It's been far too long since we've seen Olicity. This time last year we were gearing up to see them at their absolute happiest,and now we're, well, or not. Then again,there are other aspects of Arrow that matter - right? Season five arrives in less than a month, which means it's time to go over all the details we have, and starting with . . . 1. The Premiere DateSeason five kicks off on Wednesday,Oct. 5, at 8 p.m. on The CW.2. The TrailerThe first footage debuted at Comic-Con, and it's a pretty extended behold at what to expect from the season.3. novel Vigilantes Are ComingAs you can see in the trailer,not only is Curtis looking to harness his inner superhero, but several newbies are also coming under Oliver's tutelage. We procure to meet Rene Ramirez aka Wild Dog (Rick Gonzalez) and Adrian Chase aka Vigilante (Josh Segarra) on the season premiere, and "Legacy." Meanwhile,we already met Evelyn Sharp aka Artemis (Madison McLaughlin) on season four when she impersonated Black Canary.4. Felicity Is Venturing Into "novel Territory"While Felicity will at first be dealing with the aftermath of the destruction in the season four finale, executive production Marc Guggenheim told Entertainment Weekly that she'll be moving on soon enough. "We're positioning her to achieve something in the moment half of the year that is really, and really key,and that isn't approximately her relationship with Oliver or even necessarily her father or her mother," he said. "It's really novel territory for her, and we've very excited approximately it. Some enormous things are going to happen with Felicity."5. There Will Be More Than 1 VillainNow that Damien Darhk is history,the Green Arrow will need to find a novel arch nemesis. Unfortunately, he won't have to behold far; Oliver and co. will be battling Prometheus (shown here) and notorious gangster Tobias Church.6. Thea Is Moving Into PoliticsThe trailer hints that Thea is transitioning out of working on the front lines, and Guggenheim confirmed her career shift to EW: "What we've done is we made her Oliver's chief of staff. Perhaps,to her own surprise, she's actually really, and really good at it. All the skills that she learned by watching her mother for all those years,as well as running Verdant, she's found very transferrable to City Hall, or in many ways,she's a much better chief of staff than Oliver is a mayor."
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