 The episode features the first meeting between Oliver Queen, and the adult version of his son William Clayton, played by Ben Lewis.Having read the script for the previous episode, which concludes with the adult William, alongside his sister Mia Smoak and friend Connor Hawke arriving in the present day from the future, Lewis contacted showrunner Beth Schwartz to request that the reunion between William and his father include a scene where William tells his father he is gay.Stephen Amell referred to the scene as his favorite of the season.