This ain't a complete season critique. This is just a challenge on the users of this forum to resolve the cliffhanger from Season 3 in a manner that either leaves them happier, or an analysis of what we got and why you like it.
To me, the excellent ending of the Climb begged for an escalation of Ollie's storyline. While I like the Starling Plotline, Ollie's recovery was ultimately a pathetic waste of time. His injuries and defeat were brushed aside in a manner that ruined the buildup and execution, and his plotline went into remission for far too long. Instead, to accomplish their goals of having Ollie seemingly turn later in the season and preserve the impact from the Climb on him, here's how I'd handle it:
Option One: Oliver is resurrected by Merlyn using the Lazarus Pit, with Merlyn also seeking a way to control Ollie. Merlyn's part this season was a convoluted mess of contradictions and neglected potential. This method would allow his still illogical, selfish, and stupid use of Thea to kill Sara to be redeemed by casting him as still a spiteful villain, and one engaged in a war against Ra's for survival. If Ollie couldn't defeat Ra's, okay, Merlyn wasn't sure either of them could, but it wasn't his hide he was risking anyways, it was Ollie's and he should still show that willingness to blame others for his own mistake. If he blames Ollie and the gang for Tommy's death, then changing Ollie into a weapon he can use to try and assassinate his enemies would be karmic justice in his eyes. So have him use the Lazarus Pit, it's resulting instability, and the drugs he used on Thea, to brainwash Ollie into serving him. And maybe Ra's frees Ollie from Merlyn's control, and believes he can use that as leverage to make Oliver his servant.
Option Two: Ra's impressed by Oliver's bravery and not believing he killed Sara, has Oliver resurrected and starts trying to turn him then. With one move, the script could show what makes Ra's a terrifying opponent. Even in death, he can still make you do what he wants. Ra's could spend the entire latte right all of the season trying to control Oliver by holding his city hostage with that plague canister, maybe even reveal he's tailored it to target the Merlyn bloodline (it's comics, it could work.) Imagine Oliver being flung back into life in Nanda Parbat, and Ra's going full Sith Lord to try and get him on his side. The challenge for Oliver now is to make contact with his team and figure out a way to turn the tables on Ra's.
Bonus Edition: Either villain frees Slade from the Island, and challenges Oliver to get revenge on him via trying to kill Joey Wilson. We now get a full reversal of Season Two, with Slade perhaps begging the Team to help save his boy and thus revealing Oliver's recovery to them, and Slade experiences what it's like to have a madman trying to get revenge on you. The catch? Oliver fully intends to rescue Joey, and when Slade realizes that, it's the deepest immediate wound Oliver can inflict. The two part on frayed terms, not allies, but no longer enemies, and Deathstroke enters the world once more.
To me, the excellent ending of the Climb begged for an escalation of Ollie's storyline. While I like the Starling Plotline, Ollie's recovery was ultimately a pathetic waste of time. His injuries and defeat were brushed aside in a manner that ruined the buildup and execution, and his plotline went into remission for far too long. Instead, to accomplish their goals of having Ollie seemingly turn later in the season and preserve the impact from the Climb on him, here's how I'd handle it:
Option One: Oliver is resurrected by Merlyn using the Lazarus Pit, with Merlyn also seeking a way to control Ollie. Merlyn's part this season was a convoluted mess of contradictions and neglected potential. This method would allow his still illogical, selfish, and stupid use of Thea to kill Sara to be redeemed by casting him as still a spiteful villain, and one engaged in a war against Ra's for survival. If Ollie couldn't defeat Ra's, okay, Merlyn wasn't sure either of them could, but it wasn't his hide he was risking anyways, it was Ollie's and he should still show that willingness to blame others for his own mistake. If he blames Ollie and the gang for Tommy's death, then changing Ollie into a weapon he can use to try and assassinate his enemies would be karmic justice in his eyes. So have him use the Lazarus Pit, it's resulting instability, and the drugs he used on Thea, to brainwash Ollie into serving him. And maybe Ra's frees Ollie from Merlyn's control, and believes he can use that as leverage to make Oliver his servant.
Option Two: Ra's impressed by Oliver's bravery and not believing he killed Sara, has Oliver resurrected and starts trying to turn him then. With one move, the script could show what makes Ra's a terrifying opponent. Even in death, he can still make you do what he wants. Ra's could spend the entire latte right all of the season trying to control Oliver by holding his city hostage with that plague canister, maybe even reveal he's tailored it to target the Merlyn bloodline (it's comics, it could work.) Imagine Oliver being flung back into life in Nanda Parbat, and Ra's going full Sith Lord to try and get him on his side. The challenge for Oliver now is to make contact with his team and figure out a way to turn the tables on Ra's.
Bonus Edition: Either villain frees Slade from the Island, and challenges Oliver to get revenge on him via trying to kill Joey Wilson. We now get a full reversal of Season Two, with Slade perhaps begging the Team to help save his boy and thus revealing Oliver's recovery to them, and Slade experiences what it's like to have a madman trying to get revenge on you. The catch? Oliver fully intends to rescue Joey, and when Slade realizes that, it's the deepest immediate wound Oliver can inflict. The two part on frayed terms, not allies, but no longer enemies, and Deathstroke enters the world once more.
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