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Felicity Megan Smoak-Queen rules the roost aka the Queen residence

We been knew that Oliver will do anything she says and William should know by now who runs the world (or will, once she gets Smoak Tech launched). EPISODE SPOILERS AND SPOILER-ISH SPECULATION AHEAD...

There’s an old saying ‘If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy!’ and clearly having had Moira Queen as a mother, Oliver knows this well. So when mama Felicity says no pancakes until we talk, there will be no pancakes. In the interest of full disclosure, it took a while for William to grow on me. I blame the writers (for more than I could ever possibly write about but let’s focus on William right now). But tonight I was #TeamWilliam. As much as it hurts him to hear, Oliver needs to know how his decisions have affected and do affect his family. He is so worried about redeeming himself to the team and the city but he needed to start with his wife and son. So I truly appreciate that they gave William a voice.

William not only used that voice to call out Oliver but to call his grandparents. I don’t believe William did that to lash out at Oliver (okay, maybe a little) but to regain control. William didn’t have a say when Oliver sent him away in season 4. William didn’t have a say when Samantha died and Oliver assumed custody in season 5. William didn’t have a say when Oliver cut a deal with the FBI at the end of season 6. Felicity had talked to William about the realities of this life and fallibility of Oliver Queen. Felicity, more than anyone, knows that Oliver defaults to making decisions alone and isn’t always forthcoming with the truth. Felicity chose to leave when Oliver didn’t tell her about William and didn’t include her in his decision to send him away forever. Felicity chose to stay even though Oliver didn’t tell her about the sacrifice he made for the team. And as Felicity knows well and William has learned, loving Oliver Queen isn’t always easy.

Of course in true Arrow fashion, the timing is bizarre. William lived with Oliver (and then Oliver and Felicity once they were married) for all of season 6. Their apartment was shot to smithereens during dinner. Oliver outed himself as GA, went to prison for what was supposed to be a life sentence, and William went with Felicity into witness protection, where they were attacked. Instead of going to live with his grandparents, he is sent off to boarding school. Last episode, he was pissed at Felicity for that decision and now one episode later, he decides he wants to have a normal life?!? Kiddo, that’s not possible with these two. :/

One of the best parts of the episode was Oliver defending Felicity to William’s grandparents. Felicity has cared for and treated William as her son. She was willing to die fighting Diaz to protect him. She has loved and nurtured him and I’m very glad that Oliver recognizes that. And I think William does too.

I’m a fan of horror movies so I was really looking forward to seeing Stan terrorize the team. Except I wasn’t nervous or on the edge of my seat like I should have been. I was bored because the flash-forwards have sucked all the suspense out of the show. TBH I probably wouldn’t have really cared when DD got her throat slit regardless but I already knew she wasn’t going to die. I thought they might kill Curtis so I was just confused when it didn’t happen. I am a little concerned how much I related to Stan. He was wielding a knife but dropping some major truth bombs about NTA to Oliver. They aren’t your friends and you shouldn’t trust them. Preach it Stan. So while I loved Oliver, Felicity, and William working as a team to take down Stan without anyone else’s help, it kinda sucks Stan isn’t the big bad and it looks like Diaz is back next week. Yawn, no surprises there.

Arrow did drop a couple of ‘surprises’ tonight, if things the fandom has known for months count as surprises lol. The first surprise was Arrow letting Curtis live. I’m okay with it since he did me a solid before he left and gave Felicity his part of Helix so she is now free and clear to establish Smoak Tech. #finally!!!! The second surprise is that Felicity is pregnant / Mia is Olicity’s daughter. The Olicity baby is on her way. This has been a long time coming....

...especially for Oliver. Oliver may have been conflicted about his dual identity way back when but he knew if he ever let himself have a life beyond the mask, that life would be with Felicity and their own genius ninja babies.

However, since we have barely seen Oliver look at Felicity onscreen since winter hiatus, I’m gonna need the writers to provide proof of the conception. ;) #theonlytimeflashbacksareacceptable

These are both huge developments in Felicity’s life and both will be part of her legacy. I am keeping my fingers crossed (and expectations low lol) that the writers will show Felicity being a kick-ass mother-to-be as Overwatch and the future CEO of Smoak Tech. There is no doubt in my mind that she can do it all. I’m just terrified after the last two episodes where she has been overlooked for her contributions, not deputized and completely separated from the team that the pregnancy just gives them more reason to sideline her. I hope I’m wrong.

I also hope I’m wrong about the very bleak picture that the flash-forwards are painting for Olicity. It seems they are estranged from both their children. The fact that Mia asked if William had dated Felicity means Felicity is single and that means that Oliver is dead. It appears at this point that Oliver will be Oliver and sacrifice himself in the season 8 crossover which is right around the time when Mia will be due (talk about angst on top of angst) and Felicity will have to raise Mia alone. Arrow asked a question in season 6 that I thought we got an answer to when Oliver went to prison.

But this scene wasn’t talking about prison, even a life sentence. It was talking about a more permanent removal of Oliver from their lives. What happens to Felicity Smoak without Oliver Queen? I think Arrow intends to answer that question in the upcoming episodes. Clearly, a world without Oliver is a dark dystopia but I believe Felicity will honor the dead by fighting, continuing the mission that Oliver began and trying to help the city as best she can. Oliver is the love of her life; she has been in love with him from the start and she will honor his legacy until the end. For the record, I’m not waxing poetic about this speculation. I want Olicity to have the happy-ever-after they deserve. After seven years of investment in this journey, I hate the thought of Oliver dying so young and never getting to live the life he so desperately wanted. I hate the thought of Felicity feeling scared and alone like she did in witness protection, only there is no reprieve.

Nope. Not freaking acceptable. Give these two their own version of the Queen mansion; Olicity raising their kids in a happy and loving home; in a city that has recognized them as heroes and is safer because of them; Felicity running her tech empire, and Oliver cooking for his family and doing whatever makes him happy and fulfilled. Let our heroes live long lives to see the fruits of their labor and the difference their sacrifices made. <3

As always, thank you to the fandom’s amazing gifmakers! :) 6x11 gif credit: Felicity Smoak gifs and 6x18 gif credit: M-Art Revenge

#long post #longer than expected #and not as ranty #the thought of smoak tech and the olicity baby has dulled my anger lol #arrow spoilers #arrow speculation #olicity spoilers

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