Based on contextual clues, the second season takes place somewhere between Arrow's "Legends of Yesterday" and The Flash's "Running to Stand Still" as Ray Palmer is no longer presumed dead (found alive in Arrow's "Lost Souls"), Barry does not comment on Oliver's sleeveless costume (he is surprised to notice it during the Heroes Join Forces crossover), Jefferson Jackson is now Firestorm (The Flash's "The Fury of Firestorm"), Mark Mardon is not in Iron Heights (he was arrested in The Flash's "Running to Stand Still"), and the Legends have not yet been recruited by Rip Hunter. Furthermore, Vixen: The Movie indicates that a year has passed since the events of the first season and Oliver Queen is currently running for mayor of Star City, as seen in Arrow season four.