Quote Originally Posted by Bossace View Post
Like most people here not a fan of the 2040 stuff, not sure why it was even introduced in the first place last season. The only reason I can seem to think they keep showing it is somehow down the line this season or in crisis Oliver sees his 2 adult kids and gets to interact with them and say he’s proud of them. Past and present interacting somehow or else why bother. If this is all a set up for the new show then not a fan of wasted time.

Okay I didn’t expect to guess the plot so soon after watching the first episode a couple weeks ago...
The way I see it, the flash forwards existed for three reasons:

1. To write Emily out of the show

2. To introduce the adult children of the present-day characters and establish them as a team

3. To set up the circumstances of the spin-off

Other than that, it was wasted time. Because everything we just sat through NO LONGER MATTERS. Not even adult Zoe's death, really, because she's still alive in the present.