MG: “I haven’t seen the episode all cut together yet, but it has some incredibly iconic moments... It is a love letter to the show, it draws on all previous 99 episodes pretty much. Everyone who we could have in the episode, from a scheduling point of view, is in the episode. Even the people who we couldn’t have, because of conflicting schedules, are represented. At the same time, you’ve got Flash and Supergirl; that’s an enormous amount of fun. Certainly the recruits also play a very large role, an important role, in the episode. I’m really excited about it.” By recruits, MG is referring to the new Team Arrow, which includes Curtis, Wild Dog, Ragman and Evelyn Sharp. (Oct. 18, 2016 Entertainment Weekly article, page 47 of Spoilers thread, and Oct. 19, 2016 Collider article, page 47 of Spoilers thread) -- MG tweeted: "Yes. It's both the middle chapter of the crossover and the ultimate 100th episode love letter to the show." (Sep. 23, 2016 MG tweet, page 44 of Spoilers thread) -- MG: "There were just realities that exist with actors. Colin Donnell is a series regular on a show. Colton Haynes had a lot of prior commitments. We went in with a laundry list of things we wanted to see but at the end of the day, reality does at some point have to intrude. I think we came up with a clever way to have Colin and Colton represented, but it’s a challenge. At the end of the day, you’ve got limitations on you in terms of people’s availability. But I think it’s a great love letter to the show and it represents the first 99 episodes well." (Nov. 28, 2016 IGN article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- When asked for a hint about Arrow's 100th episode, MG: "I would love to hint something new, but I will say, we came up with a way to get - there are actors who we couldn't have in the episode because we couldn't make their schedules work, um, because they were busy off doing other things - [COUGH]Colin Donnell[COUGH]Chicago Med[COUGH] - um, uh, and if it works, I think we got a way to actually get them in the episode or at least represented in a way that sorta honors their participation in the previous 99 episodes. So I'm excited about that. It's a real love letter to the fans... It's everything a 100th episode should be. It also happens to be the middle episode of our three-part crossover. And it actually does, I think, a good job in both." (Oct. 7, 2016 The Hollywood Reporter article, page 480 of Social Media thread) -- Per SA, CD will not be back for the 100th episode. SA: "There’s a nice nod to Colin, but he’s literally a series regular on another show... We tried to make it work, but we couldn’t make it work.” Also, Raisa the maid will not be back for the 100th episode. (Oct. 24, 2016 GATV article, page 47 of Spoilers thread) -- Per MG, the 100th episode is truly a love letter to the fans. MG: “It feels like the 100th issue of a comic book, perhaps even more so than the 100th episode of a television show,." Noting that Glenn died in the 100th issue of The Walking Dead, that comment had EW a little worried. MG: “You know me, I always want everyone worried." (Nov. 11, 2016 Entertainment Weekly article, page 48 of Spoilers thread) -- On the 100th episode, MG: “Personally I just wanted to see the show’s past reflected... I wanted to touch as many moments and lines of dialogue and characters as possible in the episode, within the limitations of characters who are played by actors and some of the actors have gone on to do other things. But I think we came up with a way that keeps pretty much everyone alive which is really nice. ... It doesn’t feel so much like a 100th episode as it does the 100th issue of a comic. The storyline is more typical of what you would read in Arrow issue #100 than what you would necessarily watch in Arrow episode 100. Honestly we employed a device that is unusual for a television show but very much in keeping with what a lot of comic books reaching a milestone issue have done.” (Nov. 28, 2016 Nerdist article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- When asked to describe the 100th episode in a few words, WM: "Love letter to the show!" (Oct. 28, 2016 CRB article, page 47 of Spoilers thread and page 215 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- On they balance "back to basics" with aliens/metahumans in big crossover, WM: "You really nailed the essential question of this episode, and also it’s the 100th and we wanted it to be very nostalgic and very much about the DNA of “Arrow,” of the show when it started. We feel really lucky. We found a way to balance the fact that we do now live in a world where there are metas and there are aliens. Greg Berlanti came up with this brilliant way of accomplishing that and making it very much a love letter to the fans and to the show." (Oct. 28, 2016 CRB article, page 47 of Spoilers thread and page 215 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- On the 100th episode, WM: “We really wanted it to be a look back at the show and something that would honor and be true to the DNA of Arrow. The challenge of that was that it’s also the crossover and the crossover is a way to honor the entire universe... So there are some metas here and there and some aliens in this episode, but thanks to Greg Berlanti and his brilliant stroke of genius that he had, he found a way to work with all of that. The episode is going to be great and we’re all really excited about it.” (Nov. 28, 2016 Nerdist article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- WM: "It did happen to fall on the crossover, and as you know the crossovers bring in elements from Flash and Legends that aren't necessarily part of the DNA of Arrow specifically, so we really lucked out. Greg Berlanti had this amazing idea and came up with this very cool concept that manages to honor the roots of Arrow and also really be a nostalgic love letter to the show." (Nov. 28, 2016 IGN article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- Per WM, the 100th episode will be an homage to Season 1 and to the Queen family in particular. (Video clip in ScreenerTV tweet, page 48 of Spoilers thread) -- On the 100th episode, WM: “It definitely is a big mark for Oliver’s emotional journey this season...The good thing is, he’s going to go into it in a dark place and he’s going to come out of it with a renewed sense of his mission and a renewed drive to get [season five’s big villain] Prometheus.” (Nov. 28, 2016 Nerdist article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- AK: "There was some concern online that the crossover would overshadow the celebratory [nature] of the 100th episode... And I want to assure everybody that this episode is a love letter to fans of Arrow. There are special guest stars, nods to the past, returning villains and friends. It's an amazing episode and will feel ike the 100th episode." (Scan of page 40 of TV Guide Magazine, Nov. 21-Dec. 4, 2016 Double Issue) -- AK: "I think the biggest thing was just to make sure that the fact that it's the middle part of the crossover didn't overshadow that it's the 100th episode of Arrow. 100th episodes, or anniversary shows, want to be a celebration of the show and they want to be a love letter to the fans. So we were just very conscious of, as we were telling this Invasion story, making sure that the Arrow portion of it really said something about Arrow and just didn't feel like the middle leg of a grander journey." (Nov. 28, 2016 IGN article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- Among those returning friends set to appear in 100th episode are dead characters: Moira Queen, Robert Queen, Tommy Merlyn and Laurel Lance. (Scan of page 40 of TV Guide Magazine, Nov. 21-Dec. 4, 2016 Double Issue) -- On the irony of doing the four-episode crossover with Supergirl, Flash and Legends Of Tomorrow, while they're trying to get back to basics, WM: "Absolutely, but it was one that we knew we were going to be facing, and we knew it was going to be tricky to fit it into this four-part story. It is really more of a three-parter; it kicks off at the very end of Supergirl, but the main body is in Flash, our show, and Legends. At the same time, I have to say we're really excited about this crossover, which also happens to be our hundredth episode. We wanted it to feel not like something that's part of this bigger universe, even though it is and we do want to honor that part of it, because we were the first and we in many ways are responsible for this universe. But we wanted it to feel like the hundredth episode and very true to Arrow. I have to say we've come up with a way that we're really excited about." (Oct. 4, 2016 Empire article, page 45 of Spoilers thread) -- SA: "Ideally, the 100th episode would not be a crossover episode, it'd be a very very Arrow-centric episode. But at the same time, it is - so that's, you know, that's a moot point. Um, I really hope that we see someone in the 100th episode that we haven't seen in awhile. That would be my hope... Oh yeah, I have people in mind." (SDCC, Jul. 23, 2016: RealistikkVideos video of press roundtable interview with SA, page 41 of Spoilers thread, and SA animated gifset in calliope1975 post, page 216 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- On Arrow's 100th episode being celebrated during the mega-crossover, SA: "The 100th episode - I know some fans were like, 'will we get enough Arrow during the 100th episode?' To me, this - the 100th episode had to be a crossover because it's sort of emblematic of everything we've been able to create and foster and, you know, help grow. Obviously, all of these shows stand on their own. But, um, the crossover and aliens and watching Oliver react to aliens is one of my favorite things that I ever got to do. But, uh, it gives us a chance to do something for the 100th episode for the fans that, in the normal course of our season, we would never be able to get to do. And, um, for that, I was very grateful. And to work with all the people that I got to work with, or hadn't worked with for a very long time, on the 100th episode, I was very grateful.” (EW PopFest, Oct. 29, 2016: Entertainment Weekly article & video clip, page 216 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- In response to fan who's unhappy that there are aliens in Arrow in the big crossover event and that Arrow is getting lost within the bigger DCTV universe, SA said Arrow "started it" and is therefore the "benchmark." He then said that the aliens are "much, much heavier" in Flash and Legends than they are in Arrow. Also SA: "There's a scene in the Queen mansion in the 100th episode that's a scene that, if it weren't for the fact that we involve these fantastical elements, like aliens in the crossover, this is a scene that I never would've got to play. This was a scene that was as cathartic for me personally as it was for Oliver on the screen." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2016: Video of full SA panel in BeautifulBallad article and periscope livestream link of full SA panel in smoaksqueen tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- On Arrow's 100th episode being a big crossover episode, WM said that there will no special guest stars. (SDCC, Jul. 23, 2016: Seat42F video of press roundtable interview with WM, page 40 of Spoilers thread) -- On the 100th episode, SA: “From the storytelling standpoint this year, we really go episode 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9. Episode 8 is almost like an event... It’s not really a departure from a storytelling perspective, it’s just that it is really different. I can’t really explain it without spoiling it. It’s such a … well, ‘reach’ is the wrong word. It’s such a departure.” (Nov. 28, 2016 Nerdist article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- SA: "The hundredth episode of Arrow begins in a very appropriate way: it begins with Oliver running... We've had him running into the premiere almost every year, we didn't have him running in this year, but we have him running in the hundredth episode." Also, per SA, returning guest stars will return "in a very unexpected spot at a very, very retrospectively expected time." (Oct. 26, 2016 ComicBook article, page 1194 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- SA: "Um, there's a fantastic scene in the 100th episode between, uh, Diggle, Oliver and Felicity in the Arrow Bunker-Cave-thingamajig. And, uh, it's an amazing and unexpected and weird scene." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2016: Video of full SA panel in BeautifulBallad article, periscope livestream link of full SA panel in smoaksqueen tweet and Video clip in kalichica12 tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- On the 100th episode, GATV tweeted: "There’s a very subtle Olicity nod, plus of course Oliver remembers some of their best moments" and "Brief flashes for sure, including their first meeting." (Nov. 28, 2016 GATV tweets, page 1233 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- On the 100th episode, SA: "It was a very therapeutic moment for my character where, towards the end, I get to say - I get to say good-bye to people that I never got the chance to say good-bye to." (Nov. 3, 2016 Seat42F video of SA interview, page 48 of Spoilers thread) -- On the 100th episode, SA: "It is such a radical departure from anything that we have ever done on the show... We utilize the fantastical elements that we bring in on The Flash and carry through to Legends of Tomorrow with the present-day storyline to create something… that is not a flashback [or] a flash-forward. It’s something else entirely.” Per SA, the unique set-up for this episode “basically gives us license to do whatever we want... and to show some things that we’ll never be able to show, to have some characters interact that will never be able to interact on the show again — probably.” In the process, Oliver will finally get a sense of closure with his dearly departed loved ones. SA: “There [is] a very therapeutic moment for my character towards the end [of the Arrow episode] where I get to say goodbye to people that I never got the chance to say goodbye to." (Nov. 21, 2016 TVLine article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- MG had high praise for SA's performance in the 100th episode. MG: “There’s one moment in it that I think is probably Stephen’s finest performance to date... This one scene, that really has two moments within the one scene, it will break your heart. It will take your heart, pull it out, and stomp it on the floor. It’s very, very affecting. It’s all on Stephen’s back. It’s incredible. Willa [Holland]’s amazing in the episode. Everyone obviously brought their A game to it. I’m really, really excited about it. It’s the 100th episode!” (Nov. 21, 2016 TVLine article, page 49 of Spoilers thread, and Oct. 18, 2016 Entertainment Weekly article, page 47 of Spoilers thread, and Oct. 19, 2016 Collider article, page 47 of Spoilers thread) -- Robert Queen (Jamey Sheridan) will appear in Arrow's 100th episode: MG tweeted pic of several cast members sitting around a table, including Jamey Sheridan, with comment: "Arrow 100th Episode Table Read. No Flashpoint. No flashbacks." (Sep. 22, 2016 MG tweet, page 44 of Spoilers thread) -- Moira Queen (Susanna Thompson) will appear in Arrow's 100th episode. (Sep. 29, 2016 Entertainment Weekly article in EW tweet, page 45 of Spoilers thread) -- Katie Cassidy, presumably playing Laurel Lance, will appear in Arrow's 100th episode: KC posted "100 #arrow" with pic of her name with "Arrow 100" and MG tweeted: "Arrow’s 100th Episode Will Feature Katie Cassidy." (Sep. 23, 2016 KC facebook post and Sep. 23, 2016 MG tweet, page 44 of Spoilers thread) -- SA tweeted pic of himself with JB and ST in the Queen kitchen with the comment: "#Arrow100." (Nov. 18, 2016 SA tweet, page 1226 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- SA tweeted 508 pic of Oliver with Laurel in her wedding dress. (Link SA tweet in Nov. 18, 2016 Arrowwriters tweet, page 1226 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- Arrow writers tweeted: "This episode is going to bring all the feels in two weeks?????????? So excited for you all to see it! #Arrow #Invasion!" with link to SA tweet of 508 pic of Oliver with Laurel in her wedding dress. (Nov. 18, 2016 Arrowwriters tweet, page 1226 of Spoiler Discussion threa -- Per PB, Quentin will be part of the 100th episode. On Quentin's reaction to this latest alien invasion, PB: "He can never quite get his head around what the hell is going on in this world. Flummoxed and bemused, as ever." (Oct. 29, 2016 CBR article in MG tweet, page 47 of Spoilers thread) -- Deathstroke will appear in Arrow's 100th episode: SA tweeted pic of himself sitting on a park bench next to someone in the Deathstroke costume. (Sep. 26, 2016 SA tweet, page 45 of Spoilers thread and page 1146 of Spoilers Discussion thread) -- A mystery guest will appear on Arrow's 100th episode: SA tweeted tease of mystery guest for 100th episode and pic of himself in some glass chamber for 100th episode. SA also tweeted pic of himself standing with DR and a mystery guest in a park. (Sep. 24, 2016 SA tweets, page 1143 of Spoiler Discussion thread, and Sep. 26, 2016 SA tweet, page 45 of Spoilers thread and page 1146 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- EK: "Well, I am just on Arrow’s part of the crossover, but I definitely played an integral part in helping them figure out exactly what’s going on with the Dominators." (Nov. 22, 2016 We Got This Covered article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- On Curtis meeting Supergirl, EK: "You’ll definitely see Curtis go through his paces like any fanboy would." (Nov. 25, 2016 TVLine article, page 226 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- On Curtis working and meshing really well with Cisco in the crossover, EK: "Yeah, I can’t say too much but you will definitely see us play off of that similar relationship." (Nov. 24, 2016 Flickering Myth article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- EK: "I definitely think we are handling our Arrow business and still doing this crossover... I think that's a good thing, you know, um, especially for this magnitude of an episode. I know that the last few cross-overs were, the shows kind of helping set-up other shows, but there's no element of that here. Every show here is an already-established show. If you're doing a cross-over to help set-up Legends of Tomorrow then, logically, you're going to have to spend some time dealing with these new characters who are coming in, because if you don't then you're doing a disservice to that new show." MG then retweeted this EK interview with the comment: "Oh, we do..." (Sep. 30, 2016 ComicBook article and MG tweet, page 45 of Spoilers thread) -- Per RG, Wild Dog will be in the 4-show crossover event. His character is not impressed with the world of superheroics that joining Team Arrow will bring him into, and he has serious problems with the super-powered types he'll have to fight alongside during the four-shot Invasion! crossover. RG: "I can’t speak on that, but what I can say is that Wild Dog will be in the crossover, and he has a huge dislike for metahumans... So we’ll definitely see him not exactly rub well with The Flash and Supergirl and that’s just another glimpse into his psyche and his ideas and thinking about the world and the idea that there are people out there who have these sort of powers and who they are. Instead of saying ’Wow, these people can do these things,’ he says, ‘no, I don’t like you because this is what you bring to the table. This is what you represent to me.’” (Oct. 10, 2016 ComicBook article, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- RG confirmed that he will be in the crossover, including the 100th episode. He also said that Wild Dog thinks that aliens and metahumans are "weird" and only "bring more trouble." He doesn't like the idea of aliens and metahumans. He doesn't view them as a "positive." (Nov. 15, 2016 CW Arrow facebook Q&A with RG, page 502 of Social Media thread) -- Asked if he could confirm that he was in the crossover, RG: “Yes. Yes, I can. And I can also say that he has a gigantic dislike for metahumans and aliens.” Per RG, there’s a little more to his dislike for metahumans beyond his stubbornness: “I’ll leave that for the audience to see in episode 8. He has his reasons.” On whether the Invasion! crossover will justify these prejudices in Wild Dog’s mind, RG: “I can’t really say, but what I can say is just — I just want to put out there that he doesn’t really want to get along with the metahumans and aliens, so I think the idea of the Dominators and all that stuff is all just crap to him. I think the audience will get a kick and kind of see who is and why he dislikes these people so much and how that might change him in a way. I think every moment is a moment for Wild Dog to kind of grow, and that’s kind of nice, so we’ll see that. Even episode 3 we kind of got a glimpse into him realizing that he isn’t more of a team player.” (Nov. 21, 2016 CBR article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- Per JD, Ragman is in the crossover: “The great thing about the show is that the show uses humor in a really wonderful way to deal with some of this stuff, even just from the name Ragman... It’s not just said and then they’re like, ‘Yeah, that’s a normal thing that we do. We call someone Ragman.’ There’s certainly humor, especially within the new group. ‘Oh, now there’s an alien invasion. Okay, well, I’m Ragman. Okay, we’ve just got to swallow that.’ So certainly humor will be part of that, and then the seriousness of the situation will also dictate how they deal with it.” (Nov. 21, 2016 CBR article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- MMcL would neither confirm nor deny Artemis’ involvement in the 100th episode: “I cannot confirm anything! I can tell you that the 100th episode is really special, and — as a fan of the show — when I read the script, I cried and I laughed and I got very nostalgic... I mean, so many of our cast from Season 1 comes back, so it’s really special to see that, especially as a fan of the show. It’s really cool.” On whether or not the idea of an alien invasion will alter the way Evelyn sees the world she’s a part of, MMcL: “I think absolutely, it definitely opens the eyes, especially of our new recruits. It kind of gives them a taste of what they signed up for and what this life is and what goes on. It’s cool to kind of see them take that in.” (Nov. 21, 2016 CBR article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- Neal McDonough: "Now that I’m on ‘Legends [of Tomorrow],’ having the time of my life and obviously doing the crossover with the 100th, and that’s been so much fun to play Damien Darhk.” (Oct. 27, 2016 CBR article, page 214 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- Per David Nykl, Anatoly will not be in the 100th episode. (Nov. 11, 2016 CBR article, page 191 of Starling City Times thread) -- On Jul. 28, 2016, in response to fan complaint that Arrow's 100th episode should be about Oliver/Arrow and not about Supergirl, MG tweeted: "It will be. Crossover not broken. Calm down." (MG tweet, page 41 of Spoilers thread) -- On Jul. 28, 2016, in response to fan comment that if 100th episode is about honoring Oliver, Arrow and all it's done, then she'll be happy, MG tweeted: "You'll be happy." (MG tweet, page 41 of Spoilers thread) -- On Jul. 28, 2016, in response to fan comment that once show reaches 100th episode, EPs and network should give their best and focus on the show and not pimping another show, MG tweeted: "Not what we're doing. Thanks for the support but relax." (MG tweet, page 41 of Spoilers thread) -- On Jul. 28, 2016, MG tweeted: "Thanks very much for the outpouring of support for Arrow vis a vis 100th episode. Everyone is eager to support this milestone appropriately." (MG tweet, page 41 of Spoilers thread) -- On Aug. 7, 2016, SA tweeted pic of what looked like booted feet of GA, Flash, Atom, Supergirl and White Canary. (SA tweet, page 458 of Social Media thread) -- On Aug. 7, 2016, CL posted instagram pic of herself and SA in their White Canary and Green Arrow costumes. (CL instagram post, page 458 of Social Media thread) -- On Aug. 8, 2016, SA said that he worked with Caity Lotz on Aug. 7, 2016. (SA facebook video, page 460 of Social Media thread) -- On Sep. 2, 2016 (early morning), SA said that he got "pitched," i.e. told, the 100th/508 crossover episode that day, Sep. 1st. (SA facebook video, page 468 of Social Media thread) -- On Sep. 2, 2016, SA tweeted: "Just read the 100th episode of Arrow. What an honor and a pleasure to have that opportunity." (SA tweet, page 470 of Social Media thread) -- On Sep. 19, 2016, MG posted 508 title page with episode name blacked out, except for ending exclamation point, and tweeted: "We're in prep. @GBerlanti @MericlesHappen @JamesBamford." (MG tweet, page 44 of Spoilers thread) -- On Sep. 22, 2016, MG tweeted: "Arrow 100th Episode Table Read. No Flashpoint. No flashbacks." Pic showed SA, EBR, EK, WH, RG, JD, Jamey Sheridan, one other guy and someone else's hand at the left edge of pic. (MG tweet, page 44 of Spoilers thread) -- On Sep. 23, 2016, MG tweeted (regarding his 100th episode table read pic): "@david_ramsey I didn't get him in the shot. My bad. Sorry, David!" (MG tweet, page 44 of Spoilers thread) -- On Sep. 23, 2016, JBam tweeted: "Downtown.....at night....in the rain. The perfect end to the 1rst day of the 100th episode of #Arrow. As it should be." (JBam tweet, page 44 of Spoilers thread) -- On Sep. 23, 2016, Arrow production office posted b-t-s pics from Arrow set. (ArrowProdOffice tweet, page 1142 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- On Sep. 23, 2016, PB tweeted: "First day of shooting #Arrow100 Time flies when you're having fun and working with this fine gent! @StephenAmell." (PB tweet, page 44 of Spoilers thread) -- On Sep. 23, 2016, SA tweeted pic of Crew Call sheet from "3/10/12" with cast list that included SA, WH, CD and KC. (SA tweet, page 44 of Spoilers thread) -- On Sep. 23, 2016, SA tweeted: "Sure, the story of our 100th episode is important. But not as important as me wearing Oliver's favorite pea coat." (SA tweet, page 44 of Spoilers thread) -- On Sep. 26, 2016, JBam posted pic of what looks like walkway inside a park with comment: "Not a bad view first thing in the morning..... #Arrow ??th. Boom." (JBam instagram post, page 44 of Spoilers thread) -- On Sep. 27, 2016, SA tweeted pic of himself with EBR and DR in front of an ambulance with bow-and-arrow and "100" emojis. (SA tweet, page 478 of Social Media thread) -- On Sep. 27, 2016, Oscar Balderrama tweeted: "Hey #Arrow fans. What was that scene when Felicity brings Oliver a sandwich? Did that happen? What kind of sandwich was it?" (ojbalderrama tweet, page 45 of Spoilers thread) -- On Sep. 27, 2016, SA said: "We are on Day 3 of our 100th episode, which is also the first official day of the crossover, meaning that four different shows are cross-boarded and everyone is working together. So I started the morning on Arrow and this afternoon I'm going to a show that's not Arrow." (SA facebook video, page 478 of Social Media thread) -- On Sep. 28, 2016, SA tweeted pic of himself as GA standing with Supergirl on a city building rooftop. (SA tweet, page 199 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- On Sep. 28, 2016, SA tweeted: "I am legitimately nervous to be shooting a scene with Victor Garber." (SA tweet, page 45 of Spoilers thread) -- On Sep. 28, 2016, SA tweeted pic of himself, GG in his Flash suit, Victor Garber and Franz Drameh, with the comment: "Long day. Great day." (SA tweet, page 45 of Spoilers thread) -- On Sep. 28, 2016, EK posted pic of his trailer with "Curtis" name next to trailer with "Cisco" name. (EK tweet, page 45 of Spoilers thread) -- On Sep. 29, 2016, JBam tweeted Carlos Valdes' twitter handle with Arrow's "100" emoji. (JBam tweet, page 45 of Spoilers thread) -- On Sep. 29, 2016, EK posted pic of himself with EBR and Carlos Valdes. (EK instagram post, page 478 of Social Media thread) -- On Sep. 29, 2016, SA: "It's Thursday, I think. It's Crossover Day 4, something. You know, I'm posting a lot of photos and I think everyone assumes they're all from the Arrow 100th episode. They are not. But people are allowed to assume that." (SA facebook video, page 479 of Social Media thread) -- On Sep. 29, 2016, SA: "The schedule for the crossover is basically like, for the crossover, I read all of the scripts three times. And then, uh, I basically live one day at a time where they, uh, just tell me where I'm going. Cause I'm vascillating between shows. Yesterday I was on Legends and then I was on Flash, and I got to do a scene with Victor Garber. Not saying on which show. Oh, it's awesome. VIctor Garber's... voice sounds like Christmas morning feels when you're a kid, like when you're 8 and you know for sure you got exactly what you wanted. That is what his voice sounds like to me. And you know Grant - it's nice working with Grant." (SA facebook video, page 479 of Social Media thread) -- On Sep. 30, 2016, SA tweeted his upcoming shooting schedule: He will continue shooting Arrow 508 and Flash 308 on Oct. 3-4, 2016. SA will continue shooting LoT 207 and Flash 308 on Oct. 5, 2016. SA will continue shooting LoT 207 on Oct. 6, 2016. (SA tweet, page 45 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 1, 2016, WH posted pic of herself wearing casual clothes but with Speedy's blackened eye makeup. (WH instagram post, page 1153 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- On Oct. 1, 2016, KC posted that she'll be back in Vancouver on Oct. 6. (KC instagram post, page 1155 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- On Oct. 1, 2016, SA posted b-t-s video of Spartan shooting a gun and GA shooting arrows & fighting on top of a building rooftop. (SA facebook video, page 45 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 3, 2016, papp tweeted "DC TV 4-way crossover - #Arrow #TheFlash #LegendsofTomorrow #Supergirl - at #Vancouver's Boundary Bay Airport." (yrvshoots tweet, page 45 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 3, 2016, papp tweeted: "DC TV 4-way crossover - #Arrow #TheFlash #LegendsofTomorrow #Supergirl - at #Vancouver's Boundary Bay Airport." Papp also posted article (with pics) that Vancouver’s Boundary Bay Airport had been turned into S.T.A.R. Laboratories Aerospace Division. Spotted on set were GA, Flash, Supergirl, White Canary, Firestorm, Vixen and Atom. (Oct. 3, 2016 YVRShoots article with pics & tweets, page 45 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 3, 2016, papp tweeted pic of front of mansion with comment: "#Arrow set up at giant McMansion in Delta near Boundary Bay airport. Like Bizarro S1 Queen mansion on outside" and "Looked like prep not filming. I don't know when they'll start." and "Said Bizarro McMansion. Not like Hatley Castle outside but might be rooms inside which are somewhat like original Arrow mansion" and "Oliver's parents Robert and Moira Queen are back for 100th so hoping mansion is too." (yvrshoots tweets, page 45 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 3, 2016, papp tweeted: "#Arrow is filming in studio today." (pursuit23 tweet, page 45 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 4, 2016, papp tweeted: "Two Boundary Bay shoots coming up: #Arrow on Friday night and #LegendsOfTomorrow Wednesday the 12th." On whether they're filming at Boundary Bay Airport, papp tweeted: "Hard to tell. #Arrow is a rehearsal dinner scene at a restaurant. #LegendsOfTomorrow - no further info." On whether they're 'rehearsing a dinner' scene or filming a 'rehearsal dinner', papp tweeted: "It is a rehearsal dinner. According to the call sheet: 'rehearsal dinner at a luxury restaurant.'" (yvrbackground tweets, page 45 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 4, 2016, in response to request for news about filming the rehearsal dinner and at a mansion, papp tweeted: "Pretty sure it's end of the week and from what I'm told Felicity doesn't film there at all." Papp also tweeted that the mansion shoot is for 508 and will happen on Friday, and that there's no rehearsal dinner. He tweeted that "It's not happening this week for sure at mansion." (pursuit23 tweet & replies, page 1160 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- On Oct. 4, 2016, papp tweeted: "#Supergirl in studio Wednesday." (yvrbackground tweet, page 45 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 4, 2016, papp tweeted: "Legends of Tomorrow filming in studio today." (pursuit23 tweet, page 45 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 4. 2016, CL posted pic of herself with EBR, WH and CP. (caitylotz instagram pic, page 479 of Social Media thread) -- In Oct. 5, 2016 interview, EK disclosed that he gets to share a scene with the Flash’s Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes). EK: “We're having so much fun and we're crushing it. It's so exciting.” (Oct. 5, 2016 Entertainment Tonight article, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 5-6, 2016, papp tweeted "#Arrow fans: filming a wedding scene in Delta Tuesday the 11th. No, I don't know whose wedding or any other info" and, on whether the wedding is being filmed at the mansion, "No way to know for sure. That's a day shoot on the 11th in Delta, exact location is secret until last minute" and, on how many days they're filming in Delta, "Friday night and all day Tuesday, plus Legends is there Wednesday. Monday is a holiday so no filming." (yvrbackground tweets, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 6, 2016, papp tweeted: "'The Wedding' is 5x08 actually." (pursuit23 tweet, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 6, 2016, papp tweeted: "For those wondering about this 'Arrow wedding' I can confirm Emily doesn't work & they are filming at the Queen mansion the next couple days." (WhatsFilming tweet, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 6, 2016, papp tweeted: "@WhatsFilming... U want confirmation? How bout @MzKatieCassidy working #Arrow over the next 3 working days #YVRShoots #Appirations." (PUNKD_Images tweet, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 6, 2016, papp posted pic of KC with tweet: "A happy @MzKatieCassidy arriving back in #VanCity 2day.. Headed straight 2 #Arrow set." (PUNKD_Images tweet & instagram post, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 6, 2016, papp tweeted pics with comments: "4-way crossover at #Vancouver's BC Place tonight in rain: White Canary, #Arrow, ATOM, Speedy, Diggle, Mick Rory. Firestorm. #TheFlash" and "4-way crossover in #Vancouver rainstorm. Only Grant Gustin seemed to enjoy it." (yvrshoots tweets, page 204 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- On Oct. 6, 2016, papp tweeted: "the mansion , it's not an actual wedding that account trolled Olicity fans." (pursuit23 tweet, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 6, 2016, on whether EBR and DR are filming more or less, papp tweeted: "Less." (pursuit23 tweet, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 7, 2016, papp tweeted pic of side of mansion with comment: "#Arrow filming at its McMansion in Ladner tonight. Don't know who was where." Papp also tweeted: "Has been used for Queen mansion interiors." (yvrshoots