One of the things that I have struggled with this show is its ability to deal with stakes and consequences. Sometimes Arrow does it alright and sometimes, well, it doesn’t. <P><P> The Arrow Season 5 finale ended on the best cliffhanger of all time. I want it to have a long-lasting effect and real consequences. For heaven’s sake, Oliver’s entire team was stuck on an island that got BLOWN UP. <P><P> Given that we know who will be in the mega-crossover it seems that most of the team survived. We know Laurel Lance a.k.a. Black Siren would survive the minute Katie Cassidy got promoted to series regular again. <P><P> Deathstroke has already been revealed in trailers that he is alive too. I only expect some of the guest characters to have died in the explosion. But there still needs to be consequences for the characters that did SURVIVE. <P><P> Otherwise, what was the point of ending last season like that? I would actually want the ramifications from the finale to be something they work through in the whole season.