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A few episodes prior, John Diggle (David Ramsey) was given evidence that his brother’s shady deeds were what got him killed, which has only affirmed his passion in wanting to take down Damien Darhk and H.I.V.E. “There’s more than one reason that he obviously has to get to the bottom of what’s going on with H.I.V.E.,” Ramsey says. “There has to be a finishing through-line to this Andy-Diggle story, which has really been [going on] since season 1, and finding out what his involvement was with H.I.V.E. really adds fuel to the fire in terms of him getting to the bottom of it.”
“What you’re going to learn about Diggle is just how much he is committed, how much this team has become his family,” Ramsey continues. “That idea is going to be repeated through each character — through Oliver, through Felicity, through Diggle — that this is the family.”
“What you’re going to learn about Diggle is just how much he is committed, how much this team has become his family,” Ramsey continues. “That idea is going to be repeated through each character — through Oliver, through Felicity, through Diggle — that this is the family.”
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TVLINE | Did this script they gave you turn out to be particularly action-heavy, or was it standard for Arrow?
That’s funny — a lot of people say that, “Does this have a lot of action in it?” and I respond, “Which episode doesn’t?” [Laughs] Because at this point Arrow is well-known for being an action-packed series. I think in quantity it’s not particularly over-the-top. What I tried to strive for here, and what the writers — who are wonderful — allowed for is that although it wasn’t the largest budget, we tried to concentrate on quality in shooting.
TVLINE | The word is there’s a sequence you had been wanting to do for a while.
There is a particular action sequence which is one shot, from beginning almost to the end, that I’ve wanted to do for about 20 years now. So I’m very proud of that.
TVLINE | Do you have any idea how long that one-shot wound up being, in the final edit?
It was originally about 57 seconds of uninterrupted, fast-paced action involving actors, stunt people…. The list goes on and on. It’s wonderful. In the latest edit I’ve seen, I believe it got cut into near the end of theArrow piece, so it’s probably about 52 seconds long. But the brunt of it, my favorite parts of it, are still intact, fully.
That’s funny — a lot of people say that, “Does this have a lot of action in it?” and I respond, “Which episode doesn’t?” [Laughs] Because at this point Arrow is well-known for being an action-packed series. I think in quantity it’s not particularly over-the-top. What I tried to strive for here, and what the writers — who are wonderful — allowed for is that although it wasn’t the largest budget, we tried to concentrate on quality in shooting.
TVLINE | The word is there’s a sequence you had been wanting to do for a while.
There is a particular action sequence which is one shot, from beginning almost to the end, that I’ve wanted to do for about 20 years now. So I’m very proud of that.
TVLINE | Do you have any idea how long that one-shot wound up being, in the final edit?
It was originally about 57 seconds of uninterrupted, fast-paced action involving actors, stunt people…. The list goes on and on. It’s wonderful. In the latest edit I’ve seen, I believe it got cut into near the end of theArrow piece, so it’s probably about 52 seconds long. But the brunt of it, my favorite parts of it, are still intact, fully.
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IGN: What’s it like for you playing a somewhat lighter Oliver now? When you think about what he was when the show began, obviously a lot has changed for him.
Amell: Yeah, I mean, we've been trying to find that balance. There are elements of the character dating back to Season 1 that I actually quite enjoy. I was talking a little bit with the producers about making sure that we don't lose sight of the ferocity with which we saw Oliver's entry back into Starling City. I want to make sure, in the battle to create real stakes, we don't undersell what a seasoned warrior he is. That being said, there have been aspects this year -- principally the mayoral stuff, the public persona of Oliver Queen, the grownup public persona of Oliver Queen -- That's been amazing and incredibly fun to play. The lighter moments, of which I thought [director] Antonio Negret did a wonderful job in 406, the interplay between Oliver and Donna and Oliver and Felicity, and them having a grownup, established relationship I thought was fascinating. We're going into some good spots within the flashbacks and, again, are leaning more towards the version of him we saw in Season 1. Then there's a fourth element that we're going to introduce in a couple of episodes that, again, is a side of Oliver that the audience has never had an opportunity to see and he didn't know was there. So it's been a real fun exercise for me thus far this year.
IGN: With Oliver and Felicity, the last episode dealt with them trying to figure things out as a couple - more importantly, a couple that's in Star City while living this crazy life. Will there continue to be a push and pull, as they continue to figure out how to make this work, considering the situation they're in?
Amell: Well, domestic bliss is only so exciting, you know what I mean? At the end of the day, it is a television show and conflict is important -- well, conflict is actually quite vital -- but the thing that I've enjoyed from the writers, and Emily and myself have explored in our dynamic, is, you know, couples fight and have disagreements. We've always tried to handle them in the most realistic, adult way possible within this fantastical world that we've built. Like, if Emily and I are going to have a disagreement about an immortal metahuman, we still need to be able to ground that disagreement and get into the fundamental aspects of what makes a successful relationship. So they worked passed their issue as it pertained to Ray and Felicity's ensuing guilt. But I'm sure there is something else on the horizon. There always is.
