Board Thread:DC Universe Discussion/@comment-34954086-20121013054202/@comment-1895174-20130730214941

Zodisgod wrote: who is to say superpowers dont exist? we just havent seen any yet, nowhere has it been definitively said that superpowers dont exist, hell this could be the first time a superpowered individual appears in this reality. while its true the show took some stylistic cues from the dark knight i felt like as time went on it started to become a little more distinct, a little more like a universe where this stuff could happen. Because the show's rules and tone are one where there are no superpowers, and it's not unreasonable to want a show to stick with its own rules and its own tone. This "anything can happen" thinking is bad thinking. The show's gone out of its way to radically re-imagine characters so they could fit in this show's universe. Throwing in one superpowered character with a ridiculous look makes the show not only less distinct (compared to, say, Smallville or any of the number of shows to use the Justice League), but deprives it of an artistic identity.

Superpowered characters showing up on Arrow is no more reasonable than Ron Swanson becoming a wizard.