With Barry still lacking in his speed, Cisco and Iris come
up with the idea to project a hologram using Barry under motion capture to stop
a police chase. While the criminals prove to be faster than the projection, the
team manage to win by circling the car, causing it to stop from the blinding
light. Unfortunately, Harry reminds them that eventually the city will discover
that the Flash is fake. The only solution he can develop is to recreate the
particle accelerator explosion. Cisco and Iris argue against him since the
explosion created many criminal metahumans and opened fifty portals to Earth-2,
but Harry reminds them that what they’re doing now want stop Zoom or bring back
Caitlin. He claims to know exactly what they need to recreate the explosion and
contain the threat, but Barry’s still unsure.
Barry goes to visit his father in a remote cabin. Henry is
glad to see his son but wonders why a speedster needs a car. Barry reveals that
he gave up his speed to save Wally, Joe’s son, but now Jay has taken Caitlin.
Henry presses further and reveals that Garrick, Jay’s last name, is his mother’s
maiden name. In order to stop Zoom, Barry reveals the plan to recreate the
explosion. Henry isn’t excited to have his son struck by lightning and instead questions
whether Barry can still be a hero without powers.
At STAR Labs, Cisco, Harry, and Jesse begin designs to
recreate the explosion, though Harry is frustrated with Cisco’s lack of
progress. Before Cisco can respond, he has a brief vision of his brother Dante.
Since he doesn’t understand what it means, he immediately leaves to see what’s
wrong. Barry then arrives with his father who plans to stay after being out of his
son’s life for so long. Iris is happy to see Henry back, but he’s uncertain
about what the lab has planned.
At the CCPD, Wally comes to Joe for advice and help. Wally
reveals that since being rescued he believes that fixing cars is not a suitable
path for him anymore. Now he wants to help. Joe recognizes the West attitude of
wanting to help others but still advises Wally to stick to fixing cars since it’s
a much safer option. At that moment, Zoom arrives at the base with Caitlin in
tow to take over the city. With their weapons useless, the police are at the
mercy of Zoom until Caitlin begs him not to murder them. He spares the lives of
the officers but warns death for anyone who disobeys him. The rest of the cops
evacuate the precinct.
The team gather to plan around Zoom’s return. Harry recalls
that Zoom went through the same process on his Earth by murdering the police.
Joe recalls Caitlin talking Zoom out of murdering the cops which is all they
can rely on for now. The only thing that can stop him, Harry reiterates, is the
Flash. Henry argues against risking Barry’s life while the rest of the team try
to come up with a plan to protect the cops as well as Wally and Jesse from
being taken once again. Barry suggests to Joe to gather the police at Jitters
until they can stop Zoom.
Back at the station, Caitlin is handcuffed to a desk under
Jay’s watch. Caitlin warns him that he will be stopped, but Jay scoffs at the
idea of Barry being a threat. Caitlin questions why she should be taken to
which Jay responds that he won’t be alone. He’s seen the darkness in her like
Killer Frost and believes that it’s just a matter of time before it’s unlocked.
Cisco meets with his brother Dante at a tavern to make sure
he’s safe. Though Dante still proves to be insufferable to his brother, he is
otherwise okay and unsure about Cisco’s worries. Meanwhile, Harry and Joe
reinforce the basement hideout to hold Wally and Jesse until Zoom is taken care
of for good. Wally still wants to help, but Joe insists he stays and provides
the two with a tablet to communicate with them (though, as Jesse notices, no
bathroom).
Harry continues to figure how to contain the particle
accelerator explosion when Joe speaks to him. Harry still defends his idea, but
Joe is unsure how to work with Barry. Henry arrives and further argues against
the idea. Harry reminds Henry that the machine is for the sake of thousands of
lives beyond Barry, but Henry replies that the plan could still kill Barry
regardless. Furthermore, even with his speed, Barry did not prove to be a match
for Zoom. Barry arrives to hear the men arguing. While he understands that each
man has a point, he still cannot come up with a decision.
At the tavern, Cisco decides to leave after seeing that his
brother his safe. Suddenly, he spots the news report on Zoom’s attack on the
precinct. He races off back to the lab. Dante, however, tags along to ask for a
ride home. Before they can argue, they are blasted aside by a new metahuman named
Rupture with a scythe who is after Vibe. Rupture believes that Vibe was the one
who killed his brother Reverb, revealing himself to be Dante’s doppelganger. Despite
Dante’s shock, the two are able to escape the attack and return to STAR Labs.
Harry fills them in on Rupture’s powers, reminding them that
this is part of Zoom’s plan. He will gather the metahumans to take over the
city. Cisco further reveals that Zoom must have told Rupture that Vibe was the
one behind Reverb’s death, making the metahuman even more dangerous. However,
since Rupture gets his power from his scythe, there may be a way they can stop
him. Since he no longer has his powers, Barry continues to question what he
should do.
