Malcolm Merlyn Archives

So here are my thoughts on the batch. Season 1 took a page out of the MCU playbook and put Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) up against someone with the same basic skills, Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) Merlyn has always been a villain for the Green Arrow, so it made a lot of sense They did a[...]

The series has cast Kyra Zagorsky (Helix) as Athena, a former member of the League and someone who wants to protect the legacy of the late Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) Why would Athena go to Star City? Does it have something to do with Malcolm's daughter Thea (Willa Holland)? The word on why Nyssa returns is,[...]

He is a fan favorite, and (spoilers) many were crushed to see his character die in the Arrow season finale and to hear that it was the end of Malcolm Merlyn; seems none more so than Barrowman himself. But in a recent interview on CBR.com, executive producer Marc Guggenheim was asked about the fate of Merlyn,[...]

After his stint this season as part of the Legion of Doom, it was nice to see Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) return to Arrow in time for the season finale But has his failure against the Legends of Tomorrow changed him in, anyway? According to EW.com, Malcolm is going to be making a concerted effort[...]

Now Bill only posted part of the panel, but it is so worth watching… if nothing else to see just how he uses the phrase "hung like a donkey" to keep everyone entertained. Barrowman is known for his roles as Captain Jack Harkness on Doctor Who and as Malcolm Merlyn on Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow. Needless[...]

John Barrowman has an extensive background in musical theater and now he gets to bring that to the Arrowverse. Barrowman will be appearing in the musical

Most of us haven't seen him gray, he's always had the perfectly coiffed hair as both Captain Jack Harkness and Malcolm Merlyn He did this because yesterday was his 50th birthday. That's a picture Barrowman posted yesterday as he prepared for his birthday party. Barrowman has joked in the past that as part of his Arrow contract,[...]

His character of Malcolm Merlyn has been running around with Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough) and Eobard Thawne (Matt Letscher) as part of the Legion of Doom on DC's Legends of Tomorrow Barrowman posted an update to Facebook this morning, from his LoT trailer where he is filming his last day of the season LoT has[...]

There are so many good questions to ask about the new Legion of Doom on DC's Legends of Tomorrow… like why does Eobard Thawne (Matt Letscher) want the Spear of Destiny? Why is Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) involved? And why does Thawne keep letting Merlyn and Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough) do all the work? Where[...]

In the mid-season premiere for DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Damien Darhk and Malcolm Merlyn find Rip Hunter in 1967 where he doesn't realize who he is and is making a thesis film with George Lucas But when the Legends come to rescue him, all hell breaks loose and a big aberration is created. DC's Legends of[...]

This does two other things, it sets the stage for the theme of honesty that will play out the rest of the season and it shows that HIVE is shifting and Lance is no longer a viable source of information. 2 – So what's new with HIVE? Well, Damien Darhk brings Malcolm Merlyn in to the[...]

In the latest DC All-Access, actor and writer John Barrowman sits down with Tiffany Smith to talk both the Dark Archer digital comic series that he is writing with his sister Carole and the changes for his character of Malcolm Merlyn going forward on Arrow When asked what he saw as the difference between Merlyn[...]

But instead of just giving it to Oliver Queen, she offers it as an exchange for him killing Malcolm Merlyn so she could be the head of the League of Assassins This starts a very bad series of dominoes that I think will not end well for Oliver as the season progresses. 2 – Oliver tries[...]

His sister is dying and Nyssa al Ghul offers her the cure but only if he kills Malcolm Merlyn Oliver has plenty of reasons to do just that Malcolm has been the architect of all of Oliver's miseries if you think about it The shipwreck, Tommy's death, Thea killing Sara, bringing Ra's al Ghul into[...]

There will be some spoilers for the first issue of Arrow: The Dark Archer in this review. . . . DC has a new Digital First comic series based in the CW universe and this time it's focuses on Malcolm Merlyn And who better to write Arrow: The Dark Archer than the man that brings the character to life[...]

Whether you know him as Malcolm Merlyn or Captain Jack Harkness, John Barrowman has created quite the fan following in the pop culture world and is known for putting together one of the most entertaining panels at conventions Now, according to TV Insider, the actor/writer will be working with his sister Carole Barrowman on a[...]

Seriously... Spoilers . . . . Okay. Last night's mid-season finale of Arrow had a lot going for it. There was tension, surprise moments, lots of fights

Here is the highlight reel that Warner Bros TV ran last night before the Arrow portion of their panel. It gives a really good recap of the third season...

We also see Malcolm Merlyn turned away from everyone Add in the blue skies above which is interesting as every other season poster has been done at night… and then you have the fire creeping in from below. If it is the official poster, then it has a very different look and feel than previous ones[...]

The CW is continuing their behind the scenes look at the stunts done on Arrow as stunt coordinator James Bamford walks us through a fight between Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) and Thea Queen (WIlla Holland) that they needed to film in only two takes. Arrow returns to the CW on March 18th. [youtube]http://youtu.be/7ktdUrys4x8[/youtube] [...]

Laurel's response is to not blame Thea but rather Malcolm Merlyn who is the cause of it all… but this convinces Thea she must go a step further to deal with her guilt and turns her father over to the League of Assassins This is the domino that starts everything. 2) Oliver Queen reacts poorly to finding[...]

We know Deadshot pulled the trigger, but who ordered it? This seems like a subtle nod from the writers letting us know they haven't forgotten about John's backstory. 2) The one thing Malcolm Merlyn didn't want to happen did… and it was the final truth that Oliver had to tell Thea This was another moment like[...]

This article talks about things that happened in the latest episode of Arrow, so there is definitely spoilers if you haven't seen the show. The most

This gives Malcolm Merlyn motivation to get involved and force John Diggle, Roy Harper, Laurel Lance and Felicity Smoak to make the choice not to team with him This will obviously be a problem within the team when Oliver decides to train with Merlyn at the end of the episode It also gives the writers[...]

The first season of Arrow was about the Undertaking and Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) His motivation for wanting to destroy the Glades was the murder of his wife Rebecca He felt the best way to deal with the crime riddled area of the city was to flatten it and start over In the clip here[...]

Here we get to see the fight between Thea Queen (Willa Holland) and Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) from earlier in the season and we see just how the got that split-in-half vase shot. Arrow airs Wednesdays at 8 PM on the CW. [youtube]http://youtu.be/eCPYPxS6dFQ[/youtube] As we get ready for tonight's episode of Arrow, the CW has released this[...]

Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) will be visiting the Arrow Cave to let them know that Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) is dead Roy Harper / Arsenal (Colton Haynes) will also be stepping up to fill in for the Arrow and Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy) will become the Black Canary. What we don't know is how long Oliver will be[...]

We have Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) letting Team Arrow know that Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) is dead We have John Diggle (David Ramsey), Roy Harper (Colton Haynes) and Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards) having to decide what to do next and Danny "Brick" Brickwell (Vinnie Jones) coming in to cause trouble Plus we see Ray Palmer[...]

When the title of this episode was released a month or so back, there was a lot of speculation on what the title could mean including some thinking it meant the appearance of DC's resident magician, Zatanna. But judging by the clip below, and the fact no mention of a Zatanna casting has come up, I[...]

One of the interesting dynamics we have to look forward to in the third season of Arrow is the growing relationship between Thea Queen (Willa Holland) and her father Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) We ended last season with the two of them heading off to parts unknown in a stretch limo… With the third episode Oliver[...]