To see these storylines happen is wonderful. It’s great fun, and it’s great to be a part of it. As these Arrow writers do, ever so well, things have changed in the latter half of the season. But as they say, conflict is in drama, and things can’t stay the same way for a long time. It was all looking pretty cozy there for awhile, wasn’t it? Everybody was getting along fine, and Lance was doing his bit for Team Arrow. And that The Arrow wasn’t running around, seemingly killing people. And if his daughter was going to die, that his other daughter would tell him that that is the case would be good, as well. When Lance is sitting by himself and thinking about how far things have gotten with Oliver Queen/The Arrow and with Laurel, what do you think he really thinks about the state of things? Is he too blinded to feel any regret for what he’s doing, or does he really wish that things could go back to the way they were?īLACKTHORNE: Yeah, of course, it would be great to go back to his daughter being alive, for sure. We’re very fortunate, on this show, to have that situation. And then, in between scenes, it’s about just spending time with people that you really respect.
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But everybody is extremely professional and extremely good at what they do, so when it comes to everything between “Action!” and “Cut!,” it’s all about the characters. What is important, in terms of us all getting along well and having a really solid unit of actors, is that we can enjoy each other’s company for the endless that we spend with each other when we’re shooting. Since this is a very different side to the character, and Lance has not been too nice to many of the characters lately, has it been challenging or difficult to be so mean to people you actually really like, or is that just really fun, as an actor?īLACKTHORNE: We’ve all spent years in drama school, so that we could overcome those sentiments. The actors on this show are all such a tightly bonded family. It’s just more fuel to light Lance’s fire, in terms of proving that Queen is The Arrow. This just fuels Lance, even more, to pursue Oliver Queen and to prove that he is The Arrow. Who knows? Roy Harper is an innocent young kid from a rough background in The Glades, who is taking the fall when clearly Oliver Queen is The Arrow. Lance knows damn well that that’s not the case, and he’s extremely upset that Roy Harper has done this, for whatever reason it may be. What can we expect from this next episode, “Broken Arrow”?īLACKTHORNE: Well, of course, Roy Harper has stepped forward and is having people believe that he is The Arrow.
It’s great to see these different aspects of character, whether it be good or bad.īecause Lance had been such a nice guy, were you surprised that this was the turn he would take?īLACKTHORNE: When somebody doesn’t tell a father that their daughter died three months ago, and then the person they’ve been working with seemingly starts murdering people with arrows, and their profession in life happens to be a police captain, I don’t think it’s too much of a stretch for him to have behaved in the way that he has behaved, pursuing Oliver Queen and being a little bit upset with his daughter. It would be boring, if everybody stayed the same for seasons on end. Whether we see good aspects of people’s character or whether we see bad aspects of people’s character, it’s all great stuff to explore, from an acting point of view and a story point of view. That’s one thing these writers do so well on Arrow. PAUL BLACKTHORNE: A good storyline is a good storyline, and good character development is good character development. When did you find out about this more antagonistic route that he would be taking, and what was your reaction to it? Be aware that there are some spoilers.Ĭollider: Your character has had quite an evolution, this season. He also talked about a matter very dear to his heart – the poaching of elephants and rhinos in the wild – and how you can get involved. And even though Felicity ( Emily Bett Rickards) orders Oliver to keep a low profile, a meta-human named Jake Simmons ( Doug Jones) starts terrorizing Starling City, forcing Oliver to ask Ray ( Brandon Routh) for help.ĭuring this exclusive interview with Collider, actor Paul Blackthorne talked about Lance’s evolution and his reaction to it, how upset Lance is that Roy Harper ( Colton Haynes) is taking the blame for Oliver Queen, that the ground-breaking storyline of the finale will assure that things are never the same again, how much fun he had on The Flash, what he thinks of a possible romance between Lance and Donna Smoak ( Charlotte Ross), and how his character is feeling about superheroes, in general.
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In the “Broken Arrow” episode of The CW series Arrow, Detective Lance ( Paul Blackthorne) continues his mission to take down The Arrow, aka Oliver Queen ( Stephen Amell).