Arrow's 150th Episode: Every Easter Egg & Reference

The documentary got an interview with The Flash. The crew swung by Central City for a quick interview with Oliver's friend Barry Allen.

The episode shot like a documentary about Green Arrow and vigilantes. The "crew" gathered interviews from people of interest for years. This lets the show bring back deceased characters. The episode starts with a 2014 interview of Quentin Lance (Paul Blackthorne), who died at the end of Season 6 from Ricardo Diaz.

Another familiar face appears early. Oliver's sister Thea (Willa Holland) shows up. She was on Team Arrow, using the codename Speedy, until Season 6. Then, she left the team with Roy and Nyssa al Ghul to destroy Lazarus Pits hidden globally.

The documentary features an interview with Rory Regan, AKA Ragman. Rory briefly joined Team Arrow in Season 5. Then, he stopped hiding behind a mask and acted his own way.

You need someone with great pipes to narrate a documentary.ArrowKelsey Grammer provided his voice for the episode's showing ofEmerald Archer: The Hood and the Rise of Vigilantism

The documentary interviewed Sara Lance (Caity Lotz). Sara is Quentin Lance's daughter. She was with Oliver when he was shipwrecked on Lian Yu. Sara briefly worked in Star City as the Black Canary before passing the role to her sister, becoming the White Canary. Now, she captains the Waverider and the Legends time-traveling team in the Arrowverse spin-off series.Legends of Tomorrow

Episode 150's villain is Chimera, who obsesses over other vigilantes. He collects souvenirs from heroes worldwide. When Oliver and John reach his lair, Ollie recognizes one mask as Helena Bertinelli's – AKA the Huntress.

Episode 150 opened with the Warner Bros. logo, not the usual "My name is Oliver Queen" monologue. The episode was partially shot like a documentary following Oliver and his family.

The episode's flash-forward sequence brings Connor Hawke back to the Arrowverse after appearing in a Season 1 episode ofLegends of TomorrowThe group traveled to a future Star City. Connor is John Diggle Jr., but he changed his name and took over as Green Arrow after the city fell.

Sin appeared heavily in the first few seasons ofArrowShe lived in Star City's rough neighborhood, The Glades, and was a long-time friend of Roy Harper. The documentary interviewed her, revealing her real name: Cindy Simone.

Katherine McNamara's mysterious flash-forward character Blackstar appears in episode 150. Connor calls her Mia during a talk. This makes many think she is Mia Dearden, the character who took over Speedy during Kevin Smith's run ofGreen Arrow.comics.

The team finds and rescues Emiko from Chimera. They rush her to the hospital. A Dr. Schwartz treats her. The doctor's name references Beth Schwartz, a writer forArrowthe show since its start. She became the showrunner in Season 7.

TheEmerald ArcherM. Pedowitz makes the documentary. The director shares a first and last name with Mark Pedowitz, president of The CW.

The team stops Chimera and learns his name is Kevin Meltzer. Oliver saved Meltzer years ago. This made Meltzer obsessed with vigilantes. The name connects to DC Comics fans; it mixes Kevin Smith and Brad Meltzer, two writers who wroteGreen Arrow.

The SCPD investigates a shooting. They find an injured Rene and go to the Nutter and Winter streets intersection. David Nutter directedArrow'sthe pilot while Glen Winter filmed episode 150.