With the Particle Accelerator back online, Barry can go back in time to stop Eobard Thawne on the night of his mother's murder fifteen years ago.With the Particle Accelerator back online, Barry can go back in time to stop Eobard Thawne on the night of his mother's murder fifteen years ago.With the Particle Accelerator back online, Barry can go back in time to stop Eobard Thawne on the night of his mother's murder fifteen years ago.
- Kendra Saunders
- (as Ciara Renee)
- White Canary
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- The Atom
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRip Hunter is identified by Eobard Thawne as the creator of the first successful time machine. He has been identified as a member of the time masters and will appear on DC's DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016).
- GoofsWhen Dr. Stein is explaining the time travel calculations, he says they will "inject a hydrogen proton into the particle accelerator." Protons are the same, regardless of the element they come from. A hydrogen proton is the same as an oxygen proton or an iron proton or a plutonium proton. Elements are differentiated (partially) by the number of protons they have. Hydrogen has 1, oxygen had 8, etc. The subatomic particles are the same, so the phrase "hydrogen proton" is somewhat meaningless; however, In Particle Physics, hydrogen atoms are delivered in "packets" into the first stage of the accelerator (Linear Accelerator). These hydrogen atoms can only be used after their electrons are stripped away, leaving hydrogen protons. This is why they are known as hydrogen protons, and not simply protons.
- Quotes
Dr. Harrison Wells: What? No Big Belly Burger? It's one of the few perks of living in this time. We're out of cows where I come from. You don't care about that. You have questions. Go ahead.
Barry Allen: I'm not sure where to start... Thawne. That is your real name - Eobard Thawne?
Dr. Harrison Wells: Since the day I was born.
Barry Allen: And when was that?
Dr. Harrison Wells: 136 years from now. This's not what you wanna know. Go ahead, Barry. Ask it.
Barry Allen: Why did you kill my mother?
Dr. Harrison Wells: Because I hate you. Not you now. You years from now.
Barry Allen: In the future.
Dr. Harrison Wells: In a future. Yes. We're enemies, rivals, opposites, reverses of one another.
Barry Allen: Why? Wh-why were we enemies?
Dr. Harrison Wells: It doesn't matter. It doesn't... matter anymore. What matters is that neither of us was strong enough to defeat the other... until I learned your secret. I learned your name, "Barry Allen," and finally I knew how to defeat you once and for all - travel back in time, kill you as a child, wipe you from the face of the earth - but then you - future you, that is - followed me back and we fought. We both landed some pretty solid shots; and then, you - future you - got your younger self out of there. I was so mad, but then I thought... what if you were to suffer a tragedy? What if you were to suffer something so horrible, so traumatic that your child self could never recover? Then you would not become The Flash. And so I stabbed your mother in the heart, and I was free, finally able to return to a future without The Flash, only to realize that in traveling back I'd lost my way home, lost my ability to harness the speed force, and without it, I was stuck here, stranded in this time, unable to return to my own, and the only way back was The Flash - but The Flash was gone, and so I created him.
Barry Allen: Why train me? Why help me save so many people?
Dr. Harrison Wells: Because I needed you to get fast. Fast enough to rupture the space-time barrier and create a stable wormhole through which I could return home.
Barry Allen: Why would I ever do that?
Dr. Harrison Wells: Because, Barry Allen, if you give me what I want, I'm gonna give you what you want. You can go back and save your mother. You can prevent your father from going to prison. You can reunite the Allen family.
Barry Allen: No. No, I don't believe you. I want to kill you right now.
Dr. Harrison Wells: I know that rage. I used to feel that rage every time I looked upon you. And now, somehow, I know what Joe and Henry feel when they look on you with pride. With love.
Barry Allen: No. No. Don't you ever say that to me!
Dr. Harrison Wells: I know you're upset, but I'm giving you a chance. I'm giving you a chance to undo all the evil I've done. Don't you want that chance?
- Crazy creditsThe transitions have red lightning instead of the usual yellow in reference to the Reverse Flash.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Heart and Heat: The Story of Firestorm (2015)
The episode kicks off with Harrison Wells giving Barry a chance to "save" his mom and provide him with everything that he ever wanted. With that in mind, the episode pushes forward in the first half and we see Barry's struggle with his friends and family whether this will be the right thing to do. Right off the bat, the first half of this episode was excellent full of heartfelt moments and scenes that really get to you. It felt like it was a farewell to the timeline and a farewell to the things Barry held dear throughout the season which was incredibly fitting and heart hitting especially since this is the finale. As the first half continues, it gets better and better. Characters like Eddie was really developed well and he was like the guy who felt out of place in this show and I like the fact that they addressed that therefore giving us a special connection to him, even if he was useless or out of place you felt for him and that was well done by the show, well done. Then came the the second half or the climax as it is and boy..I didn't see that coming. Unfortunately for me, I got to watch the episode a bit late than others did and seeing some articles about how it was a shocking episode was really intriguing and I was at least half tempted to read some of the reviews but luckily I did not. When you though the episode would be very much laid out already because of the build up in the first half which was brilliantly done, NOPE, it goes to another whole direction which indeed got my heart racing and got me to the edge of my seat. Just after the first half hit our hearts, this next half gripped us all the way and of course ripped our hearts as well. The climax of this episode is easily on par with Out Of Time's climax which was also one of the best episodes of the whole season. The visual effects and action were much more stunning and as I said in my previous The Flash reviews having stated that I might be worried that the visual effects might fall short as episodes progressed, I was proved wrong in this finale. As Barry goes back in time, I wasn't expecting the things that was gonna happen, I was expecting this to happen which would then result to this and this then the episode did not in fact do that and it turned into another direction in a shocking, compelling and effective way. The death that occurs in this episode was extremely heartbreaking and I was never expecting they'd do it now. In fact, that wasn't the only death that was executed well, there was another one that does heartbreak you and plays with your heart strings which was massively affected Barry and the audience. Then towards the end, after the outburst, we're treated with a crisis and tremendous outbreak which threatens the world. Sure the cliffhanger got us gripping our seats until we wait for fall, but there's no denying how stunning this episode was and the whole freshman season of The Flash. There's no denying that this episode got us exhilarated, this episode got us feeling many things, but there is always one thing that this superhero comic book show that does extremely well and consistently that other shows sometimes fail to do, this show and episode indeed has tremendous heart and fun which was crucial to how this show became so successful and loved.
With all that, I'm very excited for Season 2. A fitting and wonderful finale to the first season of The Flash and it indeed got us wanting for more. +Excellent heartfelt moments, +Barry's struggle to find what to do right, +The first half of this episode was extremely done well, +A Wonderful Farewell, +Eddie's out of place character which was developed brilliantly, +The second half of this episode was exhilarating and heartbreaking, +Episode is unexpected and shocking, +Consistent Visuals Effects and Action, +Consistent heart and fun throughout the show.
Verdict: 9.9/10
- SpoodermanDerp
- May 20, 2015
Details
- Runtime44 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD