Why Arrow Just Got Cancelled

1. Crisis On Infinite Earths Is An Obvious End Point

The annual Arrowverse crossover has become a highlight of the DC calendar, with Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl all teaming up for a few nights each fall to take on a big new threat. And, as teased by Elseworlds, next year's is going to be the biggest and most ambitious effort yet: Crisis on Infinite Earths.

In the comics, Crisis is a major crossover event that leads to a huge number of deaths, including those of Supergirl and The Flash (Barry Allen), and ultimately ends up rebooting the DC Universe. Elseworlds really hinted towards this, with Supergirl and The Flash seemingly headed towards their deaths... until Oliver Queen intervened. He spoke with The Monitor, and it was his actions that appeared to prevent their fate.

So does that mean he's traded his life for theirs? Oliver has long been willing to put himself on the line to save those he cares about, and even an entire city, so it'd very much fit with his character to do this. And, well, it's Crisis on Infinite Earths - something terrible has to happen to at least one of the heroes, given how many die in the comics.

This is an event that should radically alter the Arrowverse, and Oliver's death would certainly be a means of doing that. It wouldn't even necessarily mean Amell could never appear, since we've seen dead characters come back in a variety of ways, but it would close the arc of Earth-1 Oliver. Since Arrow has 10 episodes beginning in the fall, that'll roughly take it up to when the crossover typically happens, making this a way for the show to go out on a high note and an obvious way of ending Arrow's story.

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