Emily Bett Rickards Says Goodbye To Felicity On Last Day Of ‘Arrow’ Set

Arrow star Emily Bett Rickards has bid an emotional goodbye to her character Felicity on the set of her last day on the CW’s hit superhero series.

Emily Bett Rickards announced her exit from the series at the end of last month, just weeks after Stephen Amell revealed Arrow would be coming to an end after the eighth season. Emily Bett Rickards announced her departure ahead of the abbreviated eighth season, revealing she would not be returning to reprise her role as Felicity beyond the seventh season’s finale.

On the set of her last day on Arrow, Emily Bett Rickards took to Instagram to share a series of emotional goodbyes to her cast and crew for which she has worked with for nearly seven years. The actor has portrayed the resident hacker Felicity Smoak on Arrow since its first season debuted in 2012.

In addition to the posts shared by Emily Bett Rickards on her Instagram story, Arrow co-star Rick Gonzalez took to Twitter to say goodbye. You can check out the posts below.

The CW’s staple superhero series served as launch pad for much of the network’s current superhero lineup including Legends of Tomorrow and especially The Flash, which introduced Grant Gustin’s Scarlet Speedster into the Arrowverse in Arrow‘s second season before the actor got his very own spin-off. Fast forward six years later and The CW is chock full of superhero shows including Supergirl, and Black Lightning, plus a Batwoman pilot which is currently in production.

So what do you think? Are you sad to see Emily Bett Rickards go? What do you hope to see Emily Bett Rickards in next? Let us know in the comments below!

Arrow returns on April 15th with the episode titled “Lost Canary” and you can read the official synopsis below:

BIRDS OF PREY; CAITY LOTZ GUEST STARS – After being accused of murder and having her criminal past exposed, Laurel (Katie Cassidy) goes full Black Siren and teams up with an old criminal acquaintance, Shadow Thief (guest star Carmel Amit), to go on a crime spree around Star City. While Dinah (Juliana Harkavy) aims to bring Laurel in, Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) refuses to give up on her friend and tries everything to get through to her, even summoning Sara Lance (guest star Caity Lotz) for help. However, Laurel rebuffs all her efforts, forcing the former friends to face off against each other. Kristin Windell directed the episode written by Jill Blankenship & Elisa Delson (#718).

Arrow stars Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, Emily Bett Rickards, Katie Cassidy, Echo Kellum, Juliana Harkavy, Rick Gonzalez, and Colton Haynes.

Arrow airs on Mondays at 8:00 p.m. ET on The CW.

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