https://www.cbr.com/thread/justin-hartley-was-a-better-green-arrow-than-stephen-amell/#:~:text=Arrow%20was%20a%20fine%20enough,character%20than%20Amell%20ever%20did.

Arrow was a fine enough show, and Stephen Amell sure did his best Batman as Green Arrow impression. But Justin Hartley's time as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow in Smallville did more to elevate the character than Amell ever did.