Thanks to Keren for the heads up.
What's in store for the finale, scarily titled "Sacrifice"?
Marc Guggenheim: It's a culmination of a lot of different things. It's a culmination of our season-long mythology, what we call the Undertaking, as well as the character dynamics that really were set up in the pilot, both in terms of Moira's (Susanna Thompson) duplicity, as well as the love triangle between Oliver, Laurel and Tommy. That really reaches a boiling point in the finale.
What's the scope of the finale like?
Guggenheim: It is going to be epic. We took over one of the old Watchmen sets and populated it with 200 extras. We're going to be on a rooftop. It is the fight to end all fights, but I don't want to give the impression that the episode is just one big, long fight sequence. What we have planned is pretty big and cool. It also has a lot of emotional climaxes as well.
Oliver is now in the custody of Malcolm. What will happen to him?
Guggenheim: [Wednesday's episode] ended with Malcolm Merlyn exposing himself to Oliver. Oliver has learned that Malcolm is not just the architect of the Undertaking, but also the Dark Archer who defeated him in Episode 9. Oliver has been defeated by Malcolm yet again and become Malcolm's captive. The finale resolves that cliff-hanger, but this all happens in the wake of Oliver and Laurel sleeping together.
What is Oliver's mindset like going into the finale?
Guggenheim: Because by the time the finale begins, he's faced Malcolm twice and has been defeated very soundly by him two times, Oliver's mindset is that he doesn't expect to survive. Basically the theme of sacrifice, which is why the episode is called "Sacrifice," is very present because Oliver knows that he can't face Malcolm and win. So any mission he undertakes against Malcolm is essentially a suicide mission, but he's willing to do whatever he needs to do in order to stop the Undertaking even if that means his own death.
Source: Full Article @ TV Guide
Marc Guggenheim: It's a culmination of a lot of different things. It's a culmination of our season-long mythology, what we call the Undertaking, as well as the character dynamics that really were set up in the pilot, both in terms of Moira's (Susanna Thompson) duplicity, as well as the love triangle between Oliver, Laurel and Tommy. That really reaches a boiling point in the finale.
What's the scope of the finale like?
Guggenheim: It is going to be epic. We took over one of the old Watchmen sets and populated it with 200 extras. We're going to be on a rooftop. It is the fight to end all fights, but I don't want to give the impression that the episode is just one big, long fight sequence. What we have planned is pretty big and cool. It also has a lot of emotional climaxes as well.
Oliver is now in the custody of Malcolm. What will happen to him?
Guggenheim: [Wednesday's episode] ended with Malcolm Merlyn exposing himself to Oliver. Oliver has learned that Malcolm is not just the architect of the Undertaking, but also the Dark Archer who defeated him in Episode 9. Oliver has been defeated by Malcolm yet again and become Malcolm's captive. The finale resolves that cliff-hanger, but this all happens in the wake of Oliver and Laurel sleeping together.
What is Oliver's mindset like going into the finale?
Guggenheim: Because by the time the finale begins, he's faced Malcolm twice and has been defeated very soundly by him two times, Oliver's mindset is that he doesn't expect to survive. Basically the theme of sacrifice, which is why the episode is called "Sacrifice," is very present because Oliver knows that he can't face Malcolm and win. So any mission he undertakes against Malcolm is essentially a suicide mission, but he's willing to do whatever he needs to do in order to stop the Undertaking even if that means his own death.
Source: Full Article @ TV Guide
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