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…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ONsp_bmDYXc&list=PL18yMRIfoszFLSgML6ddazw180SXMvMz5
Originally published April 5, 2015. Updated April 13, 2018.
