On The CW’s Arrow this season, Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) has had to deal with his fair share of bad guys — and even a few bad gals.

When he thought he found himself the perfect girl, she turned out to be quite a nutcase. Talk about a rough season!

If you think that things are about to get easier for your favorite hero, you’re sorely mistaken. On the mid-season finale “Year’s End,” it looks like Queen is about to meet the Dark Archer and this new opponent could turn out to be one of his most challenging ones yet.

The big question on every fan’s mind must be: Could Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) — aka the “well-dressed-man” — and the Dark Archer be one and the same? Celebuzz spoke exclusively to Barrowman about Arrow‘s roller coaster mid-season finale, but he wanted to save some surprises about his character’s future.

“What I possibly can say is: Up to that point you’re going to see a lot of builds with the relationship that Malcolm has with Tommy,” Barrowman said. “You’re going to get a good build with the relationship that he has with Moira, and there’s going to be some twists and turns in there. Also, with the whole Oliver and Arrow situation; it will lead up to kind of a great finale. I can promise you that. That’s really all I can say.”

“He [Malcolm] will cause trouble,” he continued. “There will be a lot of twists, and less turns when you don’t expect them. Malcolm will be a part of Starling City’s world.”

With an answer like that, it seems like fans can come to their own conclusions about the identity of the Dark Archer. Could it be Malcolm, could it be his son Tommy (Colin Donnell), or could it be a character that is yet to be revealed?

We asked Barrowman if we will see Malcolm when Arrow returns for the rest of its first season in 2013. Spoiler alert!

“All I can say is that, yes, I will be in the next part of the season. I don’t even know if I was supposed to reveal that yet, but, yes, I’m coming back,” Barrowman revealed.

Fans can now rest easily that Malcolm shouldn’t get into any sort of fatal accidents during the mid-season’s end. But I do suppose that it’s possible he could die and come back as a ghost. Though I really doubt that would happen, anything’s possible, right?

What do you think about the new details revealed from Arrow‘s mid-season finale? Do you think it’s likely that Malcolm is indeed the Dark Archer? Or are you convinced it will turn out to be some other character on the show?

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CBS has found an actress to replace Jennifer Esposito – at least temporarily. Megan Boone (Law & Order: LA) will be subbing in as Detective Danny Reagan’s (Donnie Wahlberg) partner after a short stint from Megan Ketch. Right now, Boone is set to appear in three episodes with an option for series regular. Esposito, who has celiac disease, was put on medical leave after her doctor requested she reduce her workload. Esposito has been vocal about her “removal” on her Twitter page, calling the network’s behavior “shameful.” [Deadline]

Though Game 2 of the World Series was able to sway ABC viewers to watch the game last night, it wasn’t able to top the juggernaut that is CBS’ Thursday night lineup. CBS won the night with an average of 12.8 million viewers with The Big Bang Theory, Person of Interest and Elementary all leading their respective hours. Unfortunately, ABC’s freshman political drama Last Resort saw its lowest ratings to date with only 6.4 million viewers. [Zap2it]

G4’s Attack of the Show and X-Play are getting the axe. The two signature series of the youth and male-oriented network have been canceled in preparation for its channel makeover in 2013. Both series will continue to role out new episodes through December with farewell episodes to include favorite guests, former hosts and beloved audience segments. Leading up to the finale of Attack of the Show, guest co-hosts such as John Barrowman and Michael Ian Black will join Candace Bailey and Sara Underwood. [TV Guide]