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For the event with the same name, see Death of the Speed Force (Event).

"Death of the Speed Force"

Information

Season 6 » Episode 14

Episode number

128 of 184

Airdate

March 10, 2020

Chronology

Preceded by	Followed by
Grodd Friended Me	The Exorcism of Nash Wells

"Death of the Speed Force"^[1] is the fourteenth episode of the sixth season of The Flash, and the one-hundred-twenty-eighth episode overall. It aired on March 10, 2020.

“	Barry Allen, we forgive you. You did the right thing. You saved our universe. You never could have foreseen what that cost. You only have a few steps left before we're gone from you entirely, but I know you will use them well. The lightning chose you, and it was the best decision that we... I ever made. You showed us the greatest force of all. I love you. I love you. I love you, my beautiful, beautiful boy.	”
— The Speed Force to Barry Allen^[src]

Synopsis[edit | hide | hide all]

Kid Flash returns to Central City with a Zen attitude and new tricks up his sleeve. While thrilled to see his family again, Wally confides to Barry that he returned because he thinks there is something wrong with the Speed Force. Meanwhile, Cisco returns from his fact-finding mission across Earth-Prime.

Appearances[edit | hide]

Characters[edit | hide]

Protagonists[edit | hide]

Antagonists[edit | hide]

Black Hole (mentioned)
- Ultraviolet (Esperanza Garcia) (pictured)
- Joseph Carver (mentioned)
- Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi) (mentioned)
Cisco's Who's Who? Binder
- Arielle McAlpin (pictured)
- Bug Eyed Bandit (Brie Larvan) (pictured)
- Dominators (pictured)
- Magenta (Frankie Kane) (pictured)
- The Hotness (Jaco Birch) (pictured)
- Weather Witch (Joslyn Jackam) (pictured)
- The Mist (Kyle Nimbus) (pictured)
- Amunet Black (Leslie Jocoy) (pictured)
- Weather Wizard (Mark Mardon) (pictured)
- Payton Gilbert (pictured)
- Abra Kadabra (Philippe) (pictured)
- Top (Rosalind Dillon) (pictured)
- King Shark (Shay Lamden) (pictured)
- Girder (Tony Woodard) (pictured)
- Block (Vanessa Jansen) (pictured)
Nash Wells (Eobard Thawne)
Turtle 2.0 (Frida Novikov)
Eva McCulloch's Army
- Eva McCulloch
- Iris West-Allen
Ramsey Rosso (mentioned)
Turtle (Russell Glosson) (mentioned)

Other Characters[edit | hide]

Alexi
BARI
Bhikkhuni Amala (mentioned)
Daisy Korber
David Singh (pictured)
Francine West (mentioned)
Gideon (voice)
John Diggle (flashback)
Maria Volkova
Natalie
Nora Allen (as the Speed Force)
Nora West-Allen (mentioned)
Paragons (flashback)
- The Flash (Barry Allen) (flashback)
- Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) (flashback)
- Supergirl (Kara Danvers) (flashback)
- Batwoman (Kate Kane) (flashback)
- Lex Luthor (flashback)
- Spectre (Oliver Queen) (flashback)

Teams and Organizations[edit | hide]

A.R.G.U.S. (flashback)
Black Hole (mentioned)
Cecile Horton, Public Attorney (mentioned)
Central City Citizen
Central City Police Department
Peace Corps (mentioned)
S.T.A.R. Labs

Events[edit | hide]

Crisis (mentioned)
Liberation of Eva McCulloch
- Ambush on Kamilla Hwang
Arrest of Turtle 2.0
Death of the Speed Force

Species[edit | hide]

Objects and Concepts[edit | hide]

Locations[edit | hide]

Artificial Speed Force (mentioned)
Earth-Prime
- Earth
  - Atlantis (mentioned)
  - Egypt (mentioned)
  - Germany (mentioned)
  - Lian Yu (flashback)
  - Russia (mentioned)
  - Santa Prisca (mentioned)
  - United States of America
    - Missouri
      - Central City
        CC Jitters
        
        Central City Police Precinct
        
        E. Matz Street
        The Bentley Building
        
        S.T.A.R. Labs
        Pipeline
        
        Time Vault
        
        Seaver Building
        
        West House
        
        West-Allen Loft
Nash Wells' Mind (hallucination)
Mirrorverse
- McCulloch Labs
Negative Speed Force (mentioned)
Speed Force
- Allen Residence (in the Speed Force)
Vanishing Point (flashback)
- Oculus (flashback)

Notes[edit | hide]

The shares the title with an arc from the DC Rebirth Flash comics.

