Reactions to Oliver's candidacy are varied.

Though we got a sneak peek at what Oliver's friends and family think of this idea of running for mayor (er, Laurel, Thea, and Diggle seem to think it's a joke...), the most interesting reaction may come in the form of Detective Lance. Though Lance hasn't always been Oliver's #1 fan, it sounds like he may come around to the idea of him running Star City...

According to Stephen Amell, Team Arrow's reactions are "slightly incredulous," while Laurel suggests that Oliver "maybe don't bring that up" with Lance. But Paul Blackthorne told us that the eventual reveal is a "great scene ... which pertains to some of the reasons why Oliver was running for mayor and trying to prove something to Lance by doing that."

Blackthorne added: "I've found that Lance was quite proud of him. As we've been doing these episodes, I sort of was feeling [like] Lance has this fatherly pride that he is actually stepping into the light and doing it for real now."