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"Okay, my point is that the same applies to us superhero kids. And we have to learn to share our parents and be a little selfless"

—Connor Hawke

"Star City 2040" is the sixteenth episode of the seventh season of Arrow, and the one-hundred-fifty-fourth episode overall. It aired on March 18, 2019.

Synopsis

Mia and William venture into the Glades on a dangerous mission. There they run into Dinah, Roy and Zoe who deliver some devastating news. The flash forwards share highlights from Mia's childhood with Felicity.^[src]

Cast

Main cast

Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen
David Ramsey (credit only)
Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak
Rick Gonzalez as Rene Ramirez
Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake/Black Canary
Colton Haynes as Roy Harper/Arsenal
Sea Shimooka (credit only)
Katie Cassidy Rodgers (credit only)

Guest starring

Katherine McNamara as Mia Smoak/Blackstar
Katrina Law as Nyssa al Ghul
Ben Lewis as older William Clayton
Andrea Sixtos as older Zoe Ramirez
Joseph David-Jones as Connor Hawke
Raj Paul as Keven Dale

Trivia

The majority of this episode takes place in 2040, with the exception of bookend scenes which take place in 2019, and a brief sequence of Mia as a young child and teenager.
This episode marks Oliver Queen's shortest screen time in Arrow's history (Before "Green Arrow & The Canaries", where he only appeared in Mia's vision), being only 20 seconds long, surpassing episodes like "The Dragon" and "Left Behind".
- This is also the only episode of the show where Oliver doesn't appear in the present day, as his appearance in the episode was in fact a flashforward.
The title is similar to the DC's Legends of Tomorrow episode "Star City 2046", which also takes place in the future.
A memorial dedication to Arrow crew member Jack Wright, who passed on February 2, was shown following the conclusion of this episode.^[1]
Talking about local acquaintance Seth, Felicity compares him to the Cowardly Lion from L. Frank Baum's Oz stories, but Mia suggests he is more like the Scarecrow - brainless.
When she finds her mother's secret room, Mia uses the expletive "frak" from the Battlestar Galactica franchise, much like her mother.
Eden Corps is revealed to be the organization behind the future bombing of Star City in this episode, with references to their previous attempts to nuke cities, such as Central City in The Flash episode "Enter Flashtime".
Connor attempts to get through to Mia with the phrase "with great power comes great responsibility", mentioning how he's referencing the Marvel superhero Spider-Man.
Mia going after a CEO during a party echoes her father Oliver going after Adam Hunt in "Pilot".
Stephen Amell was dealing with a stomach flu that got really bad, he went outside to throw up after shooting the cold open.^[2]
James Bamford's daughter, Jade, makes an uncredited cameo as young Mia.^[3]

References

Arrow season 7
"Inmate 4587" • "The Longbow Hunters" • "Crossing Lines" • "Level Two" • "The Demon" • "Due Process" • "The Slabside Redemption" • "Unmasked" • "Elseworlds, Part 2" • "My Name is Emiko Queen" • "Past Sins" • "Emerald Archer" • "Star City Slayer" • "Brothers & Sisters" • "Training Day" • "Star City 2040" • "Inheritance" • "Lost Canary" • "Spartan" • "Confessions" • "Living Proof" • "You Have Saved This City"

