Irreconcilable Differences

"Not gonna pretend there's not a difference between the three of us and the three of them. You know, the original three."
"But--spying on us? I mean, come on."

—Dinah and Curtis regarding Oliver, John, and Felicity spying on them and Rene.

"Irreconcilable Differences"
Information
Season 6 » Episode 9
Episode number	124 of 170
Original airdate	December 7, 2017
Written by	Beth Schwartz Sarah Tarkoff
Directed by	Laura Belsey
Chronology
Preceded by	"Crisis on Earth-X, Part 2"
Followed by	"Divided"

"Irreconcilable Differences" is the ninth and midseason finale episode of the sixth season of Arrow, and the one-hundred-twenty-fourth episode overall. It aired on December 7, 2017.

Synopsis

Quentin Lance is kidnapped by Black Siren and Cayden James, who are looking to trade Lance's life for a weapon of mass destruction. Oliver and Team Green Arrow must figure out a way to save Lance while still keeping the city safe.[src]

Cast

Main Cast

• Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow
• David Ramsey as John Diggle
• Willa Holland as Thea Queen
• Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak
• Echo Kellum as Curtis Holt/Mr. Terrific
• Rick Gonzalez as Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog
• Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake/Black Canary
• Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance/Black Siren
• Paul Blackthorne as Quentin Lance

Special Guest Star

• Kirk Acevedo as Ricardo Diaz/Dragon

Guest Starring

• Charlotte Ross as Donna Smoak
• David Nykl as Anatoly Knyazev
• Tom Amandes as Noah Kuttler
• Tobias Jelinek as Sheck
• Johann Urb as Vincent Sobel
• Michael Emerson as Cayden James

Co-Starring

• Enid-Raye Adam as Laura Hoffman
• Jason Deline as Adam Hoffman
• Eliza Faria as Zoe
• Jack Moore as William Clayton
• Alec Santos as Agent Dan
• JJ Webb as DJ

Gallery

Videos

Arrow Irreconcilable Differences Trailer The CW

Arrow Irreconcilable Differences Scene The CW

Arrow Inside Irreconcilable Differences The CW

Production

Preparation ran from October 5 until October 16, 2017, with a break on October 9 for Thanksgiving. Shooting ran from October 17 until October 26, 2017.

Trivia

• In her dance with Rene Ramirez, Thea Queen references Roy Harper when wistfully mentioning how "a friend" couldn't come for the wedding and Chase when reflecting on a previous bad romantic experience with a DJ.
• The splitting of Team Arrow mirrors the first split from "Schism" except this time, Diggle stays with Oliver and Felicity.
  • The title of this episode is a wedding term for when a couple gets divorced. Due to Oliver and Felicity being married, "irreconcilable differences" mostly refers to Team Arrow and New Team Arrow not resolving their differences.
• This episode aired a week after Andrew Kreisberg's termination in November 2017 due to sexual harassment allegations. Because of this, he is no longer credited as an executive producer but is still credited in developing several Arrowverse shows, including Arrow.
• This is the last episode of the series to feature Charlotte Ross and Tom Amandes, as they would not return for the duration of the series.

Goofs

• While having shots at the wedding with Dinah and Curtis, Rene raises his glass to his lips but does not drink anything and the full glass disappears off-camera. However, he reacts like he has downed the entire glass.
• Rene's burger goes from toppled to righted to toppled between shots.