‘Arrow’ Has Cast Mister Terrific, And He’s Gay

Arrow has found its Mr. Terrific. And he’ll be gay. Actor Echo Kellum from Ben & Kate will be portraying him on the upcoming 4th season.

Newsarama also has a full breakdown of the Arrow panel at San Diego Comic-Con, which I unfortunately couldn’t attend because there are so many other damn things happening that weekend to keep track. But one outstanding detail stands out about this upcoming season beyond Ollie’s new threads (Which I think looks great!), and Thea’s, and Malcolm Merlyn’s, and Diggle’s, and… I think that’s it.

Geoff Johns then hit upon the recent casting of Neal McDonough as Damien Darhk for the fourth season, but said there’s “another” villain coming after Darhk.

 

“There’s a lot of characters coming up that people won’t really guess, that will appear soon.”

 

Co-showrunner Marc Guggenheim cuts straight to it, saying that both Anarky and Mister Terrific would debut in Arrow‘s fourth season.

 

“[Mister Terrific’s] got to work with Felicity. Our version of Mister Terrific also happens to be gay,” Berlanti revealed.

I honestly don’t know much about the Mister. Terrific character, which shows just how deep into the DC lore that Arrow is digging. Who needs Batman when there are other superheroes to make household names?

Is being gay a component of the Mister Terrific character? I honestly don’t know, but regardless I think it’s a great thing to do. So long as the portrayal doesn’t boogeyman his sexual preference and instead makes him a complex character, then this is what superhero/genre TV needs. I can’t wait!