For years now fans have been talking about how “Arrow” would never have a villain capable of topping Deathstroke in season 2, but the “Arrow” writers brought a heavy hitter into the fold when they introduced Prometheus in season 6.
Prometheus was unlike any other enemy Oliver had ever faced, and he truly pushed Oliver to his limits both mentally and physically. While talking to CBR at San Diego International Comic Con, executive producer Marc Guggenheim said that he felt Prometheus worked so well because he put Oliver through the meat grinder.
“How do we top Prometheus? I ask myself that question every day,” Guggenheim said. “I’m a big believer that you always try to swing for the fences. At the same time, the more you make it about the fence swinging the more you take your eye off the ball. I think a big part of Arrow is, every year to varying degrees we always put the characters through some kind of grinder. What made Prometheus’ character — apart from Josh [Segarra’s] incredible performance — was we really put Oliver through the meat grinder.”
“It’s going to be the biggest of all big bads, I can say that,” executive producer Wendry Mericle added while talking about the big bad for season 6. “I’m going to be very cagey about that one, sorry.”
It doesn’t look like Oliver will be the only one going through the meat grinder in season 6, as Marc Guggenheim added that the consequences of Team Arrow’s actions will be felt by the entire team this time around.
“We’ve got some pretty cool meat grinder moments planned for the season. Hopefully we’ll be here next year and you guys will be asking, ‘How do you top so and so?’ The big creative choice that we made was, this year, the consequences have to be felt not just by Oliver but by the entire team. That’s a big part of the engine that drives Season 6.”
“Arrow” will return on Thursday, October 12.
After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the North China Sea. He returned home to Star City, bent on righting the wrongs done by his family and fighting injustice.
As the Green Arrow, he protects his city with the help of former soldier John Diggle (David Ramsey), computer-science expert Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards), his vigilante-trained sister Thea Queen (Willa Holland), Deputy Mayor Quentin Lance (Paul Blackthorne), brilliant inventor Curtis Holt (Echo Kellum), and his new recruits, street-savvy Rene Ramirez (Rick Gonzalez) and meta-human Dinah Drake (Juliana Harkavy).
Oliver has finally solidified and strengthened his crime-fighting team only to have it threatened when unexpected enemies from his past return to Star City, forcing Oliver to rethink his relationship with each member of his “family”.
