The announcement, while exciting, surely has some fans confused — as Malcolm Merlyn is currently believed to be dead following Season 5’s Lian Yu incident.
John Barrowman apparently didn’t have the details, as SpoilerTV reported he dropped the big Arrow news in the midst of a Torchwood panel at the Supanova convention in Brisbane, Australia.
Merlyn allegedly laid down his life to save his daughter Thea Queen, and others, by detonating a landmine under his foot to cause a diversion.