Arrow star Stephen Amell joked on why Barry Allen is a bad friend.

Fans of the many crossovers between Arrow and The Flash might be surprised to learn that Stephen Amell thinks there is room for improvement with Barry Allen’s friendship skills. “He’s a terrible friend”, Amell told me during a recent interview. Throughout the conversation, which was during an Arrow media session at San Diego Comic-Con, Amell explained why he thought Barry was a terrible friend, why the premiere would make us angry and his thoughts on the Batwoman crossover.

Stephen Amell began the interview by talking about Oliver’s prison sentence. “Oliver could break out of prison at any point in time. He’s in prison because that’s the terms of the deal that he made. Beth (Schwartz) and I talked a lot about this because I was always like ‘we know that Oliver could break out prison at any point right’. No, he’s there. He’s in”, Amell explained.

Jokes were made about the show being renamed Green is the New Black before Amell said, “I’ve never seen Orange is the New Black. I’ve never seen it. I’m too busy watching Succession right now”.

A reporter at our table asked about how the world would react to Oliver’s unmasking. “We touch on that a little bit in the premiere and the lack of vigilantes in Star City but Oliver really has effectively no contact with the outside world. His day to day and his prison time is just that. It’s time”, Amell said.

Amell went on to explain Oliver’s state of mind. “It’s bad. The thing that I’ve really enjoyed playing in the premiere is there’s absolutely nothing heroic about Oliver. In fact, kind of the opposite. And if you’re a fan of his and you root for him, I really hope the premiere makes you mad”, he said.

“Barry Allen went to jail last season”, I told Amell. “Did he? I don’t watch that show”, Amell replied. “Do you guys get to compare notes on that”, I asked. “No, they haven’t chatted”, Amell answered. “He’s a horrible friend”, I said in mock outrage. “He’s a terrible friend”, Amell jokingly retorted.

We couldn’t help but notice the beard Amell was growing. One journalist asked if it was a “prison beard”. “Oliver has a prison look. That’s for sure”, Amell said. He then brought up a challenge that Oliver’s prison life will be facing. “He’s in jail with people that he put in jail”, Amell said. “We have been very very fortunate to get some people back on the show that you haven’t seen in a while”, he continued.

When asked about the Batwoman crossover, Amell replied “Oliver’s interaction with Batwoman is not the interaction in the crossover that I’m most interested in. Then again I have to get out of prison”.

A reporter asked if Oliver was still closing himself off from Felicity and if it would be any different this year. “I thought he let her in a lot last year. I thought that what he did in the finale helped a lot of people. Certainly didn’t help their relationship. One of the things that we wrestle with in the premiere is what if he made the wrong (expletive) call. He might have. It wouldn’t be the first time. We really wrestle with that in the premiere”, Amell said.

Should Barry visit Oliver in jail? Who are the villains that may be returning? Will we finally be seeing Huntress again? Arrow season 7 premieres on Oct. 15.