Much like Taianas naivety when it came to Baron Reiter, did Oliver Queen really expect to not be screwed over by Malcolm Merlyn? With Malcolm and Nyssa set to make a deal leadership of the League of Assassins in exchange for the Lotus elixir that will save Thea Queens life of course Merlyn has an alternative, self-serving plan. That plan involves double-crossing both Nyssa and Oliver as he brought some back up in order to retain leadership of The League whilst also getting his paws on the Lotus. Its been four seasons now, so surely the golden rule for anyone in Star City and beyond is to never trust Malcolm Merlyn.