Emily Bett Rickards is saying goodbye to 'Arrow,' but Felicity Smoak will always be our superhero
This is the story of an inexperienced actress who walked into the audition of a lifetime, impressed the showrunners enough to get cast in a one-episode role – which we all know is not an easy task – enough to become a recurring character and then, the main cast for seven amazing seasons. Over the last seven years, Emily Bett Rickards has played Felicity Smoak with great conviction and sincerity, which is what made most of us fall in the love with the genius love interest of Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell).
Despite some crazed fans demanding Felicity’s death many times over in the last seven seasons, she has continued to be a staple on ‘Arrow,’ being the life force of Oliver when he needs it – and let’s be real, he needs it often. She has been his guiding light, badass sidekick, his eyes and ears during most missions, understanding mother to his long-lost son, a fighter who singlehandedly went up against one of his biggest enemies – Ricardo Diaz (Kirk Acevedo), and made the tough choices when need be.