Understanding Felicity Smoak
I've watched again some of the early Arrow episodes, and I think I am understanding Felicity better. Felicity is funny, quirky, kind, caring, direct and to the point, honest, and those are some of the things the viewers love about her. She connects on-screen with Oliver in real and personal ways. They light up the screen. But underneath all that humor, kindness, and joy that she has for life, lays a person that's afraid those she loves will walk away from her. In the second season, Felicity finds out that Malcom is Thea's father. Because she is honest, she feels Oliver has a right to know, so goes to Moria asking her to tell her son about Thea's father. Moria trys to convince Felicity that if Felicity told Oliver he would hate her. Probably Felicity debated within herself about telling him, but in the end she decides to tell, reluctantly. She begins by telling him, "You might have noticed that I talk a lot," and then...