*Cisco refers to the stasis that the heroes are being kept in as "a little alien, a little ''Star Trek'' - J. J. Abrams style", referring to the 2009 film, ''[[wikipedia:Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'', and its 2013 sequel ''[[wikipedia:Star Trek Into Darkness|Star Trek Into Darkness]]'', both of which were directed by [[wikipedia:J. J. Abrams|J. J. Abrams]].
*Cisco refers to the stasis that the heroes are being kept in as "a little alien, a little ''Star Trek'' - J. J. Abrams style", referring to the 2009 film, ''[[wikipedia:Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'', and its 2013 sequel ''[[wikipedia:Star Trek Into Darkness|Star Trek Into Darkness]]'', both of which were directed by [[wikipedia:J. J. Abrams|J. J. Abrams]].
*[[Evelyn Sharp]] neither appears nor is even mentioned in this episode.
*[[Evelyn Sharp]] neither appears nor is even mentioned in this episode.
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**[[Marc Guggenheim]] explained in an interview that this was done on purpose, due to the revelation in the previous episode, {{Ep|Vigilante}}, that Artemis had joined Prometheus. Thus, the directors removed Artemis from this episode to prevent a distraction to the fans.<ref>[http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/30/arrow-artemis-evelyn-betrayal-mole]</ref>
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**[[Marc Guggenheim]] explained in an interview that this was done on purpose, due to the revelation in the previous episode, {{Ep|Vigilante}}, that Artemis had joined [[Adrian Chase|Prometheus]]. Thus, the directors removed Artemis from this episode to prevent a distraction to the fans.<ref>[http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/30/arrow-artemis-evelyn-betrayal-mole]</ref>
*This episode marks [[Susanna Thompson]]'s first appearance as [[Moira Queen]] since {{Seas|2|Arrow}}'s {{Ep|Seeing Red|page=Seeing Red (Arrow)}} (57 episodes ago) and [[Jamey Sheridan]]'s first appearance as [[Robert Queen]] since {{Seas|3|Arrow}}'s {{Ep|The Return}} (40 episodes ago).
*This episode marks [[Susanna Thompson]]'s first appearance as [[Moira Queen]] since {{Seas|2|Arrow}}'s {{Ep|Seeing Red|page=Seeing Red (Arrow)}} (57 episodes ago) and [[Jamey Sheridan]]'s first appearance as [[Robert Queen]] since {{Seas|3|Arrow}}'s {{Ep|The Return}} (40 episodes ago).
*In the beginning of the episode, Oliver asks Laurel, "Will you marry me?" Laurel shows him her engagement ring and responds, "I think I already answered that question." This dialogue is copied from the {{Seas|4|Arrow}} episode {{Ep|Sins of the Father|page=Sins of the Father (Arrow)}} from Oliver and Felicity's conversation at the end.
*In the beginning of the episode, Oliver asks Laurel, "Will you marry me?" Laurel shows him her engagement ring and responds, "I think I already answered that question." This dialogue is copied from the {{Seas|4|Arrow}} episode {{Ep|Sins of the Father|page=Sins of the Father (Arrow)}} from Oliver and Felicity's conversation at the end.
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*[[Curtis Holt|Curtis]] refers to his "3PO processor", before imitating [[w:c:starwars:C-3PO|C-3PO]] from the ''[[w:c:starwars:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' franchise.
*[[Curtis Holt|Curtis]] refers to his "3PO processor", before imitating [[w:c:starwars:C-3PO|C-3PO]] from the ''[[w:c:starwars:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' franchise.
*[[Ra's al Ghul]] and [[Prometheus]] are the only main antagonists of {{S|Arrow}} (from the Present storyline) who didn't appear in the dream world. However, Ra's al Ghul briefly appeared in Sara's flashback from {{Ep|page=Left Behind (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)|Left Behind}}.
*[[Ra's al Ghul]] and [[Prometheus]] are the only main antagonists of {{S|Arrow}} (from the Present storyline) who didn't appear in the dream world. However, Ra's al Ghul briefly appeared in Sara's flashback from {{Ep|page=Left Behind (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)|Left Behind}}.
