Arrow Season 4: 8 Ways It’ll Be A Totally Different Show This Time

8. A Change In Tone

Following on the trend of many post-Nolan comic-book worlds, Arrow takes a pretty grounded and gritty approach to superheroes, albeit not quite so grey (for the most part) as some of the other DC output. That changed in season 3, as Sara Lance's early death cast a huge cloud over the entire season, which the characters never really managed to escape from until the very end. 

The contrast in tone was only furthered by the sunny and funny spin-off The Flash, and although the two will remain very distinct flavours, Arrow is going to start taking an approach similar to that of its younger brother. According to producer Marc Guggenheim, it will be a "lighter tone...[with] a little bit more humour." 

Although it won't be a drastic overhaul, it will still feel somewhat strange watching the heroes being happy and cracking jokes, although giving the bleakness of last year (and how awesome The Flash was) it should definitely be a change for the better.