In a recent interview at Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, Stephen Amell, who plays Oliver Queen on the show, spoke about his character's return in the upcoming episodes and how things are going to change.

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Amell spoke to Variety about Oliver not being dead and how his dynamics with the team might have changed while he was away.

"It's rocky ... Because all of them, when I'm gone, have to decide if they're doing this because it was for me or if they're doing this for them ... So me coming back and just being dictatorial and 'my way or the highway' is just not going to work," he said.

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The recently release promo for episode 12 of season 3 of Arrow featuring the return of Oliver Queen was recently revealed.

In the preview for the episode, titled Uprising, Oliver is seen back in his action suit, in his avatar as the Arrow.

"A homecoming like no other," runs the tagline. Meanwhile, Brick (Vinnie Jones) is seen creating havoc in the city, and it seems like only Oliver will be able to put a stop to the chaos. Laurel (Katie Cassidy) is also seen as the Black Canary, taking down Brickwell's army of antagonists.

Speaking to Variety, the show's executive producer Marc Guggenheim revealed that they need to take three episodes to imagine, for fans, a Starling City without Arrow, and how the team would operate in his absence. "Because it's such a huge thing that happens in nine, we really needed three episodes to give it its due because those three episodes-10, 11 and 12-really are a trilogy dealing with the very real question of, 'if there is no Arrow in Starling City, who is going to save the city?'" Guggenheim said.

Uprising will release on February 4 at 8 p.m. E.T. on the CW.

Watch the promo here:

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