Star City 2040

"Star City 2040"
Information
Season 7 » Episode 16
Episode number	154 of 170
Original airdate	March 18, 2019
Written by	Beth Schwartz Oscar Balderrama
Directed by	James Bamford
Guest stars
Katherine McNamara as Mia Smoak 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 Kevin Dale
Chronology
Preceded by	"Training Day"
Followed by	"Inheritance"

"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.

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 (the latter being placed in 2039).
• This episode marks Oliver Queen's shortest screen time in Arrow​​'s history, 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 was shown following the conclusion of this episode.
• 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.