Arrow Season 3 Spoilers: What's Next for Malcolm and Thea?

As many Arrow fans know, John Barrowman will be a series regular when the show returns for Season 3 in the fall. This likely means Malcolm will have a greater presence on screen, but what will he be doing?

The "Spoiler Chat" column at E! Online has some information from the man himself.

Cody: I am so happy to hear John Barrowman will be a series regular when Arrow comes back! What can we expect to see? 
A whole lot of father-daughter bonding (or fighting!) between Malcolm and Thea! "I can't wait to have some training sequences between father and daughter," John Barrowman tells us. "Let's see what will happen when he's teaching her to be a tough cookie. She's already tough, but he's going to hone all that in and make her a tough bitch. That's what he's got to make her." Ugh, is it October yet?!

TVLine also posted the following information about Malcolm and Thea next season:

"Already miffed with her brother Oliver and freshly betrayed by boyfriend Roy's crimefighting secrets, Thea was last seen fleeing town in her newly discovered dad's limo. John Barrowman - who has been promoted to a series regular for Season 3 - suspects that Malcolm Merlyn will 'groom' his little girl for a greater and assuredly nefarious purpose, so that she may do right (meaning wrong) by those who dissed her. 'He's got to train her to be a powerhouse, to be a tough bitch,' Barrowman theorizes. 'She's tough now, but she's got to be tougher.' The actor's other big wish for Season 3: less claustrophobic Dark Archer duds. 'I've already said to [exec producer] Andrew Kreisberg, 'I want an outfit like Stephen [Amell]'s, but in black.'"

What do you think will happen with these characters next season? Let us know in the comments below.