We wanted to change up how we introduced the Big Bad and when we did it.”
One of the ways he does that is by going after the people that Oliver cares about…
The past few seasons of Arrow have been mostly open and straightforward about the identity of the antagonists from the get-go: Deathstroke, Ra’s al Ghul, Damien Darhk, and etc..
“We really wanted to build him up as someone who is extremely good at being 10 steps ahead of Oliver, really being psychological in the way that he manipulates him…