Any predictions/spoilers on who will die in the next couple episodes? I'm thinking it's not Roy or anyone of the main cast. I do think he'll probably be F'd up so bad he won't return for the remaining episodes. Perhaps he'll somehow lose an arm like in the comics. I think the cast of villains is slightly crowded and this will be a good way to make room for others to shine, briefly. I feel like the line he said to Oliver earlier this season, "don't ever leave me" will be explored again in a future season, perhaps making him turn on the team or leaving.
Hopefully it's not Lance who dies. For plot purposes he just works so well. Oliver/Diggle/Laurel all seem pretty safe as does Thea, who for all intensive purposes isn't truly a main character yet in my eyes - lot of story for her yet.
As far as the pace for Season 3, it's definitely picking up. The last few episodes have been great IMO. At first I thought the season started off too slow and random, but after watching a show like Game of Thrones where you have a ton of story lines and usually build to a plot, I've actually learned to enjoy the pace of this season now. Not comparing the two shows, but now I can actually tolerate the season and like it.