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"Borrowing Problems from the Future"[1] is the tenth and midseason premiere episode of the third season of The Flash, and the fifty-sixth episode overall. It aired on January 24, 2017.
| “ | So imagine, okay, domino... each domino is a moment in time. One moment in time leads to the next, so as one domino falls, it hits the next, it hits the next, and the next, and the next, and so on, leading to the inevitable conclusion, and that is... the future. And what happens if we alter certain events? Well, you... you could conceivably change where you end up, but... but, Barry, if you would... So you could change the future, but you'd have to be very careful about which events... you alter. |
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Synopsis
Barry is tormented by his vision of the future where Iris is murdered by Savitar. When a criminal named Plunder shows up in Central City, Barry recalls the villain's presence in his vision of the future and fears that if he catches Plunder, it will cement Iris' fate. Confused about Barry's hesitation to stop Plunder, Wally decides to step in as Kid Flash. Caitlin offers Julian a job.[1]
Appearances
Characters
Protagonists
Antagonists
- Gypsy
- Plunder (Jared Morillo)
- Music Meister (mentioned)
- Savitar (vibe)
Other Characters
- Central City Police Department
- Ben Edwards (mentioned)
- Dave Frieman (mentioned)
- Jorge Gonzales (mentioned)
- Officer Kim
- Dante Ramon (mentioned)
- Harrison Wells (Eobard Thawne) (mentioned)
- Frozone (mentioned)
- God (mentioned)
- Harrison Wells (indirectly mentioned)
- Harry Wells (mentioned)
- Henry Allen (mentioned)
- Jay Garrick (mentioned)
- Julie Greer (mentioned)
- Hawkgirl (name seen)
- Marty McFly (mentioned)
- McSnurtle
- Nora Allen (mentioned)
- Olga
- Green Arrow (name seen)
- Randolf Morgan (mentioned)
- Atom (name seen)
Teams and Organizations
- CC Jitters (beverages)
- Central City Citizen (newspaper)
- Central City Museum
- Central City Police Department
- Anti-Metahuman Task Force (mentioned)
- Central City Taxi
- Channel 52 (vibe)
- Dornfeld Painters
- Iron Heights Penitentiary (mentioned)
- Leawood Diamond Exchange
- Luigi's (mentioned)
- Payson Hotel
- S.T.A.R. Labs
- Team Flash
- Trader Sam's
Events
- Nebula Award (mentioned)
- Flashpoint (mentioned)
- Conquering of the Speed Force (vibe)
- Massacre in Alchemy's Lair (mentioned)
- Execution on Infantino Street (vibe)
- Search for Alchemy (mentioned)
- Plunder Robberies
- Hunt for H.R. Wells
- Central City Gorilla Attack (mentioned)
Species
- Humans (Earth-1)
- Humans (Earth-19)
- Metahumans (Earth-1)
- Metahumans (Earth-19)
- Time Remannts (vibe)
- Turtles
Objects and Concepts
- Back to the Future (mentioned)
- Breaches
- Forcefields
- Girder
- Holograms (Earth-1)
- Holograms (Earth-19)
- Kid Flash Suit
- Philosopher's Stone (mentioned)
- Plunder Suit
- Plunder's Rifle
- Power Dampeners
- Savitar Armor (vibe)
- Strange Metal (vibe)
- The Flash Suit
- The Future Ain't What It Used to Be (mentioned)
- Time Travel (vibe)
- Temporal Wormholes (vibe)
- Vibes
Locations
- Earth-1
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- Missouri
- Central City
- Cisco Ramon's Apartment (mentioned)
- City Center
- CC Jitters (beverages)
- City Hall (name seen in flashback)
- Central City Police Precinct
- Gardener River
- Infantino Street (vibe)
- Leawood
- Luigi's (mentioned)
- Payson Hotel
- Richmond Heights
- University Town
- West House (pictured)
- West-Allen Loft
- Keystone City (mentioned)
- Iron Heights Penitentiary (mentioned)
- Central City
- Star City (mentioned)
- Missouri
- United States of America
- North America
- Earth
- Hell (mentioned)
- Speed Force (mentioned)
Notes
- This episode takes place a month after The Present.
Gallery
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Vibing into the future
