Board Thread:DC Universe Discussion/@comment-34954086-20121013054202/@comment-1635895-20121202110500

Skye4376 wrote: so i just thought about this after watching the latest arrow episode,

does anyone else think that the merlyn villain from the comic books is not ollie's best friend tommy merlyn, but his father, the creepy john barrowman character that is in cahoots with ollie's mother?

just a thought. That's my thought. They won't waste a character played by John Barrowman on a role confining him to be only the father of a main character; he'll be a big player in the show to come. Just watch. Also, the fact that he was fencing in the most recent episode leads me to believe he's been trained in other forms of combat, i.e. archery.