I miss the focus on family that the show had before they killed off Moira, and that was a nice note.

Yeah, these writers are good at family dynamics, both given and found, but wow, do they ever suck at romance. That entire Ray/Felicity thing just came across sketchy as hell, and even Routh's considerable charm couldn't overcome the clichéd writing. I ship Oliver/Felicity, but I was totally cool with them remaining subtextual forever. At this point, I honestly wish they'd just drop it and let them go back to crime-fighting partners. *sigh*