What you deem as unnecessary lines and glances could be viewed by others as a slow build up to an actual relationship.
For the sake of argument say my prediction is true that Olicity will never really amount to anything other then the producers throwing a few nuts out to pander to the fans, would you agree my statement is right that the off hand comments and blank stares were pointless?
As a fan of Smallville I seen this play out before with Chloe. The producers basically knew she had a fanbase so they turned Clark into an idiot who couldn't think for himself without her throwing in her comment or 2, all to pander to that fanbase. Now I don't think Arrow has gone to the same extreme of making Ollie an idiot to increase Felicity's importance(also I would say the producers have dangled way more carrots in the face of Olicity's fans in a short period of time compared to Chloe/Clark) but we are only early in the 3rd season
I am of the feeling you either go with something or don't do it at all, nothing worse then doing something half assed and dragging it on for to long(and that's what I see with all this Olicity pandering)
Last edited: