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Producers Shed More Light On Arrow Season 3

With a big SDCC panel planed for this weekend, Andrew Kreisberg and Marc Guggenheim lets some details about the new upcoming season of Arrow out to the Hollywood Reporter. Here are some of the highlights:

They talked about the overall theme of the season: "If season one was about Oliver going from vengeance to vigilante and season two was vigilante to hero, season three is about identity. It's the first season where this theme of identity is not only about Oliver but is also about all the other characters."

And bringing two characters up in focus: "Laurel and Thea are the two characters we haven't done as much with in the past and they have the strongest story lines that we've ever given them,"

"We are going to do a flashback at some point in the season that takes you back to that car and continues the conversation, so you'll get to see what Thea said to Malcolm and what Malcolm said to Thea. At some point, if all the characters are going to become their comic-book selves, they have to go through their island … This year is going to be Thea's island. How that plays out and which side she lands will be the fun of the season."

"She's an attorney with a nice, sweet jacket. We're going to see Laurel take a few big steps towards her comic-book self this season. Let's just say that Katie Cassidy is pumping iron."

And about the potential romance between Oliver and Felicity: "Oliver might be catching up to how some of the audience feels in that maybe there's a life with [Felicity]. This season, particularly the premiere episode, is Oliver questioning whether there's a life beyond the hood. Can he be Oliver Queen and the Arrow at the same time? One of the things about being Oliver would be what kind of romantic life he could have? The way the show has shaken out and the experiences the two have had, it feels like it's time to explore that."

On the addition of Ray Palmer and his interest in Felicity: "The verbal banter between him and Felicity this season is a new thing we're bringing to the show that I think audiences will really like. He'll be invading Oliver's life in every aspect, whether it's his business, his personal life and possibly down the road in his nighttime activities."

On Caity Lotz (Sara) returning for three episodes: "She's come back to Starling City with a very specific mission."

Roy feeling guilty: "Roy knows why she left and Oliver doesn't, so that'll play an interesting part in the Oliver-Roy-Thea dynamic."

Diggle to be a daddy: "There's a trip to the OB-GYN [in the premiere]."

Moving the flashback to Hong Kong: "It has a whole new feel to [the flashbacks]. It was something we always intended on doing. One of our big ideas when we were doing the pilot was to have Oliver wake up at the end of season two not on the island. We will learn how Oliver knows how to fly a plane."

And of course, what's up with the Suicide Squad: "We haven't quite found the right story yet but we love the Suicide Squad and and we love Deadshot —Michael Rowe was just in the DC offices. For sure we'll be doing something with the Suicide Squad this year. We have to find the right time and the right moment."

Expect to hear more about the new season as the weekend progresses.

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