Given the shocking way last week's Arrow ended, things are sure to get super dangerous during the last three episodes of Season 2. And there's still no guarantee that everyone's making it out alive. Tonight's episode, "City of Blood," will kick off a whirlwind of drama and mayhem unlike we've ever seen on the show.

I had a chance to speak with Arrow star Paul Blackthorne, who plays Quentin Lance, about the big Season 2 endgame and the immediate fallout from Slade's recent actions. We talked Brother Blood, the danger of keeping secrets, Felicity, and whether or not Lance knows down deep who the Arrow really is.

Paul Blackthorne as Lance from the episode "Birds of Prey."

Brother Blood, from the episode "City of Blood."

Oh, you know. It'll be chock full of the usual Starling City mayhem. It'll kick off with a rather huge revelation regarding Sebastian Blood's relationship with Starling City. It's somewhat different than what everybody thought it was. Of course the suspicions that Laurel had about him months ago are realized, and we then realize what we're truly up against. All of us. So a big revelation on that front. And then by the time we reach the end of the episode we'll really see what we're up against in terms of all the evil forces that are upon us. Which Blood is very much a part of. So it's that wonderful amplification of the stakes that we've been seeing from episode to episode. And it gets tougher and tougher for the good guys. But we do what we can.Yes, of course. It's not going to be just a thing that the superheroes have to deal with. We're all in this together. And then part of that is figuring out how we're all going to deal with it together. It's definitely an "all hands on deck" scenario for sure.: I think Lance has his suspicions about who the Arrow might be. But - on two levels here - he doesn't want to know because he wants to keep that emotional distance from knowing who he is because then he might care about the guy. He's got to keep him as a functional character in his mind because he knows that the guy does so much good for the city. He doesn't want to care about him too much. And then also imagine if Lance does know who the Arrow is. Then he'd be in even more of a conundrum because as part of the police department he'd have to give up his identity. And then he'd be taking out a force who was ultimately doing good for the city. But one that works outside of the system. So he'd be in a conflicting position there too. So you know what? Lance doesn't want to know. Because Lance cares about Starling City and wants to do what's best for it. That's why he's purposefully got his fingers in his ears whenever the question of Arrow's identity comes up.: I think from a story standpoint, it's good for some characters to know some things while other characters don't know some things. And you think that someone like Lance - be he a detective or just a police officer - would want to know everything. But now he doesn't. And it's kind of interesting to play around with why he wants to remain separate. It adds to the conflict within. Last year was very much about "Who's the Arrow? He's making me look like a fool." This year it's more complex when it comes to Lance's relationship to the Arrow and how he reconciles that within himself. And from an acting point of view, that's more interesting for me to play out.: Poor Moira. You know, what are you gonna do? [laughs] I mean, it's obviously very sad. Even though Lance's relationship with Moira has been a bit up and down over the years, as of late they'd actually been warmer and happier toward each other than they had been in a long long time. With possibly some respect building toward one another. And then this horrible thing happened. And it being Slade Wilson who did it, well Lance is going to feel a bit responsible. Because he's the guy who had Slade dead to rights a few weeks back, but then they had to release him. And then Slade kills Moira Queen, so it's devastating. We have some pretty tough moments ahead.Oh that's a good question. Definitely secrets, I'd say. If it's a villain you can at least try to punch him or knock his head off with a bo staff. Or hit him with an arrow. Yeah, but these secrets, they really get under people's skin, don't they? And it's the sign of good writing when these secrets can add to the conflict and drive most of the drama. So it's secrets that really seem to deal the most damage in the long run.: Yes, absolutely. Oliver gets all the action, doesn't he? [laughs] Poor old Lance. He's still a man. He still has needs. But yes, I think Lance would be very happy with a lovely woman stepping into his life. I think the stuff with Dinah, it helped give Lance closure. Closure has been reached now with that dinner. And her talking about that Jeffrey character, the guy she's with over in Central City. It was devastating for Lance to hear that, but I think it was necessary. Because he was then able to close off that part of his life. And despite all of that, we've probably seen Lance at his most happiest this season with both of his girls. He's actually in a pretty good place. So Lance is ready and open for love.: I don't know. You never know what lies around the corner in these episodes. But I actually did an interview recently where someone asked me who Lance would rather have a burger with: Laurel or Sara? And my answer was Felicity. He just seems to be very curious about Felicity. There's something very enigmatic and peculiar about her. There's just something so curious about her that he can't help but be intrigued. And I think as much as he's like "Get out of here!" because of her relationship with the Arrow, he really wants to sit down with her and have a burger and say "What is your deal? What is going on with you?"

The Arrow episode "City of Blood" airs Wednesday, April 30th, at 8/7c.Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/Showrenity