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'''Dinah Laurel Lance''' is a [[Character (arts)|fictional character]] in [[The CW]]'s ''[[Arrowverse]]'' franchise, first introduced in [[Pilot (Arrow)|the pilot episode]] of the television series ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]''.<ref name="Pilot ep2"/> The character is based on the [[DC Comics]] character of the [[Dinah Laurel Lance|same name]], created by writer-artist team of [[Robert Kanigher]] and [[Carmine Infantino]] and was adapted in 2012 by [[Greg Berlanti]], [[Marc Guggenheim]] and [[Andrew Kreisberg]]. The character has been continually portrayed by [[Katie Cassidy]] and is mostly referred to by her middle name "Laurel", throughout the series.<ref name="Pilot ep1"/>
'''Dinah Laurel Lance''' is a [[Character (arts)|fictional character]] in [[The CW]]'s ''[[Arrowverse]]'' franchise, first introduced in [[Pilot (Arrow)|the pilot episode]] of the television series ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]''.<ref name="Pilot ep2" /> The character is based on the [[DC Comics]] character of the [[Dinah Laurel Lance|same name]], created by writer-artist team of [[Robert Kanigher]] and [[Carmine Infantino]] and was adapted in 2012 by [[Greg Berlanti]], [[Marc Guggenheim]] and [[Andrew Kreisberg]]. The character has been continually portrayed by [[Katie Cassidy]] and is mostly referred to by her middle name "Laurel", throughout the series.<ref name="Pilot ep1" />


Introduced initially as a legal aid attorney and [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|Oliver Queen]]'s ex-girlfriend, the character later takes up the mantle of '''Black Canary''' in subsequent seasons of ''Arrow''. The character also appears in a few episodes of ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'', ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/2017/04/05/legends-of-tomorrows-season-2-finale-closes-the-door-on-a-belove/ |title=Legends of Tomorrow's Season 2 Finale Closes the Door on A Beloved Arrow Character |last=Burlinghame |first=Russ |date=April 6, 2017 |website=Comicbook.com |access-date=December 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622165511/http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/04/05/legends-of-tomorrows-season-2-finale-closes-the-door-on-a-belove/ |archive-date=June 22, 2018 |dead-url=no}}</ref> and ''[[Vixen (web series)|Vixen]]'', all set in the same shared fictional universe.
Introduced initially as a legal aid attorney and [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|Oliver Queen]]'s ex-girlfriend, the character later takes up the mantle of '''Black Canary''' in subsequent seasons of ''Arrow''. The character also appears in a few episodes of ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'', ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/2017/04/05/legends-of-tomorrows-season-2-finale-closes-the-door-on-a-belove/ |title=Legends of Tomorrow's Season 2 Finale Closes the Door on A Beloved Arrow Character |last=Burlinghame |first=Russ |date=April 6, 2017 |website=Comicbook.com |access-date=December 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622165511/http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/04/05/legends-of-tomorrows-season-2-finale-closes-the-door-on-a-belove/ |archive-date=June 22, 2018 |dead-url=no}}</ref> and ''[[Vixen (web series)|Vixen]]'', all set in the same shared fictional universe.


Cassidy also portrays other [[Parallel universes in fiction|multiverse]] versions of Laurel Lance within the ''Arrowverse'', most prominently '''Black Siren''' from [[Earth-2 (Arrowverse)|Earth-2]].<ref name="Black Siren 1"/>
Cassidy also portrays other [[Parallel universes in fiction|multiverse]] versions of Laurel Lance within the ''Arrowverse'', most prominently '''Black Siren''' from [[Earth-2 (Arrowverse)|Earth-2]].<ref name="Black Siren 1" />


== Storylines ==
== Storylines ==
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In season four, Laurel is shown continuing vigilantism in Star City (renamed from Starling) as a member of "Team Arrow" led by Oliver, who resurfaces as the "[[Green Arrow]]".<ref name="Green Arrow ep">{{Cite episode |title=Green Arrow |episode-link=Green Arrow (Arrow episode) |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=October 7, 2015 |season=4 |number=1}}</ref> Soon Laurel learns about the [[Lazarus Pit]]'s power and attempts Sara's resurrection<ref name="The Candidate">{{Cite episode |title=The Candidate |episode-link=The Candidate (Arrow) |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=October 14, 2015 |season=4 |number=2}}</ref> which succeeds with [[John Constantine (Arrowverse)|John Constantine]]'s help,<ref name="Beyond Redemption ep">{{Cite episode |title=Beyond Redemption |episode-link=Beyond Redemption |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=October 28, 2015 |season=4 |number=4}}</ref><ref name="Haunted ep">{{Cite episode |title=Haunted |episode-link=Haunted (Arrow) |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=November 4, 2015 |season=4 |number=5}}</ref> leading to Sara joining [[Rip Hunter (Arrowverse)|Rip Hunter]]'s [[List of Legends of Tomorrow characters|team]] with the moniker "[[White Canary]]". Laurel is eventually murdered by [[H.I.V.E.]] leader [[Damien Darhk (Arrowverse)|Damien Darhk]].<ref name="Eleven-Fifty Nine ep">{{Cite episode |title=Eleven-Fifty-Nine |episode-link=Eleven-Fifty-Nine |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=April 6, 2016 |season=4 |number=18}}</ref><ref name="Legacy ep">{{Cite episode |title=Legacy |episode-link=Legacy (Arrow) |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=October 5, 2016 |season=5 |number=1}}</ref> At her funeral, Oliver reveals Black Canary’s real identity to the public to stop [[Evelyn Sharp (Arrowverse)|Evelyn Sharp]]'s impersonation from inadvertently labeling her as a criminal.<ref name="Canary Cry ep">{{Cite episode |title=Canary Cry |episode-link=Canary Cry |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=April 27, 2016 |season=4 |number=19}}</ref> Laurel's death is avenged when Oliver kills Darhk.<ref name="Schism ep">{{Cite episode |title=Schism |episode-link=Schism (Arrow) |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=May 25, 2016 |season=4 |number=23}}</ref>
In season four, Laurel is shown continuing vigilantism in Star City (renamed from Starling) as a member of "Team Arrow" led by Oliver, who resurfaces as the "[[Green Arrow]]".<ref name="Green Arrow ep">{{Cite episode |title=Green Arrow |episode-link=Green Arrow (Arrow episode) |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=October 7, 2015 |season=4 |number=1}}</ref> Soon Laurel learns about the [[Lazarus Pit]]'s power and attempts Sara's resurrection<ref name="The Candidate">{{Cite episode |title=The Candidate |episode-link=The Candidate (Arrow) |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=October 14, 2015 |season=4 |number=2}}</ref> which succeeds with [[John Constantine (Arrowverse)|John Constantine]]'s help,<ref name="Beyond Redemption ep">{{Cite episode |title=Beyond Redemption |episode-link=Beyond Redemption |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=October 28, 2015 |season=4 |number=4}}</ref><ref name="Haunted ep">{{Cite episode |title=Haunted |episode-link=Haunted (Arrow) |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=November 4, 2015 |season=4 |number=5}}</ref> leading to Sara joining [[Rip Hunter (Arrowverse)|Rip Hunter]]'s [[List of Legends of Tomorrow characters|team]] with the moniker "[[White Canary]]". Laurel is eventually murdered by [[H.I.V.E.]] leader [[Damien Darhk (Arrowverse)|Damien Darhk]].<ref name="Eleven-Fifty Nine ep">{{Cite episode |title=Eleven-Fifty-Nine |episode-link=Eleven-Fifty-Nine |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=April 6, 2016 |season=4 |number=18}}</ref><ref name="Legacy ep">{{Cite episode |title=Legacy |episode-link=Legacy (Arrow) |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=October 5, 2016 |season=5 |number=1}}</ref> At her funeral, Oliver reveals Black Canary’s real identity to the public to stop [[Evelyn Sharp (Arrowverse)|Evelyn Sharp]]'s impersonation from inadvertently labeling her as a criminal.<ref name="Canary Cry ep">{{Cite episode |title=Canary Cry |episode-link=Canary Cry |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=April 27, 2016 |season=4 |number=19}}</ref> Laurel's death is avenged when Oliver kills Darhk.<ref name="Schism ep">{{Cite episode |title=Schism |episode-link=Schism (Arrow) |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=May 25, 2016 |season=4 |number=23}}</ref>


In later seasons of ''Arrow'', the Black Canary mantle is passed on to [[Dinah Drake (Arrowverse)|Dinah Drake]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://screenrant.com/arrow-new-black-canary-dinah-drake |title='Arrow': Arrow Just Replaced Black Canary With... Black Canary? |last=Dyce |first=Andrew |date=February 2, 2017 |work=[[Screen Rant]] |access-date=March 19, 2019 |archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=no}}</ref>, while Laurel's civilian identity is eventually assumed by her Earth-2 doppelgänger, 'Black Siren'.<ref name="Doppelganger"/>
In later seasons of ''Arrow'', the Black Canary mantle is passed on to [[Dinah Drake (Arrowverse)|Dinah Drake]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://screenrant.com/arrow-new-black-canary-dinah-drake |title='Arrow': Arrow Just Replaced Black Canary With... Black Canary? |last=Dyce |first=Andrew |date=February 2, 2017 |work=[[Screen Rant]] |access-date=March 19, 2019 |archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=no}}</ref>, while Laurel's civilian identity is eventually assumed by her Earth-2 doppelgänger, 'Black Siren'.<ref name="Doppelganger" />


=== Laurel Lance (Earth-2) ===
=== Laurel Lance (Earth-2) ===
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In season six, Black Siren becomes a recurring menace for Team Arrow, as she works alongside criminals [[Cayden James]] and [[Ricardo Diaz (Arrowverse)|Ricardo Diaz]]. She also becomes an archenemy of Dinah Drake (the new Black Canary), for killing her partner-lover [[Vincent Sobel]] on James's order.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/arrow-recap-vigilante-vince-dead/ |title=Arrow: Can Black Siren Still Be Redeemed? |last=MacDonald |first=Lindsay |date=Feb 1, 2018 |website=[[TVGuide]] |access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> She eventually goes public as "Laurel Lance" with a cover story of being abducted<ref name="Doppelganger">{{Cite episode |title=Doppelgänger |episode-link=Doppelganger (Arrow) |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=March 8, 2018 |season=6 |number=15 }}</ref>, and starts living with Quentin Lance (her doppelgänger's father) who remains optimistic about her redemption.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://ew.com/recap/arrow-season-6-episode-15/ |title='Arrow' recap: Thea dons the hood again to save her man |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |date=March 8, 2018 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=December 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623061743/http://ew.com/recap/arrow-season-6-episode-15/ |archive-date=June 23, 2018 |dead-url=no}}</ref> Quentin is later shot and killed by Diaz which leaves Laurel devastated and eager for revenge.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://ew.com/recap/arrow-season-6-finale/ |title=Arrow finale recap: Oliver makes a huge sacrifice |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |date=May 17, 2018 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=March 13, 2019 |dead-url=no}}</ref>
In season six, Black Siren becomes a recurring menace for Team Arrow, as she works alongside criminals [[Cayden James]] and [[Ricardo Diaz (Arrowverse)|Ricardo Diaz]]. She also becomes an archenemy of Dinah Drake (the new Black Canary), for killing her partner-lover [[Vincent Sobel]] on James's order.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/arrow-recap-vigilante-vince-dead/ |title=Arrow: Can Black Siren Still Be Redeemed? |last=MacDonald |first=Lindsay |date=Feb 1, 2018 |website=[[TVGuide]] |access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> She eventually goes public as "Laurel Lance" with a cover story of being abducted<ref name="Doppelganger">{{Cite episode |title=Doppelgänger |episode-link=Doppelganger (Arrow) |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=March 8, 2018 |season=6 |number=15 }}</ref>, and starts living with Quentin Lance (her doppelgänger's father) who remains optimistic about her redemption.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://ew.com/recap/arrow-season-6-episode-15/ |title='Arrow' recap: Thea dons the hood again to save her man |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |date=March 8, 2018 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=December 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623061743/http://ew.com/recap/arrow-season-6-episode-15/ |archive-date=June 23, 2018 |dead-url=no}}</ref> Quentin is later shot and killed by Diaz which leaves Laurel devastated and eager for revenge.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://ew.com/recap/arrow-season-6-finale/ |title=Arrow finale recap: Oliver makes a huge sacrifice |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |date=May 17, 2018 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=March 13, 2019 |dead-url=no}}</ref>


In the [[Arrow (season 7)|seventh and current season]] of ''Arrow'', Laurel has taken on her Earth-1 counterpart's position as District Attorney, and become an occasional ally of Team Arrow.<ref name="Arrow season 7">{{Cite episode |title=Inmate 4587 |episode-link=Inmate 4587 (Arrow episode) |series=Arrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=October 28, 2019 |season=7 |number=1}}</ref> She aids [[Felicity Smoak (Arrowverse)|Felicity Smoak]] in her crusade to kill Diaz, but later convinces her to overcome her vengeance.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ew.com/recap/arrow-season-7-episode-14/ |title=Arrow recap: Oliver and Emiko hit some speed bumps on their first team-up |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |date=March 4, 2019 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=March 11, 2019}}</ref>
In the [[Arrow (season 7)|seventh and current season]] of ''Arrow'', Laurel has taken on her Earth-1 counterpart's position as District Attorney, and become an occasional ally of Team Arrow.<ref name="Arrow season 7">{{Cite episode |title=Inmate 4587 |episode-link=Inmate 4587 (Arrow episode) |series=Arrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=October 28, 2019 |season=7 |number=1}}</ref> She aids [[Felicity Smoak (Arrowverse)|Felicity Smoak]] in her crusade to kill Diaz, but later convinces her to overcome her vengeance.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ew.com/recap/arrow-season-7-episode-14/ |title=Arrow recap: Oliver and Emiko hit some speed bumps on their first team-up |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |date=March 4, 2019 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=March 11, 2019}}</ref> When Laurel learns that Diaz was murdered in prison, she realises Oliver's sister [[Emiko Queen (Arrow)|Emiko Queen]] is the killer, but Emiko states that no-one would believe Laurel, a former criminal.<ref name="Training Day">{{Cite episode |title=Training Day |episode-link=Training Day (Arrow) |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=March 11, 2019 |season=7 |number=15}}</ref> She later tries to discredit Laurel by framing her for murdering a witness in police custody, and releases photos of her with Diaz to the press.<ref name="Inheritance">{{Cite episode |title=Inheritance |episode-link=Inheritance (Arrow) |series=Arrow |series-link=Arrow (TV series) |network=[[The CW]] |date=March 25, 2019 |season=7 |number=17}}</ref>


=== Siren-X ===
=== Siren-X ===
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| style="text-align: left;" |"Laurel is so good at what she does. At some point, when the Black Canary happens, it would be awesome for a woman to kick some ass and fight."
— Katie Cassidy in 2012, on the possibility of Black Canary.<ref name="Katie Cassidy talks Arrow"/>
— Katie Cassidy in 2012, on the possibility of Black Canary.<ref name="Katie Cassidy talks Arrow" />
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In January 2012, after [[The CW]] ordered a [[television pilot]] for a potential [[Green Arrow]] series, its executive producers [[Andrew Kreisberg]], [[Greg Berlanti]] and [[Marc Guggenheim]] developed the character of Dinah "Laurel" Lance, based on the [[Black Canary]] from [[DC Comics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/01/12/green-arrow/|title='Green Arrow' TV series near pilot order at The CW!|last=Hibberd|first=Justin|work=Entertainment Weekly|date=January 12, 2012|accessdate=April 17, 2014}}</ref> The official character breakdown pitched Laurel as "a 28 years old, smart sexy, legal aid attorney determined to use her life as a one-woman war".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetvaddict.com/2012/01/24/green-arrow-pilot-scoop/|title=The CW’s [GREEN] ARROW: Let’s Cast the Pilot!|work=TVAddict.com|accessdate=February 26, 2019|date=January 24, 2012}}</ref>
In January 2012, after [[The CW]] ordered a [[television pilot]] for a potential [[Green Arrow]] series, its executive producers [[Andrew Kreisberg]], [[Greg Berlanti]] and [[Marc Guggenheim]] developed the character of Dinah "Laurel" Lance, based on the [[Black Canary]] from [[DC Comics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/01/12/green-arrow/|title='Green Arrow' TV series near pilot order at The CW!|last=Hibberd|first=Justin|work=Entertainment Weekly|date=January 12, 2012|accessdate=April 17, 2014}}</ref> The official character breakdown pitched Laurel as "a 28 years old, smart sexy, legal aid attorney determined to use her life as a one-woman war".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetvaddict.com/2012/01/24/green-arrow-pilot-scoop/|title=The CW’s [GREEN] ARROW: Let’s Cast the Pilot!|work=TVAddict.com|accessdate=February 26, 2019|date=January 24, 2012}}</ref>


In February 2012, Katie Cassidy was cast for the role.<ref name="Casting">{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2012/02/katie-cassidy-set-as-female-lead-in-cw-pilot-arrow-231444/|title=Katie Cassidy Set As Female Lead In CW Pilot 'Arrow'|work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|accessdate=February 21, 2019|date=February 15, 2012}}</ref>. Regarding the differences between the characters on the show and in the comics, [[Warner Bros. Television]] president [[Peter Roth (executive)|Peter Roth]] stated in an interview with ''[[TVLine]]'', "We are working very closely with [[DC Comics|DC]]. We are making sure that each of the original characters are honored, are respected, and any changes that we make are being made with the sanction and endorsement of DC."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tvline.com/2012/03/07/cw-arrow-pilot-likened-to-jason-bourne-films/|title=CW's Arrow Pilot Likened to Jason Bourne Films|work=[[TVLine]]|accessdate=February 21, 2019|date=March 7, 2012}}</ref>
In February 2012, Katie Cassidy was cast for the role.<ref name="Casting">{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2012/02/katie-cassidy-set-as-female-lead-in-cw-pilot-arrow-231444/|title=Katie Cassidy Set As Female Lead In CW Pilot 'Arrow'|work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|accessdate=February 21, 2019|date=February 15, 2012}}</ref> Regarding the differences between the characters on the show and in the comics, [[Warner Bros. Television]] president [[Peter Roth (executive)|Peter Roth]] stated in an interview with ''[[TVLine]]'', "We are working very closely with [[DC Comics|DC]]. We are making sure that each of the original characters are honored, are respected, and any changes that we make are being made with the sanction and endorsement of DC."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tvline.com/2012/03/07/cw-arrow-pilot-likened-to-jason-bourne-films/|title=CW's Arrow Pilot Likened to Jason Bourne Films|work=[[TVLine]]|accessdate=February 21, 2019|date=March 7, 2012}}</ref>


In an interview given in October 2012, Cassidy stated that she loved the script when she read it.<ref name="Katie Cassidy talks Arrow">{{cite news|url=http://collider.com/katie-cassidy-arrow-interview-2/|title=Katie Cassidy Talks ARROW, Her Desire for Laurel to Take the Black Canary Path, the Character’s Relationship with Oliver, and More|work=Collider.com|accessdate=February 21, 2019|date=October 9, 2012}}</ref> She went on to say that, "It was everything that I wanted to get involved with, so I was beyond thrilled."<ref name="Katie Cassidy talks Arrow"/>
In an interview given in October 2012, Cassidy stated that she loved the script when she read it.<ref name="Katie Cassidy talks Arrow">{{cite news|url=http://collider.com/katie-cassidy-arrow-interview-2/|title=Katie Cassidy Talks ARROW, Her Desire for Laurel to Take the Black Canary Path, the Character’s Relationship with Oliver, and More|work=Collider.com|accessdate=February 21, 2019|date=October 9, 2012}}</ref> She went on to say that, "It was everything that I wanted to get involved with, so I was beyond thrilled."<ref name="Katie Cassidy talks Arrow" />


=== Character death ===
=== Character death ===
In April 2016, during ''Arrow''{{'}}s fourth season, the character was killed off in the episode "[[Eleven-Fifty-Nine]]".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/arrow-laurel-dies-katie-cassidy-881297 |title='Arrow' Boss Explains Grave Shocker |date=April 6, 2016 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref> The-then showrunners and executive producers [[Marc Guggenheim]] and [[Wendy Mericle]] cited the decision to kill off Laurel as a "creative choice", at a press screening.<ref name="Death">{{Cite news |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/04/06/arrow-laurel-death-spoilers/ |title=Arrow bosses explain that shocking death from Eleven-Fifty-Nine |date=April 6, 2016 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref> They also stated that, "Death does not mean goodbye on any of these shows" hinting at a possible return for the character/actress.<ref name="Death" />
In April 2016, during ''Arrow''{{'}}s fourth season, the character was killed off in the episode "[[Eleven-Fifty-Nine]]".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/arrow-laurel-dies-katie-cassidy-881297 |title='Arrow' Boss Explains Grave Shocker |date=April 6, 2016 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref> The-then showrunners and executive producers [[Marc Guggenheim]] and [[Wendy Mericle]] cited the decision to kill off Laurel as a "creative choice", at a press screening.<ref name="Death">{{Cite news |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/04/06/arrow-laurel-death-spoilers/ |title=Arrow bosses explain that shocking death from Eleven-Fifty-Nine |date=April 6, 2016 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref> They also stated that, "Death does not mean goodbye on any of these shows" hinting at a possible return for the character/actress.<ref name="Death" />


Cassidy mentioned in an interview that she learned about Laurel's fate only two episodes before shooting began on "Eleven-Fifty-Nine". However, she explained that, "I've had such an incredible arc, so it made sense to me, creatively, that we've told Laurel's story".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2016/04/06/katie-cassidy-leaves-arrow-laurel-death-season-4-interview/ |title=Arrow Star Hails 'Shock Value' of [Spoiler]'s Death, Says Emotional Goodbye Scene Was 'So Real' |last=Gelman |first=Vlada |date=April 6, 2016 |website=[[TVLine]] |dead-url=no |access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref>
Cassidy mentioned in an interview that she learned about Laurel's fate only two episodes before shooting began on "Eleven-Fifty-Nine". However, she explained that, "I've had such an incredible arc, so it made sense to me, creatively, that we've told Laurel's story".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2016/04/06/katie-cassidy-leaves-arrow-laurel-death-season-4-interview/ |title=Arrow Star Hails 'Shock Value' of [Spoiler]'s Death, Says Emotional Goodbye Scene Was 'So Real' |last=Gelman |first=Vlada |date=April 6, 2016 |website=[[TVLine]] |dead-url=no |access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref>


=== Multiverse and return to ''Arrow'' ===
=== Multiverse and return to ''Arrow'' ===


In May of 2016, Cassidy appeared as Laurel Lance's Earth-2 doppelgänger known as Black Siren on ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'', which had already introduced the concept of [[multiverse]] in its [[The Flash (season 2)|then ongoing second season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/04/04/arrow-katie-cassidy-flash-vixen/|title=Arrow: Katie Cassidy to appear on The Flash, Vixen|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate=February 21, 2019|date=April 6, 2016}}</ref> The alias "Black Siren" serves as a callback to the [[Justice Guild of America]] member from the ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' animated series who herself was based on the Golden Age Black Canary.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://in.ign.com/the-flash-cw/90746/news/the-flash-to-introduce-black-canarys-earth-2-counterpart |title=The Flash to introduce Black Canary’s Earth-2 counterpart |last=Yehl |first=Joshua |date=April 5, 2016 |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=February 22, 2019}}</ref>
In May of 2016, Cassidy appeared as Laurel Lance's Earth-2 doppelgänger known as Black Siren on ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'', which had already introduced the concept of [[multiverse]] in its [[The Flash (season 2)|then ongoing second season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/04/04/arrow-katie-cassidy-flash-vixen/|title=Arrow: Katie Cassidy to appear on The Flash, Vixen|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate=February 21, 2019|date=April 6, 2016}}</ref> The alias "Black Siren" serves as a callback to the [[Justice Guild of America]] member from the ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' animated series who herself was based on the Golden Age Black Canary.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://in.ign.com/the-flash-cw/90746/news/the-flash-to-introduce-black-canarys-earth-2-counterpart |title=The Flash to introduce Black Canary’s Earth-2 counterpart |last=Yehl |first=Joshua |date=April 5, 2016 |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=February 22, 2019}}</ref>
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== Reception ==


=== Critical reception ===
=== Critical reception ===
The character received mixed response from the critics during initial seasons of ''Arrow''.<ref name="Arrow season 2 review"/> David Hinckley of ''[[New York Daily News]]'' wrote, "Cassidy starts off well and is likely to get better as Laurel starts to figure things out", in his review of [[Pilot (Arrow)|the pilot episode]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/tv-review-arrow-article-1.1178324?localLinksEnabled=false|title=TV Review: ‘Arrow’ |last=Wickline|first=Dan|date=October 10, 2012|website=[[New York Daily News]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=February 23, 2019}}</ref> Other critics wrote Laurel as "a scrappy legal aid attorney"<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/oct/10/entertainment/la-et-st-arrow-20121010 |title=Review: The CW's 'Arrow' right on target with a riveting superhero |date=October 10, 2012 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref> or "plainly a good girl".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/164154-arrow-todays-preferred-superhero-self-righteous-and-rich-2495807409.html |title='Arrow': Today's Preferred Superhero, Self-Righteous and Rich |date=October 10, 2012 |website=[[PopMatters]] |access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref> Jesse Schedeen of ''[[IGN]]'' included the character among "hit and miss" characters in his [[Arrow (season 1)|''Arrow'' season one]] review.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/20/arrow-season-1-review|title=Arrow: Season 1 Review|last=Wickline|first=Dan|date=May 20, 2013|website=[[IGN]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=February 23, 2019}}</ref> Shunal Doke of the same website criticized Cassidy's portrayal for making the character "unlikable" but appreciated the motivations behind the character and wrote her as "eventually proving worthy of becoming a costumed heroine."<ref name="Arrow season 2 review">{{cite web|url=https://in.ign.com/entertainment/59076/review/arrow-season-2-review|title=Movie Reviews, Trailers, News & Poster for Movies Review|last=Wickline|first=Dan|date=May 20, 2014|website=[[IGN]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=February 23, 2019}}</ref>
The character received mixed response from the critics during initial seasons of ''Arrow''.<ref name="Arrow season 2 review" /> David Hinckley of ''[[New York Daily News]]'' wrote, "Cassidy starts off well and is likely to get better as Laurel starts to figure things out", in his review of [[Pilot (Arrow)|the pilot episode]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/tv-review-arrow-article-1.1178324?localLinksEnabled=false|title=TV Review: ‘Arrow’ |last=Wickline|first=Dan|date=October 10, 2012|website=[[New York Daily News]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=February 23, 2019}}</ref> Other critics wrote Laurel as "a scrappy legal aid attorney"<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/oct/10/entertainment/la-et-st-arrow-20121010 |title=Review: The CW's 'Arrow' right on target with a riveting superhero |date=October 10, 2012 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref> or "plainly a good girl".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/164154-arrow-todays-preferred-superhero-self-righteous-and-rich-2495807409.html |title='Arrow': Today's Preferred Superhero, Self-Righteous and Rich |date=October 10, 2012 |website=[[PopMatters]] |access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref> Jesse Schedeen of ''[[IGN]]'' included the character among "hit and miss" characters in his [[Arrow (season 1)|''Arrow'' season one]] review.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/20/arrow-season-1-review|title=Arrow: Season 1 Review|last=Wickline|first=Dan|date=May 20, 2013|website=[[IGN]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=February 23, 2019}}</ref> Shunal Doke of the same website criticized Cassidy's portrayal for making the character "unlikable" but appreciated the motivations behind the character and wrote her as "eventually proving worthy of becoming a costumed heroine."<ref name="Arrow season 2 review">{{cite web|url=https://in.ign.com/entertainment/59076/review/arrow-season-2-review|title=Movie Reviews, Trailers, News & Poster for Movies Review|last=Wickline|first=Dan|date=May 20, 2014|website=[[IGN]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=February 23, 2019}}</ref>


In ''IGN''{{'}}s review of [[Arrow (season 4)|season four]] episode "Eleven-Fifty-Nine", Schedeen called Laurel's death a "huge emotional moment" and her final conversation with Oliver as Cassidy's finest moments on the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://in.ign.com/eleven-fifty-nine/90931/review/arrow-eleven-fifty-nine-review|title=Eleven-Fifty-Nine Review|last=|first=|date=May 20, 2013|website=[[IGN]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=February 23, 2019}}</ref> Writing for ''[[TV Overmind]]'', Andy Behbakht criticized the decision to kill off Laurel, feeling the character was underutilized and "The Black Canary was in many ways one of ''Arrow''{{’s}} big hearts and seeing the show losing that character, makes the series lose a lot of its remaining magic".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tvovermind.com/arrow-season-4-episode-18-review-eleven-fifty-nine/ |title=Arrow Season 4 Episode 18 Review: ”Eleven-Fifty Nine” |last=Behbakht |first=Andy |date=April 7, 2016 |website=[[TV Overmind]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190118164051/https://www.tvovermind.com/arrow-season-4-episode-18-review-eleven-fifty-nine/ |archive-date=January 18, 2019 |dead-url=no |access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref>
In ''IGN''{{'}}s review of [[Arrow (season 4)|season four]] episode "Eleven-Fifty-Nine", Schedeen called Laurel's death a "huge emotional moment" and her final conversation with Oliver as Cassidy's finest moments on the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://in.ign.com/eleven-fifty-nine/90931/review/arrow-eleven-fifty-nine-review|title=Eleven-Fifty-Nine Review|last=|first=|date=May 20, 2013|website=[[IGN]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=February 23, 2019}}</ref> Writing for ''[[TV Overmind]]'', Andy Behbakht criticized the decision to kill off Laurel, feeling the character was underutilized and "The Black Canary was in many ways one of ''Arrow''{{’s}} big hearts and seeing the show losing that character, makes the series lose a lot of its remaining magic".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tvovermind.com/arrow-season-4-episode-18-review-eleven-fifty-nine/ |title=Arrow Season 4 Episode 18 Review: ”Eleven-Fifty Nine” |last=Behbakht |first=Andy |date=April 7, 2016 |website=[[TV Overmind]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190118164051/https://www.tvovermind.com/arrow-season-4-episode-18-review-eleven-fifty-nine/ |archive-date=January 18, 2019 |dead-url=no |access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref>

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Laurel Lance
Arrowverse character
Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance / Black Canary (Earth-1)
First appearance
Last appearance
Based on
Adapted by
Portrayed byKatie Cassidy
Years
2012–2018
(Earth-1 version)

2016-present
(Earth-2 version)

In-universe information
AliasBlack Canary (Earth-1)
Black Siren (Earth-2)
Siren-X (Earth-X)

Dinah Laurel Lance is a fictional character in The CW's Arrowverse franchise, first introduced in the pilot episode of the television series Arrow.[1] The character is based on the DC Comics character of the same name, created by writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino and was adapted in 2012 by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg. The character has been continually portrayed by Katie Cassidy and is mostly referred to by her middle name "Laurel", throughout the series.[2]

Introduced initially as a legal aid attorney and Oliver Queen's ex-girlfriend, the character later takes up the mantle of Black Canary in subsequent seasons of Arrow. The character also appears in a few episodes of The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow[3] and Vixen, all set in the same shared fictional universe.

Cassidy also portrays other multiverse versions of Laurel Lance within the Arrowverse, most prominently Black Siren from Earth-2.[4]

Storylines

Laurel Lance (Earth-1)

Further information: Arrow (season 1), Arrow (season 2), Arrow (season 3), and Arrow (season 4)
File:Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy).jpg
Laurel Lance in Arrow season 1

Dinah Laurel Lance is first introduced in the pilot episode of Arrow[1] as a legal-aid attorney working at the CNRI (City Necessary Resources Initiative) in Starling City. This version (referred to by her middle name) is Oliver Queen's ex-girlfriend and detective Quentin Lance's older daughter.[2]

Over season one's course, Laurel pursues a relationship with Tommy Merlyn[5], and works with "The Hood" at times, unaware that the vigilante is actually Oliver and still in love with her.[6][7][8][9]

In season two, Laurel becomes an Assistant District Attorney,[10] but also struggles with Tommy's death leading her to fight her own battles with alcoholism and use of prescription drugs.[11][12] She later learns that her sister Sara is alive,[13] and later figures out that both Sara and Oliver are the vigilantes, "The Canary" and "The Arrow", respectively.[14]

In season three, Laurel witnesses Sara's murder and resolves to become a vigilante to find her sister's killer and to help people as Sara did.[15][16] This leads her to begin combat training with Ted Grant,[17] and later Nyssa al Ghul.[18] Initially impersonating "The Canary", Laurel eventually assumes her own mantle as the "Black Canary" and joins Oliver's crusade.[19][20] As Black Canary, she uses a black side-handle baton as her trademark weapon and later uses an updated version of her sister's sonic "Canary Cry" device designed by Cisco Ramon.

In season four, Laurel is shown continuing vigilantism in Star City (renamed from Starling) as a member of "Team Arrow" led by Oliver, who resurfaces as the "Green Arrow".[21] Soon Laurel learns about the Lazarus Pit's power and attempts Sara's resurrection[22] which succeeds with John Constantine's help,[23][24] leading to Sara joining Rip Hunter's team with the moniker "White Canary". Laurel is eventually murdered by H.I.V.E. leader Damien Darhk.[25][26] At her funeral, Oliver reveals Black Canary’s real identity to the public to stop Evelyn Sharp's impersonation from inadvertently labeling her as a criminal.[27] Laurel's death is avenged when Oliver kills Darhk.[28]

In later seasons of Arrow, the Black Canary mantle is passed on to Dinah Drake[29], while Laurel's civilian identity is eventually assumed by her Earth-2 doppelgänger, 'Black Siren'.[30]

Laurel Lance (Earth-2)

Further information: Arrow (season 5), Arrow (season 6), and Arrow (season 7)
Earth-2 Laurel Lance (aka Black Siren) in Arrow season 5

A criminal Earth-2 version of Laurel Lance called Black Siren is introduced in The Flash season two episode "Invincible" as member of Zoom's metahuman army. Her scream is a metahuman power that she uses to take down buildings on Zoom's order, but is stopped by Team Flash and imprisoned at S.T.A.R. Labs.[4]

Black Siren re-appears in season five of Arrow, initially impersonating her late Earth-1 counterpart, after being freed by Prometheus,[31] but her true identity is discovered and she is imprisoned at A.R.G.U.S.[32]. She later assists Prometheus again in kidnapping and taking Oliver's team to Lian Yu.[33][34]

In season six, Black Siren becomes a recurring menace for Team Arrow, as she works alongside criminals Cayden James and Ricardo Diaz. She also becomes an archenemy of Dinah Drake (the new Black Canary), for killing her partner-lover Vincent Sobel on James's order.[35] She eventually goes public as "Laurel Lance" with a cover story of being abducted[30], and starts living with Quentin Lance (her doppelgänger's father) who remains optimistic about her redemption.[36] Quentin is later shot and killed by Diaz which leaves Laurel devastated and eager for revenge.[37]

In the seventh and current season of Arrow, Laurel has taken on her Earth-1 counterpart's position as District Attorney, and become an occasional ally of Team Arrow.[38] She aids Felicity Smoak in her crusade to kill Diaz, but later convinces her to overcome her vengeance.[39] When Laurel learns that Diaz was murdered in prison, she realises Oliver's sister Emiko Queen is the killer, but Emiko states that no-one would believe Laurel, a former criminal.[40] She later tries to discredit Laurel by framing her for murdering a witness in police custody, and releases photos of her with Diaz to the press.[41]

Siren-X

An Earth-X version of Laurel Lance known as Siren-X (also portrayed by Cassidy), is introduced in The Flash season four episode "Fury Rogue" (her only appearance to date). Siren-X is a Nazi, meta-human assassin with sonic echolocation powers, in addition to a meta-human scream similar to Earth-2 Laurel Lance.[42]

Other versions

  • A dream-state version of Laurel Lance is seen in a simulated reality created by the Dominators in Invasion! (the 2016 annual crossover and also the 100th episode of Arrow).[43] In this reality, Oliver and Laurel are engaged and the pair never became the vigilantes, "Green Arrow" and "Black Canary".[43]

Development

"Laurel is so good at what she does. At some point, when the Black Canary happens, it would be awesome for a woman to kick some ass and fight."

— Katie Cassidy in 2012, on the possibility of Black Canary.[45]

In January 2012, after The CW ordered a television pilot for a potential Green Arrow series, its executive producers Andrew Kreisberg, Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim developed the character of Dinah "Laurel" Lance, based on the Black Canary from DC Comics.[46] The official character breakdown pitched Laurel as "a 28 years old, smart sexy, legal aid attorney determined to use her life as a one-woman war".[47]

In February 2012, Katie Cassidy was cast for the role.[48] Regarding the differences between the characters on the show and in the comics, Warner Bros. Television president Peter Roth stated in an interview with TVLine, "We are working very closely with DC. We are making sure that each of the original characters are honored, are respected, and any changes that we make are being made with the sanction and endorsement of DC."[49]

In an interview given in October 2012, Cassidy stated that she loved the script when she read it.[45] She went on to say that, "It was everything that I wanted to get involved with, so I was beyond thrilled."[45]

Character death

In April 2016, during Arrow's fourth season, the character was killed off in the episode "Eleven-Fifty-Nine".[50] The-then showrunners and executive producers Marc Guggenheim and Wendy Mericle cited the decision to kill off Laurel as a "creative choice", at a press screening.[51] They also stated that, "Death does not mean goodbye on any of these shows" hinting at a possible return for the character/actress.[51]

Cassidy mentioned in an interview that she learned about Laurel's fate only two episodes before shooting began on "Eleven-Fifty-Nine". However, she explained that, "I've had such an incredible arc, so it made sense to me, creatively, that we've told Laurel's story".[52]

Multiverse and return to Arrow

In May of 2016, Cassidy appeared as Laurel Lance's Earth-2 doppelgänger known as Black Siren on The Flash, which had already introduced the concept of multiverse in its then ongoing second season.[53] The alias "Black Siren" serves as a callback to the Justice Guild of America member from the Justice League animated series who herself was based on the Golden Age Black Canary.[54]

In July 2016, Cassidy was promoted to a series regular across all Arrowverse shows, as part of a special contract that allowed actors to recur on multiple shows simultaneously,[55] previously signed by fellow actors Wentworth Miller and John Barrowman. In March 2017, it was announced that the actress would return to Arrow full-time from its sixth season and portray Earth-2 Laurel Lance.[56]

Reception

Critical reception

The character received mixed response from the critics during initial seasons of Arrow.[57] David Hinckley of New York Daily News wrote, "Cassidy starts off well and is likely to get better as Laurel starts to figure things out", in his review of the pilot episode.[58] Other critics wrote Laurel as "a scrappy legal aid attorney"[59] or "plainly a good girl".[60] Jesse Schedeen of IGN included the character among "hit and miss" characters in his Arrow season one review.[61] Shunal Doke of the same website criticized Cassidy's portrayal for making the character "unlikable" but appreciated the motivations behind the character and wrote her as "eventually proving worthy of becoming a costumed heroine."[57]

In IGN's review of season four episode "Eleven-Fifty-Nine", Schedeen called Laurel's death a "huge emotional moment" and her final conversation with Oliver as Cassidy's finest moments on the series.[62] Writing for TV Overmind, Andy Behbakht criticized the decision to kill off Laurel, feeling the character was underutilized and "The Black Canary was in many ways one of Arrow's big hearts and seeing the show losing that character, makes the series lose a lot of its remaining magic".[63]

The Earth-2 version of the character — Black Siren received positive reviews.[64] Angelica Jade Bastién of Vulture wrote in her review that, "The Flash better serves Laurel than Arrow did in several seasons — Black Siren has swagger".[65] Schedeen also praised the character and wrote, "It was refreshing to see Cassidy cut loose and play a twisted version of her character".[64]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2013 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Katie Cassidy Nominated [66]
2015 PRISM Awards Performance in a Drama Multi-Episode Storyline Katie Cassidy Won [67]

In other media

Laurel Lance / Black Canary in Vixen

Web series

  • The Earth-1 version was mentioned in The Chronicles of Cisco Post 9 "Chapter Seven: Hannibal Bates",[68] and a video footage of the Earth-2 version appears in Post 40.[69]
  • Cassidy provided the voice for the Earth-1 version of her character in the second season of CW Seed Arrowverse animated web series Vixen.[70]

Print media

  • The Earth-1 version of the character appeared in the season one digital tie-in comic series Arrow[citation needed] and in Arrow: Season 2.5, a bi-weekly digital comic series that bridged the gap between seasons two and three.[71]
  • Both Earth-1 and Earth-2 versions of Laurel are mentioned in the tie-in novel Arrow: Fatal Legacies, co-authored by Marc Guggenheim and James R. Tuck, which bridged the gap between the seasons five and six of Arrow.[72]

See also

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