Warning: This article contains major SPOILERS for the final episodes of the Arrow-verse crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths.
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Arrow’s Stephen Amell has commented on the Earth-shattering ending of the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event while reflecting on his character’s long, rocky journey to reach this point.
Amell, who has starred as Oliver Queen on Arrow since the franchise began, took to Twitter in the wake of the last two parts of Crisis on Infinite Earths to acknowledge his character’s final sendoff.
“8 seasons and an entire Universe seems like a pretty good time to step away,” he wrote. “What a ride.”
8 seasons and an entire Universe seems like a pretty good time to step away.
What a ride.
— Stephen Amell (@StephenAmell) January 15, 2020
In the eighth episode of Season 8 of Arrow (aka Part 4 of the 5-part Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event), the heroic archer sacrificed himself for the sake of humanity, as he used his Spectre powers to attempt to weaken the Anti-Monitor so that the rest of the heroes could be victorious in the final battle. As a result, Arrow’s principal character takes his final bow, two episodes before the flagship series’ conclusion.
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In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, showrunner Beth Schwartz opened up about Ollie’s fate, as she assured fans that the demise of the Lazarus Pit-resurrected character is permanent on this occasion.
“Yes, he is really dead this time,” she confirmed to the outlet. “Because the whole point of this death and the culmination of what brings us to the crossover is that everything he’s learned throughout the series and these past eight years has led him to this moment to give the ultimate hero’s sacrifice.
“And that’s his life — to save everyone else. That’s what a hero does. His journey has led him to make that ultimate sacrifice for his family, for his friends, for the other superheroes. And it just worked out in the timing of doing Crisis that the story made sense.”
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However, Schwartz also revealed that this is not the last we have seen of Amell on Arrow, as “he will be in the series finale” in some capacity, adding that it’s now up to Amell and the other shows to decide whether the character should make any future appearances on screen.
“These are questions for the other showrunners, but it starts off the Legends of Tomorrow season,” she said of the impact of Oliver’s death on the rest of the characters in the Arrow-verse. “Arrow was the first show, and all the other new shows came from Arrow. Every single character on the shows have their own relationship and emotional connection to that character and they’ll forever be changed by his death.”
In our review of the final two chapters of Crisis on Infinite Earths, we praised Oliver Queen’s sacrifice, saying he was “given the heroic sendoff he deserves” in an “extremely endearing ending sequence that really sets the tone for the Arrowverse going forward.”
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For more on the Crisis on Infinite Earths ending, read about how DC’s TV and Movie Universes are now officially connected and check out our round-up of Twitter reactions in the aftermath of the surprise cameo no one expected.
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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.
Source: IGN.com Arrow's Stephen Amell Comments on Crisis on Infinite Earths Ending