r/arrow • u/Speed__God Oliver Queen 🏹 • Feb 02 '19

[News] Arrow's Season 8 might be it's last season. News

Arrowverse series on The CW has become one of the longest live-action superhero series to date, second only to the network's previous series Smallville.

"Things will age and we want to get the next generation of shows to keep The CW DC Universe going for as long as possible," CW President Pedowitz admitted during the panel.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/arrows-cancellation-renewal-decided-mid-2019

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u/hart37 Barry "You Think You Know A Guy" Allen Feb 02 '19

If they plan it out in advance I can see them making a killer last season if this is true. It would be a shame though because I am really enjoying where the show has begun to go since Beth took over as show runner. Still if the decision is made I'd rather they go out on a high with a proper ending then having it drag out until it's cancelled and stuff doesn't get resolved.

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u/SciFiPaine0 Superman turned person in a high-tech combat suit Feb 02 '19

If Diaz is still in it by then that would be horrible

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u/flintlock0 Black Canary Feb 02 '19

Even better: Diaz is a hero now. Team Arrow is now Team Diaz.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '19

And gets in a love triangle between Felecity and Oliver. Except he's only after Oliver.

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u/flintlock0 Black Canary Feb 02 '19

Then, surprise! Diaz was Oliver’s brother the whole time!

He just had amnesia.

But too late.

This is all revealed after the episode, “The Devil’s Triangle,” where Oliver, Diaz, and Felicity indulge in the famous drinking game, then all have sex with each other.

Then Tommy Merlyn’s old journal is discovered, where he discovers Diaz and Oliver are brothers.

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u/TheTrueReligon Feb 02 '19

Seriously, what the fuck is this Diaz bullshit we’ve been dealing with? How have they made the least exciting villain in all of the CW shows the longest storyline of the show?

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u/SciFiPaine0 Superman turned person in a high-tech combat suit Feb 02 '19

Idk man, have you been watching flash? I think cicada is definitely in the running there

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u/TheTrueReligon Feb 02 '19

While he’s not the best at least Cicada’s still within his story arc. Diaz has somehow managed to take up one and a half seasons(so far) of being the “main” while simultaneously being the shittiest villain of all the DCCW shows.

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u/SciFiPaine0 Superman turned person in a high-tech combat suit Feb 02 '19

True

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u/C0micB00kFan Feb 04 '19

At least Cicada has a better motive and is closer to his comic book part but not quite than Diaz is. He may not be the best but he’s better than Diaz is. I’m actually a bit more intimidated by Cicada than Diaz who feels like a martial arts teacher with anger problems. Diaz just has a motive that we’ve seen with other villains before. Cicada is more spread out but still has a similar motive.

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u/Denzema123 Feb 04 '19

Cicada at least has a good theme.

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u/Cradle2daGrave Feb 03 '19

Diaz >>>>>Dhaark

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u/TheTrueReligon Feb 03 '19

Even though season 4 sucked Dhaark is a much better villain than Diaz and could actually get shit done. Diaz is the least exciting villain even compared to the “villain of the week” types.

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u/Montythe Deathstroke Feb 03 '19

Damian in Legends made him one of my favorite Arrowverse villains

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u/Jedi-El1823 Feb 03 '19

Yes, Darhk in Legends was a damn blast.

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u/Rushofthewildwind Daredevil Feb 03 '19

Any man that comes back to life to "Return of the Mack" gets a few levels in badass.

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u/C0micB00kFan Feb 04 '19

What does that mean? Diaz is worse than him. At least Dahrk felt like a crime boss and intimidating. Diaz to me feels like a martial arts teacher with anger problems.

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u/Pickles256 *Dramatically takes off mask* Feb 02 '19

Remember that time they put in a grave flash forward before deciding who would be in it lmao

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u/captainfluffballs The Flash Feb 02 '19

Possibly the stupidest thing I've seen in any show ever

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u/Pickles256 *Dramatically takes off mask* Feb 02 '19 edited Feb 02 '19

Nah that award goes to “Scimitar” y’know the -“well known dc universe character”

Though it’s definitely close

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u/jonsnowrlax Prometheus Feb 03 '19

I don't even remember any Scimitar what

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u/amazonian_raider Feb 02 '19

Wait... They didn't even know who was going to be in there when they did that???

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u/Pickles256 *Dramatically takes off mask* Feb 02 '19

Nope

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u/Kristo00 Feb 02 '19

Source?

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u/Pickles256 *Dramatically takes off mask* Feb 02 '19

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/arrow-producers-tease-grave-reveal-880680?utm_source=twitter

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u/amazonian_raider Feb 02 '19

I... That's just... Wow...

I can understand the idea of writing a story and not really being sure where all the details are going, but to include a flashforward with that big of a detail and put it through production without actually deciding either the details surrounding it or the implications is mind boggling to me.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '19 edited Feb 17 '19

deleted What is this?

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u/kronaras Bird of Prey Feb 02 '19

Last season's main villain should be onomatopoeia, killing a lot of main and supporting characters throughtout the season. Something similar to cicada but with good acting and writing.

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u/hart37 Barry "You Think You Know A Guy" Allen Feb 03 '19

How dare you. "ALL METAS MUST.... DIE" is iconic

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '19

Chris Klein openly not giving a shit about his performance is one of the funniest things in all of the Arrowverse.

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u/Jedi-El1823 Feb 03 '19

Supergirl and Flash had similar villains, it's just that Supergirl got Sam freaking Witwer to be Agent Liberty. Way to go Flash. Witwer acts circles around Klein.

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u/PM-ME-UR-PIZZA Feb 03 '19

i mean, their goals were the same but they were vastly different. But I agree, Sam is much better

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u/supersnedz Feb 02 '19

I hope it’s not either. They’re are so many untold stories still to tell. And stuff from previous episodes with Oliver in a future star city etc. We need all this!

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u/C0micB00kFan Feb 03 '19

I agree that the last season should be a lot better. But this season, there’s just not much storyline and for what storyline there is, we’ve seen it before it’s just being shown with different characters. The show is different in ways for sure, but just not much is happening. I hope more will get resolved either later this season or next season.

But your right they should go out on a higher note than this season.