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*[[Firestorm]] makes a cameo at Sara's flashback from the previous part of the crossover, {{Ep|Invasion!|page=Invasion! (The Flash)}}. This marks the first time since {{Ep|Rogue Air}} that Firestorm appears without [[Martin Stein]]/[[Jefferson Jackson]]/[[Ronnie Raymond]].
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*[[Firestorm]] makes a cameo in Sara's flashback from the previous part of the crossover, {{Ep|Invasion!|page=Invasion! (The Flash)}}. This marks the first time since {{Ep|Rogue Air}} that Firestorm appears without [[Martin Stein]]/[[Jefferson Jackson]]/[[Ronnie Raymond]].
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*Curtis claims to feel like "Elliott from ''E.T.''", exclaiming "It's working, it's working!", quoting the protagonist from the 1982 film, ''[[wikipedia:E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]''.
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*Curtis claims to feel like "Elliott from ''E.T.''" before exclaiming, "It's working, it's working!", quoting the protagonist from the 1982 film, ''[[wikipedia:E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]''.
*[[Ray Palmer|Ray]] jokingly suggests they "click [their] heels three times and say there's no place like home" to escape the dream world, a reference to ''[[wikipedia:The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''.
*[[Ray Palmer|Ray]] jokingly suggests they "click [their] heels three times and say there's no place like home" to escape the dream world, a reference to ''[[wikipedia:The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''.
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** ''The Wizard of Oz'' had been shown/referenced in all of Arrowverse shows: {{S|DC's Legends of Tomorrow}} in {{Ep|Turncoat}} and {{Ep|Aruba}}, {{S|The Flash (The CW)}} in {{Ep|Welcome to Earth-2}} and its crossover with {{S|Supergirl}} in {{Ep|Duet}}, {{S|Supergirl}} in {{Ep|Triggers}} and {{S|Arrow}} in '''''Invasion!'''''.
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** ''The Wizard of Oz'' has now been shown/referenced in all the Arrowverse shows: {{S|DC's Legends of Tomorrow}} in {{Ep|Turncoat}} and {{Ep|Aruba}}, {{S|The Flash (The CW)}} in {{Ep|Welcome to Earth-2}} and its crossover with {{S|Supergirl}} in {{Ep|Duet}}, {{S|Supergirl}} in {{Ep|Triggers}}, and {{S|Arrow}} in '''''Invasion!'''''.
*As the 100th episode of {{S|Arrow}}, this episode included clips from different episodes through the series.
*As the 100th episode of {{S|Arrow}}, this episode included clips from different episodes through the series.
*The bartender "Joe", who gives drinks to Laurel and Sara at the rehearsal dinner, is played by the real-life father of [[Caity Lotz]].
*The bartender "Joe", who gives drinks to Laurel and Sara at the rehearsal dinner, is played by the real-life father of [[Caity Lotz]].
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*After being rescued by the ''[[Waverider]]'', Thea states, "This is exactly twice as many spaceships as I ever thought I'd be on!" Even though she referenced being on zero, she was on two spaceships, which is infinitely many more times than she imagined.
*After being rescued by the ''[[Waverider]]'', Thea states, "This is exactly twice as many spaceships as I ever thought I'd be on!" Even though she referenced being on zero, she was on two spaceships, which is infinitely many more times than she imagined.
*[[File:Laurel's canary necklace.png|thumb|220x220px|Laurel's canary necklace.]]Laurel's [[canary necklace]] in the dream world has the Black Canary's logo from the [[wikipedia:Birds of Prey (comics)|Birds of Prey]] in the comics.
*[[File:Laurel's canary necklace.png|thumb|220x220px|Laurel's canary necklace.]]Laurel's [[canary necklace]] in the dream world has the Black Canary's logo from the [[wikipedia:Birds of Prey (comics)|Birds of Prey]] in the comics.
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*Oliver waking up in a world where he isn't Green Arrow is similar to episodes of {{S|S}}, {{S|F}}, & ''[[w:c:batmantheanimatedseries:Batman: The Animated Series|Batman: The Animated Series]]''.
