Arrow Showrunner Teases Season 05
Arrow Season 04 was divisive in the minds of most fans. While some thought it was an exciting return to form, especially in regards to what happened in Season 03, and brought some hope for the future, others thought is was an uneven mix of good stories and odd choices for some of its characters.
With Season 05 coming, it’s imperative for the Arrow team to make sure everything fires on all cylinders. Stephen Amell noted that at present, though there would be a 4-way crossover, Arrow would be focusing solely on Arrow and not the other shows.
The first true details are coming out via a report from TV Line. They state that Star City will be getting a new vigilante in the form of a “cocksure/reckless ex-Marine”. Despite this hint, this doesn’t reveal whether it is a brand new character made for the show, or one pulled for DC Comics.
Also though, the fifth season will indeed focus on Oliver Queen being the temporary mayor of Star City. As Showrunner Wendy Mericle says “City Hall, that institution, is crucial to our series.”
Finally, the flashbacks, a key part of the series, will be returning to more “meaningful” ground, “It’s a very good possibility that we’ll finally find out how he got that Bratva tattoo and how he learned to speak Russian,” says Mericle. “When Oliver says, ‘No one can know my secret’ and he kills that guy in the pilot, we’re going to get some insight into that.”
With this potential, it looks like Arrow 5 might be something that everyone enjoys.