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Arrow Serial Finale: Felicity and Oliver Reunite in the Afterlife every bit Greenish Lantern Twist Is Confirmed
Arrowpremiered on the CW in 2012 and aired 170 episodes over 8 seasons
Alarm: Spoilers for the Pointer series finale follow.
After 170 episodes, eight action-packed crossover events and ane emotional finale, Arrow has come up to an cease.
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The CW superhero serial that starred Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Greenish Arrow — and also launched the successful Arrowverse spinoffs The Wink, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Black Lighting and Batwoman — finally came to an end on Tuesday night.
While Oliver sacrificed his life several episodes ago to save the Multiverse, he ultimately received a happy ending in the series finale equally he was reunited with his married woman Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards) in the afterlife in the final scene.
"How-do-you-do, glad you could finally brand information technology," Oliver said to Felicity, who traveled there with help from The Monitor in 2040.
The episode also revealed that thanks to Oliver's sacrifice, many characters who died during the series were resurrected, including his mother Moira Queen (Susanna Thompson) Detective Quentin Lance (Paul Blackthorne) and Tommy Merlyn (Colin Donnell).
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And Oliver and Felicity weren't the just couple to get their happy catastrophe.
After an up-and-down relationship, Thea Queen (Willa Holland) and Roy Harper (Colton Haynes) fabricated things official when the latter decided to propose while the two were in activeness on a rescue mission together.
"I got my whole life back and I realized I wanted yous in it. Forever and always," Roy said to Thea, and she accepted his proposal later in the episode.
In addition, Oliver and Felicity's daughter from the future, Mia Smoak (Katherine McNamara), fourth dimension-traveled to the present to attend her father's funeral. Just every bit she arrived, she learned that her one-half-brother William Clayton, Oliver's son with his ex Samatha Clayton, was kidnapped.
With assistance from the rest of Team Arrow — including Thea, Roy, John Diggle (David Ramsey), Dinah Drake (Juliana Harkavy), Rene Ramirez (Rick Gonzalez), Curtis Holt, (Echo Kellum), Lyla Michaels (Audrey Marie Anderson), Sara Lance (Caity Lotz) and Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy) — Mia rescued her brother, and decided to spare his captor, who was a former foe of Oliver's.
Thea Queen (Willa Holland) and Roy Harper (Colton Haynes)
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At Oliver's funeral, Mia finally met her mother Felicity for the first time. The pair shared an emotional moment together, with Felicity telling her daughter, "I can tell you're a lot similar him."
"I can but promise," Mia said.
With all of the heroes gathered at the funeral, including Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) and Kara Danvers (Melissa Benoist), Diggle delivered a heartfelt speech in accolade of Oliver, referring to him as his "blood brother."
"The Oliver that I met eight years agone is not the one we say bye to today," Diggle said. "Oliver e'er told me in order to save his city he had to go someone else, something else. I always thought that mean becoming the green arrow only today I realize that meant becoming a improve man."
"He took all of usa with him on that journeying," he added. "He brought heroes into the world, he inspired heroes, he inspired all of united states of america here. I was his brother. And Oliver Queen was mine."
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In the episode'southward endmost montage, Diggle was preparing to leave Starling City for Metropolis — the home of Clark Kent (aka Superman) — when a meteor cruel from the sky. When he investigated, Diggle opened box emulating a bright light-green light: albeit confirming that Diggle is in fact Light-green Lantern from the comics, as fans have suspected since the start of the series.
"Oliver may be gone, but his mission endures," Diggle'southward closing monologue added. "That mission lives on, Oliver lives on in the people he inspired."
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Amell, 38, announced that eighth season would be Arrow's final during an emotional Facebook Live stream in March. The Canadian actor, who has been playing the titular part since 2012, said that being abroad from his Los Angeles-based family played a major factor in his difficult decision.
However, Amell was optimistic the show'due south legacy would "alive on," noting the other superhero-related serial that Pointer has generated, including The Flash, DC'southward Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl.
"Something tells me fifty-fifty when I'm done I won't be gone," he added. "If you lot've watched the Arrowverse, you sympathize. I remember information technology's been a good run. It'southward no Supernatural just information technology's been a expert run."
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