"Leap of Faith" is the third episode of the eighth season of the American television series Arrow, based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, revolving around billionaire playboy Oliver Queen as he returns to Starling City (later renamed Star City), after having been shipwrecked for five years, and becomes a bow-wielding, hooded vigilante who sets out to fight crime and corruption.
Stephen Amell stars as Oliver, and is joined by principal cast members David Ramsey, Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy, Katherine McNamara, Ben Lewis and Joseph David-Jones.
In the third, set in 2040, Connor Hawke, Mia Smoak, William Clayton and Zoe Ramirez take on John Diggle Jr. "Leap of Faith" first aired in the United States on The CW on October 29, 2019, and was watched live by 0.76 million viewers, with a 0.3/2 share among adults aged 18 to 49.
Before Connor can kill J. J., he, Mia and William are mysteriously teleported to 2019 when they meet Oliver, Diggle, Dinah Drake and Rene Ramirez in the Team Arrow's bunker.
[4][5] Main cast members Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy, Katherine McNamara, Ben Lewis, and Joseph David-Jones appear as Oliver Queen / Green Arrow, John Diggle, Rene Ramirez and Dinah Drake, Mia Smoak, William Clayton and Connor Hawke.
[8] Other guest stars were Audrey Marie Anderson as Lyla Michaels, Andrea Sixtos as Zoe Ramirez,[9] Charlie Barnett as John Diggle Jr.,[6] Lexa Doig as Talia al Ghul and Kyra Zagorsky as Athena.
The website's critical consensus reads, "Arrow reflects on its past before being confronted by the future in a wistful installment that pays fond farewell to Willa Holland.
"[12] Delia Harrington of Den of Geek said "Arrow brought back an old friend to reboot a dynasty and then absolutely blew our mind in a pivotal, Arrowverse-altering episode."
"[13] Jesse Schedeen of IGN rated the episode 6.1 out of 10, saying "Arrow's final season is spending too much time revisiting the show's checkered past rather than moving forward.