10 Great DC Comics Characters The Arrowverse Has Totally Wasted
2. Black Canary
Wait a second, you are probably thinking, how can anyone say that Black Canary has been wasted in the Arrowverse? There have been three - arguably four - different versions of the character? Namely, Laurel Lance, Sara Lance, Dinah Drake and even Earth-2's evil Laurel AKA Black Siren. That's the thing, though. The Arrowverse has wasted Black Canary thanks to the writers continually changing their mind about what they want to do with the character.
All Arrow had to do was depict an engaging central dynamic between Green Arrow and Black Canary - one that matched the pair's decades-long relationship in the comics. Instead the (Black) Canary superhero identity has passed through three different characters. Primarily, of course, Laurel is the show's adaptation of Dinah from the comics and she was controversially killed off back in season four.
To be fair, Black Canary could still be saved on the show. Juliana Harkaway's version has room to grow and Katie Cassidy is returning as Black Siren as a regular for season six. As things stand right now, though, Black Canary has to be put in the 'Miss' pile.