“Arrow” has come a long way since season 1, and soon the show’s 100th episode will be airing on the CW. Producer Wendy Mericle recently spoke to CBR about the episode and she described it as a “love letter to the series” at the 100th episode party.
Over the years “Arrow” has dropped a few Green Lantern Easter Eggs along the way, and this year Carly Pope has joined the cast as Susan Williams. Many fans have been wondering if we’ll ever seen Green Lantern on the show, but producer Wendy Mericle recently shot down the hopes of fans around the world.
“One of the fun parts of the show is that you can put these characters in and the Easter eggs and the fans that know this universe so well respond to it on varying levels of excitement and whatnot, but the thing about her character that’s so intriguing is that it operates on that level. It also operates because she’s someone who’s very intrigued by Oliver, who’s going to uncover some secrets that Oliver has, which is going to be really fun, and is a fun nod to the Green Lantern, who obviously we could never bring on the show.”
It certainly doesn’t sound like we’ll be seeing Green Lantern anytime soon. However, looking toward the future, Mericle also acknowledged that most people probably assumed we would never see aliens on the show, and aliens will be a big part of the four part crossover.
“This is 100% true! I mean, really Season 6 and on, all bets are off, right?”
Green Lantern is without a doubt one of DC’s most popular characters, and fans have been waiting patiently for a live action adaptation of the character that’s worth watching. Warner Bros. failed to get a franchise off the ground with 2009’s “Green Lantern” but the studio will be taking another shot at it with the upcoming Green Lantern Corps movie that is currently scheduled for release in 2020.