[1] - Stephen Amell (@StephenAmell) - Twitter

[2] - Stephen Amell (@StephenAmell) - Twitter

[3] James Bamford (@james2bambamford) - Instagram

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-==Synopsis==
 {{Episode
 |name= Star City 2040
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 |writer= [[Beth Schwartz]]<br/>[[Oscar Balderrama]]
 |director= [[James Bamford]]
+|guests=
-|guests= [[Katherine McNamara]] as [[Mia Smoak|Mia Smoak/Blackstar]]<br>[[Katrina Law]] as [[Nyssa al Ghul]]<br>[[Ben Lewis]] as older [[William Clayton]]<br/>[[Andrea Sixtos]] as older [[Zoe Ramirez]]<br>[[Joseph David-Jones]] as [[Connor Hawke]]<br>[[Raj Paul]] as [[Keven Dale]]
 |before= {{Ep|Training Day}}
 |after= {{Ep|Inheritance}}
 |show= Arrow
 }}
+==Synopsis==
+{{Synopsis|[[Mia Smoak|Mia]] and [[William Clayton|William]] venture into [[the Glades]] on a dangerous mission. There they run into [[Dinah Drake|Dinah]], [[Roy Harper|Roy]] and [[Zoe Ramirez|Zoe]] who deliver some devastating news. The flash forwards share highlights from Mia's childhood with [[Felicity Smoak|Felicity]].|https://www.spoilertv.com/2019/03/arrow-episode-716-star-city-2040-press.html}}
+== Cast ==
+=== Main cast ===
+* [[Stephen Amell]] as [[Oliver Queen]]
+* {{F|David Ramsey|(credit only)}}
+* [[Emily Bett Rickards]] as [[Felicity Smoak]]
+* [[Rick Gonzalez]] as [[Rene Ramirez]]
+* [[Juliana Harkavy]] as [[Dinah Drake|Dinah Drake/Black Canary]]
+* [[Colton Haynes]] as [[Roy Harper|Roy Harper/Arsenal]]
+* {{F|Sea Shimooka|(credit only)}}
+* {{F|Katie Cassidy Rodgers|(credit only)}}
+=== Guest starring ===
-[[Mia Smoak|Mia]] and [[William Clayton|William]] venture into [[the Glades]] on a dangerous mission. There they run into [[Dinah Drake|Dinah]], [[Roy Harper|Roy]] and [[Zoe Ramirez|Zoe]] who deliver some devastating news. The flash forwards share highlights from Mia's childhood with [[Felicity Smoak|Felicity]].<ref>[https://www.spoilertv.com/2019/03/arrow-episode-716-star-city-2040-press.html "Arrow - Episode 7.16 - Star City 2040 - Promotional Photos, Promo + Press Release" - SpoilerTV]</ref>
+* [[Katherine McNamara]] as [[Mia Queen|Mia Smoak/Blackstar]]
+* [[Katrina Law]] as [[Nyssa al Ghul]]
+* [[Ben Lewis]] as older [[William Clayton]]
+* [[Andrea Sixtos]] as older [[Zoe Ramirez]]
+* [[Joseph David-Jones]] as [[Connor Hawke]]
+* [[Raj Paul]] as [[Keven Dale]]
 ==Trivia==
-*The majority of this episode takes place in 2040, with the exception of bookend scenes which take place in 2019, and a brief sequence of [[Mia Smoak|Mia]] as a young child and teenager.
+*The majority of this episode takes place in 2040, with the exception of bookend scenes which take place in 2019, and a brief sequence of [[Mia Queen|Mia]] as a young child and teenager.
-*This episode marks [[Oliver Queen]]'s shortest screen time in {{S|A}}'s history, being only 20 seconds long, surpassing episodes like {{Ep|The Dragon}} and {{Ep|Left Behind|page=Left Behind (Arrow)}}.
+*This episode marks [[Oliver Queen]]'s shortest screen time in {{S|A}}'s history (Before "[[Green Arrow & The Canaries]]", where he only appeared in Mia's vision), being only 20 seconds long, surpassing episodes like {{Ep|The Dragon}} and {{Ep|Left Behind (Arrow)}}.
 **This is also the only episode of the show where Oliver doesn't appear in the present day, as his appearance in the episode was in fact a flashforward.
 *The title is similar to the {{S|L}} episode {{Ep|Star City 2046}}, which also takes place in the future.
 *A memorial dedication to {{S|A}} crew member [[Jack Wright]], who passed on February 2, was shown following the conclusion of this episode.<ref>[https://twitter.com/StephenAmell/status/1091821484278976514 - Stephen Amell (@StephenAmell) - Twitter]</ref>
-*Talking about local acquaintance Seth, [[Felicity Smoak|Felicity]] compares him to the [[wikipedia:Cowardly Lion|Cowardly Lion]] from L. Frank Baum's ''Oz'' stories, but [[Mia Smoak|Mia]] suggests he is more like the [[wikipedia:Scarecrow (Oz)|Scarecrow]] - brainless.
+*Talking about local acquaintance Seth, [[Felicity Smoak|Felicity]] compares him to the [[wikipedia:Cowardly Lion|Cowardly Lion]] from L. Frank Baum's ''Oz'' stories, but [[Mia Queen|Mia]] suggests he is more like the [[wikipedia:Scarecrow (Oz)|Scarecrow]] - brainless.
 *When she finds her mother's secret room, Mia uses the expletive "frak" from the ''[[w:c:galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'' franchise, much like her mother.
 *[[Eden Corps]] is revealed to be the organization behind the future bombing of Star City in this episode, with references to their previous attempts to nuke cities, such as [[Central City (Earth-1)|Central City]] in {{S|F}} episode {{Ep|Enter Flashtime}}.
 *[[Connor Hawke|Connor]] attempts to get through to Mia with the phrase "with great power comes great responsibility", mentioning how he's referencing the Marvel superhero [[w:c:marvel:Spider-Man|Spider-Man]].
-*Mia going after a CEO during a party echoes her father Oliver going after [[Adam Hunt]] in {{Ep|page=Pilot (Arrow)|Pilot}}.
+*Mia going after a CEO during a party echoes her father Oliver going after [[Adam Hunt]] in {{Ep|Pilot (Arrow)}}.
 *[[Stephen Amell]] was dealing with a stomach flu that got really bad, he went outside to throw up after shooting the cold open.<ref>[https://twitter.com/StephenAmell/status/1108198694187220992 - Stephen Amell (@StephenAmell) - Twitter]</ref>
 *[[James Bamford]]'s daughter, [[Jade Bamford|Jade]], makes an uncredited cameo as young Mia.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BvK4zcPnGzZ/ James Bamford (@james2bambamford) - Instagram]</ref>
-*This is the third episode of the series to not feature [[David Ramsey]] ([[John Diggle]]), the first two being [[Crisis on Earth-X, Part 2]], and [[The Dragon]].
 ==References==
 <references/>
 {{Season 7 (Arrow)}}
+[[it:Star City 2040]]