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*Oliver waking up in a world where he isn't Green Arrow is similar to episodes of {{S|S}}, {{S|F}}, and ''[[w:c:batmantheanimatedseries:Batman: The Animated Series|Batman: The Animated Series]]''.
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**In the {{S|S}} episode, {{Ep|For the Girl Who Has Everything}}, the [[Black Mercy]] causes [[Kara Danvers|Kara]] to wake up in a dream world where [[Krypton]] never blew up, and she never came to [[Earth]] and became Supergirl. Diggle even brings to Oliver's attention that he has "everything" in the dream world. This itself is a nod to the story "For the Man Who Has Everything", which was adapted as an episode of ''Justice League Unlimited''.
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**In the {{S|S}} episode, {{Ep|For the Girl Who Has Everything}}, a [[Black Mercy]] causes [[Kara Danvers|Kara]] to wake up in a dream world where [[Krypton]] was never destroyed, and she never came to [[Earth]] and became Supergirl. Diggle even brings to Oliver's attention that he has "everything" in the dream world. This itself is a nod to the story "For the Man Who Has Everything", which was adapted as an episode of ''Justice League Unlimited''.
**In {{S|F}} episode, {{Ep|Flashpoint}}, [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry]] lives in an alternate timeline he created where he stopped [[Eobard Thawne|The Reverse Flash]] from killing [[Nora Allen|his mother]] and despite having his speed, doesn't need to be The Flash.
**In {{S|F}} episode, {{Ep|Flashpoint}}, [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry]] lives in an alternate timeline he created where he stopped [[Eobard Thawne|The Reverse Flash]] from killing [[Nora Allen|his mother]] and despite having his speed, doesn't need to be The Flash.
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**In the ''Batman: The Animated Series'' episode "[[wikipedia:Perchance to Dream (Batman: The Animated Series |Perchance To Dream]]", Bruce Wayne wakes up in a world where he is not Batman, his parents are alive and he is engaged to Selina Kyle.
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**In the ''Batman: The Animated Series'' episode "[[wikipedia:Perchance to Dream (Batman: The Animated Series |Perchance To Dream]]", Bruce Wayne wakes up in a world where he is not Batman, his parents are alive, and he is engaged to Selina Kyle.
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"Things were looking a little grim, but part of me was, admittedly, a little excited for a 'reunion' of old friends."
"There's Flash and—and Supergirl and—and people with actual powers now. Whatever needs to be done, they can handle it. We—we finally have a chance to be happy. I mean, why—why can't you just for a second accept that maybe this is your reward for all of the sacrifices you have made?" "I didn't make those sacrifices for a reward, Thea. I did what I did because I thought it was right. And seeing all of this, it has just—it has shown me that there is still so much more to do, so please... I'm begging you to come with me because I cannot do it alone."
Oliver wakes up to a life where he never got on The Queen's Gambit. Robert and Moira are alive and well. Laurel is his loving fiancée and their wedding is imminent. Everything seems perfect, but Oliver starts to notice small imperfections that make him question this new reality. Meanwhile, Felicity and the recruits take on a new threat with help from The Flash and Supergirl.[1]
Trivia
This is the first episode of the series to not feature Josh Segarra (Adrian Chase) after signing on as a series regular.
This is also the only episode of Season 5 where Prometheus is not featured or referenced. He also didn't appear in "Dangerous Liaisons" (though he was shown on a video game and mentioned, unlike in this episode).
When mentioning how they have to find "Oliver and company", Cisco makes it clear that he is not referring to the 1988 Disney film Oliver & Company that was inspired by the novel Oliver Twist.
This is the first episode of Season 5 that doesn't include the flashback storyline.
The beginning of the episode, when Oliver is running, is a reference to the first scene of the very first episode of Arrow (and the Arrowverse), "Pilot", a trend that continued at the start of every Arrow season's first episode except Season 5.
This is the first appearance of Sara on Arrow since "Lost Souls", and the first appearance of Ray on Arrow since "Brotherhood".
This episode marks Deathstroke's first appearance since "The Return". However, he wasn't shown without his mask and didn't say a word, due to Manu Bennett not reprising the role.
