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Fans of cult television were given reason to celebrate late last week as The CW made a batch of early renewals.

In case you missed it, here's the skinny - The Vampire Diaries and its spinoff The Originals will both be returning, period poutfest Reign has been handed a second run and Supernatural has been picked up for its 57th season - or a number roughly thereabouts.

But while it may have been something of a foregone conclusion, the Week in Geek was cheering hardest for the news that Arrow will be back in the fall.

Cate Cameron





After an uneven start , the DC Comics adaptation has come on leaps-and-bounds - bold, confident, colourful, action-packed and inventive, the second season of Arrow is as good as comic book telly gets.

But a good geek is never wholly satisfied so, in the wake of the renewal news, here's a few things we want from season three - from Olicity to Colton Haynes in tights!

Ra's al Ghul

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Season two of Arrow has established DC super-villain Ra's al Ghul as the show's Big Bad - but we're yet to actually see the League of Assassins' head honcho.

Exec producer Greg Berlanti has told us that there will be a "pay off" to all the hushed whispers - not to mention the introduction of al Ghul's daughter Nyssa - and how awesome would it be if Ra's finally emerged in the season two finale, taking up his position as Starling's chief miscreant in time for season three?

If nothing else, an appearance from the man himself might finally clear up how we're supposed to pronounce his first name.

More Malcolm Merlyn

Cate Cameron



But Ra's isn't the only antagonist we want to see plaguing Oliver Queen in season three - we're putting in a request for more Malcolm Merlyn.

John Barrowman's Dark Archer is "integral" to the show and will remain Ollie's "ultimate foe" - again, Greg Berlanti's words - but after returning from the grave early in Arrow season two, he's been conspicuously absent.

Merlyn deserves to return in full-force - Tommy's death and the revelation surrounding Thea's parentage means that there's still plenty of dramatic material to be mined with this character.

Bonus Barry Allen

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Here's hoping that The Flash gets picked up for a full series, but whether it does or not, it would be great to see Barry Allen return to Starling City for the odd guest appearance in season three.

Grant Gustin charmed us in season two's two-parter 'The Scientist' / 'Three Ghosts' and we're itching to see how Oliver and Felicity will react to Barry's newfound Scarlet Speedster status.

Hal Jordan



Season two of Arrow grew the DC TV-verse with the introduction of the Flash, but we'd love to see that world expand further with a guest appearance from another costumed hero.

While we're not sure if the show is ready for an invasion from the Green Lantern Corps quite yet, a guest stint from a civilian Hal Jordan - similar to Barry's season two debut - could work wonderfully.

The dynamic between the gruff Oliver Queen and wide-eyed Hal has always been one of DC's most intriguing - going right back to 1970's seminal comic story 'No Evil Shall Escape My Sight!' - and would work a treat on the small screen.

Olicity

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Arrow has been teasing a romance between Oliver and the lovely Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards) for a little while now and season three might be the time to pay off all those longing looks.

We're not asking for a happily-settled Olicity but dragging out their flirtation for too long could test viewers' patience - how about a kiss to placate the shippers and then we have to see them both deal with the consequences?

Colton Haynes in tights

Cate Cameron



No, we're not just being weird with this one. Roy Harper has now been officially inducted into Team Arrow after discovering Oliver's secret identity and once he's got to grips with his troublesome temper, we'd like to see the sidekick-in-training swap his L plates for a red hood and mask.

Speedy, Arsenal, Red Arrow - whichever alias he adopts, season three is the right time for Roy to meet his destiny.

Laurel - Kill or Cure

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Arrow fans are a diverse bunch but if there's one character that unites us ArrowHeads, it's Laurel. Unfortunately that uniting factor is a shared dislike of Katie Cassidy's whiney legal eagle.

It's not Cassidy's fault, but it's clear that the show's writers don't have a clue what to do with her character and you get the feeling - with the more popular Felicity having subsumed her role as female lead - that Arrow would reduce Laurel's role or possibly even write her out altogether if the writers were less afraid of straying from comic book canon.

But the fact is, we've already got an awesome Black Canary in Caity Lotz's Sara Lance and right now Laurel is dragging the show down - it may sound harsh, but come season three, she needs to be drastically overhauled or ditched altogether.

What do you want from Arrow season 3? Do you agree with the Week in Geek's suggestions? Share your own thoughts below!

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