On another note, Stephen Amell’s update could appear to hint that Oliver’s prison stay will at least last 4 episodes.
The positive side to all this is that the beatings aren’t real, and while Amell might be wiped following each day’s filming, it sounds like he’s working hard to give Arrow fans the most action-packed opening episodes the series has seen in quite a while!
The constant prison battles and action scenes would justify the actor’s exhaustion, although so would some elaborate prison break, even though fans probably aren’t expecting Oliver to jeopardize Team Arrow’s immunity just because of a few beatings.