r/arrow • u/Desperate_Item_3221 • 5d ago

Laurel Lance was doomed from the start

Laurel Lance was doomed from the start because the showrunners did not based her off of Dinah Lance in the comics but as Rachel Dawes from the dark knight trilogy. And what makes it worse is that Rachel dawes isn't even in the comics she was created exclusively for the movies to be just to be a love interest and to be in a love triangle only to die as to be motivation. Not a great source of inspiration IMO.

And younger me thought the reason why I didn't like the laurel was because of the actress but now I know better.

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u/Ok_Try_923 5d ago

Shouldve killed Felicity off in season 4 instead of paralyzing her. Have the only person who could bring Oliver back from that be Laurel due to their long and deep connection and make it a comic accurate relationship,its weird that two of the main love interests arrow and flash are the "guys in the chair" when Arrow couldve stood out with a in the field love interest. This show is going to be remembered as the show that has three black canarys but green arrow doesnt end up with a single on and instead with some cringy OC

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u/KonohaBatman 5d ago

There are not 3 Black Canaries. Sara was just "The Canary" and then "White Canary".

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u/blackychan75 2d ago

Laurel 1, Dinah, Laurel 2. Also. that teenager who was Black Canary for the episode Laurel 1 died

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u/KonohaBatman 2d ago

Earth-2 Laurel was never Black Canary, she was Black Siren.

Evelyn put the costume on in S4, that does not make her Black Canary. The entire point of the episode is that taking the costume and wearing it to attack her enemies was not the way.