Still, there's little getting around the fact that the recurring flash-forward storyline has never been one of Arrow's more compelling plot points. There's something fitting about the series opting to look ahead before it looks back and explores how Oliver's daughter chooses to carry on his mission two decades down the line. There's little for Arrow to do now but reflect on that sacrifice and the legacy of the Arrowverse's first hero. Oliver Queen is dead, having sacrificed his life twice in Crisis to save the multiverse. It's not as if this detour doesn't come at the right time. But after watching "Green Arrow and the Canaries," the jury is still out. With its penultimate episode, Arrow attempts to build a stronger case for that spinoff in the form of a backdoor pilot. On the other, it does so by doubling down on the weakest elements of the past three seasons of Arrow. On one hand, that spinoff promises to dull the sting of losing a show that's been a part of fans' lives for eight years. It's difficult not to feel ambivalence toward The CW's upcoming Green Arrow and the Canaries spinoff series.
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