However Deathstroke can briefly be seen without his mask in Thea's flashback from "Seeing Red".
Cisco refers to the stasis that the heroes are being kept in as "a little alien, a little Star Trek - J. J. Abrams style", referring to the 2009 film, Star Trek, and its 2013 sequel Star Trek Into Darkness, both of which were directed by J. J. Abrams.
Evelyn Sharp neither appears nor is even mentioned in this episode.
Marc Guggenheim explained in an interview that this was done on purpose, due to the revelation in the previous episode, "Vigilante", that Artemis had joined Prometheus. Thus, the directors removed Artemis from this episode to prevent a distraction to the fans.[2]
In the beginning of the episode, Oliver asks Laurel, "Will you marry me?" Laurel shows him her engagement ring and responds, "I think I already answered that question." This dialogue is copied from the Season 4 episode "Sins of the Father" from Oliver and Felicity's conversation at the end.
The bow Cisco used to track down Oliver is the bow Oliver used in the first season.
The HōzenThea gave to Oliver as a gift is the same Hōzen Oliver gave Thea after he returned from Lian Yu in "Pilot".
This is the second episode in which Barry appears only as The Flash. The first one is "My Name Is Oliver Queen".
Curtis refers to his "3PO processor", before imitating C-3PO from the Star Wars franchise.
Ra's al Ghul and Prometheus are the only main antagonists of Arrow (from the Present storyline) who didn't appear in the dream world. However, Ra's al Ghul briefly appeared in Sara's flashback from "Left Behind".
Curtis claims to feel like "Elliott from E.T." before exclaiming, "It's working, it's working!", quoting the protagonist from the 1982 film, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Ray jokingly suggests they "click [their] heels three times and say there's no place like home" to escape the dream world, a reference to The Wizard of Oz.
As the 100th episode of Arrow, this episode included clips from different episodes through the series.
The bartender "Joe", who gives drinks to Laurel and Sara at the rehearsal dinner, is played by the real-life father of Caity Lotz.
Laurel and Quentin are shown drinking alcohol in the dream world, indicating they never became alcoholics in that reality.
In the dream world, Tommy was stated to be a doctor in Chicago. This is a reference to Colin Donnell's role in Chicago Med, where he plays the role of a doctor. Furthermore, this was the reason that he could not return for a full appearance. However, his image was digitally inserted during the scene where Oliver returns to the real world, much to Colin Donnell's surprise.[3]
Donnell posted on Twitter stating that although he did not appear, he had seen the episode weeks ago and praised the scene between Oliver and Thea and gave kudos to his Chicago Med reference.[4]
Felicity and Ray are revealed to be engaged in the dream world, just as they were together in the third season.
Interestingly, the dress Felicity wears to the wedding as Ray's plus-one is the same dress Ray gifted to her in "Draw Back Your Bow", where their relationship was first established.
As the heroes fight the villains in the dream world, there are throwbacks to earlier in the series, or characters gain some form of closure.
Sara kills Damien Darhk in the same manner that he killed her sister, Laurel; thrusting an arrow into his stomach.
Oliver kills Deathstroke, who killed his mother, by shooting an arrow into his eye, just as he did with the real Slade Wilson.
This episode title card goes through several arrowhead designs from past seasons, from the first to the newest, as a reference to being an anniversary episode.
After being rescued by the Waverider, Thea states, "This is exactly twice as many spaceships as I ever thought I'd be on!" Even though she referenced being on zero, she was on two spaceships, which is infinitely many more times than she imagined.
In the Supergirl episode, "For the Girl Who Has Everything", a Black Mercy causes Kara to wake up in a dream world where Krypton was never destroyed, and she never came to Earth and became Supergirl. Diggle even brings to Oliver's attention that he has "everything" in the dream world. This itself is a nod to the story "For the Man Who Has Everything", which was adapted as an episode of Justice League Unlimited.
In the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Perchance To Dream", Bruce Wayne wakes up in a world where he is not Batman, his parents are alive, and he is engaged to Selina Kyle.
Goofs/Errors
During the scene where Laurel is getting dressed for her wedding, her hands inconsistently switch positions between shots.
