Arrow was the show that set a LOT of things in motion on both sides of the “superhero equation”. It was what started the Arrowverse, a series of shows featuring heroes big and small that continues to this day even though the OG show is gone.
It started Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen the man who became the Arrow to “save my city”. By the end of the mega-crossover event Crisis on Infinite Earths, he not only saved his city, but saved the Multiverse at the cost of his own life. So that was the end of his story, right? Well…
“What means a great deal to me is we did get to control the ending,” Amell revealed. “That happens so rarely. To have that conversation with Greg Berlanti during the sixth season, and to decide that seven and then a truncated version of the eighth season would wrap up the story, it’s just such a blessing, because we got to do it the right way. We got to say goodbye to people in the right way. In my opinion, the way it should end for any superhero without superpowers is in the ground. Although I think Oliver just turned into energy. So you know, never say never.”
As for coming back…
“Oh, sure,” Amell said. “I owe so much to the people of DC, The CW, and Warner Bros. Television. I love the character so much and only love it more now that it’s coming up on two years since we wrapped the show….But having a little space now, I saw that I miss it. I do look back very, very, very fondly on it….Listen, I’m the namesake. So if I can ever be of any any help, if I can be of service to the Arrowverse in any way, shape or form, or better still take it to a new place, which I think would be the more interesting route to go, be that in a limited capacity or on a different platform, maybe one where we could show blood, that’d be really cool.”
Ironically, it was after Crisis on Infinite Earths that things kind of fell apart via the global pandemic and many of the Arrowverse shows were forced to have truncated seasons (including the current ones) and Amell said he would come out of “retirement” if it meant helping the Arrowverse as a whole. Clearly those visions of a return haven’t changed.
Source: Den of Geek
