swanismycaptain submitted: I’m not going to lie, your conversation with Marc disappointed me a little. I used to be a hardcore Olicity shipper but when they started to override the story in season 3 I opted out. It felt like overkill. I feel like Arrow got even worse when they killed off Laurel. I completely understand if you and many others felt the way that Marc does but I don’t like that you invalidated fans of Laurel Lance who were upset by her death, as if it’s completely ridiculous. To be honest it frustrates me because if Marc killed Felicity the Olicity fandom would’ve had a similar reaction and tbh I still would’ve been mad. But the only difference between Laurel and Felicity is that Felicity is Oliver’s love interest and that’s what saved her. Not because she’s an important character in her own right, but because she’s too important too Oliver, and honestly that’s my problem with this show: the prioritisation of male characters over the female ones. It was just such a shitty reason for Laurel to die and the fact that you basically told Marc that it was okay there was nothing wrong in the way he handled it rubs me the wrong way. It’s like you said, they could’ve moved her to a different show, or even just written her off like they did with Roy. But she honestly did not need to die. By all means, agree with Marc, but I just would’ve expected you to at least say that you could understand why many fans were upset with her death instead of brushing it off and invalidating the way a large group of people felt for very good reason.
Wow. Really. Just… wow.
First of all… why are you on my blog? Seriously. I’m curious. Because I am one of the most vocal proponents of killing LL ALL SEASON LONG. I said Katie was leaving Arrow after SDCC last year. I said they were killing LL after the 4x01 premiere. I never wavered in my belief that’s what Arrow was doing. Nor did I waver in my believe that’s what they SHOULD do. So, of course I’m thrilled they did it. I didn’t say there was anything wrong in the way they handled it because I don’t believe there was anything wrong with the way they handled it. I love the way they handled it. It was a great storyline and I said so on the blog and to Marc’s face. I wasn’t there as some ambassador of the Olicity or LL fandom. I was there as myself. A fan. Sharing MY opinions with Marc.
I didn’t invalidate the LL fandom’s feelings. I SAID I understood why they were so upset and I acknowledged that I would feel the same way if Felicity died. I actually said those words to Marc Guggenheim and he agreed with me. Nobody was invalidating their sadness. So, before you accuse me of something it’d be nifty if you’d actually read the post. What is ridiculous is the amount of vitriolic hate that fandom sent Marc’s way. You can dislike a storyline, but there’s no excuse for berating, harassing and bullying someone on Twitter or Tumblr to the point they have to leave the forum. I don’t care who they are. It’s just wrong.
