On Monday, Arrow was picked up for season 2. Now we’re learning that Emily Bett Rickards’ fan favorite character Felicity Smoak will be upgraded to a season 2 series regular.
Emily Bett Rickards’ role as Felicity Smoak was intended as a one-off role with the potential to become recurring, but because of fan reaction, she will now be a series regular come Arrow season 2. This news comes to us from Entertainment Tonight.
Fans who have been following Arrow news closely shouldn’t be surprised. Spoilers follow.
In tonight’s episode 1×14 “The Odyssey,” Oliver will be shot while wearing the hood and forced to turn to Felicity in his time of need. Felicity and Diggle save Oliver’s life. Felicity will then join Oliver and Diggle. We’ve enjoyed the little screen-time that she’s had so far. With Felicity and her skills, there’s no telling what they can accomplish. We got a short look at Felicity in the stills from tonight’s episode 1×14 “The Odyssey.”
The trailer for tonight shows a quick glance of Felicity and Diggle in action, and it also shows that Oliver thinks he’s dead:
What do you think of Emily Bett Rickards joining the cast full-time? Are you part of the group of fans that really have liked what they’ve seen from Felicity so far? We’re definitely very excited.
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