‘Arrow’ season 2 spoilers: Could another famed hero turn up?
When you have a show like “Arrow,” one of the clear benefits is that it is has such a rich history in the DC universe. Therefore, the opportunities to bring other famed characters into the fold are present, and the option then becomes whether or not you want to bring them on board, and what sort of story could come as a result.
Thus far, most of the familiar characters (at least on a good vs. evil standpoint) have been villains, in between China White, Deadshot, the Huntress, and of course the Count. (We do have Roy Harper, but he hasn’t lived up to his full potential yet.) But what about another major superhero in the Green Lantern? “Arrow” executive producers Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim did work on the Ryan Reynolds movie about the character, and the latter says (per MovieWeb) that this could at least be something that they would explore down the road:
“I would never say never. It’s certainly something that we’ve talked about. As with all DC characters, we have to figure out a way for those characters to fit within our Arrow universe. But when you consider the importance that Hal Jordan plays in the Green Arrow comics, it’s certainly one of those names that we’ve discussed a great deal. I have Ryan Reynolds’ phone number around here somewhere.”
Before you start freaking out about Reynolds and how you didn’t like the cheesy, CGI-heavy version of the character, we’re pretty sure that Guggenheim is joking about giving him a call given that this is a realistic universe here versus one with superpowers left and right. With that being said, we personally see this as maybe a season 4 story, mostly because there are still interesting avenues to explore with the current cast (Harper’s journey, the Black Canary) that need to be fully explored.
What’s your take on the Green Lantern issue, and is there a DC hero you would want to show up here? We know already that there will be more of Deadshot in season 2, and that Oliver Queen will not be the only main character in the spotlight.
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Matthew
May 20, 2013 @ 2:04 am
If introducing more ‘superhero’ style characters in the show means the show would lose its darker edge, then please dont. I love the island flashbacks as they break up the pace of the show and presents a seperate second chain of events. I dont need the Canary in the show.
Deviija
May 19, 2013 @ 10:41 am
Really, all I care about at this point is seeing that awesome Katie Cassidy (Laurel) turn into the Black Canary and start kicking some serious ass. This show has been heavy on being a boys club when it comes to action and heroics. Roy, Oliver, Digg, Slade, apparently every member on the Island Evil Army Squad also a dude. We got a little of Shadow at the end, which was nice, but she still ultimately ended up as a damsel and potential love interest. I’d like to see women with more of a role than just that.
Jolly Rogers
May 17, 2013 @ 10:41 pm
(hm Green Lantern would be a great add but in a Darker Way than the movie you know the movie is all happy go round if green lantern gonna work on arrow it has to be more Darker and his powers very Strict )
As For Season 2 well i hope we get to see more of Oliver and shado on the island hm and maybe a Love triangle and some Jealousy Laurel Oliver Felicity
hm im also wondering how did tommy death effected him send him forward but more darker as a Vigilange/Hero or Backwards as in his Drunk , whoring and hangovers days if so where does this leave laurel :O not to mention his mother omg !!!! so many Theorys
i cant Wait !!!!!! eh October i probably watch this show over and over during summer till i get sick of it XD
HEHE i know it a very long Comment but im super pumped