The Heart of Arrow
Arrow is more than a fantasy adventure show, though it is that. It is more than one man slaying the world's dragons, though it is that. The heartbeat of Arrow, the thing that keeps the show moving forward and living, is the love story between Oliver and Felicity, though it is even more than a love story. In every hero's tale the hero needs something to fight for, but the hero needs to grow and become a better person. Every tale well told needs the characters to grow. Oliver and Felicity have changed each other. Each season a new layer of Oliver has peeled away. In season one Oliver didn't think he needed anyone. He had closed himself off to any kind of feeling for others. He was all about marking names off a list, yet by the end of the season, he had come to see beyond those names. Diggle helped Oliver to do that, but it was Felicity's light that shined bright. Her abili...