Arrow Season 3 Spoilers: Will Ray Palmer End The Chance for Olicity Happiness?

The CW's Arrow returns with a new episode on Wednesday, March 18, and the latest episode "Nanda Parbat" featured some major developments, specifically for Olicity fans.

Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) slept with Ray Palmer (Brandon Routh), which undoubtedly upset those who are rooting for her and Oliver (Stephen Amell) to get together. But executive producer Andrew Kreisberg spoke to TVLine and offered some soothing words:

"Olicity fans, still in tears over Felicity sleeping with her boss, Ray Palmer? Perhaps these words from Kreisberg will offer some solace as to why the tech whiz has moved on: 'Part of the fun of watching couples on television is keeping them apart and watching how other people come in and out of their lives,' the EP says. 'For right now, Oliver has decided that [he] can't do this, and Felicity's not just going to sit around waiting for him. She's probably the most healthy of all of them. He's the one shutting himself down, emotionally, when he has this amazing person who's basically offering him hope, guidance, friendship and love and everything. He doesn't feel he deserves it and doesn't feel that's what's best for her, whether she agrees with it or not.' On the other end of the spectrum, but not so far apart from Oliver, is Ray, who's 'had a tragedy and he's trying to do right by it, but he's opening his heart to her. And he's Brandon Routh. How can you blame her?' Kreisberg adds."

Executive producer Marc Guggenheim chimed in to discuss how Oliver reacts to the new hero in town.

"While we don't know yet if Oliver will learn about Felicity's new beau, he will have a reaction to the new superhero in town. Ray will 'go about things in a very different way than the Arrow does,' Guggenheim reveals. 'And he's not a part of Team Arrow. Right now, he's just a very smart guy in a very, very powerful suit. Oliver's definitely going to have an opinion, and the first instance of that will be in Episode 317.'"

What do you think will happen among Oliver, Felicity, and Ray? Let us know in the comments section.