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"Star City 2040" was first aired in the United States on [[The CW]] on March 18, 2019. It was watched by 1.60 million viewers with a 0.3/1 share among adults aged 18 to 49.<ref name="7.16">{{Cite web |url=https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/monday-final-ratings-march-18-2019/ |title='American Idol' adjusts up: Monday final ratings |last=Rejent |first=Joseph |date=March 19, 2019 |website=[[TV by the Numbers]] |access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://programminginsider.com/live7-weekly-ratings-the-orville-on-fox-leads-broadcast-network-telecasts-in-percentage-gains-among-adults-18-49/ |title=Live+7 Weekly Ratings: ‘The Orville’ on Fox Leads Broadcast Network Telecasts in Percentage Gains Among Adults 18-49 |last=Pucci |first=Douglas |date=April 3, 2019 |website=Programming Insider |access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:50, 25 August 2019
| "Star City 2040" | |
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| Arrow episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 16 |
| Directed by | James Bamford |
| Written by | Beth Schwartz Oscar Balderrama |
| Original air date | July 3, 2019 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Star City 2040" is the sixteenth episode of the seventh season of the American television series Arrow, based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, revolving around billionaire playboy Oliver Queen as he returns to Starling City (later renamed Star City), after having been shipwrecked for five years, and becomes a bow-wielding, hooded vigilante who sets out to fight crime and corruption. It is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the universe. The episode was written by showrunner Beth Schwartz and Oscar Balderrama and directed by James Bamford.
Stephen Amell stars as Oliver, and is joined by principal cast members Emily Bett Rickards, Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy and Colton Haynes. The episode, set primarily in the future, sees Oliver children Mia Smoak and William Clayton venture into the Glades on a dangerous mission. Katherine McNamara and Ben Lewis guest star as Mia and William.
"Star City 2040" first aired in the United States on The CW on March 18, 2019. The episode received generally positive reviews from critics.
Plot
In 2019, Felicity Smoak gives birth to Oliver Queen's daughter Mia Smoak. In 2040, Oliver's son William Clayton and Mia follow Felicity's coordinates to Galaxy One headquarters. They are almost caught, but are saved by Connor Hawke, who reveals himself as an agent of Knightwatch, a "good version of A.R.G.U.S." Meanwhile, Rene Ramirez confronts Dinah Drake, Roy Harper and Zoe Ramirez and reveals that Galaxy One plans to blow up Star City to rebuild it like the Glades, claiming that the city will be evacuated beforehand. The three discover that a terrorist organization named Eden Corps, who use Galaxy One as a front, paid the Star City Police Department (SCPD) to fake Felicity's death. Mia, William and Connor enter the headquarters' sublevels, where they find an imprisoned Felicity, who claims that the building houses the bombs to be used in Star City. The others reunite with the group, before they meet Rene, who has learned that the bombs are already on-site and that there are no plans to evacuate. The group infiltrates a party, where Mia destroys an electronic device held by Galaxy One head Keven Dale that disables the bombs. Dale unveils a helmet that would enable Galaxy One to take the Archer program global. Felicity makes amends with Mia, stating that her grudge with Galaxy One is personal. In the present, Felicity activates Archer.
Production
Development
The seventh season of Arrow began employing a new storytelling technique, depicting the future Star City in sporadic flashforwards, in contrast to previous seasons which used flashbacks.[1] In January 2019, showrunner Beth Schwartz announced that the sixteenth episode of the season would take place entirely in the future.[2] The episode, titled "Star City 2040", was written by Beth Schwartz & Oscar Balderrama, and directed by James Bamford.[3][4]
Casting
Principal cast members Stephen Amell, Emily Bett Rickards, Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy and Colton Haynes reprise their roles as Oliver Queen,[5] Felicity Smoak,[3] Rene Ramirez,[2] Dinah Drake and Roy Harper.[3] The guest cast for the season includes Katherine McNamara as Mia Smoak / Blackstar,[3] Katrina Law as Nyssa al Ghul,[6] Ben Lewis as William Clayton,[3] Andrea Sixtos as Zoe Ramirez,[3] Joseph David-Jones as Connor Hawke,[5] and Raj Paul as Keven Dale.[7] Additionally, Bamford's daughter Jade portrays Mia as a child.[8]
Filming
Filming for the episode began on January 22, 2019, and ended on February 1, 2019.[4]
Reception
Broadcast
"Star City 2040" was first aired in the United States on The CW on March 18, 2019. It was watched by 1.60 million viewers with a 0.3/1 share among adults aged 18 to 49.[9][10]
Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the episode holds an approval rating of 100% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 7.26/10. The critics consensus reads, " "Star City 2040" takes Arrow back to the future and stays there in a twisty adventure that avoids feeling like a wheel-spinning tangent and instead succeeds as a nifty summation of the season's themes."[11]
Allison Shoemaker of The A.V. Club gave the episode a B rating, saying it "doesn't pull it all off. The fact that it manages to successfully accomplish any of those things in such a stuffed hour is impressive."[6] Jesse Schedeen of IGN rated the episode 6.3 out of 10, saying, "This is a story burdened by too many superfluous characters and an antagonist that recycles the usual tropes. But when the focus narrows to the Queen/Smoak family and their collective emotional trauma, this storyline shows its true potential."[12] Delia Harrington of Den of Geek rated the episode three out of five, saying, "We haven't spent enough time in the future, so we weren't emotionally invested enough for this episode to hit as powerfully as it could. Still, it was a fun one, and I hope it's a hint of things to come."[13] Chancellor Agard of Entertainment Weekly said, "Overall, this was a perfectly fine episode of the show. I'm still not sure what the point of the flash-forwards is, but throwing Felicity into the mix definitely helped elevate them."[14]
References
- ^ "Arrow Season 7 Will Have an All Flash-Forward Episode". SuperHeroHype. January 21, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Arrow's 'All-Future' Episode Will Answer Your Flash-Forward Questions". CBR. January 18, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "(#716) "Star City 2040"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ^ a b Beth Schwartz [@SchwartzApprovd] (January 26, 2019). "Coming soon..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b King, Chris (March 20, 2019). "Arrow Season 7 Episode 16 Review: "Star City 2040"". TVOvermind. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b Shoemaker, Allison (March 19, 2019). "Arrow peeks into the overstuffed future and finds family drama and Spider-Man". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "Star City 2040 – Guest Cast". TV Maze. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ Bamford, James (March 19, 2019). "James Bamford on Instagram: "Pictured here with the happiest man alive is...from left to right..... @katrinalaw Jade @kat.mcnamara and the one and only @emilybett ♥️..."". Instagram. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ Rejent, Joseph (March 19, 2019). "'American Idol' adjusts up: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (April 3, 2019). "Live+7 Weekly Ratings: 'The Orville' on Fox Leads Broadcast Network Telecasts in Percentage Gains Among Adults 18-49". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "Arrow – Season 7 Episode 16". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ Schedeen, Jesse (March 19, 2019). "Arrow Season 7, Episode 16: "Star City 2040" Review". IGN. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Harrington, Delia (March 18, 2019). "Arrow Season 7 Episode 16 Review: Star City 2040". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Agard, Chancellor (March 19, 2019). "'Arrow' recap: Team Arrow rises in the future-set, revelatory 'Star City 2040'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
