Arrow’s Katrina Law, Producers Talk Introducing Ra’s al Ghul’s Daughter Nyssa to the Series

As part of a wide-ranging Q&A yesterday in Burbank, Arrow guest star Katrina Law, who will play Nyssa Raatko (the daughter of Ra’s al Ghul) in tomorrow’s episode “Heir to the Demon,” joined executive producers Andrew Kreisberg and Marc Guggenheim to talk about the episode, Nyssa’s impact on the series and the future of both her character and Arrow in general following an episode that star Stephen Amell says will take the series to another level.Obviously, Ra’s al Ghul has been in the background all season long–so what made the showrunners decide to use him–or rather, his daughter–right now?Read on, and be on the lookout for more from the interview in this space throughout the day tomorrow.

Can you talk about bringing Nyssa to Starling City and what this means for Sara and for the series?Andrew Kreisberg: Obviously, Nyssa is Ra’s al Ghul’s daughter. Second to him, she’s one of the most important figures in the League.They sent their first round of minions to come for Sara and that didn’t go so well for them so now they’re bringing out the big guns.The way Nyssa comes into the story is in a far more provocative and surprising way than the last round came in in episode 205.How did you decide this was the right time to pull the trigger on Nyssa? You’ve talked about Ra’s al Ghul a lot.Kreisberg: DC has been really amazing about letting us open that playbook.

Dark Knight Arrow  Marc Guggenheim: Katrina, you’re playing a character who hasn’t been seen in other media before. The fans are excited, but you don’t have the expectations of, say, a Talia. What’s that like? Kreisberg: Law: Kreisberg: loved Law: Cirque du Soleil Kreisberg: Cirque du Soleil Law: Guggenheim: Law: Were you surprised to find out you’d be an archer again?