Only Arrow characters Oliver, Felicity and Diggle head over to Central City in The Flash hour of the crossover, but Laurel — who is still reeling over the death of her sister and has started her own training — is mostly missing from the Arrow portion of the crossover, too. “Laurel appears in the Arrow episode,” Kreisberg said. “She’s not as present in these episodes, but that is because we’ve been building up to her appearance as the Black Canary. We sort of said that Sara was the Canary, but Laurel is the Black Canary. Episodes 10, 11 and 12 are a three-part trilogy that are about her. And episode 13 I think I can spoil, is called ‘Canaries.’ For fans of Laurel and for fans of Katie [Cassidy], they’re going to get more than their fill after the winter break.”

Oliver (Stephen Amell), Arsenal (Colton Haynes) and Diggle (David Ramsey) track down the location of a boomerang-wielding killer named Digger Harkness (guest star) but are surprised when they come face to face with an A.R.G.U.S. team. Diggle asks Lyla (guest star) why A.R.G.U.S. is involved but she defers until Harkness attacks the building, killing several agents and targeting Lyla. The Arrow joins the fight and gets help from an old friend – The Flash (guest star Grant Gustin). Harkness manages to get away and Oliver teams up with Barry again to find him before he can get to Lyla. When Harkness plants five bombs in the city that are timed to explode at the same time, both teams must come together to save the city.

For those of you curious about who exactly Ted Grant is, Arrow Season 3 Episode 6 will finally provide some answers.

On tonight’s outing, a murder charge against Grant (who comic book fans know as Wildcat) will prompt Laurel to help him figure out his innocence, along with who’s behind framing Grant.

With Laurel potentially taking over her deceased sister’s role as Black Canary, she’s been working hard to get into shape with Grant’s help – but how will Oliver react when he finds out about her training? Will a little bit of jealousy come into play?

I jumped on the phone yesterday with actor JR Ramirez, who is very excited for fans to see this week’s episode since it sheds more light on the character. But did Ramirez like the physicality of the show? Let’s find out…

TV Fanatic: What did you know about Ted Grant and Wildcat before you booked this job? Are you a comic book kind of guy?
JR Ramirez: You know what? Not really. I didn’t really read many comics when I was a kid. I was, just like any other young man in this world, obsessed with Batman, Superman, Spiderman but more than anything Batman. I had every action figure you could possible imagine. I didn’t really know much about Wildcat or Ted Grant. I started to do a lot of research when I got the role because initially when I got it it was released under a different name. I thought it was just going to be a normal boxer and fighter who was going to train Laurel but when they released the role and I realized the extent of it and who this guy was in the comic book world. That’s when I really got excited. I did a lot of research and I love to box, I boxed as a kid quite a bit. It was like a little dream come true. That’s when it really hit home.

TVF: There’s a murder charge coming his way in this episode. Safe to say it’s a good thing he’s in close proximity to Laurel?
JRR: Yeah, so convenient, huh? Definitely. He’s used to stuff not going so well in his life so he’s a bit out of his element this time around. He’s accused of a serious charge so it’s definitely going to help to have someone like Laurel around to help him try to figure out what’s going on and who’s doing all this stuff.

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