As much as I like this series, it has gone so far downhill since its concept. Superhero work requires some detective work I get, but Green Arrow is supposed to take down the bad guys with a bit of a quip and Trick arrows. The darkness side borrows too much from Batman but I get it, He is the Batman of this universe.
This Flash forward episode looks to be a set up for a spin off after Season 8 ends it, but at this rate it looks like Amell will be taking a backseat to Rickards as she is pushed to the forefront. She was made the romantic interest over the comic staple of Black Canary, and much screen time is given to showing how capable she is as a tech genius and as overwatch. She would be better suited as a supporting character and letting the TITLE character do their thing.
The Fight choreography is seeming to get lazy as well. I never really understood why someone with a gun would move into melee range without firing a shot, and then fire only once the target is touching them... And since the stuntwoman's (or stuntperson's if you are that way inclined) face is visable, they just blur it out, even Speilberg put SFX in jurassic park to cover that up.
I feel the flash forward is a step in the wrong direction, but since its series is ending next year... it doesnt even matter