The CW has released a video teasing the remaining episodes of Arrow season 3. We try to dissect the hints it gives us.
This video gives some major teases about what is to come after Arrow season 3, episode 18, “Public Enemies.” Be warned: This video is not for the spoiler-phobic.
Video: We open with Roy being arrested for being the Arrow, taking the fall to protect Oliver. We then see Oliver meeting with Roy, who asks, “Do you remember what I told you when I found out you were the Arrow?” Oliver replies, “You told me I saved your life.” “Now I get to save yours,” Roy responds, much to Oliver’s dismay.
Analysis: This seems to continue the thread from “Public Enemies,” when Roy told Thea that part of him wants to be arrested for killing the police officer when he was on Mirakuru. His guilt is so incredible that he’s willing to take the fall for Oliver to get a sense of peace within himself.
Video: Malcolm tells Oliver that his days as the Arrow are finished. We see a shot of Thea visiting Roy in jail and then Oliver getting on a plane as Laurel watches.
“Somebody needs to protect this city,” he says as we flash to Ray Palmer.
“What if there’s someone else that could help?” Felicity asks. Cue the Atom suited up. “So, it’s a team-up,” Ray says, cheerfully before giving Oliver a high five.
Analysis: Oh, Ray. We’re continuing to build up the Atom as a hero in his own right as we move toward the spinoff that will feature Brandon Routh.
Video: Captain Lance visits Roy in jail and tells him, “I’m still trying to save you, son.” Quentin clearly knows Roy is taking the fall for Oliver and doesn’t want it to go down that way, but Roy simply replies, “I don’t need saving.”
Oliver, though, disagrees. “I’m going to break Roy out of prison,” he says. We then see a shot of Roy in prison and a shank being passed around.
Analysis: Stephen Amell and Colton Haynes teased an emotional farewell in Arrow season 3, episode 19, “Broken Arrow.” This seemed to hint that someone could die, and based on the shots from the video, Roy’s life is definitely in danger.
However, another possibility could be that Oliver succeeds in breaking Roy out, but Roy has to go on the run, leaving Starling City.
Video: We see Oliver in a candle-lit room. “Everything I did, everything that happened,” he says, “has led me right here to this moment.” Felicity then comes into the room, Oliver takes off her glasses, and we see shots of the two having sex.
Analysis: Cheers erupt from the Olicity fandom as their sexual tension finally pays off. We’re guessing this takes place in Nanda Parbat, assuming a conclusion to Ra’s’ offer. For Olicity, though, the question becomes what comes after, as Oliver’s life is clearly becoming more complicated.
However, we knew Felicity and Ray wouldn’t last, as Ray is going off to his own show — and in the last episode, Felicity couldn’t return Ray’s declaration of love.
Video: A glass breaks and Roy fights for his life in prison. The Atom flies through Starling City and fights.
Maseo tells Oliver, “Take your rightful place as Heir to the Demon.” We then see Thea tell Ra’s al Ghul, “My brother’s gonna kill you.” Ra’s replies, “No, he’s going to beg me.” Thea throws a knife at Ra’s, but he catches it.
Analysis: It looks like things will continue heating up until Oliver and Ra’s bring their confrontation to a head.
Video: We see the feet of a person walking with a bloody sword, the sword pointed at a soldier’s chest, and a pair of eyes opening. Ra’s says, “Birth and rebirth are violent acts” as Malcolm fights League members.
Analysis: Could Sara be the rebirth? Fans continue to theorize about how Caity Lotz will appear in the spinoff; the introduction of the Lazarus Pit seems to be at the top of the list, and as comic books fans know, using the Lazarus Pit comes with (potentially violent) side effects. Rebirth could also refer to Oliver being reborn as the Heir to the Demon.
Video: Oliver refers to himself as “Al Saheem” and “Heir to the Demon” and tells someone to obey. Meanwhile, we see a mysterious woman with a blade, Ra’s and his men, and Thea in a hood. We then see a brand being heated and a shirtless Oliver, shaking.
“This only ends one way,” he says.
Analysis: It seems Oliver eventually agrees to Ra’s’ offer, likely because he ran out of options for rebellion. This was also confirmed in the Flash look ahead video that showed Oliver in League garb in Central City. We have no idea who the mysterious woman is, however. Any theories?
Arrow returns with new episodes on Wednesday, April 15 at 8:00 p.m. ET on The CW.