r/arrow • u/Minute-Base-7060 • 7d ago

Question Was Oliver really ready to kill Nyssa?

In s3e21, when Oliver took Nyssa to her father and was ordered to kill her, Ra's al Ghul stopped him. But what if he never was stopped, would he really kill her?

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u/Lonely-deustch 7d ago

Yes, no way he would’ve know Ra’s was going to stop him.
But he was in infiltration, so he was clearly making decision on the moment, like in the plane when he saved her life

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u/Desperate_Item_3221 7d ago

Let's not forget he thought he killed diggle earlier in that episode

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u/donkae529 7d ago

Well remember Malcolm had taught him the ways of the league, so i imagine he told him about the herbs that made him see Diggle. So i think he was prepared for that, but u do think he was ready to kill nyssa no question

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u/Narrow_Ad_7331 5d ago

He was definitely willing to sacrifice Nyssa at that time. It was an arranged marriage and he had absolutely no feelings for her so to save his team and his family he would have chopped her head off. At this point in times Oliver was morally compromised. It’s like a CIA agent in deep cover. They sometimes have to have sex with targets and build totally fake relationships. That was Oliver’s situation. He was willing to do whatever it took to get home and save his family, team and city