While
Arrow was the catalyst that helped usher in the smattering of DC superhero programs we now have on The CW, the show hasn't been without character and story issues during its five seasons on air. With the 100th episode of the series airing tonight, executive producer Marc Guggenheim spoke with
Entertainment Weekly about one of the bigger narrative regrets he had during his time crafting the story.
“The truth is, I don’t think I’ve ever been involved with an hour of television on any show where there hasn’t been something I wanted to take back,” Guggenheim said.
“Doing 23 episodes a year, you’re just constantly running, so nothing ever turns out exactly the way you want it to. In other words, my list of regrets is actually incredibly long; it’s 100 episodes long. I’d say probably my biggest regret is I wish we had allowed the Oliver-Felicity storyline in season 4 to unfold at a more natural pace. We had set these tentpoles at the beginning of the season, and we were a bit too rigorous on how we hit them. That was a case where the planning overtook the storytelling. We didn’t do things as naturally and as elegantly as we should have.”
While many fans of the show might say it was a mistake to begin with, at least Guggenheim is somewhat apologetic for the way the relationship was handled on the show, as it drew a frenetic round of critcism from audiences. Do you agree with Guggenheim or do you think that
Arrow has made bigger errors? Sound off below!
ARROW CELEBRATES 100 EPISODES; THE EPIC SUPERHERO CROSSOVER CONTINUES — Oliver (Stephen Amell) wakes up to a life where he never got on The Queen’s Gambit. Robert (guest star Jamey Sheridan) and Moira Queen (guest star Susanna Thompson) are alive and well. Laurel (guest star Katie Cassidy) is his loving fiancée and their wedding is imminent. Everything seems perfect, but Oliver starts to notice small imperfections that make him question this new reality. Meanwhile, Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) and the recruits take on a new threat with help from The Flash (guest star Grant Gustin) and Supergirl (guest star Melissa Benoist). James Bamford directed the episode with story by Greg Berlanti and written by Marc Guggenheim & Wendy Mericle.