I want Goredolf to make it to the ending, even confront U-Olga because he was an established parallel to the original Olgamarie, but (with Munierre), he has the biggest chance to die in 6.5, if anyone dies. Of course, it may not count because it could become a main interlude, however.... if it does, it will be him or his dynamic duo partner. I've always thought he was safe until Lostbelt 7 because of that Team Phoenix CE that was said to foreshadow a dinosaur adventure. But he's involved in the new Summer event (with a Summer-y sprite) that was a dinosaur adventure. There could be another, but I get the vibe of "Fake Vinci and Goredolf summer focus farewell" from the PV. It could get second thoughts once I read the event. When characters who have laid low like them during this are suddenly thrust into the spotlight after that death flag, it looks like a way to have "happy memories" before their endings. That's my impression. Goredolf ceased to be a comic relief person only in Olympus too when he expressed his desire to atone for the Chaldea invasion that happened when he took the mantle of director. In Avalon (or was it in other chapter? My memory is fuzzy), Guda says he is like a "father" to the group which is another death flag. He still makes the atmosphere lighter, despite not being fully comic relief anymore, which means he and Munierre (duo) are the first candidates to die to show "things gets serious!" His subplot and story might be connected to Koyanskaya too, and the other reason may be because he will appoint Guda, the "Last Director of Chaldea" that would also finish Guda's transformation as Romani's heir for their own seemly inevitability dead-end (which could or not happen, I must say the evidence is solid but FGO is a mobage). The white mystic code has yet to make an appearance and shares some similitude to Marisbury's old uniform and some high-ranked Chaldea officers. That's speculation, it could be something unrelated like "Rainforest survival mystic code." Still could make it to LB7, we’ll see.

As for Gran Cavallo (using her real name). She is dying and her profile and material spoil that. She lacks a Deus Ex Machina like Fou attached to her to spare her as happened with Mash, and she doesn't have a heroine role either. I mean this could still be prevented. She got a summer version only furthers her death flag. Nemo is able to transport people with the Storm Border also makes the Shadow Border not as pivotal as before. When she's dying? She is definitely surviving up Lostbelt 7 now her material expresses her desire to stab Rasputin in the back to avenge her maker and predecessor, Da Vinci. She could die anytime after Rasputin dies, or helping to kill Rasputin in that case (unless Nasu will be cruel and make her "shut down" unfulfilled).

Holmes is going to be an antagonist. The details of who he is to everyone's guess (will he be a side-antagonist like Douman relegated to a 0.5 chapter, or one of the main ones?), but it's already too transparent and set up. Pretender is probably his true class. Moriarty will return to help to defeat him, probably with Enkidu. I think he is probably that Servant who made it to Olympus and left because this is an open subplot that Nasu said would come back later. I suspected the Archer who left a message in Atlantis was him (using "Shinjuku" as his blurred alias or Tesla or they'll use Tesla as red herring later). The Munierre survival may be guaranteed up to this point if he is somehow involved with defeating Holmes (there was an odd moment with him in Enkidu's interlude).

Nemo and Sion "Chaldea members status" is a little less important and prominent. They can die anytime, they can also betray Chaldea at any time it happens. Or survive. Sion definitely flagged that there could be an attack on Wandering Sea despite how safe it sounds in Avalon (she stayed behind because they couldn't leave the headquarters unprotected and exposed with no one). However, I can't see them as part of the Fuyuki Singularity return expedition. So something has to happen.

 So, I had a lightbulb moment tonight resulting from two specific spoilers:

1)      They are doing something they’ve never done before with a Big Bad

2)      There are courtroom scenes coming up

Now, the courtroom scenes spoiler struck me as odd, because they usually can’t find a way to make those scenes relevant to the story. They clutter episodes and drag them down when they could be attacking plot that matters and isn’t just filler. That means they found a way to make them matter. How?

 They are going to prosecute Damien Darhk.

 More accurately, LAUREL is going to prosecute Damien.

