‘Arrow’ Creator Marc Guggenheim Teases Emily Bett Rickards’ Return For Series Finale

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Felicity Smoak actress Emily Bett Rickards is making a return to Arrow for the show’s final episode.

She’s been a core component of Arrow for the majority of the show’s run, but her character been absent from the final season of the series so far. However, that’s set to change in the series finale, which will see her character return. Recently, Arrow star and Oliver Queen actor Stephen Amell explained that she’s making one last appearance on the show.

Arrow creator Marc Guggenheim has confirmed that Emily Bett Rickards will be back for the very last episode with a new response, teasing that her presence is absolutely important for the way that the ending has been written. He also hinted that she won’t be the only one making appearance as the show reaches its conclusion:

As it stands, the appearance of Emily Bett Rickards’ Felicity Smoak suggests either a “happily ever after” sort of ending for the original Green Arrow, or a more somber, bittersweet conclusion. With the show set to wrap up soon, fans won’t have too long to wait to find out.

Here is the official synopsis for the final season of Stephen Amell’s Arrow:

After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the North China Sea. He returned home to Star City, bent on righting the wrongs done by his family and fighting injustice. As the Green Arrow, Oliver successfully saved his city with the help of his team including former soldier John Diggle (David Ramsey), computer-science expert Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards), former protégé Roy Harper (Colton Haynes), street-savvy Rene Ramirez (Rick Gonzalez), metahuman Dinah Drake (Juliana Harkavy), brilliant inventor Curtis Holt (Echo Kellum) and Earth-2 Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy). In the wake of discovering what his future holds, Oliver will find himself pit against his most challenging battle yet, one that will leave the multiverse hanging in the balance. In Arrow’s final season, Oliver Queen is forced to confront the reality of what it means to be a hero.

The series stars Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, Echo Kellum, Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy, Kirk Acevedo, Sea Shimooka and Katie Cassidy Rodgers. Stay tuned for the latest updates on David Ramsey, Arrow, and Green Lantern.

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