Gallery[edit | hide]

The Flash and Kid Flash

Promotional Images[edit | hide]

References[edit | hide]

↑ The Flash - Episode 6.14 - Death of the Speed Force - Promo, 2 Sneak Peeks, Promotional Photos + Press Release

The Flash
Season 1	Pilot (The Flash: 2014) • Fastest Man Alive • Things You Can't Outrun • Going Rogue • Plastique (The Flash) • The Flash Is Born • Power Outage • Flash vs. Arrow • The Man in the Yellow Suit • Revenge of the Rogues • The Sound and the Fury • Crazy for You • The Nuclear Man • Fallout (The Flash) • Out of Time (The Flash) • Rogue Time • Tricksters • All-Star Team Up • Who Is Harrison Wells? • The Trap • Grodd Lives • Rogue Air • Fast Enough
Season 2	The Man Who Saved Central City • Flash of Two Worlds • Family of Rogues • The Fury of Firestorm • The Darkness and the Light • Enter Zoom • Gorilla Warfare • Legends of Today • Running to Stand Still • Potential Energy • The Reverse-Flash Returns • Fast Lane • Welcome to Earth-2 • Escape from Earth-2 • King Shark • Trajectory • Flash Back • Versus Zoom • Back to Normal • Rupture • The Runaway Dinosaur • Invincible • The Race of His Life
Season 3	Flashpoint • Paradox • Magenta • The New Rogues • Monster (The Flash) • Shade • Killer Frost • Invasion! (The Flash) • The Present • Borrowing Problems from the Future • Dead or Alive • Untouchable • Attack on Gorilla City • Attack on Central City • The Wrath of Savitar • Into the Speed Force • Duet • Abra Kadabra • The Once and Future Flash • I Know Who You Are • Cause and Effect • Infantino Street • Finish Line
Season 4	The Flash Reborn • Mixed Signals • Luck Be a Lady • Elongated Journey Into Night • Girls Night Out • When Harry Met Harry... • Therefore I Am • Crisis on Earth-X, Part 3 • Don't Run • The Trial of The Flash • The Elongated Knight Rises • Honey, I Shrunk Team Flash • True Colors • Subject 9 • Enter Flashtime • Run, Iris, Run • Null and Annoyed • Lose Yourself • Fury Rogue • Therefore She Is • Harry and the Harrisons • Think Fast • We Are The Flash
Season 5	Nora • Blocked • The Death of Vibe • News Flash • All Doll'd Up • The Icicle Cometh • O Come, All Ye Thankful • What's Past Is Prologue • Elseworlds, Part 1 • The Flash & The Furious • Seeing Red (The Flash) • Memorabilia • Goldfaced • Cause and XS • King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd • Failure Is an Orphan • Time Bomb (The Flash) • Godspeed • Snow Pack • Gone Rogue • The Girl with the Red Lightning • Legacy (The Flash)
Season 6	Into the Void • A Flash of the Lightning • Dead Man Running • There Will Be Blood • Kiss Kiss Breach Breach • License to Elongate • The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Part 1 • The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Part 2 • Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three • Marathon • Love Is a Battlefield • A Girl Named Sue • Grodd Friended Me • Death of the Speed Force • The Exorcism of Nash Wells • So Long and Goodnight • Liberation • Pay the Piper • Success Is Assured
Season 7	All's Wells That Ends Wells • The Speed of Thought • Mother • Central City Strong • Fear Me • The One with the Nineties • Growing Pains • The People v. Killer Frost • Timeless • Family Matters, Part 1 • Family Matters, Part 2 • Good-Bye Vibrations • Masquerade (The Flash) • Rayo de Luz • Enemy at the Gates • P.O.W. • Heart of the Matter, Part 1 • Heart of the Matter, Part 2
Season 8	Armageddon, Part 1 • Armageddon, Part 2 • Armageddon, Part 3 • Armageddon, Part 4 • Armageddon, Part 5 • Impulsive Excessive Disorder • Lockdown (The Flash) • The Fire Next Time • Phantoms • Reckless • Resurrection (The Flash) • Death Rises • Death Falls • Funeral for a Friend • Into the Still Force • The Curious Case of Bartholomew Allen • Keep It Dark • The Man in the Yellow Tie • Negative, Part 1 • Negative, Part 2
Season 9	Wednesday Ever After • Hear No Evil • Rogues of War • The Mask of the Red Death, Part 1 • The Mask of the Red Death, Part 2 • The Good, the Bad and the Lucky • Wildest Dreams • Partners in Time • It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To • A New World, Part 1: Reunions • A New World, Part 2: The Blues • A New World, Part 3: Changes • A New World, Part 4: Finale

[1] The Flash - Episode 6.14 - Death of the Speed Force - Promo, 2 Sneak Peeks, Promotional Photos + Press Release

[1]

@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 |airdate=March 10, 2020
 |network=[[The CW]]
-|writer=[[Sam Chalsen]]<br>[[Emily Palizzi Gilbert]]
+|writer=[[Sam Chalsen]]<br>[[Emily Palizzi]]
 |director=[[Brent Crowell]]
 |before={{Ep|Grodd Friended Me}}
@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 {{Quote|Barry Allen, we forgive you. You did the right thing. You saved our universe. You never could have foreseen what that cost. You only have a few steps left before we're gone from you entirely, but I know you will use them well. The lightning chose you, and it was the best decision that we... I ever made. You showed us the greatest force of all. I love you. I love you. I love you, my beautiful, beautiful boy.|The [[Speed Force]] to [[Barry Allen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Barry Allen]]|Death of the Speed Force}}
 ==Synopsis==
-[[Wally West (Earth-Prime)|Kid Flash]] returns to [[Central City (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Central City]] with a Zen attitude and new tricks up his sleeve. While thrilled to see his family again, Wally confides to [[Barry Allen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Barry]] that he returned because he thinks there is something wrong with the [[Speed Force]]. Meanwhile, [[Cisco Ramon (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Cisco]] returns from his fact-finding mission across [[Earth-Prime]].
+[[Wally West (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Kid Flash]] returns to [[Central City (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Central City]] with a Zen attitude and new tricks up his sleeve. While thrilled to see his family again, Wally confides to [[Barry Allen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Barry]] that he returned because he thinks there is something wrong with the [[Speed Force]]. Meanwhile, [[Cisco Ramon (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Cisco]] returns from his fact-finding mission across [[Earth-Prime]].
 ==Appearances==
 ===Characters===
 ====Protagonists====
-*[[Team Flash (Earth-Prime)|Team Flash]]
+*[[Team Flash (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Team Flash]]
 **[[Barry Allen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|The Flash (Barry Allen)]]
 **[[Frost (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Frost]]
@@ Line 33: / Line 33: @@
 **[[Cecile Horton (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Cecile Horton]]
 **[[Kamilla Hwang (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Kamilla Hwang]]
-*[[Wally West (Earth-Prime)|Kid Flash (Wally West)]]
+*[[Wally West (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Kid Flash (Wally West)]]
 *[[Speed Force]]
 ====Antagonists====
-*[[Black Hole (Earth-Prime)|Black Hole]] {{c|mentioned}}
+*[[Black Hole (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Black Hole]] {{c|mentioned}}
 **[[Esperanza Garcia (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Ultraviolet (Esperanza Garcia)]] {{c|pictured}}
 **[[Joseph Carver (Earth-Prime)|Joseph Carver]] {{c|mentioned}}
@@ Line 43: / Line 43: @@
