Arrow
Arrowseason 8 will see another blast from the yesteryear , with John Barrowman confirmed to be turn back as Malcolm Merlyn . Premiering in 2012,Arrowfollowed the journeying of Oliver Queen as he returned following a secret five - year absence and ship on a quest to save his metropolis . The activity - packed show apace reach a passionate pursuit and spawned what has come to be know as theArrowverse . Earlier in the class , however , it was annunciate thatArrowseason 8 would be its last .
Barrowman debuted as Malcolm Merlyn all the agency back in season 1 , serve as the initiatory time of year ’s primary opposer . He afterwards repeat the role numerous sentence across the show ’s run , flowing back and forth between being an outright villain and an periodic , tenuous friend . He most recently featured in the Elseworlds crossover , appearing as a hallucination after Oliver come into liaison with Scarecrow ’s fear toxin while shoot the breeze Gotham City . He and Barry Allen were finally saved by Kate Kane ( Ruby Rose ) , whose soloBatwomanshow will premiere afterwards in the yr .
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appear on phase at Fan Expo Boston 2019 ( as reported byCBR ) , Stephen Amell , who toy the titulary Hero of Alexandria , was asked about a certain natal day tradition of Barrowman ’s . To celebrate Barrowman ’s 50th natal day , Amell antecedently render a cake to the player while break nothing but a sozzled - fitting bathing causa . recall this event , a lover ask whether it was to be a regular occurrence . It was at this moment that Amell afford away that Barrowman would return in the show ’s terminal season . " It ’s part of the deal . Every ten years , I put on a diminutive causa and I deport John Barrowman a birthday cake , " Amell declare . " He ’s back in the show in Season 8 and that was in reality a rider that he put into his contract . "
Though it will only be comprised of ten episode , Barrowman wo n’t be the only familiar font returning for the show ’s net season . Thefirst season 8 trailerpreviously confirmed the return of Adrian Chase . The character ofKatana will also hark back , scheduled to appear in sequence 2 , " Welcome to Hong Kong " . On the diametrical end of the spectrum , Colton Haynes will no longer do as a regular . Fans , however , continue to go for that the case of Roy Harper will still boast in some capacity .
In full term of Barrowman ’s Malcolm Merlyn , it remains unknown as to what form the quality will return . Equally , it ’s unclear how big of a role he will play in the final ten episodes . Although his role ( outside of hallucinations ) was last seen sacrifice his life on Lian Yu , it is n’t outside the kingdom of possible action for him to turn up awake and well . After all , Merlyn isknown as The Magicianfor a reason , often coming back from purportedly - sure dying . Then again , with Oliver last seen venturing into the terra incognita with the extra - dimensional being known asThe Monitor , it could just as probable as part of a trip into the past or some other form of otherworldly imaginativeness . Whatever the cause , fans will no doubt be unrestrained about Barrowman ’s restoration . As the show ’s first Big Bad , it would n’t quite be a full circle end without Oliver squaring off against The Dark Archer one last fourth dimension .
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Arrowseason 8 premieres October 15 on The CW .
informant : CBR
