A new report reveals that Thea's (Willa Holland) recent lover, Chase, played by Austin Butler, will be returning in the rest of season 3 of Arrow and the show's executive producer Greg Berlanti states there is more to him.

Thea And Felicity Will Be "Sharing A Lot Of Screen Time" In Second Half Of Season 3 Of Arrow

TVLine reported that Thea's "DJ-boytoy" will be back and fans will find out more about that character. Berlanti weighed in on Butler's character arc for the rest of the season saying that, "Like a lot of our characters, there's maybe a little bit more to him than meets the eye."

Thea's father Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) will also have an opinion about her new lover. "It would be surprising if he didn't," Berlanti added.

Roy Harper To Replace Oliver As Lead In Arrow?

The promo for the upcoming episode, set to air after a short hiatus in January, was also recently revealed. In the promo somebody is heard saying Oliver is dead, as the camera pans atop the mountain top, where the duel between Ghul and Oliver took place, showing Oliver's limp body on a rock. That's about all the preview gives away about what fans can expect from the next episode, titled Left Behind, which is to air on January 21.

But while this seems to be the reality of the hour, it does not necessarily mean that Oliver is gone for good. As has been suggested by a Screen Rant report, the character could very well be resuscitated, noting it is a normal occurence in comic books. The piece goes on to specifics which could bring Oliver back to life like the immortalising Lazarus Pit, we were made aware of in the previous episode. The pit is also known to heal deadly wounds, perhaps even bring people back from the dead.

Watch the promo for Left Behind here:

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