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* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: After the Terran prisoners escape by hijacking one of their jumpships, the Dominators launch several ''dozen'' jumpship to pursue them.
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* AbsenteeActor: Artemis isn't in this episode of even mentioned (WordOfGod says they felt she'd been a distracting presence due to the cliffhanger in Episode 7).
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** Slade is obviously played by a stunt man, instead of by his original actor Manu Bennett.
** Tommy also doesn't appear except as a ghost before Oliver goes into the portal and is obviously C.G.I.
** Slade is obviously played by a stunt man, instead of by his original actor Manu Bennett.
** Tommy also doesn't appear except as a ghost before Oliver goes into the portal and is obviously C.G.I.
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* AbsenteeActor: Artemis isn't in this episode of even mentioned (WordOfGod says they felt she'd been a distracting presence due to the cliffhanger in Episode 7).
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* SpottingTheThread: Oliver and John realize that the Smoak building shouldn't exist in this world.
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* SpottingTheThread: Oliver and John realize that the Smoak Tech building shouldn't exist in this world.world.
* TakeThatAudience: Sara telling Laurel "that some things can't be fixed" as she says goodbye one last time is directed to her fans who keep clamoring for her return despite the production team's insistence that she's staying dead despite the massive unpopularity of that decision.
* TakeThatAudience: Sara telling Laurel "that some things can't be fixed" as she says goodbye one last time is directed to her fans who keep clamoring for her return despite the production team's insistence that she's staying dead despite the massive unpopularity of that decision.
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* FantasticRacism: Wild Dogg immediately dislikes Cisco, Barry, and Kara because of them having super powers as he considers super powers evil. Though he gets over it after Barry and Kara save his life.
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* CurbStompBattle: Kara and Barry make quick work of the metahuman.
** Oliver and the others were able to defeat the hallucinations of past enemies more quickly compared to their real life confrontations with them.
* FantasticRacism: Wild Dogg immediately dislikes Cisco, Barry, and Kara because of them having super powers as he considers super powersevil.evil and heroes with them aren't real heroes. Though he gets over it after Barry and Kara save his life.
** Oliver and the others were able to defeat the hallucinations of past enemies more quickly compared to their real life confrontations with them.
* FantasticRacism: Wild Dogg immediately dislikes Cisco, Barry, and Kara because of them having super powers as he considers super powers
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** This life includes Diggle being the Hood, Ray being engaged to Felicity, and Oliver being engaged to Laurel with Sara as the maid of honor.
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** This life includes Diggle being the Hood, Ray being engaged to Felicity, and Oliver being engaged to Laurel with Sara as the maid of honor.honor and both of his and Thea's parents still being alive.
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* GunshipRescue: Things are looking grim for the jump ship containing Oliver, Thea, Sara, Diggle, and Ray, until Nate swoops by in the Waverider and rescues them.
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* CallForward: The Smoak Technologies building was last seen in the titular setting of the ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' episode Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS1E6StarCity2046, as the successor to Palmer Technologies (itself the successor to Queen Consolidated). Oddly enough, neither Ray nor Sara comment on this, despite having seen it before.
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* CallForward: The Smoak Technologies building was last seen in the titular setting of the ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' episode Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS1E6StarCity2046, [[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS1E6StarCity2046 Star City 2046]], as the successor to Palmer Technologies (itself the successor to Queen Consolidated). Oddly enough, neither Ray nor Sara comment on this, despite having seen it before.
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* NotNamedInTheOpeningCredits: For some reason, Amy Pemberton (the voice of the Waveriders' Gideon) is not named as a guest in the opening credits, although Nick Zano (Nate/Steel) is.
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* NotNamedInTheOpeningCredits: NotNamedInOpeningCredits: For some reason, Amy Pemberton (the voice of the Waveriders' Gideon) is not named as a guest in the opening credits, although Nick Zano (Nate/Steel) is.
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* WholePlotReference: The episode has essentially the exact same premise as the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE30PerchanceToDream ''Perchance To Dream'']] as well as the classic Superman story '' For The Man Who Has Everything'' and in turn the spin-off episode "[[Recap/Supergirl2015S1E13ForTheGirlWhoHasEverything For The Girl Who Has Everything]]" from fellow ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'' program ''[[Series/Supergirl2015 Supergirl]]''.
