Oliver/Arrow: Learning to Trust
Arrow has a main theme of being a hero in the light, which Jennifer Knutson talks wonderfully about in her TV Fanatic posts and her tumblr posts. If you haven't checked those out, you should. I think there is a sub-theme running through Arrow as well, and that is learning to trust. This theme seems to run through all the seasons, and it isn't just about Oliver/Arrow learning to trust, other characters struggle with trust too. To be a hero that one can trust, means first you are a hero that knows how to trust. Oliver learned last season the consequences of not trusting the person you love, your partner in life. He failed to trust Felicity with William, by keeping the secret to himself. Keeping secrets is way of keeping trust with yourself, and not allowing others in. This was a big secret, it wasn't like keeping a Christmas present a secret, this was a life altering secret.The kind that the person you want to spend the r...