Arrow Season 3 Spoilers: Stephen Amell Previews Oliver's Recovery

The Season 3 midseason finale of Arrow ended with the apparent death of Oliver Queen at the hands of Ra's al Ghul, who stabbed Ollie through the chest and kicked him off a cliff. We'll find out Oliver's fate tonight when the new episode, "Left Behind," debuts, but star Stephen Amell previewed his character's journey in a recent interview.

Amell spoke to TVLine, which asked about Oliver's fate.

"What can you say about Oliver's circumstances right now?
In the present day? Nothing. Dragged on a rickshaw through the cold and the wind and the rain and snow, and hopefully heading for recovery.

Will we get to witness this crucible ahead for him, or is this fodder for future flashbacks in later episodes, later seasons?
Clearly, we've seen from the preview, we're going to revisit the spot of the duel with Ra's. And then as far as recovery goes... again, hopefully. But Oliver's story, however it plays out, will continue to be told in real time, and the flashbacks will continue. The basic construction of the show will remain the same."

Amell also revealed that Oliver will appear in Hong Kong flashbacks in Episodes 10 and 11, but Episode 12 will shift the focus to another character. TVLine then asked why he thinks it was important to put Oliver through this crucible right now.

"Well, I think that as much as I like being victorious over the Dark Archer or Deathstroke, there is an important element on any television show, and that is that you have to defeat your protagonist every once in a while, so that hopefully he or she learns something. And hopefully they're alive to learn the lesson."

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