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55. Oliver and Felicity Arrow

As most DC Comics fans know, Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), a.k.a. the Green Arrow, and computer genius Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards) shouldn't have been endgame on Arrow. In the comics, Oliver is romantically paired with Black Canary, and the show did explore Oliver's connection with Laurel (Katie Cassidy), who would eventually become the black leather-clad vigilante, in season 1. However, it eventually ignored the canon and Olicity became the main love story because of Amell and Rickards' undeniable chemistry, on display from their first scene in Arrow's third episode, and the two characters eventually got married. "They're such opposites. I think that's what draws everyone in a little bit," showrunner Beth Schwartz told EW in 2018. "You don't see the [love story of a] super intelligent woman and the sort of hunky, athletic man very often. She's obviously a gorgeous woman, but what he really loves is her brain." Meanwhile, Amell attributes the couple's success to the fans of Rickards' performance. "She's supremely talented and awesome and carved out a space that no one anticipated," he told EW ahead of the final season. "I don't know that the show works if we don't randomly find her." —C.A.

Like mother like daughter indeed!

Emily-bett's Goth look at Arrow

Oliver: «Felicity Smoak? Hi, I'm Oliver Queen.» Felicity: «Of course. I know who you are, you're mr. Queen..» Oliver: «No. Mr. Queen was my father.» Felicity: «Right, but he's dead. I mean, he drowned. But you didn't. Which means you could come down to the IT Department and listen to me babble... which will end. In 3, 2, 1»

If anyone needed this, I hope you are fulfilled!:)