Alright guys lets be real here, last season had a whole lot of problems, some might even say it sucked big monkey balls. I was one of those people and I was doubtful at first whether or not Arrow would remain must see TV each week, but I'm really liking a lot of what I'm hearing about season 4. They seem to realize they fricked up last season and are hopefully taking steps to course correct. So lets turn the page along with the show and discuss all the news thats come out and maybe our hopes for the upcoming season (I'll let someone else start a Flash thread, I'm still an Arrow man at heart). Lets try not to delve back into the cesspool that was season 3 and all its problems and keep it season 4 related.

WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR

Boom, finally a new costume for Oliver, bout fricking time.

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The new getup signals a big transformation for the titular hero. “We’ve always said the progression for Oliver is very much from the Arrow to Green Arrow,” executive producer Greg Berlanti described. “This is first real stop in that direction.”

-They're bringing back the fun in season 4

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With that evolution also comes a new attitude, although “the show isn’t going to suddenly to become a comedy,” EP Andrew Kreisberg said. “When the season starts, he’s in much a better place. He’s happy. He’s in love. That feeling infuses all the characters. There’s a little bit more fun [and] more humor.”

Added EP Wendy Mericle: “We actually get to have Oliver make some jokes in the lair, which is a first,

-Season 4 will pick up 5 months after the end of season 3, Oliver is essentially retired until something pulls him back in. Stephen Amell was asked to summarize episode 1 and his response was "Whats wrong with Speedy?". I guess Thea is still experiencing side effects from the Pit

-Starling City is now Star City (really thought they dropped that storyline in season 3, glad to see it back)

-Dig will have a much bigger role this season, they even gave him a costume

-We'll see a lot more interactions between characters that havnt had a lot of interaction up till now

-The big bad for the season is Damien Darhk, leader of H.I.V.E, and played by Neal McDonough

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In addition to Damien Darhk, “there’s another big [DC character] coming,” Geoff Johns teased. “There’s a lot of characters coming up that people won’t really guess” from the DC Universe. Two that were unveiled during the panel: Anarky, who may be familiar to Batman fans, and Mister Terrific, who works with Felicity and is a good friend of hers, Berlanti previewed. He also happens to be the show’s first gay character.

-Malcolm will suit back up in Episode 3

-Early episodes of both Arrow and Flash will set the table for Legends of Tomorrow

-Felicity has an actual story this season, she's still head of Palmer Tech/Queen Consolidated and Stephen Amell basically said she's Oliver's sugar momma now. The EP's said that her story this year is about her becoming her own version of a superhero (though they reiterated that she wont be physically fighting crime like the rest of team Arrow, think of something more like Oracle). Her father has been confirmed to be a villain this season, though not necessarily Damien Darhk.

-Laurel and Thea will be doing training together

-No word yet on what Captain Lance is up to. Kicking arse and taking names presumably.

I'll keep updating this post as news comes out and we get closer to the season starting.

This post was edited on 4/7/16 at 5:42 am