Iris then speaks to Barry as he remarks that even with his
father here the decision isn’t easy. She then replies that she understands the decision
is difficult, mostly because she doesn’t know if she could go through what
happened the last time he was struck by lightning. Iris then recalls the time
when he planned to leave for Earth-2 where she feared that he was leaving
because he had nothing keeping him back. Barry believes it was because of
Patty, but Iris admits that she has thought a lot about them. With the two
married in both the future and Earth-2, she believes that they might be meant
to be. Barry asks why she’s telling him now. She simply responds that she wants
him to know that the last time he confessed his feelings she didn’t think of
them “in that way.” Now she wants him to know that she cares about him whether
he is a speedster or not.
Joe/Harry: No!
At the CCPD, Caitlin manages to sneak a phone from an
evidence bin to contact the team. By a corner, she spots Zoom talking to
Rupture about the police. Since the police believe that they have been spared,
he plans to send Rupture to kill them all. Caitlin quickly sends the team a
warning about Jitters before Jay confronts her. She rebukes him for planning to
kill the police, but Jay says he needs to keep his status. She responds that,
just like changing his voice, he just wants people to fear him. Jay responds
that it is just as she said: he’s a monster. The team at the lab receives the
message just as Barry reaches his decision. Barry believes that the city needs
the Flash but only until the particle accelerator explosion can be contained.
Until then, they need to defeat Rupture without his speed. Meanwhile, the cops
prepare to face Rupture.
Cisco plans to help Barry but is interrupted by Dante. He
found a letter Cisco planned to send to him before going to Earth-2 and wants
an explanation for him going to another universe. Cisco explains that his
friends needed him to “vibe” for them, revealing to his brother that he was a
metahuman affected by the particle accelerator. Dante wonders why he didn’t
tell him, but Cisco responds that they were never really close. He then leaves
to help Barry.
With the use of the hologram, “The Flash” faces Rupture.
With the Flash speeding back and forth from the blasts, the police attack the
distracted Rupture and manage to incapacitate him to the surprise of the team.
However, Jay sees the report on the news, realizing that Caitlin warned the
team of the threat. He arrives to Jitters and, in a brief second, kills all but
Joe and Captain Singh. He even murders Rupture after stating that he was as
disappointing as his brother, to the horror of Cisco. Barry runs in himself to
stop the villain, but even he knows it’s useless. Zoom then reveals to the city
the Flash they have seen is only a hologram since the real Flash has been
defeated. He warns the captain against trying another stunt like this again and
threatens Barry, despite sparing him for Caitlin.
The team returns to STAR Labs with Cisco tearfully hugging
his brother promising to work at being closer together. In the meantime, Wally
tries to find a way out of the room to help the others. Jesse advises against
it since they don’t have any powers and she doesn’t want to be captured by Zoom
again. However, he manages to convince her by reminding her how quick and smart
she can be. She could easily think of a way out of the vault. Flattered, she
tries her hand at the door.
In the lab, the team is devastated at the new prospect. Harry
warns that Zoom will next gather an army of metahumans to fight against the
city. The group argues that there can’t be that many left, but Harry reveals an
extensive list from his world, and with the Flash no longer a threat, more will
surely appear. With everything threatened, Barry decides to go through the
process to stop Zoom once and for all. They plan to hook Barry up to the
original accelerator, allowing Harry to flood the dark matter to Barry instead
of outside STAR Labs. Meanwhile, Cisco will utilize the wand used against the
Weather Wizard to create the lightning bolt to strike Barry. Before Barry can
go through with it, both Henry and Iris say some words to Barry. Iris reminds
him that nothing will change her feelings for him while Henry adds that he
doesn’t have to do this if he doesn’t want it. Barry states the Flash is the
best he can be, and he needs a chance to become that again. Harry begins the
process.
Cisco: Expecto patronum!
Jesse manages to hotwire the door open right when the
accelerator is ignited. Wally and Jesse run to find out what’s happening. Harry
injects Barry with numerous chemicals as he painfully awaits the lightning bolt
strike. The plan is successful as lightning strikes Barry in a spectacle that
even Jay spots outside the city. However, right when the lightning stirkes,
Barry begins to evaporate in the light, causing a massive shockwave that
rattles the lab and knocks Wally and Jesse unconscious. To the group’s horror,
they find Barry’s suit, but Barry is gone. Even Zoom arrives and remarks that
in their quest to create the Flash, they’ve killed him.
Flash Notes
- Henry reveals that his mother's maiden name was Garrick. Perhaps there may be a connection between Zoom and Barry after all?
- The episode ends with Wally and Jesse being blasted by the explosion caused by the accelerator. This could be one step further for the two to develop their speed powers to become Kid Flash and Jesse Quick!
- Just where did Barry go? In one situation from the comics, Barry actually ends up as part of the Speed Force! That's always an option!
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