If you ask an average Arrow fans for the show’s best ever big bad, they’ll probably say Deathstroke. On top of his status in DC lore, Slade Wilson served as Oliver Queen’s nemesis in the series’ acclaimed second season and has returned a few times since then. But could Manu Bennett reprise his role again in Arrow‘s eighth and final run? Good news, Emerald Archer enthusiasts, it looks like Deathstroke might make one more comeback.
We Got This Covered has heard from our sources – the same ones who told us about the Arrow spinoff back in March, and that both Tom Welling and Katherine McNamara would be involved in “Crisis on Infinite Earths” that there’s a good chance Bennett could show up in Arrow season 8. Now that production has finished on all 10 episodes, we’ve been told that the actor did shoot a cameo for an unknown episode. There is a chance The CW won’t use it apparently, but the odds are good and it seems we can expect to see him somewhere in the last few installments of the run.
For a short while there, we were told that Deathstroke was off-limits for the show, given that Warner Bros. were working on a film with Joe Manganiello. Seeing as that’s going nowhere, though, it’s likely this isn’t a problem anymore. In fact, Arrow season 8 has featured a heavy use of the villain’s legend already, even without Bennett turning up as the foe.
Two separate characters have been depicted as continuing Wilson’s legacy. In the present-day, Grant Wilson – Slade’s other son – planned to finish what his dad started until Team Arrow stopped him. Meanwhile, in the future of 2040, the scourge of Star City is John Diggle Jr., Diggle’s wayward son who is the surprise leader of the Deathstroke gang.
With these two pretenders to his throne having already appeared, a cameo from Bennett would be a good way to put a button on the season. But we’ll have to see if this comes through. Keep watching Arrow Tuesdays on The CW to find out if Deathstroke returns.
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