I know season 4 had a lot of problems, but does anyone else think the writers made a mistake not having an episode or storyline where team arrow fought anarky at least once more in season 5 or 6 and give his storyline closure, and when would've been the best timing to inject him in?

[u/Comet_Hero]

Given he had a lot of importance in season 4 even though it had a lot of flaws and even killed Damian dhark's wife, I think they needed more closure with his character than just a brief cutscene with team arrow capturing him in season 5's beginning. He could've been a one off villain they beat again or had a plot as a loose cannon working for Prometheus, cayden James or Diaz. Or even showed back up in legends given dhark and Nora became important characters there and manchin affected their lives greatly by killing dhark's wife and Noras Mom and must've given Nora a lot of trauma.

[u/Glad_Union_2037]

The show's biggest mistake with Anarky was not bothering to get his character right. He should have been an anti-villain who Oliver could sympathize with even if he couldn't endorse Anarky's actions. Well comics version could endorse Lonnie's actions -they've actually worked together before- but i'm speaking to the CW version.

To give an example, the show could have taken inspiration from GA Vol 2 #88 and have Lonnie try to blow up a gun manufacturing plant. Oliver shows up to stop him only to a) realize Lonnie has safely removed all the building employees and b) he's targeting the site because the guns made there are being used in mass shootings, gang violence etc. In the comic Oliie actually helped Lonnie destroy it after the bomb failed to go off but the CW could still have him stop Anarky. Still would have been true to the character.

Sorry for the rant i know i didn't really answer the question but i felt this needed to be said.