Five Reasons ‘Arrow’ Isn’t As Good As It Used To Be

2) Olicity

You knew it was on this list. But you thought it would be number one, didn’t you? Almost, but not quite. Felicity Smoak used to be such an awesome character. Funny, charming, quirky, gave us a little light in Oliver’s dark and morbid world. That all changed when she became a social media phenomenon, and the whole show changed to cater to her character. If I had a nickel for every time someone called the newer seasons of the show ‘Felicity and Friends’, I’d be one rich dude. Season three was full of Felicity crying about either Ray or Oliver for like a half an hour at a time. There is no Earth in the Multiverse where Felicity Smoak should EVER be given more screentime than Ra’s al-Ghul, who was only in about 9 episodes all season. Sorry about the caps, I still have a lot of pent up anger thinking about it. Matt Nable’s portrayal of Ra’s was up there with Manu Bennett’s portrayal of Slade, but he took a complete backseat to love triangles and a lot of unnecessary crying. Season four didn’t do much better with Felicity’s character, this time expanding their focus on Felicity to include her parents, who were completely uninteresting and by the end of the season added absolutely nothing to the overall story. Season five is now trying to say that they are going to use Felicity differently, but I will believe it when I see it. It’s just too bad it’s too late to go back to the awkwardly funny and quirky Felicity from season two.