Arrow just keeps on getting interesting. As the writers and producers of the show are prepping us for Brandon Routh’s Atom, David Ramsey may be becoming our favorite Green Lantern, John Stewart. Ever since season 1 and it’s flashbacks to the island, Green Lantern has been teased via Ferris Air, Hal Jordan’s employer. Also, once John Diggle(David Ramsey) was introduced as Oliver Queen’s(Stephen Amell) bodyguard with a military background, fans started to fan and speculate than Diggle can possibly be John Stewart.
Fast forward to the second half of season 3 and those speculations may either die down or rise for you, as a viewer. Ramsey had a Q&A with ComicBook on the topic at hand and here’s what he had to say.
Diggle can be a husband, a father, and a hero. He didn’t go through some type of tragic event. He’s a guy who grew up in the Glades, which is the hood, he did four tours, and he joined the special forces. This is a guy that I can be, that you can be, that any of the viewers can be, unlike the others who went through some tragic event and compelled them to become these characters. Diggle did through simple sheer force of will. That’s survival with regular folks. I think that’s part of the power this character has. When you cover it with a mask, he becomes something. That’s why in general we’ve been struggling with, “How do we give Diggle a mask of any sort?” Obviously, he’s out in the open, he has a wife and a child to protect, there’s a fair question about how we protect that identity and still keep him out in the field. That’s a very fair question and we’re working on it.
Now, John Stewart… Is John Diggle John Stewart? I cannot say “yes,” and cannot say, “no.”
I’m serious! I do know that there is serious discussion about whether or not this guy becomes John Stewart. But, I mean, I’ll say this: it is top secret. David Ramsey has asked them, and they’re like, “we’re working on some stuff.” If that’s the case, it’s gonna be huge. This is the stuff they want to avoid. I think they don’t want anybody to know yet and they haven’t even told me. They have told me that they are thinking about it and they are considering it. Greg Berlanti told me that. Andrew and Marc have told me that. I haven’t spoken to Geoff Johns about it, yet. But that’s the word from people directly involved in Arrow- that they’re working on something.
Here’s the truth of it: if I knew, I would tell you I knew and I’m not at liberty to tell you that. I probably wouldn’t tell you anyway! I would at least tell you that I know. But I honestly do not know.
Ramsey also went on to profess his love for John Stewart, but just like the rest of the world, unsure how Green Lantern can fit into the show. As season 3 is slowly coming to an end, only time and strong faith in the writers will tell if the iconic John Stewart will make his way to Arrow.
