The Treatment Of His Team
If you’ve ever read a Batman story, you’ll be familiar with the concept that Bruce makes the rules and ensures everyone knows he’s the boss of everything. Furthermore, he drills his team incredibly hard but never quite trusts them with all the intel they actually require.
Whoa! Déjà vu here. Oliver does the exact same thing on this show. He’s lost members of his team because of his desire to keep secrets and he refuses to let go of control as well. Lest we forget, he remains a bossy prick on every mission, too, rubbing people up the wrong way.
You cannot ignore the fact it’s like a cut-paste formula with the team dynamics, and don’t be surprised if the writers actually pick up copies of Detective Comics for further copying inspiration. Let’s call it now and say it’s only a matter of time before Team Arrow changes its name to the Arrow Family.