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Yesterday, I talked about Avalance. But today? Today is Nyssa’s day!

Over time, Avalance grew on me, but I’ve never been able to shake Nyssara.

Their story was so compelling and interesting. There were so many places and things they could have done with this couple. But for some reason, Arrow, and ultimately, the Arrowverse decided not to pursue it further.

A major bummer, honestly.

Caity and Katrina have undeniable chemistry, but the thing that made this relationship for me is Katrina Law.

I loved Sara Lance from the moment she arrived. But I loved Nyssa Al Ghul just as much.

Her entrance, swinging down in front of Sara, knife in hand, face mostly covered, looking super good, and menacing – only to pull Sara in for kiss. Like damn.

Not to mention, her entrance earlier in the episode at the airport. She goes from being all sweet to a kid to kicking everyone’s ass, then carrying on with her day like she just took out the trash.

Katrina Law is a favorite actress of mine. So much so I have followed her career since.

She makes me feel this character and connect so easily to the pain she feels.

Her voice cracking on asking Sara to come home. Her inability to kill Sara. Resorting to trying to force her hand to bring her home. The raw and powerful scream when she realizes Sara is dying.

One episode.

It was one episode.

It took me two full seasons to be convinced that Ava would work for Sara, that I could live with this relationship. But I truly started enjoying their relationship in season five and six of Legends.

But Nyssa? Nyssa took one episode.

Her raw emotion gutted me.

Her tears as she releases Sara.

And then, after all of that – Sara returns to her at the end of season two of Arrow.

From there Sara dies (a terrible choice, mind you.) And Nyssa comes to seek vengeance for her Beloved. Her Katrina delivers some of the most swoon worthy lines.

“I took Sara into my heart and love her with all of my soul.”

Like damn.

Who else could pull that off? While their voice cracks and they look devastated?

Her crying in Sara’s safe house.

Shit.

And Sara’s inability to move on from Nyssa lasts for a long time.

Sara has a whole relationship with Oliver in season two. Still leaves him and returns to Nyssa. A fact we know by Nyssa showing up, their body language at the end of season two, but also due to a comic where they’re seen in bed together. She’s the ‘friend’ Sara goes to see.

And if you’re queer, ‘friend’ never just means friend.

In season one of Legends in a flashback it reveals Sara went to see Nyssa after getting her soul back. In which, she makes a promise to Nyssa that if Sara loves her, she’ll leave her there, and start her life over unburdened by the past.

Which she does. Meaning she does love Nyssa still.

She also ends up in the past in season one of Legends in 1958 to 1960, during which she rejoins the League of Assassins. Before leaving, she asks Ra’s Al Ghul to send his second daughter, Nyssa to save her from the ocean leading to their meeting.

Meaning Nyssa is never far from her mind. And she’s also joined the League three damn times. For someone who claims to not like it there, she sure goes back a lot.

But the last one is literally before we put Ava and Sara together. In the crossover of that year, Sara tells Alex Danvers that she thinks about returning to Nyssa all the time.

Like, what?

She’s about to fall for the woman she marries, but she’s still thinking about Nyssa. Damn. She had it bad.

Now, I’m going to preface this next part. I don’t like comparing ships as a general rule because I don’t want to put one down to prop up another.

I like Avalance and even Ava overall. I don’t wish to say I don’t or that there’s anything wrong if you ship them, because I ship them too.

That being said, I want to point out one crucial thing that I think indicates it should have been Nyssa and not Ava, Sara ended up with.

Oliver dies in season eight of Arrow, just before season five of Legends.

When Sara returns to the Legends, Ava doesn’t want anyone to mention Oliver or upset Sara. Except it doesn’t work. And Ava writes a condolence card and claims it isn’t awkward.

“Dear Sara, I’m sorry the vigilante you slept with when he was already dating your sister died. Some say it’s better to have loved and lost, but I hope you never loved him at all.”

Yes, Sara has a lot of history with Oliver. But what the hell?

This is not at all how I would have written Ava here. I even like how she goes on to say that she has no idea how to say the right thing or make things better. So I’m certainly glad the card never made it to Sara. Because ouch. And I don’t even like Oliver. I wasn’t mourning him when he died.

In season eight of Arrow, Sara attends Oliver’s funeral. So does Nyssa.

Nyssa introduces her a bit awkwardly as her Beloved. But I think I took it like Sara did. This is just how it is. Nyssa will love Sara forever no matter what happens for them next.

But Sara thanks her for coming and Nyssa claims there is nowhere else she would be.

Nyssa and Oliver have always had a rocky relationship built on well, nothing. They worked together when it suits them. But I would never make the claim that they like each other.

Everything about the scene screams that Nyssa was there because Sara wanted her there. She was invited by Sara who thanks her for coming. Because this isn’t Sara’s funeral she’s put together, that was done by the family.

Nyssa was there for Sara.

Sure, she paid respects to a fallen comrade.

But everything speaks to Nyssa being there simply because Sara asked her too. She’s calm and quiet. A steady rock amidst the storm Sara is feeling.

Unlike Ava.

I don’t think Ava is a bad person. I just don’t think she handled the situation well and ended up making it worse on Sara. Whereas Nyssa was simply her rock at the funeral.

Not to mention, why isn’t Ava there at all?

Why Nyssa?

I think it’s telling. But you tell me what you think? Who would you have picked for Sara to end up with?

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