With alllll of Season 5s cast additions, including a new ragtag team, the one thing that anchors and pulls everybody through is Oliver, executive producer Wendy Mericle previews. Hes very much the focus of the first nine [episodes]. In the light of day, the hero is taking his new role as mayor seriously, yet failing on the job, forcing Thea to pick up the slack. She, like Oliver, is trying to figure out her legacy through City Hall, the EP says. Elsewhere, a guilt-wracked Felicity is doubled down in the bunker, while Dig is similarly trying to figure out how he can get that sense of himself back, after killing his brother. As for this years Big Bad, Prometheus presents a very personal threat, Mericle promises, and the ending will be, correspondingly, very specific to Oliver.
BONUS SPOILER!: Dont expect an Olicity reunion in the near future. Theyre both in crisis mode. Olivers got two really big jobs, and [Felicity] is spinning out about Havenrock, Mericle explains. Until theyve gotten some clarity for themselves, theres not much room for the relationship side of things.