tweets, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 7, 2016, SA posted pic of himself with KC with comment: "#Arrow100." (SA tweet, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 8, 2016, on whether SA was filming with GG "yesterday" or with "caity/katie" in the mansion, papp tweeted: "Both." (pursuit23 tweet, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 8, 2016, on still filming for crossover, papp tweeted: "I know Arrow still has 1 or 2 days left on theirs as well. Supergirls doesn't start for a few days still. Still on ep 7." (Canadagraphs tweet, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 8, 2016, CL posted pics of herself with KC, both in black dresses with party makeup, on what looks like the interior mansion set. (CL instagram post, page 46 of Spoilers thread and page 1167 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- On Oct. 8, 2016, papp tweeted pic with comment: "Another pic from last nights shoot for #TheFlash Stunt team work - Barry, Green #Arrow, get thrown by an explosion Diggle and Speedy watch." (canadagraphs tweet, page 205 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- On Oct. 9, 2016, CL posted pic of herself in formal wear with the comment: "My dad made his acting debut with a cameo as Joe the bartender." (CL instagram pic, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- B-t-s pics of CL with her father and KC in front of a bar posted. KC is wearing a ring on her left ring finger. (Pic in Primal Slayer post, page 1167 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- B-t-s pic of KC wearing engagement/wedding ring posted. (Screencap pic from KC's facebook video in Primal Slayer post, page 1168 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- On Oct. 10, 2016, fan posted video clip of EBR, MB and BR with comment: "So my auntie works on The Flash on the costume truck and this past week on the Monday it was my birthday this was filmed on Tuesday where they’re filming the huge crossover between the four shows. So for my birthday she got me videos of the cast saying happy birthday. So here are my tears!" (Iced tumblr video in SmallScreenDiva post, page 481 of Social Media thread) -- On Oct. 10, 2016, RG posted pic of Wild Dog mask and Flash mask with comment: "Just gonna leave this here. #ArrowSeason5 #TheFlash #WildDog." (officialrickg tweet, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 10, 2016, papp tweeted "The 'wedding' that that account trolled about involves Laurel & Oliver. Being that his dad & mom R back Id assume Flashback" and on whether there's an actual wedding, "No, hence why i use the word Trolling" and on whether Laurel is married to Oliver in that other timeline/universe, "No idea, but the show happens in 1 timeline, one where his family is dead so kinda impossible to be a real wedding." (pursuit23 tweets, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 11, 2016, papp tweeted: "Big day at #Arrow McMansion set in Delta today. Extras Holding at its own McMansion nearby." (yvrshoots tweet, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 11, 2016, papp tweeted "#Arrow filming at the mansion in Delta today" and "I never did a 180 I wasn't the one tweeting about weddings & I always had it in 'wedding'" and on it's being a wedding full of dead people so not present day Earth, "Which I've been saying since that account first trolled with the wedding tweet" and on whether it's an Oliver/Laurel wedding, "It's not real so don't worry about it lol" and "From my understanding it's a 'filler' episode . Chance to bring in core for 100th episode. Who knows tho, like I said" and "the wedding madness was started by someone to some extent incorrectly tweeted about a wedding / rehearsal scene." (pursuit23 tweets, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 11, 2016, SA posted b-t-s pics of himself with WH and himself hugging EBR who's wearing a formal blue dress with her hair up. (SA tweets, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 11-12, 2016, JBam tweeted "First we block a scene...then our wonderful cast add magic to it....for instance....thanks @EmilyBett !!" and "And......this, our ??th episode of #Arrow has been so full of magical performances from each and every one of our cast from all of our shows." and "THANK YOU @CW_Arrow @CW_TheFlash @TheCWSupergirl @TheCW_Legends CAST! You are all gold." and "THAT'S A WRAP ON MAIN UNIT SHOOTING FOR THE ??TH EPISODE OF #ARROW!"(JBam tweets, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 12, 2016, SA tweeted: "It's really difficult to describe how cool today was. Special shout out to @Willaaaah - she was awesome. #Arrow100." And JBam tweeted: "There's at least 4 scenes which are included in this praise...." (SA and JBam tweets, page 46 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 17, 2016, SA said: "Um, even though technically I am done the crossover in earnest, uh, it won't really be until - kinda like the the end of this week, possibly next week, when I am really officially done." (SA facebook video, page 484 of Social Media thread) -- On Oct. 19, 2016, JBam posted pic of editing room screenshot from 100th episode, showing some kind of explosion in the Arrow Bunker, with Felicity, Barry, Cisco and Curtis in the shot. (james2bambamford instagram post in FYeahEBRupdates tweet, page 47 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 19, 2016, papp posted pics of Felicity with Sara and Mick Rory, as well as pics of the Atom, Speedy, Spartan, Firestorm and The Flash. Papp tweeted: "Felicity/Emily Bett Rickards in 4-way crossover - #TheFlash #Arrow #LegendsOfTomorrow … Oct 6 shoot." (yvrshoots tweet & article, page 47 of Spoilers thread) -- On Oct. 21, 2016, EK posted pic of himself (as Mr. Terrific) with Ragman, Flash, Wild Dog, Supergirl and JBam. (EK instagram post, page 212 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- On Oct. 24, 2016, SA posted pic of himself in GA suit sitting at bar with GG in Flash suit and SA's daughter. (SA facebook post, page 1189 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- DR posted b-t-s pic of himself and CL standing near an unidentified guy sleeping in an alien pod. (Nov. 2, 2016 extratv instagram post, pages 1204 and 1217 of Spoiler Discussion thread) DC's Legends of Tomorrow, S2, Episode 7: Invasion! -- LoT 207 synopsis: "ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL IN THIS CROSSOVER OF SUPERHEROS — After learning the Dominators’ plan for the world, the Legends must work together with The Flash (guest star Grant Gustin), Supergirl (guest star Melissa Benoist) and Green Arrow (guest star Stephen Amell) to kill them once and for all. Meanwhile, Stein (Victor Garber) figures out, with the help of others, how the team can terminate the Dominators, but is distracted by the aberration he realizes he created in 1987. Brandon Routh, Franz Drameh, Dominic Purcell, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Nick Zano and Caity Lotz also star. Gregory Smith directed the episode written by Phil Klemmer & Marc Guggenheim (#207). Original airdate 12/1/2016." (SpoilerTV article, page 222 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- LoT 207 promo pics (including Oliver, Diggle and Felicity) posted. (EW and TVLine articles, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- MG: “We use the episode of Legends to deal straight on with Oliver’s reaction to aliens... He’s not unfazed by that development, the existence of aliens, and I think his reaction feels very right for his character and feels very Oliver, and is maybe also voicing the thoughts and feelings of fans who started out on this journey with us in a very grounded world and now we’re doing an alien invasion.” (Nov. 28, 2016 Nerdist article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- SA: “Aliens are where he draws the line... He says as much. ‘This is it. That’s it. The line has been drawn.’ Ironically, I say that to an alien. It’s really fun.” (Nov. 28, 2016 Nerdist article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- SA: "I do get to punch an alien, but not in the hundredth episode of Arrow." (Oct. 26, 2016 ComicBook article, page 1194 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- Remember the message that LoT's Martin and Jax discovered from a circa 2056 Barry Allen? Per Victor Garber, during the crossover it will get back to the source, when Barry “finds out” about the voicemail he will one day send. (Nov. 25, 2016 TVLine article, page 226 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- With the world under attack from the alien race known as the Dominators, there isn’t much time for newbies like Vixen and Citizen Steel to get to know their new peers. LoT's Maisie Richardson-Sellers: “But then at the end of our episode [airing Thursday], it’s really wonderful,... because you see everyone together, sort of celebrating in a sense... and that’s when they begin to chat a bit.” (Nov. 25, 2016 TVLine article, page 226 of Mind Your Surroundings thread)

ADDENDUM #4 TO SUMMARY OF S5 SPOILERS BY TOPIC Back to Basics With Crime and Corruption -- SA: "There's always a soundbite that comes out before a season. 'Back to basics.'.. Going into season 4, people were like, 'lighter tone.' I never totally understood that." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2016: Video of full SA panel in BeautifulBallad article, periscope livestream link of full SA panel in smoaksqueen tweet and Video clip in kalichica12 tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread) Closing a Chapter and Beyond S5: Flashbacks and Flashforwards -- On what happens after five years of flashbacks, SA: "I think that going forward in Season 6, flashbacks in some way, shape or form, and that sort of - that story within a story, will always be a part of the show. But Oliver's journey and that five years that he was away, and the wig, thank god, after this year, will be retired... Maybe it's a flashforward, maybe there's episodes with no flashbacks. I couldn't tell you. But after this year, and there will be an after this year, despite those epitaphs, there will be some type of change." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2016: Video of full SA panel in BeautifulBallad article and periscope livestream link of full SA panel in smoaksqueen tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread) Big 4-Shows Crossover Event (Arrow/Flash/LoT/Supergirl) -- Teaser promo video posted for 4-way crossover event. (4-show teaser promo video and SpoilerTV article, page 48 of Spoilers thread) -- Extended promo video posted for 4-way crossover event. (4-show extended promo video and andyouloveher88 tweet, page 48 of Spoilers thread) -- Sneak peek video for 4-way crossover event posted, featuring the Arrowverse heroes meeting Supergirl. (EW article, page 223 of Mind Your Surroundings thread, and 4-way crossover over sneak peek promo video, page 224 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- Black-and-white "found footage" of soldiers fighting Dominator aliens posted, with comment: "CLASSIFIED: We are not alone. The Invasion begins Monday at 8/7c on The CW. #DCWeek." (Video clip in Nov. 22, 2016 The CW_Legends tweet, page 225 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- New crossover trailer posted (Felicity: "What was so urgent that you had to rush to Star City?"). (Nov. 23, 2016 alwaysbett tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- Two-minute "Heroes v. Aliens" promo for mega crossover posted. (Mega crossover "Heroes v. Aliens" promo video, page 225 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- Another teaser promo video posted. (Nov. 26, 2016 CW Arrow tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- The CW's "Behind the Team" promo video for 4-show crossover event posted. (The CW "Behind the Teams" promo video, page 227 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- MB interview video posted. (Video of MB interview in looptab post, page 226 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- On the 4-way crossover, SA: "It’s not twice as large, it’s like 32 times [bigger]... Our first A.D., Ken Shane, handed me this big piece of paper that was just five straight weeks of where I was going each day... It was hard work. I didn’t have a day off, but there was a spirit of teamwork this year that made it palatable.” (Nov. 25, 2016 TVLine article, page 226 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) OTA and New Team Arrow -- From SA panel at HVFF-Atlanta, in response to fan saying that S5A sometimes feels like a different show with core characters being sidelined for new characters, SA: "When you say the first half of Season 5, you've seen seven episodes, so less than a third... It's incredibly important on a TV show that has to produce 23 episodes per year to introduce new characters. Um, and I think that, uh, between Rick and Joe and Madison and Josh, uh, and whomever I'm forgetting, because I'm definitely forgetting somebody, uh, I think we've done a good job of creating new dynamics. Uh, I read a scene in an upcoming episode between Rick Gonzalez and Paul Blackthorne - which is a pairing that I thought I'd never see. And, you know, coming up pretty soon - probably a spoiler alert here - we do get to explore one of the new character's back story through flashbacks, which I always enjoy because I get days off... So I would just say that, through 7 of 23 episodes, I would say, keep the faith, keep enjoying. But, it is a television show. It is a forward-moving train and you gotta really work to find new characters, find new dynamics, cause, you know, the 12th episode, the favorite stuff that I read was between Rick Gonzalez and Paul Blackthorne. And that stuff's important." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2016: Video of full SA panel in BeautifulBallad article, periscope livestream link of full SA panel in smoaksqueen tweet and Video clip in kalichica12 tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- On what he'd like to see for OTA in the 100th episode or the 200th episode, SA: "Oh man, the 200th episode. Hopefully, it's just us sitting around drinking tea. On a vacation together. Diggle's got like a six kids... A full gray beard. Once the flashbacks are done, I can do whatever I want with my facial hair, by the way. Just keep that in mind... Um, there's a fantastic scene in the 100th episode between, uh, Diggle, Oliver and Felicity in the Arrow Bunker-Cave-thingamajig. And, uh, it's an amazing and unexpected and weird scene." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2016: Video of full SA panel in BeautifulBallad article, periscope livestream link of full SA panel in smoaksqueen tweet and Video clip in kalichica12 tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- DR: " Felicity and John Diggle, probably more so than any other characters, really facilitate the evolution of our hero, Oliver Queen. And, um - and I think the question of whether or not he's going to [burr?-unintelligible word]. I think that's going to come back under the table. I think you're going to see Oliver [I think he meant to say Diggle here] and Felicity in particular kind of, um, help our hero even become more of a hero, believe it or not. And I think they kinda facilitate that evolution. So, I think that's a big part of that. And I know that kinda takes away from their personal lives, but that's TV Land too. You have a hero and it's called Arrow for a reason. And it's about the evolution - and though you have these offshoots and these other relationships, it really is about Arrow - and these other characters kinda facilitate that. So I think that's a big part of it... There's a lot more story to tell with Diggle, uh, but I think the big part of it is how he helps Oliver become [a more effective hero? - not sure of these words]." (Fan Expo Vancouver, Nov. 12, 2016: Video of DR & NM panel, page 503 of Social Media thread) -- DR: "Even though we've kinda gotten away from it so far, it'll be going back to kinda that core three because we really do think that's kinda the core of the show [not sure of these exact words]... But we'll find out through these - this new blood in terms of who fits into that. And I think they're kind of trying to figure that out right now. I think there will be additions to the team. Right? We lost a major piece of it. There needs to be - I think there needs to be more - some more feminine energy. It's kind of male dominated. And, um, we'll see. We'll see what happens with that." (Fan Expo Vancouver, Nov. 12, 2016: Video of DR & NM panel, page 503 of Social Media thread) -- On whether Diggle and Felicity going to have any one-on-one scenes coming up, DR: “I hope so... I hope you get to see [the OTA of Diggle, Felicity and Oliver] more, in general, because I think the show has really missed that.” DR understands that S5 has “a big story to tell, and now you have more characters to tell the story,” but “I don’t think I’m misspeaking that the show really does hinge on those three and that relationship between them.” (Nov. 15, 2016 TVLine article, page 48 of Spoilers thread) Oliver & Felicity ("Olicity") -- Per jbuffyangel, MG told her that there is an Olicity flashback scene in 509 "that we are going ot lose our minds over (in a good way)." (Nov. 18, 2016 jbuffyangel post, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- In response to Olicity fan who complained about Oliver never apologizing to Felicity for living a double life and planning to marry her and making her a stepparent without her knowledge or consent, and asking if Oliver will ever apologize to her, SA: "I would say that Oliver and Felicity don't lie to each other anymore. I think that's a step in the right direction... I think that he's paying for that, as it is, because they're not together and he clearly would like to be together if all things were equal, so I think that he's being punished for that already." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2016: Video of full SA panel in BeautifulBallad article and periscope livestream link of full SA panel in smoaksqueen tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- On whether it's fair and genuine to expect Olicity shippers, this really passionate fanbase that Arrow has built, to root for Oliver and Felicity dating other people, SA: "Sure. I mean, yeah. (Fan asked, 'Why?') Well, because it's a... TV show. (Audience laughs and claps) And here's the thing. I love fandom and I love passionate fandom. And I think that Arrow has awesome, passionate fans. But here's the bottom line. You don't always get what you want. (Audience cheers and claps) I mean, look, sitting here, feeling unhappy about the state of their relationship, they're still functioning as a team. They're still serving a greater good. She could be dead. (Audience laughs) I mean, couldn't she? She could be dead. Oliver could be dead. The show could be off the air. There's a bunch of things. Arrow is so many things. And if you let it just become about one thing, then you forget about the bigger picture. RIght? Does that make sense? (Audience cheers and claps) So I would say that Oliver & Felicity's relationship as it pertains to saving the city has always been more important than their relationship as it just pertains to just - you know, are they, aren't they, are they canoodling, are they not? So for me, them functioning as a team right now and being honest with each other is super important, and whatever happens with romance is whatever happens. Thank you." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2016: Video of full SA panel in BeautifulBallad article, periscope livestream link of full SA panel in smoaksqueen tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread, and Video clip in OlicityIbelieve tweet and kalichica12 tweet, page 1227 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- On the "perfectly reasonable question" asked by a fan at HVFF-Atlanta on Nov. 20, 2016, SA: "If I made one mistake, it was probably being slightly exasperated in my response. But I certainly stand by what I said. The question really stemmed around people that are supporters of Oliver & Felicity in a relationship, uh, feel disheartened, feel that the show isn't giving them, you know, what they want - or possibly what they deserve. Um, everyone is entitled to their opinion... So anyway, my response was very simple. It was, look, it's a TV show, things happen, um, and bottom line, you don't always get what you want - which is true, by the way... I stand by absolutely everything that I said. If possible, coulda been a little less, uh, uh, maybe - no, I stand by everything that I said. Some people took this to mean I was essentially putting down the fandom. As if to say that, if you support Oliver & Felicity as a couple, I consider you to be like less of a fan, or something like that. Here's the bottom line. I legitimately don't care - which doesn't mean I'm not interested - but I don't care why you like the show. Some people watch the show for romance. Some people watch it because they were fans of Smallville. Some people watch it for the action scenes. Some people watch it because they're dealing with something in their life and it's a method of escape. Some people watch it because their football team sucks and they don't want to spend a Wednesday night watching their team lose. The point is, is that it doesn't matter to me why you watch it. And to think for even a second that I would hold any faction of the fandom above any other faction of the fandom, that's lunacy. It's absolute lunacy. It's completely, utterly, totally untrue. Moreover, I am an employee of the show. I don't write it. Now, that's not a put-down to the writers. That's not me going, 'that's not my problem.' That's me literally saying, I'm not in the writers room, I don't write the scripts. It was not my decision to put Oliver & Felicity together, just like it wasn't my decision to pull them apart. Um, in addition, I said that Arrow is about more than one thing. And it is. And that's true. And I stand by that as well. So, I guess, what I would like to say is, um, I care deeply about the quality of the show and about everyone's experience within - uh, experience watching it. And if that makes you a part of the fandom, then fantastic and I'm happy you're here. Uh, I love all you guys. I really do. I'm so grateful that we have fans of this show. And I am so pleased that they're passionate. And occasionally, I am slightly dismayed that there seems to be almost an infighting amongst the fandom because one thing that we can all agree on is that the shared purpose behind us being a collective is the television show. And it is a television show. And to that end, I would say, take it with a grain of salt, do your best to enjoy it, certain episodes you're going to like, certain episodes you're not going to like... (Relates story of talking to WM about his concerns about an upcoming episode) That's the extent of my impact on the show. I read the script. I try to do the best possible job that I can. And I am constantly and consistently aware that if it weren't for our fans, if it weren't for people who watch the show, the show wouldn't be on the air. I mean, that's as simple - that's as easy to wrap your brain around as 'you don't always get what you want.' Right? Right." (Nov. 21, 2016 SA facebook video chat, page 505 of Social Media thread) -- Fan report from HVFF-Atlanta: "Stephen says there's still hope for Olicity! Just met Stephen for his autograph. I told him about this page and how everyone is freaking out I asked him if there's still hope for Olicity he said, 'There's always hope. Don't give up.' He also asked me, 'but don't you still love their scenes together this year?' And I said absolutely. I will always love their scenes. He did joke and say more than once Billy has to die first. I told him to make it happen! Lol. But he said don't give up on them." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2016: OliverNFelicity facebook post, page 1228 of Spoiler Discussion thread) Oliver Queen AKA Green Arrow -- On the 100th episode, WM: “It definitely is a big mark for Oliver’s emotional journey this season...The good thing is, he’s going to go into it in a dark place and he’s going to come out of it with a renewed sense of his mission and a renewed drive to get [season five’s big villain] Prometheus.” (Nov. 28, 2016 Nerdist article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- SA: "I don't think Oliver is the happiest he's ever been. Certainly not. But I think he's the most [content/intent?] he's ever been because he's found that middle ground, that what he does is not an easy job in this awesome, fantastic, fictional world that we live in, but, you know, if you're going to do it, you have to be prepared to go all the way." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2016: Video of full SA panel in BeautifulBallad article and periscope livestream link of full SA panel in smoaksqueen tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- In response to fan asking what he thinks is Oliver's biggest regret, SA: "It probably is not [lying to] Felicity because he's had literal family members murdered in front of him. Sorry. I think his biggest regret is probably not being able to save his mom. For sure." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2016: Video of full SA panel in BeautifulBallad article and periscope livestream link of full SA panel in smoaksqueen tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- On whether Oliver and Diggle will continue to alternate being the voice of reason for each other, DR: "I think so. I think you'll see more of that... I think for the most part - and you'll see some of it this season - Stephen has a moment where Diggle is there once again to console, exhort, and, uh - because Oliver [gets/is?] going through something very traumatic. And, um, I think, even though you see that kind of see-saw in terms of who takes the lead role in kind of being the mentor, I think for the most part you'll see Diggle taking that [mantle?-not sure of word]." (Fan Expo Vancouver, Nov. 12, 2016: Video of DR & NM panel, page 503 of Social Media thread) -- SA: "I have a shirtless scene tomorrow, I think, actually... It's not a workout scene though." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2016: Video of full SA panel in BeautifulBallad article, periscope livestream link of full SA panel in smoaksqueen tweet and kalichica12 tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread) Felicity Smoak AKA Overwatch -- SA: "Um, but in the latter half of the season, there's a really interesting thread for Emily's character and I, uh, think that the fans are really going to enjoy it." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2016: Video of full SA panel in BeautifulBallad article, periscope livestream link of full SA panel in smoaksqueen tweet and Video clip in kalichica12 tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- Per EK, we will definitely see Curtis and Felicity putting their heads together "to figure out different issues, crimes, baddies" in the Arrowcave. There will also be some fun scenes of them making excuses to their significant others about what they're doing during the day, since they no longer work at Palmer Tech. (Nov. 15, 2016 The TV Addict video of EK's on-set interview, page 48 of Spoilers thread) -- EK: "I will say that Felicity is involved in whatever scheme he's putting up to tell his husband what he's into" and it'll be an "interesting reveal." (Nov. 15, 2016 The TV Addict video of EK's on-set interview, page 48 of Spoilers thread) Detective Billy Malone (Felicity's New Boyfriend) -- On how Felicity and Billy met, Tyler Ritter: "At this point, I don’t know whether the producers or writers are planning to go into the backstory. (That’s not me just saying that, I really don’t know). Sometimes they keep the actors in the dark a little bit just so we don’t accidentally slip up – as we’ve been known to do. (laughs)." (Nov. 16, 2016 Talk Nerdy With Us article, page 192 of Starling City Times thread) -- On what it's going to be like for Billy Malone and Oliver to work together, TR: "Well… obviously, they’re two tough, ambitious men. They’ve got a serial killer on their hands, crime is horrible, drugs are coming into the city – but at the end of the day there’s still a girl that they both have strong feelings about, so I think the 'alpha' in both of them is very much alive. To say it won’t be awkward or uncomfortable between the two of them is… a little bit of an understatement. But, I do think that the professionalism for them comes first, so… maybe they’ll make it through." (Nov. 16, 2016 Talk Nerdy With Us article, page 192 of Starling City Times thread) -- On how he would feel if Billy turned out to be Prometheus, TR: "Well… I’m a little torn. As an actor I think it would be really fun to tap into that dark side, especially just being this all-around great guy in Billy Malone, to really flip it 180 into this evil serial killer would be an interesting adventure for me." (Nov. 16, 2016 Talk Nerdy With Us article, page 192 of Starling City Times thread) -- On what he can tease for Billy coming up, TR: "Hmmm… well, it’s safe to say that he’s clearly still got some stuff to work out with Felicity, so there’s going to be some relationship building blocks to put in place, and we’re gonna finally see him out on the job [as a detective] getting more hands-on involved, so that will be cool." (Nov. 16, 2016 Talk Nerdy With Us article, page 192 of Starling City Times thread) John Diggle AKA Spartan -- Per DR, Diggle’s new helmet, a STAR Labs, creation can do cool things. (Fan Expo Vancouver, Nov. 12, 2016: Pop Goes the World article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- Diggle's helmet has been majorly tweaked. Per DR, it was originally supposed to be a Star Labs creation, but now it's a Star Labs/Felicity/other people combination. He still doesn't know what all the helmet can do now. (Nov. 15, 2016 Seat42F and The TV Addict videos of DR's on-set interview, page 48 of Spoilers thread) -- SA: "Like, there's some loose ends to tie up with David's character before he can move forward, cause he's sorta stuck living in exile at the moment as a felon, so to speak." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2016: Video of full SA panel in BeautifulBallad article, periscope livestream link of full SA panel in smoaksqueen tweet and Video clip in kalichica12 tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread) Lyla Michaels AKA Harbinger -- DR: "And, I think the other part of is, I think you're going to flesh out what's happening between Lyla and Diggle because Lyla is now Amanda Waller. She commands, um, you know, a kinda shady, nefarious group of superheroes in the Suicide Squad. And, um, even though we aren't really talking about Suicide Squad, she's still part of that organization. So I think we'll kinda flesh that out." (Fan Expo Vancouver, Nov. 12, 2016: Video of DR & NM panel, page 503 of Social Media thread) Sara Diggle and John ("JJ") Diggle, Jr. AKA Connor Hawke -- On Barry/Flashpoint changing Diggle's child from daughter to son, DR: "I can tell you, it is important that he finds out... Secrets don’t say secrets for long, as you know. People say that all the time on this show and that’s true. I think his reaction is going to be a lot more compassionate. Diggle can’t miss something he’s never had. He’s being told he had a daughter but he doesn’t know he had a daughter so he can’t really miss it. So it’s less of what you think his reaction might be because we have the benefit of knowing he had a daughter because he doesn’t know. So I think his reaction is going to be a lot more compassionate toward Barry, who has this extraordinary power and just kind of recklessly used it.” (Nov. 16, 2016 Nerdist article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- On finding out that Baby Sara was turned into Baby JJ, DR: "I have a few things to say about this. First of all, I don't see any reason why Diggle and Lyla just can't have another child... Second of all, my genes are really, really powerful because there's not an ounce of Caucasian in John Jr. (Audience laughs) No, there isn't... You see Diggle's reaction to understanding that he once had a daughter in the big, 4-way crossover that I'm sure everyone here is looking forward to. And he's going to be a lot more compassionate than you might think. Clearly, Diggle can't miss something that he can't have, so from his perspective, there's been only John Jr. Sara never existed, really... He's not going to be angry. He's going to be much more concerned about Barry's misuse of his power, um, which is a good story point. It's a good place for Diggle and Barry to kinda find some common ground in Barry's own soul-searching." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 19, 2016: Video of Arrow panel with DR, WH, KC, PB and CR, page 504 of Social Media thread) -- On how he feels about the legacy of Sara not being honored by Baby Sara anymore, DR: "That sucks! ... I think the writers are gonna bring it back around. ... How will Diggle who has a tendency of honoring the dead honor someone like Sara since he no longer has a [female] child? ... I think we’re gonna get to that. I don’t know yet. I think it will be an injustice that Diggle didn’t honor Sara’s death in some way.” (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 19, 2016: ComicBook article and Video of Arrow panel with DR, WH, KC, PB and CR, page 504 of Social Media thread) -- On which is his favorite child, Baby Sara or Baby John, DR: "It's a tough one, man. You know, Baby Sara's really close to my heart, little brother. She's really close to my heart. She was just great. I mean, it was - I mean, she was really, really good. They would do cutaways to Baby Sara, like when the scene was dying, they would cut away to her and she'd be some quick look like... (makes facial expression) .. and everybody would coo, like, 'oh, she's great,' like a third of the scene would be cutaways to Baby Sara. So, uh, I would say Baby Sara. Though I love John Jr. But you know, they have to connect that whole John Jr. thing to Connor Hawke... It's all theory until it actually happens, but yeah, that's supposed to happen. And somehow or another, he doesn't save John Diggle someplace in the future. We don't know how this all works out." