However, when Oliver realizes that if he took down Malcolm then his work as The Hood would be done, he goes to see Laurel and admit his feelings to her. Though he still felt loyalty to Oliver by keeping his secret identity, their friendship was shaken as he tells Oliver he was a murderer and that he has problems trusting Oliver, whom he says he doesn't know anymore. Location: Here. Meanwhile, Laurel began blaming the Arrow for Tommy's death and also resorted to drinking and taking drugs to ignore the pain. He realizes that despite everything that had happened between them, Laurel would still choose Oliver if she ever found out that he is The Hood. It was implied that his later distrust of Oliver partially stemmed from jealousy and anger, as he knew if Laurel knew Oliver was the Hood, she would choose him over Tommy and that the Oliver he knows now is a far better person than he thought he would be. Tommy arrives at Laurel's apartment with food at the same time as a pizza delivery man, leading to an awkward exchange between the three. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Digital Spy participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. He confronts his father about why his trust fund was shut off.
When Oliver's father had relegated him to clerical work on an oil rig Tommy is drinking at Oliver's nightclub and confronts him about his night with Laurel, but Oliver tries to tell Tommy about Following his death, Tommy was buried in Starling City, and his tombstone read "In Loving Memory of Thomas Merlyn 1985-2013 Beloved Son". For Oliver, Tommy's death at first sent him into depression and he even re-exiled himself to the island for a time and refused to become the Hood. Round 1: Start at face-to-face distance, H2H. We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. When his father cut off his trust fund, he became angry, but then became more resolved in his desire to change. However Tommy is hit with larger problems when he discovers his credit card has been declined and later finds out that his father cut him off. For I hope you appreciate what I've done to get this information. However Tommy thought that it was a bad idea to begin with but Oliver eventually convinced Tommy. Tommy was thrown into a sea of confusion when it's revealed to him that Oliver is the Hood, devastated when the latter confessed that he had no intention of revealing who he really was as the Vigilante after five years from Lian Yu to his bestfriend, and only had to in gaining Tommy's trust to save Malcolm from a curare-laced bullet, apparently not trusting Tommy enough to keep his secret. Tommy Merlyn is introduced as part of DC's New 52 reboot in 2012 as the son of Merlyn (Arthur King). Oliver convinces Tommy that his decision to break up with Laurel was his own, with Oliver having nothing to do with it, and that he should get back with her. His son, Tommy Merlyn, would eventually also become a mercenary, using his father's alias. However, when he finally did he was unwilling to ever kill again in Tommy's memory.
After an assassination attempt by Their friendship continues to become more strained as Helena Bertinelli's return shows Tommy how dangerous it is to be around Oliver, as well as how far Oliver is willing to go to do what's right. Tommy's death had many effects on both Oliver and Laurel. He shared that when the writers planned to kill off Oliver's childhood bestie Tommy Merlyn (Colin Donnell) in the first season, they released fake script pages in order to "keep the secret under wraps".But after a touching moment between the buddies as Tommy checks whether Laurel Lance is okay, he asks Oliver whether he killed his pops. As a result, Tommy quits his job at When Laurel's life is threatened, Tommy is forced to admit that Oliver's house is the safest place to be. You may be able to find more information on their web site.