Are you excited for this week's finale to Arrow Season 2, Unthinkable? Then take a look at what Arrow showrunner Andrew Kreisberg had to say about Slade as a "supervillain," the fate of a fan-favorite character, and the theme of Season 3.

"Who are you calling a supervillain?"

Well, we wanted to do something that outdid the season finale last year, which we knew was going to be difficult, given the scale that we approached last season. In the last season's final episode, we had an extra day of filming, and we had a lot more money that we'd saved throughout the year. This year, we didn't have an extra day, didn't have the extra money -- despite what some people may think. So actually, even though it's bigger in scope, in scale, it actually was more affordable, surprisingly enough. But this season, for us, we've always approached it as if it were a movie sequel. We always said, "What's the sequel?" We never stopped thinking of it that way. So in the sequel, it's got to be bigger and bolder, with even more emotion and even more excitement. So the finale is really the final icing on the cake.Yeah -- although "supervillain" is a very heightened word that evokes Saturday morning cartoons, for sure. It's interesting, he actually said it to Oliver in the finale, "You think I hate you because of Mirakuru," and it's sort of this interesting thing where obviously the Mirakuru has messed with his mind and messed with his judgement, and he's having hallucinations of this evil version of Shadow, but at it's heart, he really did love this girl before he got injected, and he was always jealous of her and Oliver. He blames Oliver for her death, and I think, while it's not necessarily the -- unbridled anger is something everybody can appreciate. I think the death of somebody you love and the need to blame somebody for it is a very universal theme.Again, we don't like to say the word "superhero." I definitely think Roy has taken another large step towards his ultimate destiny. I think for fans of Roy Harper and fans of Arsenal, he's really -- and we've always said that if you're going to become your comic book counterpart, you have to go to the island. We don't necessarily mean literally the island, but you have to go through what Oliver did for anyone to believe that you are capable of putting on a mask or taking up arms and fighting for the city. So Roy, with everything he went through with the Mirakuru this season, has definitely gone to his version of the island and has come out the other side ready to embrace his destiny.

Arrow Season 2 Finale Photo Gallery: "Unthinkable"

Will the Season 2 finale be Canary's last cry?

Knew I should have taken that anti-Mirakuru Soldier self-defense class.

Mmm... No. [Laughs] No, no, no -- although The Dark Knight Returns is one of all of our favorite comics, so we had talked about the idea of his arm being severely dislocated, as a joke, but ultimately sanity prevailed.I think that given the kind of show we have -- and I think that is one of the things that keeps it from being "comic book-y" -- the stakes are very real, and not everyone comes out of these things alive. That being said, we don't want anyone to accuse us of being kill-happy. Whenever someone loses their life in battle, it takes a deep, emotional toll. It's not done lightly. I think that coming into the finale, especially given the number of deaths that there have been this season, I think people are going to be quite surprised at the outcome.One of the things we're talking about now is that every one of the characters is really asking themselves, "Who am I?" From Oliver to Laurel, everyone is faced with a decision about what their destiny is going to be. Each and every one of them over the course of next season will be making that journey. For some people it's a dark journey. For other people it's a lighter journey. For some people it's becoming their comic book characters. In other cases, it's actually definitively not. We talk a lot about identity being the theme of the season, and everyone's asking themselves, "Who am I?" That's that.No. I'm not sure what I can say. No, I don't think so. Obviously there have been Flash references throughout. Star Labs itself does play a small role in this year's finale. Look, The Flash is its own show, and we really wanted the season to be Arrow, which we are so unbelievably proud of, to really go out on a high Arrow note.Yeah, I mean, it totally changes everyone's dynamic, having Laurel in on the secret. She has become so much more. Look, I don't think it's any big surprise that we're struggled in places with Laurel as a character -- through no fault of Katie Cassidy, who plays her wonderfully and does everything we ask of her -- but ever since she found out, it's just changed the dynamic, and it's made the show a lot more fun and enjoyable to write. So her storyline in the finale is much closer tied to her father and Sarah. But especially going into Season 3, there's a much more different dynamic in the group. It's really fun to see.

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