Thea Queen: So this is really happening. Four hundred and ninety-eight hours of community service to go.Laurel Lance: Four hundred and ninety-nine. This orientation doesn't count.Thea Queen: Tell me how this is not cruel and unusual punishment.
All that time plotting my return at the island, I didn't realize how hard it would be to reconnect with Mom, Thea... Laurel... and I didn't... I didn't know how painful it would be to keep my secret. You asked me to save the city. To right your wrongs. I will. I swear. But to do that, I can't be the Oliver that everyone wants me to be, which means sometimes, to honor your wishes... I need to dishonor your memory. I'm sorry...
We're gonna get Andy out from under Darhk's influence, John. That is a promise.
Oliver Queen: You're not gonna see him?Slade Wilson: I need you to promise me that you won't tell him I helped.Oliver Queen: No. I'm not gonna lie to your son.Slade Wilson: It's better this way.Oliver Queen: For him or for you? Wait. Are you - are you afraid that he's gonna see you as Deathstroke, not the man you were? The - the man I think you are now?Slade Wilson: I gave up my right to be his father when I stepped out of the light into the shadows and became this monster.Oliver Queen: Your son will forgive you the way that my son forgave me.Slade Wilson: Joe knew that I was coming for him, so he contacted his mother, and she sent me a message to stay away. You got your second chance, kid, and I'm happy for you. Some fathers aren't that lucky.