Heres one thing we know aboutArrowseason 6: Oliver Queen is still alive.
But with the CW super series picking up months later, viewers will find a very different Oliver.
How will he handle that?
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EW sat down with Amell to get the scoop on whats in store for season 6.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What is Olivers mindset when we pick back up with him this season?
I think that hes made his peace with all of the things that it entails.
He feels as though hes doing his best.
Oliver is going to have to step up as a father this year.
How is he handling that?
So Oliver is doing his best, but William is a reluctant participant, so to speak.
The idea of Green Arrow being Public Enemy No.
But it does make things difficult.
Oliver being the Green Arrow is less a problem than how a certain individual is targeting him.
Look, the mayors office is running.
His approval rating is good.
Are we seeing a lighter Oliver this season?I wouldnt say light.
Its a lot less of that angst and the guilt and the brooding.
That all comes back to being part of, What did you learn in season 5?
Id also be incredibly wary of doing that after what Josh [Segarra] did as Prometheus.
Save for zombie Moira showing up, what would you do?
So I like it.
Anatoly is this weird gray area of a guy that he loves and respects too much.
The team will be going up against Black Siren.
How does that prove difficult considering how familiar she is?
Does he still see Laurel there?Yeah, he does.
I sent her to S.T.A.R.
Thats very much how he feels about Black Siren.
How can you not?
The interesting thing is people ask me, Hows it like working with Katie again?
I havent had a scene with her.
I dont know when its going to happen.
Im looking at the landscape of it all.
Im excited for that.
Thats the dynamic I think could be interesting.
That, to me, is a super interesting story.
Slade and Joe is another really interesting story.
I feel like maybe we have one more flashback.
The one thing that Im sure of is that Olivers flashback story is done.
I dont know what we would do.
That doesnt mean it wont happen, because it could certainly happen.
In the second year, I liked it.
It was teased at Comic-Con that the show would really be leaning into dark and gritty storytelling.
How has that shone through so far?It shone through last year for sure.
Our show works best when it focuses on the city limits of Star City and what happens within them.
That, to me, is what separates us from the other shows.
It doesnt make it better, but we do it practically.
You know how we did that?
Thats how we do things.
With the villains this year, theyre all street level guys.
How will the team be going up against Vigilante again this season?I know who he is!
Arrowreturns Thursday at 9 p.m.
ET on The CW.
