It seems that Manu Bennett isn’t too happy with the way that the producers of Arrow handled his character Slade Wilson / Deathstroke, with the actor offering up some criticism during an interviw with The Music – particularly with regards to his appearance in the third season.
“I think Deathstroke had a lot of possibilities with Arrow, but I think they took it in the wrong direction. I think they should have honoured the Marv Wolfman character who was literally unstoppable. I read the DC comic books and thought Deathstroke was so bad arse because they make it that nobody can stop him. He’s not even super-powered, he is just a mercenary. It took the Justice League to defeat him; it took an army to take him on. In Arrow, it took a while for Oliver to prove his point, but [in season three] was just a beating of Slade, adding insult to injury.”
Do you agree with Bennett? Was Deathstroke mishandled? Let us know your thoughts…
LP says
Totally agree. And Deathstroke’s motivation for his hatred of Oliver (his love for Shado) was really lame. I was very disappointed in how they handled Manu’s great talent. He might as well not have been in season 3. Plus, I hated they fridged Shado for Sara, who was then fridged for Laurel.
David BlackHeart Juiceman Arch says
Yep I agree, building block on which the built Slade’s character in arrow was weak. Though I find Manu is a great choice for Deathstroke, acting was on point, but the character building weak.