But even if the prison-bouncing angle doesn’t apply here, there’s still a long list of television storytelling techniques the show has yet to tackle, which is definitely an exciting prospect.
It’s possible, although very unlikely, that Oliver could spend a whole season in shackles.
Amell simply explained Oliver’s motivation to stay in prison, which is a tricky way of skating around the question of how long he’ll actually be there.
Arrow fans were happy to finally see a season with episodes devoid of flashback sequences, so they’ll likely be open whatever new technique the show uses to tell its story in Season 7.