We’re getting oh so close to the “Arrow” season 5 finale, and it’s appropriately titled “Lian Yu” because the episode is set to take place on the island. Everything is leading up to one epic battle, and both Oliver and Adrian Chase will be assembling their own teams to fight on Lian Yu.
Oliver will be recruiting an unlikely ally in the form of Slade Wilson, and showrunner Wendy Mericle recently told EW that Slade will be vital to Oliver’s plan.
“Well, it’s definitely going to be an all-hands-on-deck situation. Everyone is going to have to do something to help put Chase to bed finally. Everyone’s going to have a huge emotional stake in it, everyone is going to have a very big role to play. Specifically, in respect to our original Team Green Arrow, both Felicity and Dig will play crucial pieces, as well as Slade Wilson — those are the three that are going to have a lot to do with how to get in and out of this situation and how we finally put Chase where he belongs.”
Prometheus has been one of the best villains on “Arrow” so far, and Mericle also teased that the emotional stakes will be high in the final battle.
“It’s been such a fun thing to play, such an interesting dynamic to play, especially with respect to Oliver Queen, who is very physical and is a guy who can definitely throw a punch. There will absolutely be fisticuffs. In surprising ways, a lot of the battle will be done in ways that we’ve never done on the show before, which we’re very excited about. But emotionally, Chase has been trying to prove to the world and to Oliver that he is not a hero, he’s a killer. He’s going to pull out one final, big whammo at the end that is going to really leave Oliver reeling and raise a lot of questions. I think Oliver is going to come down on the right side of that question, but not without a lot of risk and a lot of potential heartache.”
“Arrow” will return on May 10 with “Honor Thy Fathers.”
