Arrow Season 4: 20 Most Shocking Moments (So Far)

16. Kill The Sex Offenders!

There had been murmurings of how much a Lazarus Pit dip takes out of someone, but Thea Queen€™s resurrection only served to further back up those claims. Having been killed by Ra€™s al Ghul in Season 3 and then brought back from the dead courtesy of a quick soak, Thea has what€™s classed as a €˜blood lust€™. Whilst that€™s messed up enough on its own €“ after all, it basically means Thea is cursed with having to kill somebody, anybody, in order to maintain her sanity €“ things take an even more shocking turn when Malcolm Merlyn turns up to offer Thea the names of countless paedophiles and sex offenders. Merlyn€™s logic is that these people won€™t be missed and deserved to die, and Thea would do well to off these sick puppies in order quench her thirst. To many, Merlyn certainly has a valid point, but Thea is still supposed to be doing the whole hero thing, meaning death to anyone is generally frowned upon. Either way, it was a major surprise to see Merlyn offer up a list of people for the youngest of the Queen clan to kill.
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