Arrow: Stephen Amell Talks Season 3 Flashbacks… Including Someone’s Return

One of the most interesting aspects of Arrow is the flashback narrative, and this year, that narrative will be a little different as a lot of the action happens in Hong Kong. Some new faces and some returning favorites will be found there as Oliver Queen enters another part of his flashback life.

One thing we are particularly excited about is that the second episode of Arrow Season 3, “Sara,” features the return of Colin Donnell’s Tommy Merlyn, but in flashback form.

“We’re shooting on Monday. I’m so excited,” Stephen Amell enthused in the Arrow press room on Saturday at the Comic-Con International in San Diego.

Amell didn’t linger on the subject of Tommy’s return much, but he did offer a quick hint of something we will see: “I see Tommy from a rooftop. And he’s talking to his dad,” he teased.

“It’s interesting,” Amell said. “There are a couple of characters we’ve met in our first two seasons, where I’ve purposely played it as though we have met before. It’s not just Amanda Waller. There are characters that come in… and I think this is really cool. I love this stuff. We’re using the flashbacks to explain things that happened in previous seasons. Like the whole ‘Eddie Fyers wants to shoot down an airliner?’ Why? Answers forthcoming.”

We’ll be posting the rest of our SDCC Stephen Amell interview – with video! – soon, but for now, we thought you’d like these hints in the meantime.