Arrow Season 3 Spoilers: Official Description for 'The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak' Released

Many Arrow fans are sill reeling from the emotional one-two punch that occurred in the first two episodes of Season 3, but there might be a bit of lightheartedness coming up with the Felicity-centric fifth episode of the season. The official description for "The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak" has been released and provides more details on the episode.

"CHARLOTTE ROSS (NYPD BLUE) STARS AS FELICITY'S MOTHER - When a cyber attack brings Starling City to its knees, Oliver (Stephen Amell) and Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) are pushed to their limits to contain the destruction. Life gets even more complicated for Felicity when her mother, Donna (guest star Charlotte Ross), stops by for a surprise visit. Meanwhile, Ted Grant (guest star JR Ramirez) questions Laurel's (Katie Cassidy) motives, and Thea (Willa Holland) buys an apartment with Malcolm's (John Barrowman) 'estate' money, which infuriates Oliver. Nolan Funk guest stars as Felicity's ex-boyfriend. Michael Schultz directed the episode written by Ben Sokolowski & Brian Ford Sullivan (#305)."

Felicity has shown a great deal of emotional depth in the first two episodes of Season 3, so an episode dedicated to her life and backstory is well placed here. The plucky and lovable IT girl no doubt has some skeletons hiding in the closet, so we'll see what those are once the episode airs.

The description also reveals that Thea is back in Starling City, which likely means that Oliver convinces her to come home one way or another in next week's episode, Corto Maltese. Or, perhaps she comes home of her own free will, or maybe Malcolm sends her back.

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