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)
We began the episode with a brilliant scene of Barry and Wells. Last week I thought there was too little of Wells for a penultimate episode, and even though I still feel like this episode could have had more Wells, he made his presence felt. The scene brought up the potential for multi-verses or parallel universes as Wells said, which to comic book fans, is pretty exciting. We also got the definitive answer to how much in the future Eobard Thawne is from, which is 136 years. What followed was a series of necessary but very repetitive group of scenes about Barry deciding whether or not he was going to help Wells get home in return for Barry being able to save his mom. I think it was pretty obvious he was going to accept the offer but end up not saving her. Which was why the 8 or so minutes of scenes felt unnecessary, especially in an already packed finale. I nonetheless dug both of the father scenes. This show can be funny and lighthearted most of the time, but it's the quiet and intimate scenes with Barry's fathers that really impress me. Gustin has proved himself to be very good at the dramatic side of Barry time and time again, and tonight was no different. It was heartbreaking to watch him tell Joe that he may lose him if he saves his mom.
Coming off last weeks guest appearance, both halves of Firestorm were there for.... oh wait there was really no point of them being there. Besides Stein telling Eddie of his worth, there was no reason for the characters to take up screen-time. Plus, Ronnie and Caitlin's wedding felt completely out of left field. To me, there was too much thrown into the finale for it all to feel fluid. With that said, there was also so much greatness about the finale. Cisco confronting Wells about killing him was great TV. And him finding out that he was indeed somehow effected by the particle accelerator was an interesting twist. One that I didn't see turning him into Vibe, but I'm interested to see where they take that storyline. Wells mentioning Rip Hunter, a main character from the upcoming Legends of Tomorrow spin off was also awesome.
When he finally does go back in time, the episode really shined. Hearing Wells say "run Barry run" one last time was pretty bittersweet. If I remember correctly, that was the first thing Wells said to him when he was trying out his powers way back when. I'm hearing Cavanagh will be back for season 2 in some capacity so that was great to hear knowing the chemistry that was built between the cast throughout season 1. Then a simple moment like future Flash saying no to Barry saving his mom was a fantastic moment. Subtle but really impactful. It was Barry's destiny to become the Flash, and he cant save his mom and do that. Barry's scene with his mom was also very emotional. Even though all we have seen of her was the flashback played over and over again, I felt a lot for Barry here. The chemistry was definitely present even for a first scene together.
But then, seeing Eddie sacrifice himself to save Barry was easily the best moment of the episode. Eddie has really come into his own as a character and that was a great character moment and twist for the fans. And yes, I'm sure he will also be back at some point down the line. The final ending was a bit of a cop out. I would have liked the episode to end definitively. We know what happens but I just feel like if we wouldn't have gotten the other unnecessary scenes, it would have wrapped up nicer. So season 1 has come and gone and it was largely successful. It had so many highs and very little lows. Here's to a very FAST off-season!
+Wells and Barry scene to open
+Multiverses
+Rip Hunter reference
+Father scenes
+Cisco/Vibe
+Eddie twist
+Future Barry says no
-Unnecessary repetitive scenes
-No need for the wedding
9.2/10
- ThomasDrufke
- May 19, 2015
Details
- Runtime44 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD