'Arrow' finale gives Roy Harper and Thea Queen's long and complicated love story the happy ending they deserve
This article contains spoilers for 'Arrow' Season 8 Episode 10 'Fadeout'.
They've been one of our favorite couples on The CW's 'Arrow' for years, going through highs and lows, deaths and resurrections. Now finally, after all of that, this adorable couple finally has the happy ending they so clearly deserve. We're talking about none other than Roy Harper (Colton Haynes) and Thea Queen (Willa Holland).
After their abrupt off-screen breakup, the 'Arrow' series finale is the first time we got to see Roy and Thea together. Roy clearly wants to get back together and even though he apologizes for leaving Thea without an explanation, she brushes it off.
Even though that's mostly because her brother Oliver Queen aka Green Arrow (Stephen Amell) is dead and his son William Clayton (Jack Moore) has been kidnapped, it's still heartbreaking to see her dismiss him like that. Thankfully, Roy gets another chance to speak to her later on and surprises both Thea and us by asking her to marry him.
She doesn't answer him right away. In fact, towards the end, we almost thought she wouldn't accept his proposal after all. But the time for heartbreak is over and Thea agrees to marry Roy, under the condition that he won't ever withdraw from her like that again, a promise he's more than happy to make.
That moment is perfectly summed up by this fan's tweet: "Dude I can’t imagine the anxiety Roy is experiencing rn waiting for a yes or no from Thea- WAIT AS IM TWEETING THIS SHE SAID YES WHAT DO I WEAR TO THE WEDDING?!!!" - @therealjake37
Both Roy and Thea have individually been fan-favorites for the whole time they've been in the series and their relationship only made them even more adorable. And now, at the very end of the show, to see them finally get their happy ending is a truly satisfying end to a long and complicated love story.
'Arrow' Season 8 Episode 10 'Fadeout', the last episode of the show, aired on The CW on January 28.
