Episode 2 is really hard, Amell tells EW.

[Theres an] elevator fight.

It was on a hot soundstage.

Arrow

Sergei Bachlakov/The CW

Time was another factor.

Looking ahead, the show will dive even further into that dynamic.

Theyre beside one another.

Theyre working together with one another, says Amell.

If people just judged him on his actions back then, nobody would go near him.

Hed be a pariah, says Amell.

Laurel has proven herself and so Oliver is not going to sit in judgement of her.

Arrowairs Tuesdays at 9 p.m.

ET on the CW.