Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim has given new information on Roy Harper (played by Colton Haynes of Teen Wolf fame).
Talking to TV Guide, Guggenheim says that Roy Harper will get close to Thea Queen:
Our interpretation of Roy is hopefully unexpected. Roy is from the Glades, which is part of Starling City that is the slum of the slums, and obviously he’s from a very different side of the tracks from Thea, so that gives us a fun dynamic to play around with. We’re designing it to be a longer-term relationship.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Guggenheim goes much more into depth on Colton Hayes as Roy Harper:
Roy shows up in episode 15. Colton Haynes is awesome. He’s so fantastic, and no one should be that handsome. But Roy is a great deal of fun for us because obviously, the character of Roy Harper has three different Arrow-related identities in the comic book — Speedy, Arsenal and Red Arrow. And we know that when Roy Harper shows up, it’s sort of a big deal for fans. And one of the things we wanted to do in the latter half of the season was give Thea a romantic interest — this is part of an overall plan to broaden her world a bit beyond the Queen mansion. We need to get her out a bit and interacting with other characters. And Roy is from the Glades — the place in Starling City that we’ve explained is the worst of the worst. He’s from a different side of the tracks than Thea. So watching them interact is a great deal of fun for us and lots of fun to write. Thea is such a strident, strong-willed person and Roy is so completely different from her. It’s fun to watch oil and water try to mix.
Which version of Roy Harper do you think Colton Haynes will be? If we had to guess, we’d rule out Red Arrow because Oliver Queen isn’t Green Arrow, he’s just Arrow. Having Arrow and Red Arrow wouldn’t make a lot of sense. Thea Queen has already been given the nickname “Speedy,” so having Harper be Speedy may be a bit confusing. If we had to guess, we think Roy Harper will either be Arsenal or somebody completely new.
What do you think?
More ‘Arrow’ news
The promo for next week’s Arrow episode 1×11 “Trust But Verify” was released.
The stills and synopsis for episode 1×11 “Trust But Verify” were also released earlier.
The 1×12 “Vertigo” stills and a synopsis were also released.
Teen Wolf‘s Colton Haynes has joined Arrow as Roy Harper.
Battlestar Galactica‘s James Callis has also joined Arrow as The Dodger.
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