When Arrow wrapped up its eight-season run at the beginning of 2020, one of the final things fans saw was David Ramsey’s John Diggle opening up a mysterious box containing something glowing green that crashed on Earth right before his eyes. This plot point was later revisited on shows like Supergirl, Batwoman and The Flash, and fans waited with bated breath to see if this would culminate Diggle becoming Green Lantern, which had been theorized for a long time. However, by The Flash Season 8 episode “The Man in the Yellow Tie,” this story ended with Diggle walking away without an emerald ring. Ramsey has now shared why he thinks it was the “right decision” his character never became a member of the Green Lantern Corps, and I agree with him.
The actor discussed this topic while participating alongside Arrow co-star Stephen Amell in the Arrowverse Heroes panel at Motor City Comic Con, which was moderated by ScreenRant’s Joe Deckelmeier and also saw Amell sharing why he’s open to playing Green Arrow again. Regarding the green box, Ramsey mentioned how “politics” surrounding the Green Lantern property destroyed his and producer Marc Guggenheim’s attempts to Diggle one of these ring-slingers “for six seasons.” But in the end, he’s happy with how this turned out, saying:
