Arrow said goodbye to Laurel Lance in season 4 episode 19, “Canary Cry.” But first, the team had to do its best to protect her legacy when a fake Black Canary starts running around, seeking revenge. Plus, the flashbacks detail the events between Tommy’s funeral and Oliver leaving for Lian Yu back after season 1.
Here are the best quotes from “Canary Cry.”
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“I loved him in every way you could possibly love someone.”
“Tommy Merlyn was one of the greatest people that I’ve ever known. He was so much than just a billionaire playboy. I loved him. I loved him in every way you could possibly love someone. And so did Oliver. And I’m sure if Oliver could be here today, he would say so, but clearly it’s too painful.”
– Laurel giving Tommy’s eulogy
“As the world’s leading expert in blaming yourself, please don’t do it.”
Oliver: “As the world’s leading expert in blaming yourself, please don’t do it.”
Diggle: You warned me, Oliver. Straight up, you warned me. If I’d listened to you instead of trusting my brother, Laurel would be alive right now.”
Oliver: “You can’t know that.”
“Now you don’t think that with everything that we have seen, that we have all seen, that there is a chance that Laurel is back?”
– Lance
“She helped this city. I mean, the least I can do is help her and you.”
Oliver: “Dr. Schwartz, I’d like to thank you for your discretion throughout all of this.”
Dr. Schwartz: “Doctor-patient privilege. And in any case, she helped this city. I mean, the least I can do is help her and you.”
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“She told me that we failed this city. She’s not wrong.”
Oliver: “She said we left them there to die, and we did.”
Felicity: “What do you mean?”
Oliver: “All those people at Reddington.”
Diggle: “Were there of their own choosing, Oliver.”
Oliver: “And we know that HIVE drugs people to make them susceptible to suggestion. She told me that we failed this city. She’s not wrong.”
“Which is Oliver-speak for beating yourself up.”
Felicity: “What are you doing here?”
Oliver: “Thinking.”
Felicity: “Which is Oliver-speak for beating yourself up. Thought you were reformed from that.”
Oliver: “Feels like as good a time as any to bring it back.”
“Do you know why I always blame myself in situations like this? Because at least it’s an answer. Sometimes we just need a reason when a situation is completely unreasonable.”
– Oliver to Felicity
“You cannot forget who you are, and we can never become them.”
– Oliver to Diggle
“Laurel Lance, always trying to save the world.”
– Oliver
“She was my rock.”
“When we lost Sara, when I became a drunk, when no one else believed in me, she did. She’s always been there. She’s my rock! She was my rock. I can’t do this. … She can’t be gone.”
– Lance to Oliver about Laurel
“Just like we tell Oliver, what happened was not your fault, and Laurel would have wanted you to know that.”
“You’re just one illegitimate child away from a really awesome Oliver Queen impersonation, but just like we tell Oliver, what happened was not your fault, and Laurel would have wanted you to know that.”
– Felicity to Diggle
“What would the Black Canary want you to do?”
Oliver: “I understand that you’re trying to make things right. That is not how you get justice done. What did you know about the real Black Canary? What did you know about what she stood for?”
Evelyn: “She was there that night. I saw her.”
Oliver: “Then you saw what kind of person she was. She was a hero. Now maybe you are wearing that mask for a reason, but right now, I need you to ask yourself, what would the Black Canary want you to do?”
“I’ve seen this movie before.”
Ruve: “Arrest him!”
Oliver: “I’ve seen this movie before.”
“I’m not gonna let that happen.”
Thea: “As far as the rest of the world is concerned, the Black Canary is now a gun-toting, would-be murderer.”
Oliver: “I’m not gonna let that happen.”
“Our girls always come back to us, Quentin.”
Lance: “I figured we were punished enough first time around.”
Dinah: “We were. Oh, at least for a while, and then Sara came back to us.”
Lance: “I don’t think that’s gonna happen this time.”
Dinah: “How can you say that? Our girls always come back to us, Quentin.”
Lance: “Yeah, maybe before but not this time. I’m sorry, Dinah. She’s gone. She’s never coming back.”
“Laurel Lance was the Black Canary. … She was a hero in every way that a person can be.”
“Laurel Lance became a lawyer to help people who may have appeared helpless. She wanted to give a voice to the silent. But just being a lawyer wasn’t enough. She wanted to do more for those people and for this city because she loved this city so much. … Before she died, Laurel told me the truth. Laurel Lance was the Black Canary. And for the past few days, I have had to sit and listen to people try and paint the Black Canary as a criminal. She was not a criminal. She was a hero. She was a hero in every way that a person can be. And if Laurel were here, I know that she would expect all of us to live up to the example that she set. She’d want us to save our city.”
– Oliver giving Laurel’s eulogy
“I know you’re going to go on to do amazing things, to help people and to raise this city up, because that’s who you are, who you’ve always been.”
“I wrote this letter because I don’t have the courage to see the disappointment on your face. I know you’re going to go on to do amazing things, to help people and to raise this city up, because that’s who you are, who you’ve always been, and that’s why I have to go away. I would only hold you back. You’re the hero, Laurel. Maybe I’ll come back eventually, but for now, I have to spend some time alone. I hope someday you’ll understand my decision, and never doubt my love for you. You’ve always seen the best in me because you’ve always been the best of me.”
– Oliver’s letter to Laurel
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“I fell in love with you for many reasons and one of those reason is is you always find a way and you have to find a way now. For Laurel. For the city. For all of us.”
Felicity: “You have to kill the son of a bitch.”
Oliver: “I know. I don’t know how.”
Felicity: “Because of his magic.”
Oliver: “It’s too strong. I’ve seen it before, back on Lian Yu. And it is not just magic. It’s darkness, and whenever I have come up against it, I have gone nowhere. He feels unstoppable.”
Felicity: “I refuse to believe that, and I refuse to let you believe that. if Darhk wins, Laurel died for nothing. I fell in love with you for many reasons and one of those reason is is you always find a way and you have to find a way now. For Laurel. For the city. For all of us.”
Arrow season 4 airs Wednesdays at 8pm on the CW.
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If it’s on TV — especially if it’s a procedural or superhero show — chances are Meredith watches it. She has a love for all things fiction, starting from a young age with ER and The X-Files on the small screen and the Nancy Drew books. Arrow kicked off the Arrowverse and her true passion for all things heroes. She’s enjoyed getting into the minds of serial killers since Criminal Minds, so it should be no surprise that her latest obsession is Prodigal Son.
