In the future, Mia and William continue to build their relationship as they break into Galaxy One headquarters. In the past (ish), we see Mia’s childhood. And in the past, which is actually the show’s present, we get one very important moment for Felicity.

So basically, the core McGuffin for this season is Felicity’s doorbell. That’s such a wonderful idea, such a perfect expression of the corruption of technology and good intentions when they’re jammed together that I feel like applauding. We’ve had Archer hidden in plain sight all season, but here we see its end at the same time as we see its beginning and it’s honestly massive fun. A big part of that is that this episode feels both like a pilot for an Arrow: 2040 show and a tie off for a lot of ongoing plots. Rene returns to the side of the angels, two different groups of parents are reunited with one their kids and the Glades and Star City are saved, or at the very least saved for now. These are fun characters and we could definitely stand to spend some more time with them.

Better still, Mia really steps up this week. Katherine McNamara seethes like no one else, and this cast is full of pro celebrity seethers. She and her stunt doubles get to cut loose not once but twice this week. Mia is absolutely a typical angry at her parents late ’90s heroine. But she knows it and is actually much more interesting and nuanced now in particular than her origins suggest.

Oh and, you notice no one’s asking where Oliver is in 2040? Funny that…

Verdict: This is just vastly satisfying. There’s almost enough resolution here to expect that we won’t be back in 2040 this season but I suspect that’s not the case. That group of characters are too coherent, and too fun, to be left entirely alone and if the show was looking for a ‘legacy’, it’s William, Connor and Mia for sure. Rounded out by some wonderful John Wick-ian crunchy action, this is another rock solid episode in the best season this show has had in years. 9/10

Alasdair Stuart