You've never heard me say they needed to kill her off. As a matter of a fact, I've always not only said that they can't kill of Laurel, but that Oliver has to be destined to end up with her...because she is freaking Black Canary.

Yeah, what they did to her character in season 2 was criminal, but this year she is the only character that has had even the slightest trend upward on the likability scale. Felicity has done a complete nose dive, and this season Diggle has been a whiny arse bitch from the get go. And Oliver's character has been in a nose dive since last season. I guess Thea hasn't been trending downwards, but she isn't trending upwards either.

I've been saying that Olicity was a mistake for going on two years now, and that they needed to end that crap pronto. and if Oliver is to end up with anyone, it had to be Laurel. And not to mention that killing off the Black Canary before she even has become a recognized hero is just asking to piss off comic fans.

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Posted by RollTide1987

Augusta, GA

Member since Nov 2009

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Posted on 4/8/16 at 10:56 pm to Bamatab

I never really got the hate for her in season 2 to be honest. She was partially responsible for the death of Tommy Merlyn at the end of season one but blamed the Arrow for everything as a coping mechanism. When the guilt finally hit her she turned to alcohol and drugs to cope. Katie Cassidy actually lost weight and muscle for those scenes - hence why she appeared so gaunt throughout season two.

And I never really got the hatred for her reaction to Sarah being alive and the fact that she was still sleeping with Oliver. She had every right to be pissed at both of them.

But the arc her character took from season two into this season was nothing short of awesome. Her character experienced the most growth and she became likable to many of her detractors in the process.

What pisses me off about the whole death is the fact that she had only begun fully embodying the Black Canary at the beginning of this season. And they killed her off before the end of the season. So dumb. Such a waste. And only to satisfy the tweens who want to see Olicity go unchallenged.

While this show has been airing on the CW since its inception, you never really got the sense that this was a CW show in the early days of the series. Now...in the latter half of season four, it has completely morphed into your typical CW show.

That said. I am done with the show for the time being. Maybe if they bring back Laurel Lance I will return but I can't see that happening anytime soon.

I will watch The Flash in the meantime and pray it doesn't meet the same fate as Arrow.

This post was edited on 4/8/16 at 10:59 pm

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