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The Heart of Arrow

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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...

The Heart of Arrow

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I have no idea if this is going to be a scene from Season 6 episode one, but it seems plausible that it could be.  Could Felicity have made it to the plane across the island?  It seems doubtful.  We know that in all likelihood there will be people who die.  So for Felicity to be injured or  unconscious is not far from the  realm of possibilities. Oliver will have so much to deal with, but season five set the groundwork for his ability to handle what  has happened.  He won't blame himself this time.  Now he will be strength  for Felicity, Diggle, and  the others to handle what has happened to them. I don't  know about you, but I don't watch Arrow because of the comics, I  know zero about the storylines from the comics.  I watch Arrow because of the story it tells. The writers weave characters we care about.  They write so that the viewer can identify with story  and the people.  One the viewer can r...