The end of the fifth season marked the end of the five years of flashbacks, and Season 6 expanded the scope of Arrow timeline shenanigans.
What episode of Arrow do the flashbacks stop?
Oliver's five-year flashback story on the island may be over, but that doesn't mean Arrow Season 6 has ditched flashbacks altogether. The Arrow Season 5 finale marked the end of the flashbacks as we knew them.
What are the flashbacks in Season 7 arrow?
Arrow season 7 shook things up by swapping out flashbacks with flashforwards. ... Arrow's flashforwards did much more than simply telling the story of Oliver's son, William; they also introduced older versions of Rene, Zoe, Dinah, and Roy.