"Arrow" Showrunner Hints at Dark Season 4 Turn — Exclusive7 of 7
Malcolm Merlyn/Ra's al Ghul
"Malcolm (John Barrowman) is in for some big surprises, and Nyssa (Katrina Law) is really going to bring the fight to him," teases Mericle. "And he is going to end up in a place that I don't think he or the audience ever expected. He's going to get very dark toward the end of the season." With all this darkness, is there any light at the end of Season 4? "We did work very hard to get Oliver and Felicity to go to a happy place. And we sort of blew that all apart at the end," admits Mericle. "These next few episodes are an opportunity to really see where our characters are and how they deal with these big challenges. You can't have much of a happy ending if you haven't seen them go through some big challenges. So, that's where we're headed."
"Malcolm (John Barrowman) is in for some big surprises, and Nyssa (Katrina Law) is really going to bring the fight to him," teases Mericle. "And he is going to end up in a place that I don't think he or the audience ever expected. He's going to get very dark toward the end of the season." With all this darkness, is there any light at the end of Season 4? "We did work very hard to get Oliver and Felicity to go to a happy place. And we sort of blew that all apart at the end," admits Mericle. "These next few episodes are an opportunity to really see where our characters are and how they deal with these big challenges. You can't have much of a happy ending if you haven't seen them go through some big challenges. So, that's where we're headed."