Honorable mention
Tone down Felicity’s family drama
Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards) began as a fun guest star and it wasn’t long before she became a primary staple on Team Arrow and a series regular on the show. For the most part, Felicity has been a good addition to the show, but last season wasn’t too kind to her in the sense that she has become a Mary Sue-type character who can solve everything with the click of a couple of keys. Just give her two minutes and she’ll even hack a nuclear weapon.
Ultimately though, one of the things the show needs to tone down on is the Smoak’s family drama. I liked the addition of Felicity’s mom at first, but then her father entered the picture and we went episode after episode near the end of the season where their dynamic took up too much of the hour and also took time away from other characters and plot developments. It’s good to see some other parent figures on the show besides Paul Blackthorne’s Captain Lance, but there needs to be more of a balance in the way that they’re written into the show.
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