 Now, they’ll have to find a way to get rid of/neutralize Damien’s magic, but think about it. All season, LL has been the one to stand in the light, fighting for justice that has gotten a bit murky to everyone else. She’s the one who had Anarky arrested and wanted to prosecute him in the light of day rather than keeping him chained in a basement. What better way to build on that than to have the team arrest Damien and have LL prosecute him in the light of day? The show has been hammering away at “fighting in the light of day” this season. The best full-circle resolution of that is to attempt to prosecute him in a court of law and imprison him for the world to see rather than in Oliver’s island bunker.

 Yes, I said attempt. I don’t think the trial will reach its conclusion. I think her prosecution of Damien will get LL killed. Someone from HIVE, or perhaps Ruvé, will try to buy her off/threaten her, and when she refuses, they’ll kill her to get an ADA on the case who can be bought/threatened.

 Think about it. An episode dedicated to LL prosecuting Damien, shining in her element, fighting for justice in the light of day, just as Oliver wants to. She’s doing what no other member of TA can do: putting the Big Bad away LEGALLY. The episode is filled with flashbacks to LL in her early lawyer days, Quentin watching his daughter blossom into an amazing lawyer, showcasing their close bond to really drive home how much she means to him.

 Throughout the episode, Ruvé and HIVE contact LL, telling her she needs to back off and let it slide. LL stands up for her convictions, refusing to budge. She is the lone ADA willing to prosecute Damien. At this point, I envision one of two scenarios:

1)      HIVE storms the courthouse, attacking everyone inside to get to Damien. LL is killed in the crossfire, leaving Team Arrow to do nothing other than try to keep her alive. They fail and LL dies in the courtroom surrounded by those she loves. They watch her die.

2)      LL is leaving the courthouse after a day of court and is killed on the steps. She is left to bleed out.

Now, I’m toying with the idea that Felicity is the one to find LL or the one to be with her when she dies if no one else is. Maybe Felicity and Quentin. This would really ignite the hatred Felicity shows in the flash forward, if she has to be there with LL when she dies. That traumatizes a person.

 Even if Felicity isn’t by LL’s side when she dies, it will still be a huge blow. She will still be calling for someone’s head. However, I don’t think that someone is Damien. I think that someone is Malcolm. I think Malcolm puts this all in motion to gain control of HIVE.

 Oliver took the LoA away from Malcolm. Naturally, he will be looking for an equally powerful organization to take control of in its stead. Enter HIVE. Malcolm sees the opportunity and he plans to seize it. He sees the discord in the ranks and knows when to pounce. If he times it right, he can take control of HIVE when they’re in discord after Damien’s capture. Thus, Malcolm is responsible for it all. He orchestrates the whole thing to gain control of HIVE, killing another Lance sister in the process. This time, the hero doesn’t die in the mask. LL doesn’t die because she’s BC, as Sara died because she was the Canary. LL dies because she’s LL, a lawyer fighting for what is right.

 Another tipping point for me on this is the funeral itself. If LL dies as BC, they can’t very well give her a full, public funeral in the light of day. When Sara died, they buried her in the dead of night. How would they explain LL’s death? They can’t. For a public funeral to take place, she HAS to die as LL the ADA, not a costumed hero.

 Finally, this gives all the characters new jumping off points for story:

 Felicity, if she is with LL when she dies, has to cope with watching a friend die and not being able to save her. If she isn’t, she still has to deal with the loss of another friend on top of realizing her fiancé has built their life together on a lie and hasn’t actually changed like she thought. She’s going to fall further down into the dark hole we saw a bit of earlier this season.

 Diggle and Thea must also deal with the death of a friend. For Thea, this is also the lesson that what they do isn’t a game; it’s dangerous.

 For Quentin, this is yet another dead daughter. But maybe this time he doesn’t lose himself, because he has Donna. Maybe, this time, he holds it together and comes out the other side stronger instead of falling into the bottle.