Music: {allcanada} Gregory Smith's 'Everwood' reunion on 'Arrow' made more special by Brandon Routh

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

{allcanada} Gregory Smith's 'Everwood' reunion on 'Arrow' made more special by Brandon Routh

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"Arrow" is staging a pretty special "Everwood" reunion with Wednesday's (Feb. 25) episode -- though it's not one that fans will see on camera. Gregory Smith -- whom you may remember as Ephram Brown on The WB show -- is taking over the directing chair, teaming him once again with "Everwood" creator and "Arrow" executive producer Greg Berlanti.

Being able to work with Berlanti again is a unique opportunity for Smith and not one he could turn down. "['Everwood'] was such a special kind of time in my life, and I can speak for everybody -- all of our lives. The affection and respect we all have for each other hasn't dulled as time goes by," he tells Zap2it. "I always get really excited when I cross paths with anybody from 'Everwood.'"

Smith, who now stars on "Rookie Blue," also got to connect with another long-time friend on "Arrow."

"Brandon Routh, who plays Ray Palmer, is one of my oldest friends. We've been best friends for 15 or 16 years, but we've never been on set together," Smith says. "He used to come visit me on 'Everwood.'"

While finally getting the chance to work with one of his best friends was a very special thing, Smith admits, "I put a little bit more pressure on myself because I'm like, 'Oh man, I want to make Brandon proud.'"

Luckily, he knew what he was getting into before showing up for the job. "I was a fan, but when I knew I was going to direct the show, I watched every episode in sequence and became a superfan," he says. "By the time I came to do the show, I was almost a little starstruck by the sets and characters."

As for the most important question to any "Arrow" fan -- whether he's pro- or anti-Olicity -- Smith assures everyone, "I think I would qualify as an Olicity shipper."

"Arrow" airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

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