IGN: I have to ask you about the next crossover. I talked to Andrew [Kreisberg] a couple weeks ago, and he was saying they as big as they felt the crossover was last year, this year outdoes that in a notable way. Suffice to say, the scale has gotten much larger when you guys meet up again?
Amell: Yeah, I mean, look, let's talk honestly about it for a second. It's a challenging logistical thing that we are still working our way through. That being said, I was speaking with Mark Pedowitz, who's the president of The CW obviously, and this really is something that is… I don't know what the corollary is, I don't know what the precedent is in the history of modern television where you have three shows on one network, each with a distinctive feel. And we weave Legends into the crossover this year, but if everything goes well with that show, and I would say it will based on how talented everyone that's involved in it is -- on the cast side, the production side and the crew side -- we could be looking at a situation next year where we're able to weave three shows into a three-night event. Again, Mark Pedowitz, I mean, this has never happened before. It's incredible, and it's a real credit to principally Greg Berlanti and secondarily, a tie between The CW and the WB and DC -- a three-way tie -- that have given us so much to work with within the DC Universe, to be able to populate three shows. You have to do it. You have to do it. It would be like me going to a Blue Jays game and Josh Donaldson asking me if I wanted to take batting practice and me saying "No." I have to! I must! Right? So, you know, the producers always say when we get to the end of the crossovers, "We're probably not going to do one next year." They're lying. Of course we are! If we don't seize the opportunity to give the fans what I think is going to amount to, certainly this year, an incredibly interesting two-night event -- because not only are we teaming up people that everybody knows in both the Flash and Arrow universe, but we're weaving in the Legends and helping to launch that show. So it's a three-pronged attack, and it's incredibly exciting.
Amell: Yeah, I mean, we've been trying to find that balance. There are elements of the character dating back to Season 1 that I actually quite enjoy. I was talking a little bit with the producers about making sure that we don't lose sight of the ferocity with which we saw Oliver's entry back into Starling City. I want to make sure, in the battle to create real stakes, we don't undersell what a seasoned warrior he is. That being said, there have been aspects this year -- principally the mayoral stuff, the public persona of Oliver Queen, the grownup public persona of Oliver Queen -- That's been amazing and incredibly fun to play. The lighter moments, of which I thought [director] Antonio Negret did a wonderful job in 406, the interplay between Oliver and Donna and Oliver and Felicity, and them having a grownup, established relationship I thought was fascinating. We're going into some good spots within the flashbacks and, again, are leaning more towards the version of him we saw in Season 1. Then there's a fourth element that we're going to introduce in a couple of episodes that, again, is a side of Oliver that the audience has never had an opportunity to see and he didn't know was there. So it's been a real fun exercise for me thus far this year.
IGN: With Oliver and Felicity, the last episode dealt with them trying to figure things out as a couple - more importantly, a couple that's in Star City while living this crazy life. Will there continue to be a push and pull, as they continue to figure out how to make this work, considering the situation they're in?
Amell: Well, domestic bliss is only so exciting, you know what I mean? At the end of the day, it is a television show and conflict is important -- well, conflict is actually quite vital -- but the thing that I've enjoyed from the writers, and Emily and myself have explored in our dynamic, is, you know, couples fight and have disagreements. We've always tried to handle them in the most realistic, adult way possible within this fantastical world that we've built. Like, if Emily and I are going to have a disagreement about an immortal metahuman, we still need to be able to ground that disagreement and get into the fundamental aspects of what makes a successful relationship. So they worked passed their issue as it pertained to Ray and Felicity's ensuing guilt. But I'm sure there is something else on the horizon. There always is.
IGN: I have to ask you about the next crossover. I talked to Andrew [Kreisberg] a couple weeks ago, and he was saying they as big as they felt the crossover was last year, this year outdoes that in a notable way. Suffice to say, the scale has gotten much larger when you guys meet up again?
Amell: Yeah, I mean, look, let's talk honestly about it for a second. It's a challenging logistical thing that we are still working our way through. That being said, I was speaking with Mark Pedowitz, who's the president of The CW obviously, and this really is something that is… I don't know what the corollary is, I don't know what the precedent is in the history of modern television where you have three shows on one network, each with a distinctive feel. And we weave Legends into the crossover this year, but if everything goes well with that show, and I would say it will based on how talented everyone that's involved in it is -- on the cast side, the production side and the crew side -- we could be looking at a situation next year where we're able to weave three shows into a three-night event. Again, Mark Pedowitz, I mean, this has never happened before. It's incredible, and it's a real credit to principally Greg Berlanti and secondarily, a tie between The CW and the WB and DC -- a three-way tie -- that have given us so much to work with within the DC Universe, to be able to populate three shows. You have to do it. You have to do it. It would be like me going to a Blue Jays game and Josh Donaldson asking me if I wanted to take batting practice and me saying "No." I have to! I must! Right? So, you know, the producers always say when we get to the end of the crossovers, "We're probably not going to do one next year." They're lying. Of course we are! If we don't seize the opportunity to give the fans what I think is going to amount to, certainly this year, an incredibly interesting two-night event -- because not only are we teaming up people that everybody knows in both the Flash and Arrow universe, but we're weaving in the Legends and helping to launch that show. So it's a three-pronged attack, and it's incredibly exciting.
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