Arrow Season 3 news

Great comic book heroes tend to be shaped by
great villains, and Arrow is no exception. With
Season 2 of the series the show’s writers swung
for the fences, pitting Oliver Queen (Stephen
Amell) up against one of the deadliest men in the
DC Comics universe: Deathstroke a.k.a. Slade
Wilson. With that supervillain now stepping aside
for Ra’s al Ghul himself , actor Manu Bennett
hints that fans haven’t seen the last of
Deathstroke – not if the showrunners get their
way, that is.
Anyone who followed along with Oliver Queen’s
battle against Wilson’s forces knows that the
superhuman killer got what was coming to him.
But even if Wilson ended up return to ‘the island,’
dwelling alone in an ARGUS super-max facility,
he’s still left with a pulse. Not to mention one
heck of a grudge.
Since Deathstroke’s story is clearly far from over
(and could have been ended if the showrunners
wished), and fans know that a man like Slade
Wilson should never be counted out, some fans
have hoped for his return. When asked about the
possibility by ComicBook.com , Bennett spoke
candidly. While he may not have a return date
set, those running the Arrow /Flash universe made
their long term wishes clear:
“Realistically, when we talk about storyline, they
threw me into a really interesting place:
Purgatory. You know, I’m left at the end shaking
the bars, going ‘I keep my promises, kid.’ And I
think I meant it. So I don’t think that they are
just going to let that voice subside into the vast
abyss… But at this stage, I don’t know. They said
at the end of the season last year, they said:
‘Look, we want you back. We want you back.’ But
there’s been no indication yet of how they’ll go
about that at any point in time, right now.”
It shouldn’t be too hard to see why (or how)
Deathstroke could be brought back into future
stories. The writers already introduced Amanda
Waller’s team of criminal operatives (known to
fans as the Suicide Squad), and while Wilson may
have some solitary confinement ahead of him, a
return in service to Waller would be in line with
the comics. The bottom line: when a villain like
Deathstroke is left alive promising revenge, it’s
safe to assume the show’s writers have a plan.
Regardless, the show’s producers have promised
that Arrow Season 3 will feature fewer
superpowers in favor of a more grounded
approach. So if Deathstroke really will be
returning, it won’t be immediately. And it may not
even be to Starling City at all, with The CW
confirming that more spinoff shows are being
discussed .