‘Arrow’ Season 4 Updates, Spoilers & Rumors: Did the Leaked Set Photos Just Hint at a Major Character’s Death?

Apr 05, 2016 01:36 PM EDT

A leaked photo reportedly taken from the set of the television series "Arrow" hinted that one of the characters will die in an upcoming episode. According to sources, the death is related to the scene that was shown in the first episode of season 4.

As noted by Design n Trend, in the episode titled "Green Arrow," which kicked off the season and premiered on Oct. 7, 2015, protagonist Oliver Queen, played by Stephen Amell, was shown visiting a grave in a flash forward scene.

Since then, fans of the series have been speculating as to which character owns the grave that Queen was looking at.

But now, it seems fans are about to finally see who will die in the upcoming episode titled "Eleven-Fifty-Nine." In a new photo posted by PUNKD Images on Twitter, which is owned by a group of photographers, an image of a grave with the name Laurel Lance was shown.

Of course, fans of the series and DC Comics know that Lance is the Black Canary, the former girlfriend of Queen. The character, played by Katie Cassidy on the show, is also an attorney who became a vigilante to protect the residents of Starling City.

But based on the image, it seems Lance will finally meet her end in season 4's episode 18. However, before jumping to conclusions, take note that the photo was posted on April 1, which means it might only be an April Fool's prank.

Another possible explanation for the photo could be that in the upcoming episode, Lance would fake her own death to maintain her true identity a secret or to protect the people in her personal circle.

Of course, these are all based on speculations. It could either be a joke, a deceiving plot point, or, it could indicate that Lance will really die in the episode.

But if the character does die, it's probably related to the big fight scene that will happen between Arrow's team, which includes Black Canary, and the faction formed by Damien Darkh and Malcolm Meryln. This was indicated in the new trailer for the upcoming episode, which will come out on April 6.