[SPOILER] An "Arrow" Original Cast Member Leaves Series

[JamesG]

"Arrow" Bids Farewell to an Original Cast Member
by Bruce Haring
March 29, 2018


The CW’s "Arrow" had a major departure from the original cast on this evening’s show.

Thea Queen (Willa Holland), the maternal younger half-sister of Oliver Queen and a member of Team Arrow who goes by the name of Speedy, left the team and the town. Only four of the show’s series regulars from the beginning remain on the show.




While fans had been expecting Thea’s departure because of her diminishing role in the series, her abrupt leave still had them stunned. "Arrow" executive producer Marc Guggenheim indicated the door is open for a Thea return.

“We talked about some requests (Holland) had for us in terms of how her episodes would be utilized and grouped, and at what point in the season she would be written out, and we accommodated her on all those fronts because, look, at the end of the day, we love Willa and we love working with her,” Guggenheim told TV Line. “She’s done right by us and so we wanted to do right by her.”

Guggenheim said Holland wanted to reduce her episodic commitment, and so the producers worked with her to establish the where/when/how of it.

http://deadline.com/2018/03/arrow-or...ts-1202355980/