Stephen Amell: "Now... I was sure pretty early on that Season 2 was going to surpass Season 1 for a variety of reasons. Namely: You learn so much in the first season of a show, and it'd be foolish to think those lessons wouldn't be applied. Plus, I knew about the addition of a soon to be struck by lightning fellow and the integration of iconic elements from the Green Arrow mythos as a way to up the villain ante / tie together the flashbacks and the present day for the first time.
So what happened? Season 2 was better.
Out of respect for the previous sentence, I've wanted to reserve judgement on Season 3 until I could see - at the very least - the first nine episodes. Well... I've seen them.
Season 3 is going to annihilate Season 2."