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How is Titans btw? I didn't like the trailer couple months ago so i wasn't planning on watching it but then i heard some good reviews for it
 
Arrow: John Barrowman Returning for Season Seven
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John Barrowman has confirmed that he will be returning to Arrow before the end of the series' seventh season. While it is presumed that he will be recreating his reoccurring role as Malcolm Merlyn, precise details have yet to come forth and The CW has yet to make an official announcement regarding Barrowman's return.

Beloved by fans for his work in both the Arrowverse and on Doctor Who and Torchwood, Barrowman first appeared in Arrow's first season as the primary villain, Malcolm Merlyn - a billionaire businessman-turned-assassin. Merlyn would continue to appear through Arrow's first five seasons, being revealed as the biological father of Thea Queen, while also acting as a twisted mentor to Oliver Queen, even as he manipulated Oliver into helping him take control of the League of Assassins. Barrowman would also appear in the second season of Legends of Tomorrow, as one of the villains making up The Legion of Doom. Merlyn's story seemingly came to an end in the finale of Arrow's fifth season, where Merlyn sacrificed himself to save Thea's life by taking her place on an armed land mine.

Related: Everything Arrow Season 7's Flashforwards Have Revealed About The Future

We Got This Covered reported on Barrowman's statement that he would be returning to Arrow. The actor delivered the news while hosting a panel on Torchwood at Supanova Expo - a comic book and gaming convention in Brisbane, Australia. While not giving any other details, Barrowman said that he might reveal more on his personal Instagram account, presumably after confirming with The CW what he can or can't reveal.


While fans will undoubtedly be happy to see Barrowman return to Arrow, there is some question as to how precisely it will happen. Amusingly, the problem has less to do with how Merlyn might cheat death than it does narrowing down what avenues might be employed for him to do so. It is worth noting that Merlyn's death is never visibly witnessed. We only hear the explosion of the landmine once all the other characters are out of visual range, and they never get a chance to look for his body. With this being the case, there is a chance that Merlyn never truly died, thus revisiting his tactic after Arrow's first season finale when he faked his own death.

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Even if Merlyn did honestly die, death is hardly a permanent state in the Arrowverse, and even the relatively realistic Arrow has seen multiple characters resurrected by the power of the alchemical Lazarus Pit. A friendly speedster could also have pulled Merlyn out of harm's way before the explosion caught them both. The possibility also exists that Barrowman could appear as his doppelgänger from another Earth, similar to how Katie Cassidy is now playing Black Siren - the Laurel Lance of Earth 2 - as a series regular on Arrow. Finally, there's a chance that time-travel might be employed, as it was when Merlyn joined The Legion of Doom.

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While the odds seem good that Barrowman will be playing Malcolm Merlyn in some capacity, even if it is ultimately only in a flashback sequence, there is also a chance that he might be playing an entirely new character. This is also not unheard of the Arrowverse, with Maisie Richardson-Sellers now appearing on Legends of Tomorrow as a shapeshifter named Charlie after spending two years playing Amaya "Vixen" Jiwe. However it happens, Barrowman's return to Arrow is sure to make an already lively season even more interesting.

Season 7 of Arrow airs on Mondays at 8pm EST on The CW.
 
Be A Hero support Sickle Cell Awareness...

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Fam,

Ya'll know I have a baby with Sickle Cell Disease, in fact she is just back in the hospital again second time in a month.

Just wanted to ask for my bgol fam to do what they do and assist us in getting support for the Sickle Cell Assembly Bill in New York State...

If ya' ll can all send a tweet or on Facebook

and tell Governor Cuomo to support this bill it would be a blessing.

I KNOW many of ya'll don't vote.

I understand.

But this is making these government officials actually DO THEIR JOBS

and help THOUSANDS of children and young adults

MANY of them Black to get treatment and support

I keep telling ya'll BGOL is MUCH MORE then an internet board.

Peace fam and thank you for your support...


sample tweet...

Please take a moment today (and every day!) to tweet Governor Andrew Cuomo to approve funding for sickle cell!
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@NYGovCuomo – Fully Fund the Sickle Cell Disease Assembly Bill 5313 and Senate Bill 4054.

 
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Arrow Season 7's Flashforwards Risk Revealing Too Much
The flashforwards in season 7 of Arrow run the risk of revealing too much information about the characters in the series. So far, the flashforwards have already confirmed that several key characters on the show will survive for another twenty years.

The first five seasons of Arrow explored a five-year period in Oliver's life, beginning with the accident on the Queen's Gambit and ending with his rescue on Lian Yu. Each season accounted for one year of flashbacks. After season 5, Arrow shifted to occasional flashbacks to reveal the backstories of other important characters, like Diaz. An even bigger change came in season 7 with the introduction of flashforwards, which take place in 2038 and are centered around Oliver's son, William. The flashforwards will remain until the end of the series.



After four episodes of season 7, a handful of characters have already been confirmed to still be alive in the future timeline. The premiere confirmed that Roy Harper has been living in exile on Lian Yu. In the latest episode, both Dinah and Rene were revealed to be alive as well. Felicity is supposedly dead, but it's been mentioned that she starts a company called Smoak Technologies, which means she'll survive on the show at least long enough for this to happen.


Still, there is a slim possibility that the future timeline isn't fixed and is subject to change, though this scenario would depend on the inclusion of time travel. Some believe that the new Green Arrow is actually William from the future, which would tie both storylines together. The most recent episode of Arrow includes evidence that supports the future William theory. If Arrow were to go down this route, William would be able to alter the timeline and essentially write everything that happened in the flashforwards out of existence.


The main issue with the flashforwards is that if they are fixed, unchangeable events, they may reveal more than audiences need to know about the characters. Their presence in the future timeline is confirmation that no matter what happens to them in the present day, they won't die. This is particularly problematic for a show like Arrow, considering its reputation for killing off main characters. Through six seasons, Arrow has killed off Tommy, Moira, Laurel, Malcolm, and most recently, Quentin. Arrow has become a show where no one but Oliver is guaranteed to survive every season.

Thanks to the flashforwards, this is no longer the case. If your favorite character is Rene, Dinah, or Felicity, you won't have to worry about anything happening to them in the present day storyline for the rest of the series. The flashforwards can put a limit on what the writers can do with the characters. In the premiere, William told Roy that they hadn't seen each other since Roy left Star City with Thea in season 6. This means that if Roy ever does return to Star City at any point in the series, Arrow will have to deliberately avoid the two sharing a scene just to avoid contradicting the flashforwards.
 
Ok I’m extra behind on shows..

Haven’t watched black lightning and supergirl.

I did watch last weeks episode... it was ok... I’m still loving this new direction.

Now for this episode
 
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