Ugh. How are they gonna make me wait until next episode for everyone to find out the Oliver is alive? I hate it.
Thea asks Malcolm to check into where Oliver is, so he hikes up the mountain and brings the sword that stabbed Oliver back down with him. He tells Arrow and Co., but not Thea. Once he leaves, Felicity tests the DNA on the sword and it's Oliver. Confirming what they've all been too afraid to believe. Oliver is actually dead.
Thea also asks Roy to check with the Arrow about Oliver. I wonder if they are going to end up telling her that Oliver and Arrow are one in the same now that they think he's dead. I hope they do. I really don't like her being on the outside. But, it might make for a better story. Especially if she's about to flee with Malcolm.
With Oliver 'dead,' Felicity ends up quitting after making a decision that let the bad guys get away, but saved Dig and Roy. She goes to work and tells Ray she's not helping him with his biotech suit any more either. She's 25 and all her friends are dying. She's not letting him die doing something stupid too.
And I HATE, with a passion, Laurel trying to be a vigilante. No! If anyone is gonna be one, it's Thea! I think I still have some leftover hate for Laurel from back in the first few episodes where I just felt like her character was too harsh.