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 19, 2016: Video of Arrow panel with DR, WH, KC, PB and CR, page 504 of Social Media thread) Thea Queen AKA Speedy -- On whether she'll be wearing her Speedy costume again, WH: "Yeah, I definitely do! I miss that leather outfit a lot... I miss being in the Arrowcave. I miss shooting on set all the time! ... The crossover photos have leaked out…You see that I put my costume back on after 8 episodes of not wearing it... I have a feeling she’s going to be periodically putting it back on whenever it’s necessary.” (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 19, 2016: ComicBook article, page 504 of Social Media thread) Curtis Holt AKA Mr. Terrific -- On his Mr. Terrific costume, EK: "Yeah, that costume is a prototype too, so there's a different costume that he acquires later on in the season, once he figures out exactly what he's doing out there.. you know, the best hero he can be out in the field. So Terrific 2.0 will be coming soon." Per EK, it takes 3 hours to braid his hair for Mr. Terrific. (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2016: Video of Arrow panel with EK, NM, AG and BTK, page 505 of Social Media thread) -- On whether he had any idea that Curtis would become Mr. Terrific so quickly, EK: "I definitely didn’t think it would happen this fast, this season. I thought it would probably be towards the latter part of the season. I think that’s probably why the suit is a kind of prototype and then later it will be basically the final form. Basically, becomes a full-fledged hero in the later arc of the season." (Nov. 24, 2016 Flickering Myth article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- On whether we'll see Curtis picking up more fighting/martial arts skills over the course of this season, EK: "The arc of this season, I think even in the first episode we establish that Curtis has the longest way to go. He has not studied the arts and stuff like that. He was an Olympian, extremely intelligent. He can pick up things quickly. I think that’s something we’re really going to start diving into, that this makes Curtis the best team mate possible. What skills he brings to the forefront. I think that mixed in with the tech stuff we will explore more in the later seasons." (Nov. 24, 2016 Flickering Myth article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- On what we can expect to see from Curtis the rest of the season, EK: "I definitely think you’ll see him trying to figure out his place on the team and the best way to move forward. He’ll struggle with their relationship and it’s very much a big journey for him." (Nov. 24, 2016 Flickering Myth article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- As of now, Curtis' husband doesn't know that he's a vigilante. Per EK, when his husband does find out, he definitely won't be happy: "I will say that Felicity is involved in whatever scheme he's putting up to tell his husband what he's into" and it'll be an "interesting reveal." (Nov. 15, 2016 The TV Addict video of EK's on-set interview, page 48 of Spoilers thread) -- Per EK, we will definitely see Curtis and Felicity putting their heads together "to figure out different issues, crimes, baddies" in the Arrowcave. There will also be some fun scenes of them making excuses to their significant others about what they're doing during the day, since they no longer work at Palmer Tech. (Nov. 15, 2016 The TV Addict video of EK's on-set interview, page 48 of Spoilers thread) -- When Laurel returns in the midseason premiere (510), EK: "Curtis definitely will interact with her. I can’t really give up too much as far as what that interaction will be… We’ll see how it plays out." (Nov. 22, 2016 We Got This Covered article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- EK: "Well, I am just on Arrow’s part of the crossover, but I definitely played an integral part in helping them figure out exactly what’s going on with the Dominators." (Nov. 22, 2016 We Got This Covered article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) Evelyn Sharp AKA Artemis -- RG posted a pic of Oliver and Evelyn, with the comment: "Mads!! Very dope pic!! We all miss ya!" (Nov. 16, 2016 olicitymafia tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- MMcL would neither confirm nor deny Artemis’ involvement in the 100th episode: “I cannot confirm anything! I can tell you that the 100th episode is really special, and — as a fan of the show — when I read the script, I cried and I laughed and I got very nostalgic... I mean, so many of our cast from Season 1 comes back, so it’s really special to see that, especially as a fan of the show. It’s really cool.” On whether or not the idea of an alien invasion will alter the way Evelyn sees the world she’s a part of, MMcL: “I think absolutely, it definitely opens the eyes, especially of our new recruits. It kind of gives them a taste of what they signed up for and what this life is and what goes on. It’s cool to kind of see them take that in.” (Nov. 21, 2016 CBR article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) Rene Ramirez AKA Wild Dog -- Per RG, we will see Wild Dog's back story. (Nov. 15, 2016 CW Arrow facebook Q&A with RG, page 502 of Social Media thread) -- On whether Wild Dog will get a new uniform this season, RG doesn't think so, but if Wild Dog sticks around for next season, maybe he'll get a new costume or suit upgrade then. RG thinks that Wild Dog needs an "edge" or "some fresh gear but still scary" added to his costume. (Nov. 15, 2016 CW Arrow facebook Q&A with RG, page 502 of Social Media thread) -- RG thinks that Wild Dog's weakness is "the pain that he walks around with inside him" and that he struggles with. (Nov. 15, 2016 CW Arrow facebook Q&A with RG, page 502 of Social Media thread) -- RG doesn't think that Wild Dog is a chauvinist but more of a "closed book" who's "struggling to open up to the crew" and that WIld Dog "mirrors a lot of traits that Oliver had in the first season." (Nov. 15, 2016 CW Arrow facebook Q&A with RG, page 502 of Social Media thread) -- On whether Wild Dog will stop calling Felicity "Blondie," RG: "Absolutely not. Don't ask me again." (Nov. 15, 2016 CW Arrow facebook Q&A with RG, page 502 of Social Media thread) -- SA: "I think we've done a good job of creating new dynamics. Uh, I read a scene in an upcoming episode between Rick Gonzalez and Paul Blackthorne - which is a pairing that I thought I'd never see. And, you know, coming up pretty soon - probably a spoiler alert here - we do get to explore one of the new character's back story through flashbacks, which I always enjoy because I get days off... It is a forward-moving train and you gotta really work to find new characters, find new dynamics, cause, you know, the 12th episode, the favorite stuff that I read was between Rick Gonzalez and Paul Blackthorne. And that stuff's important." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2016: Video of full SA panel in BeautifulBallad article, periscope livestream link of full SA panel in smoaksqueen tweet and Video clip in kalichica12 tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- DR hopes to tackle the issue of PTSD, not only with Oliver, but also Diggle and Rene/Wild Dog that were briefly touched on in a previous episode. (Fan Expo Vancouver, Nov. 12, 2016: Pop Goes the World article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- On whether we can expect Wild Dog to go on a date with Thea, RG said that he read those scenes as moments where Wild Dog was being selfish and going after something he likes. RG then added: "He's not shying away from wanting that - that connection with her, but, um, will she reciprocate? That's another story. So it'll be interesting to see if that even happens, you know, um, which is - which is great. But I will say that there's going to be a lot of other different connections for Wild Dog to encounter in this season that I - that I know about that's going to be awesome. So yeah, it's going to be great." Later RG said that Wild Dog does have a thing for Thea, but he doesn't think she'll bite. He thinks that Wild Dog struck out. (Nov. 15, 2016 CW Arrow facebook Q&A with RG, page 502 of Social Media thread) -- On whether Wild Dog will be in the 4-way crossover, RG confirmed again that he will be in the crossover, including the 100th episode. He also said that Wild Dog thinks that aliens and metahumans are "weird" and only "bring more trouble." He doesn't like the idea of aliens and metahumans. He doesn't view them as a "positive." (Nov. 15, 2016 CW Arrow facebook Q&A with RG, page 502 of Social Media thread) -- Asked if he could confirm that he was in the crossover, RG: “Yes. Yes, I can. And I can also say that he has a gigantic dislike for metahumans and aliens.” Per RG, there’s a little more to his dislike for metahumans beyond his stubbornness: “I’ll leave that for the audience to see in episode 8. He has his reasons.” On whether the Invasion! crossover will justify these prejudices in Wild Dog’s mind, RG: “I can’t really say, but what I can say is just — I just want to put out there that he doesn’t really want to get along with the metahumans and aliens, so I think the idea of the Dominators and all that stuff is all just crap to him. I think the audience will get a kick and kind of see who is and why he dislikes these people so much and how that might change him in a way. I think every moment is a moment for Wild Dog to kind of grow, and that’s kind of nice, so we’ll see that. Even episode 3 we kind of got a glimpse into him realizing that he isn’t more of a team player.” (Nov. 21, 2016 CBR article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) Rory Regan AKA Ragman -- Per JD, Ragman is in the crossover: “The great thing about the show is that the show uses humor in a really wonderful way to deal with some of this stuff, even just from the name Ragman... It’s not just said and then they’re like, ‘Yeah, that’s a normal thing that we do. We call someone Ragman.’ There’s certainly humor, especially within the new group. ‘Oh, now there’s an alien invasion. Okay, well, I’m Ragman. Okay, we’ve just got to swallow that.’ So certainly humor will be part of that, and then the seriousness of the situation will also dictate how they deal with it.” (Nov. 21, 2016 CBR article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) Quentin Lance -- SA: "I think we've done a good job of creating new dynamics. Uh, I read a scene in an upcoming episode between Rick Gonzalez and Paul Blackthorne - which is a pairing that I thought I'd never see. And, you know, coming up pretty soon - probably a spoiler alert here - we do get to explore one of the new character's back story through flashbacks, which I always enjoy because I get days off... It is a forward-moving train and you gotta really work to find new characters, find new dynamics, cause, you know, the 12th episode, the favorite stuff that I read was between Rick Gonzalez and Paul Blackthorne. And that stuff's important." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2016: Video of full SA panel in BeautifulBallad article, periscope livestream link of full SA panel in smoaksqueen tweet and Video clip in kalichica12 tweet, page 49 of Spoilers thread) Prometheus -- One 509 promo pic shows Oliver and Diggle inside a building with a "Claybourne Pharmaceuticals Level 6 Area A" sign on the wall. Per Arrowverse Wiki, one of the names that appeared on the list in Robert Queen's book was "Justin Claybourne." (Nov. 23, 2016 SpoilerTV article, page 49 of Spoilers thread, and TVLine article & Arrowverse Wiki link, page 1231 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- Another 509 promo pic shows flashback scene of S1 Oliver in a Claybourne Pharmaceuticals lab with a dead guy on the floor. (Nov. 23, 2016 SpoilerTV article, page 49 of Spoilers thread, and TVLine article, page 1231 of Spoiler Discussion thread Adrian Chase and the Vigilante -- On 507 and the Vigilante, Josh Segarra (JS): “I don’t want to say too much, because I’m actually really excited to surprise everybody... We get to meet Vigilante. What’s been important to me is that when I watch something that’s based off literary script, I’m excited to see the parts that I imagined in my head the most. So when I started reading the Vigilante comics, there were of course parts that I was just, ‘Oh, my God, I hope I get to do this! Or I hope I get to go down on this road!’ And so far I’m getting to do a lot of those things. Episode 7, when you finally meet Vigilante, it’s a pretty exciting time, I think, for Chase and for the Vigilante.” (Nov. 16, 2016 Nerdist article, page 49 of Spoilers thread, and Nov. 16, 2016 CBR article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- In the comics, Star City's D.A. Adrian Chase took up the Vigilante mantle to seek justice for his family’s murder by mobsters. On how the show will adapt those comics, JS: “I don’t want to say too much — I’m actually really excited to surprise everybody — but we get to meet Vigilante... I know what’s been important to me is that when I watch something that’s based off of a literary script, I’m excited to see the parts I imagined in my head the most, so when I started reading ‘Vigilante’ comics there were of course parts that I was just like, ‘Oh my god, I hope I get to do this!’ or ‘I hope I get to go down this road!’ And so far, I’m getting to do a lot of those things. Episode 7, when you finally meet Vigilante, it’s a pretty exciting time I think for Chase and for the Vigilante.” On how Chase will not leave the DA's office behind, JS: “Yeah, you know, I think we’re going to be trying to figure out how to clean this city... That’s been the most fun about this journey is that, you know, being a fan of the show, you get to see what Oliver goes through. So I kind of, in a way, get to be a fresh start. Obviously, Adrian is obviously coming from a lifetime ahead of this before you meet him in the episode, but it’s fun to kind of come into this world in real life, as Josh, but also as Adrian — come into the city and see what we can do and meet all these new characters.” On whether we'll see him interact with some new characters sometime soon, JS: "Absolutely. Yeah, I was dying to meet other characters too! I was like, ‘Dude, Steve [Amell], you’re cool and all, man, but where’s [David] Ramsey over here?!’ Chase starts getting a little bit more involved into the rest of the world, so right now — you know — getting to meet some important folks and you’ll see where he sits later on.” (Nov. 16, 2016 CBR article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) Konstantin Kovar -- On whether Kovar will be a bit of a slow roll out because he's a man of mystery right now, Dolph Lundgren (DL): "Yeah, well, he's a man of mystery to me too because, you know, I'm not creating this show (laughs). … And that's another fun thing about it different than a feature, because you know where it's going, but here, you don't really know and I guess nobody really knows until they see the footage. And like Guggenheim said, he saw the footage and they changed their idea of I guess how the character's displayed and so forth. But ... he is a mystery guy. He obviously is an enemy of Stephen's character, but there is something there in him, where I think there's a little feeling of there may be more to it than meets the eye, because there are other players in … that arena that are also bad or negative. So, there may be different shades in this guy that we haven't seen yet." (Nov. 16, 2016 Access Hollywood article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- On whether Kovar will have any interest in converting Oliver to his side, DL: "(Laughs) Well, that would be nice. … Yeah, for sure. I think there's some interest of that, definitely. … Yeah, I find there's sort of a desire for my character to explain himself and to sort of make the other fellow understand what I'm doing and I think the next step to that would be to kind of try to sway him maybe to come over to our side." (Nov. 16, 2016 Access Hollywood article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- On how soon till we get to see him doing some fighting and action stuff, DL: "Well, there's a little bit in the next episode. There's a little bit there and hopefully more to come." (Nov. 16, 2016 Access Hollywood article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- On whether he's having fun doing Arrow, DL: "Yes, it has been a blast. It's fun to play this character. I think he was well-written and I have a lot of fun with it, and the fact that I don't really know where it's going is interesting because I have to keep the character alive sort of within myself over quite a long period of [time]. ... I know it's going to be six months for sure because I'm doing some stuff in February. So yeah, that's interesting. And yeah, it's sort of endearing to have this Kovar fellow be there almost every day in my life too, to be ready for the next shot. So I'm enjoying it. I'm sure the future will be even better." (Nov. 16, 2016 Access Hollywood article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- On Kovar, DL: "He’s a mystery man. He works for some faction of the Russian government. He’s working against that Bratva Brotherhood, the people Arrow is affiliated with. Kovar is a successful, street-tough guy. He’s probably ex-military and has risen in the ranks. He’s now quite wealthy, but he still works for his people, whoever they are. That isn’t quite clear yet. I don’t even know myself, but I have my own theories. I make up theories as I do the scene and work on the character." (Nov. 16, 2016 CBR article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- On how villanous does he see Kovar, DL: "Never judge your character. He’s not a villain at all. He’s the good guy. He’s trying to keep these Bratva thugs from killing people and destroying society over here in Mother Russia. Basically, if you are working for the CIA and you have to kill somebody – why do you have to kill them? Because they are an enemy of the United States. You get a medal for that and I think Kovar gets a medal as well from his country when he does something good. ... So far, from what I’ve seen, he’s basically trying to protect his nation from insurgence. He does it in his own stylish-way. Obviously, I’ve run into this one American operative who is quite skilled and could be useful. That’s why Oliver is still alive. I want to use him for something. ... I do realize it’s all flashbacks, and somehow it’s part of the bigger story. Things that happen in the past affect later on. To me, it happens now, and I’m in the scene with Arrow and doing my thing. There’s some mutual respect, or, at least respect from my side. I think Kovar is somehow going to try to utilize Oliver in some way for his own gain. That will lead to some adventures that will make Arrow the man he is today." (Nov. 16, 2016 CBR article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- On whether Kovar and Oliver are evenly matched, DL: "I don’t know everything yet, because there’s only a short exchange in the next episode. Their styles are quite similar. It’s pretty straight-forward and tough. Oliver doesn’t do backflips or slide along the floor. Kovar is the same. He’s slightly bigger, but Arrow is a big guy, too." (Nov. 16, 2016 CBR article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- On what else has him pumped about Kovar’s storyline, DL: "I’m interested in the complexity of this guy. Sure, obviously he’s dangerous and on the Russian side. But, it’s a little unclear about what his motivations are. Who is Kovar working for and what is his ultimate goal? There’s more layers there to be explored and to have fun with me as the actor." (Nov. 16, 2016 CBR article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) Anatoly Knyazev -- On whether Anatoly has an ulterior motive for helping Oliver, David Nykl (DN): "Is it possible that he has any ulterior motives? Look at me! Do I look like I have ulterior motives? I think given that he’s the Russian mafia, I think there’s probably something going on that neither you or I know yet. That’s all I can answer, because honestly that’s all I know!" (Nov. 11, 2016 CBR article, page 191 of Starling City Times thread) -- On Anatoly evolving from a helping hand to a stone cold killer, DN: "It’s a fine line. Calling someone a bad character is always a misnomer, because no one’s really bad; they’re either misunderstood or they’re just trying to do something and they’re not going about it the right way. I really think he’s just a simple sort of guy that has got caught up in deeper situations. There’s more to him than meets the eye." (Nov. 11, 2016 CBR article, page 191 of Starling City Times thread) -- On whether Anatoly will take on his comic book persona of KGBeast, DN: "I am aware that that is his alias; I haven’t heard or seen any indication yet that that may happen, but it may not as well. It’s hard getting answers out of us, isn’t it? Because in many cases we honestly don’t know!" (Nov. 11, 2016 CBR article, page 191 of Starling City Times thread) Tina Boland -- Juliana Harkavy (JH) won 2016 iHorror Award for Best Actress in Horror Film for Last Shift. (Nov. 21, 2016 glennpackard tweet and Sep. 28, 2016 JH tweet, page 1230 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- On Nov. 17, 2016, SA posted pic of himself with JH, EBR, JD, EK and DR, all wearing characters' casual business attire. (SA facebook post, page 1221 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- On Nov. 17, 2016, JH posted pic of herself training at T3 Athletics and exchanged comments with JBamford. (JH tweet & instagram post, page 1226 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- On Nov. 21, 2016, JH posted pic of RG and JD with comment: "These two gents!" (JH instagram post, page 1230 of Spoiler Discussion thread) -- On Nov. 22, 2016, in response to fan asking how work and everything is going, JH tweeted: "Work is amazing! Absolutely love the cast, crew, and production team on @CW_Arrow. Such a kind, dedicated, & talented group of people." (JH tweet, page Talia al Ghul -- SA: “We learn about Talia before we meet her - and she is, I think, our gateway to really accelerating the flashback storyline.” (Nov. 15, 2016 TVLine article, page 48 of Spoilers thread) Return of Malcolm Merlyn and Damien Darhk -- LoT: Per JB, "In Legends, Malcolm will be at his lowest, and he goes a journey and builds the Legion of Doom." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 19, 2016: heroesfanfest tweet, page 224 of Mind Your Surroundings thread) -- LoT: Per JB, the Legion of Doom is comprised of his Malcolm Merlyn, NM's Damien Darhk, Matt Letscher’s Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash and Wentworth Miller’s Captain Cold. JB said that he filmed a scene for an upcoming LoT episode that will feature him and McDonough and Reverse-Flash (he didn’t quite say Reverse-Flash) and called their Legion of Doom episode really fun. JB: “The two most evil men in the Arrowverse have a sense of humour, a really sick sense of humour." (Fan Expo Vancouver, Nov. 12, 2016: Pop Goes the World article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- LoT: Per NM, Damien Darhk will appear in the 1920s, 1960s and 2025 on LoT. (The latter is interesting considering that Oliver kills Darhk in 2016 so did Sara change his fate when she spilled how and when he is going to die?) (Fan Expo Vancouver, Nov. 12, 2016: Pop Goes the World article, page 49 of Spoilers thread) -- LoT: On whether Darhk accepts his fate or wants to change it, when Sara told him his fate, NM: "No, I got to change it. So when I get to Legends, a couple episodes from now... the Legion of Doom is finally coming together! So, yeah, I'm gonna fix my death. There's no way - you can't kill Damien Darhk. Can you kill Damien Darhk? (Audience yells, 'No') ... So with me and Barrowman and Matthew, uh, I will guarantee you this - you will have a smile on your face watching the second half of the season on Legends, cause it gets really mean and fun and it's - I'm having the best time. I loved being on Arrow, I love being on - I love all of them. What John and I are doing now is just - we're literally getting away with murder, and we're having a good time doing it." (HVFF-Atlanta, Nov. 20, 2016: Video of Arrow panel with EK, NM, AG and BTK, page 505 of Social Media thread)

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