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* WholePlotReference: The episode has essentially the exact same premise as the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE30PerchanceToDream ''Perchance To Dream'']] as well as the classic Superman story '' For The Man Who Has Everything'' ''ComicBook/ForTheManWhoHasEverything'' and in turn the spin-off episode "[[Recap/Supergirl2015S1E13ForTheGirlWhoHasEverything For The Girl Who Has Everything]]" from fellow ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'' program ''[[Series/Supergirl2015 Supergirl]]''.
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** Cisco says that the appearance of the Dominators' brings to mind Creator/JJAbrams' [[Franchise/StarTrek Star]] [[Film/StarTrek Trek]] [[Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness films]].
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** Cisco says that the appearance of the Dominators' brings to mind Creator/JJAbrams' [[Franchise/StarTrek Star]] [[Film/StarTrek Trek]] Star]] [[Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness Trek]] [[Film/StarTrekBeyond films]].
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* SpoilerOpening: Nick Zano is listed as a guest star in the episode, so it was fairly obvious to guess how the jumpship with the heroes would be rescued.
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* SpoilerOpening: Nick Zano Zano, who plays Nate Haywood, is listed as a guest star in the episode, so it was fairly obvious to guess how the jumpship with the heroes would be rescued.
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** Robert & Moira Queen, Laurel, and Slade will all be returning.
** Malcolm Merlyn comes back having not been seen since Season 4, subverted in that it's a hallucination.
* ItsAWonderfulPlot: The premise of the episode, showing what Oliver's life would be like had he never gotten on the ''Queen's Gambit.''
** Malcolm Merlyn comes back having not been seen since Season 4, subverted in that it's a hallucination.
* ItsAWonderfulPlot: The premise of the episode, showing what Oliver's life would be like had he never gotten on the ''Queen's Gambit.''
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** Robert & Moira Queen, Laurel, and Slade will all be returning.
**return. Malcolm Merlyn comes back also appears having not been seen since Season 4, subverted in that it's a hallucination.
but all their appearances are subversions because they are all hallucinations.
* FantasticRacism: Wild Dogg immediately dislikes Cisco, Barry, and Kara because of them having super powers as he considers super powers evil. Though he gets over it after Barry and Kara save his life.
* ItsAWonderfulPlot: The premise of the episode,showing shows what Oliver's life would be could have been like had he never gotten on the ''Queen's Gambit.''''
** This life includes Diggle being the Hood, Ray being engaged to Felicity, and Oliver being engaged to Laurel with Sara as the maid of honor.
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* FantasticRacism: Wild Dogg immediately dislikes Cisco, Barry, and Kara because of them having super powers as he considers super powers evil. Though he gets over it after Barry and Kara save his life.
* ItsAWonderfulPlot: The premise of the episode,
** This life includes Diggle being the Hood, Ray being engaged to Felicity, and Oliver being engaged to Laurel with Sara as the maid of honor.
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* WholePlotReference: The episode has essentially the exact same premise as the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE30PerchanceToDream ''Perchance To Dream'']] as well as the classic Superman story '' For The Man Who Has Everything''.
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* WholePlotReference: The episode has essentially the exact same premise as the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE30PerchanceToDream ''Perchance To Dream'']] as well as the classic Superman story '' For The Man Who Has Everything''.Everything'' and in turn the spin-off episode "[[Recap/Supergirl2015S1E13ForTheGirlWhoHasEverything For The Girl Who Has Everything]]" from fellow ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'' program ''[[Series/Supergirl2015 Supergirl]]''.
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** Malcolm Merlyn comes back having not been seen since Season 4, subverted in that it's a hallucination.
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* TheBusCameBack: Robert & Moira Queen, Laurel, and Slade will all be returning.
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** Robert & Moira Queen, Laurel, and Slade will all be returning.
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* SpottingTheThread: Oliver and John realize that the Smoak building shouldn't exist in this world.
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* WholePlotReference: The episode has essentially the exact same premise as the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE30PerchanceToDream ''Perchance To Dream'']] as well as the classic Superman story '' For The Girl Who Has Everything''.
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* WholePlotReference: The episode has essentially the exact same premise as the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE30PerchanceToDream ''Perchance To Dream'']] as well as the classic Superman story '' For The Girl Man Who Has Everything''.
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* WholePlotReference: The episode has essentially the exact same premise as the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE30PerchanceToDream ''Perchance To Dream'']] as well as the Supergirl episode "[[Recap/Supergirl2015S1E13ForTheGirlWhoHasEverything For The Girl Who Has Everything]]".
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* WholePlotReference: The episode has essentially the exact same premise as the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE30PerchanceToDream ''Perchance To Dream'']] as well as the Supergirl episode "[[Recap/Supergirl2015S1E13ForTheGirlWhoHasEverything classic Superman story '' For The Girl Who Has Everything]]".Everything''.
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* WholePlotReference: The episode has essentially the exact same premise as the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE30PerchanceToDream ''Perchance To Dream'']].
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* WholePlotReference: The episode has essentially the exact same premise as the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE30PerchanceToDream ''Perchance To Dream'']].Dream'']] as well as the Supergirl episode "[[Recap/Supergirl2015S1E13ForTheGirlWhoHasEverything For The Girl Who Has Everything]]".
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* ShoutOut:
** Cisco says that they have to find Oliver and company, and [[Disney/OliverAndCompany he's not talking about the cherished Disney film starring Billy Joel]].
** Cisco says that the appearance of the Dominators' brings to mind Creator/JJAbrams' [[Franchise/StarTrek Star]] [[Film/StarTrek Trek]] [[Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness films]].
** Cisco says that they have to find Oliver and company, and [[Disney/OliverAndCompany he's not talking about the cherished Disney film starring Billy Joel]].
** Cisco says that the appearance of the Dominators' brings to mind Creator/JJAbrams' [[Franchise/StarTrek Star]] [[Film/StarTrek Trek]] [[Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness films]].
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* OneSteveLimit: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Cisco who notes that "Rory" in the ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'' doesn't just refer to Ragman, but also Heat Wave.
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In Part 3 of the ''Invasion!'' {{Crossover}} event, Oliver wakes up to a very different world and begins to question its reality. Continued from {{Recap/TheFlash|2014S3E8Invasion}} and continues into {{Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS2E7Invasion}}.
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In Part 3 of the ''Invasion!'' {{Crossover}} event, Oliver wakes up to a very different world and begins to question its reality.
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->This episode is the third of a four-part {{Crossover}} event between ''Series/Supergirl2015'', ''Series/TheFlash2014'', ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''. The episodes in chronological order are "[[Recap/Supergirl2015S2E8Medusa Medusa]]", "[[Recap/TheFlash2014S3E8Invasion Invasion!]]", "[[Recap/ArrowS5E8Invasion Invasion!]]", and "[[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS2E7Invasion Invasion!]]".
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* OddNameOut: To date, this is the only episode of ''Arrow'' where the episode's title contains an exclamation point. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], in that the title is directly taken from the [[Comicbook/{{Invasion}} comic book series it's based on]].
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* LotusEaterMachine: Oliver's new "reality" is the result of a Dominator device.
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* MilestoneEpisode: Not only part of the epic CW crossover, this is also the show's 100th episode.
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* ItsAWonderfulPlot: The premise of the episode, showing what Oliver's life would be like had he never gotten on the ''Queen's Gambit.''
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* WholePlotReference: The episode has essentially the exact same premise as the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE30PerchanceToDream Perchance To Dream]].
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* WholePlotReference: The episode has essentially the exact same premise as the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE30PerchanceToDream Perchance ''Perchance To Dream]].Dream'']].
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* TheBusCameBack: Robert & Moira Queen, Laurel, and Slade will all be returning.
* WholePlotReference: The episode has essentially the exact same premise as the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE30PerchanceToDream Perchance To Dream]].
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* TheBusCameBack: Robert & Moira Queen, Laurel, and Slade will all be returning.
* WholePlotReference: The episode has essentially the exact same premise as the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE30PerchanceToDream Perchance To Dream]].
