Stephen Amell Says Arrow Season 4 Theme is Magic and Mysticism

We know certain elements of Season 4 of Arrow, such as Damien Darhk and Anarky, but we don't quite know the theme of the upcoming season. Or at least, we didn't until star Stephen Amell spoke about it.

The actor told Screen Rant that Season 4 will focus on the supernatural, an idea introduced earlier in Season 3 through Ra's al Ghul and the Lazarus Pit.

"The element that we are choosing this year is magic and mysticism," he said. "And Oliver alludes very early on in the season that this is something that he has seen before. Clearly, that will play into this year's flashbacks for him, but it's an interesting wrinkle."

Amell also remarked on where we pick up when Season 4 begins.

"Our show is our show," he said. "I'm not going to spend five episodes in domestic bliss in nowhere town. The show is the show. We come back, five months have happened and, conveniently, right when we pick up again, I get activated, so to speak."

Fans of Arrow were hyped for the show's panel appearance at Comic-Con 2015, and Amell rewarded them by showing up in the new Green Arrow costume!

Check it out below, and check out the first official photo here.

The Season 3 finale of Arrow introduced, in a manner of speaking, Damien Darhk, the nemesis of Ra's al Ghul. We now know that Neal McDonough will portray the character in Season 4!

TVLine, which reported the casting news, describes the character as “a mysterious and sophisticated villain, and an adversary of the late Ra’s Al Ghul. Now the leader of his own clandestine group, this cunning foe will prove to be one of the Arrow’s greatest challenges.”

Season 3 divided many fans, as some were unhappy with the focus on Oliver and Felicity's on-again, off-again romance. Amell spoke with TV Junkies about Season 4 and offered some vague teases about what to expect from the two characters when the fourth season begins.

"Well they’ve been away," Amell said. "They are away and I believe they are still away when we get going again." The Season 3 finale ended with Oliver and Felicity literally riding off into the sunset, and many fans have speculated that they were on their way to Coast City.

In the comics, Oliver winds up with Black Canary, aka Laurel Lance. But will the show keep Oliver and Felicity together instead? "Well you never know, but I think if anyone has a decent chance it’s Oliver and Felicity," he said. "Time will tell."

Amell also clarified his recent comments that Season 4 begins with a time jump. It seems that, as per usual, the time jump will only reflect the actual, real-world passage of time between seasons.

"When I said there was a time jump people were like, ‘Oh my God, really?’" Amell said. "I didn’t think that was very spoilery because the show has always followed chronologically when we air. Whenever we’ve taken a break and go off the air from May til October, when we leave it’s May and when we come back it’s October."

Finally, Amell talked about what he is looking forward to in the fourth season. "It still feels like our show but there are different elements that I think people are going to enjoy," he said. "We get to see some characters interact that weren’t always the closest of friends or interacting on a regular basis which is neat when you’re doing new stuff in the fourth season of a show."

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