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SPOILER: John Barrowman expresses Arrow sadness

May 29th, 2017 by Marc Comments

John Barrowman is officially leaving Arrow.

The actor, who has spent the majority of his time on DC’s Legends of Tomorrow this TV season, made his final appearance in Arrow’s season five finale as Malcolm Merlyn this past week.

The actor confirmed the news via Instagram. He said: “I am very sad to be leaving the Arrowverse. I love playing Malcolm Merlyn, and you know – that’s it really. As sad as it may be, I understand how shows must change and also characters must change and develop. But that doesn’t mean I’m not very sad and upset about it. I appreciate your support and love you all.

Barrowman had confirmed that he wouldn’t be returning at a comic con last month, but this latest message reaffirms that news.

You can watch the entire video message below.

Spoiler Alert! Part 2 of 2 again thanks for all the support over the last 5 years. Now look out for the USA revised autobiography. JB

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Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….