Colton Haynes' ARSENAL Will Take Center Stage After The ARROW's "Apparent" Demise

Colton Haynes' ARSENAL Will Take Center Stage After The ARROW's "Apparent" Demise

Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim says Colton Haynes' Roy Harper has been underutilized in season three but that all changes in episodes 10, 11, 12. "There’s one scene in episode 11 between [Roy] and [Merlyn] that I think is some of [Colton's] finest work on the show."

By MarkJulian - Dec 12, 2014 10:12 AM EST
Filed Under: Arrow
Source: EW

Even though it sure looked as if Stephen Amell's Oliver Queen met his end at the hands of Matt Nable's Ra's Al Ghul (in Arrow s03e09 - The Climb"), everyone knows that the show won't continue without Amell.  So the real question is just how soon will Oliver recover to renew his fight with Ra's and the League of Assassins?  Your guess is as good as mine, but Arrow showrunner Marc Guggenheim says that while Oliver is recovering, Roy Harper (Haynes) steps up in a big way.  "One of the things I was very straight with Colton [Haynes] about is I don’t think we serviced his character quite as much as we would have liked in the first half of [season 3].   I’ll say the stuff that he’s got in episodes 10, 11, and 12, it’s pretty dang gangbusters.There’s one scene in episode 11 between him and John Barrowman that I think is some of his finest work on the show."

If you've been looking for Roy to have  a bigger role this season, tune in when Arrow returns on January 21.   Incidentally, episode 10 is titled "Left Behind", episode 11 is titled "Midnight City" and 12 is titled "Uprising".

 

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Pasto
Pasto - 12/12/2014, 11:11 AM
Heroes never die....

They respawn.
EhMaybeSays
EhMaybeSays - 12/12/2014, 11:15 AM
Reign of the Arrows should be a thing.
BravoBoss
BravoBoss - 12/12/2014, 11:15 AM
Roy will be a cool filler til Oliver comes back
CombatWombat
CombatWombat - 12/12/2014, 11:15 AM
naming him Arsenal was a missed opportunity … with two "Arrows" they could have started calling them "Red" Arrow and "Green" Arrow to distinguish their codenames
CamtonoOfBeskar
CamtonoOfBeskar - 12/12/2014, 11:16 AM
I'd like this.
Gandressmex
Gandressmex - 12/12/2014, 11:16 AM
Im just waiting till they anounce that John Diggle is actually John "Diggle" Stewart.! That would be awesome.!!
SoundWave
SoundWave - 12/12/2014, 11:16 AM
His costume is much more awesome than Arrow's one.
CapedBaldy
CapedBaldy - 12/12/2014, 11:18 AM
no more back flips please.Its ridiculous
Spydertank
Spydertank - 12/12/2014, 11:18 AM
Kick ass! Can't wait for arrows return.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 12/12/2014, 11:22 AM
Hail Hydra…
Chekkarma
Chekkarma - 12/12/2014, 11:27 AM
Something tells me during this time, Arsenal will start breaking away from the group,and become more like his comic book counterpart....learning Ollie is "dead" might send him into a different direction where killing is a necessity. ...can't wait for the show to come back.
RamonSuarez
RamonSuarez - 12/12/2014, 11:28 AM
Is this show doing well? I checked the ratings and saw its drawing a 1.0 out of 3 ratings share for last week's episode. That's not so hot.
GuardianAngel
GuardianAngel - 12/12/2014, 11:29 AM
SPOILER IN THE TITLE???????!!!
TheTMan15
TheTMan15 - 12/12/2014, 11:30 AM
I like thet they put Arsenal in the background God a bit, but I'm excited to see him get some more material.
bigdannymac
bigdannymac - 12/12/2014, 11:30 AM
Good find!
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 12/12/2014, 11:30 AM
Awesome! I really like his character but he's been a bit underdeveloped in past seasons, so hearing that he's going to take more of a leading role sounds great to me!
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 12/12/2014, 11:31 AM
ROY FINALLY STEPS UP..GOOD. WHAT HE'S BEEN SO FAR WAS JUST "BOY WONDER SIDEKICK"..I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM PUSH HIMSELF GET MORE BRUTAL..PUSH HIMSELF TO GET TO OLIVERS LEVEL
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 12/12/2014, 11:34 AM
Oliver is going to be recovering from some serious injuries, so it makes sense Roy will fill in for him in the mean time.

It sounds like Roy will be kicking some major ass in these episodes.
WeaponX93
WeaponX93 - 12/12/2014, 11:39 AM
If this was later in the series, I'd say make Oliver's "death" lead Roy into a deep depression, causing the heroin addiction (or alcohol, in the New 52). But I am very glad he's getting a more prominent role.
imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 12/12/2014, 11:40 AM
imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 12/12/2014, 11:42 AM
I like this suit better, but the other one had the Arsenal title. I assume filming on winter nights in Vancouver it's too cold to go sleeveless. Suns out, guns out.


RamonSuarez
RamonSuarez - 12/12/2014, 11:42 AM
@Gusto

"Maybe he'll finally bust out a godamn boxing glove arrow?"

Great idea. But I wonder if its possible to make that work in a realistic telling of the Green Arrow story, though.
LEOSTRATOR
LEOSTRATOR - 12/12/2014, 11:44 AM
I wonder how long it takes for him to put that mascara on?
imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 12/12/2014, 11:44 AM
@Gusto

did you miss it??
RamonSuarez
RamonSuarez - 12/12/2014, 11:46 AM
@ImKennyPowers


Noice!
imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 12/12/2014, 11:46 AM
@Gandressmex "Im just waiting till they anounce that John Diggle is actually John "Diggle" Stewart.! That would be awesome.!!"

Gruff
Gruff - 12/12/2014, 11:48 AM
Yeah he needs to step up. So far he's just hung around like a bad smell. No one wants a smelly arsenal.
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 12/12/2014, 11:49 AM
@NerdMan I know Oliver is dead. I believe that he will be brought back to life by the Lazarus Pit.

It sounds like he'll need a long time to heal from what happened though, which is why Roy fills in for him.
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