 *[[Cisco's Who's Who? Binder (Earth-Prime)|Cisco's Who's Who? Binder]]
 **[[Arielle McAlpin (Earth-Prime)|Arielle McAlpin]] {{c|pictured}}
-**[[Brie Larvan (Earth-Prime)|Bug Eyed Bandit (Brie Larvan)]] {{c|pictured}}
+**[[Brie Larvan (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Bug Eyed Bandit (Brie Larvan)]] {{c|pictured}}
-**[[Dominators (Earth-Prime)|Dominators]] {{c|pictured}}
+**[[Dominators (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Dominators]] {{c|pictured}}
-**[[Frankie Kane (Earth-Prime)|Magenta (Frankie Kane)]] {{c|pictured}}
+**[[Frankie Kane (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Magenta (Frankie Kane)]] {{c|pictured}}
-**[[Jaco Birch (Earth-Prime)|The Hotness (Jaco Birch)]] {{c|pictured}}
+**[[Jaco Birch (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|The Hotness (Jaco Birch)]] {{c|pictured}}
-**[[Joslyn Jackam (Earth-Prime)|Weather Witch (Joslyn Jackam)]] {{c|pictured}}
+**[[Joslyn Jackam (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Weather Witch (Joslyn Jackam)]] {{c|pictured}}
-**[[Kyle Nimbus (Earth-Prime)|The Mist (Kyle Nimbus)]] {{c|pictured}}
+**[[Kyle Nimbus (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|The Mist (Kyle Nimbus)]] {{c|pictured}}
-**[[Leslie Jocoy (Earth-Prime)|Amunet Black (Leslie Jocoy)]] {{c|pictured}}
+**[[Leslie Jocoy (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Amunet Black (Leslie Jocoy)]] {{c|pictured}}
-**[[Mark Mardon (Earth-Prime)|Weather Wizard (Mark Mardon)]] {{c|pictured}}
+**[[Mark Mardon (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Weather Wizard (Mark Mardon)]] {{c|pictured}}
 **[[Payton Gilbert (Earth-Prime)|Payton Gilbert]] {{c|pictured}}
-**[[Philippe (Earth-Prime)|Abra Kadabra (Philippe)]] {{c|pictured}}
+**[[Philippe (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Abra Kadabra (Philippe)]] {{c|pictured}}
 **[[Rosa Dillon (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Top (Rosalind Dillon)]] {{c|pictured}}
-**[[Shay Lamden (Earth-Prime)|King Shark (Shay Lamden)]] {{c|pictured}}
+**[[Shay Lamden (Earth-2: Pre-Crisis)|King Shark (Shay Lamden)]] {{c|pictured}}
 **[[Tony Woodward (Earth-Prime)|Girder (Tony Woodard)]] {{c|pictured}}
 **[[Vanessa Jansen (Earth-Prime)|Block (Vanessa Jansen)]] {{c|pictured}}
@@ Line 63: / Line 63: @@
 **[[Iris West-Allen (Mirrorverse)|Iris West-Allen]]
 *[[Ramsey Rosso (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Ramsey Rosso]] {{c|mentioned}}
-*[[Russell Glosson (Earth-Prime)|Turtle (Russell Glosson)]] {{c|mentioned}}
+*[[Russell Glosson (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Turtle (Russell Glosson)]] {{c|mentioned}}
 ====Other Characters====
@@ Line 71: / Line 71: @@
 *[[Daisy Korber (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Daisy Korber]]
 *[[David Singh (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|David Singh]] {{c|pictured}}
-*[[Francine West (Earth-Prime)|Francine West]] {{c|mentioned}}
+*[[Francine West (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Francine West]] {{c|mentioned}}
 *[[Gideon (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)/Time Vault|Gideon]] {{c|voice}}
 *[[John Diggle (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|John Diggle]] {{c|flashback}}
 *[[Maria Volkova (Earth-Prime)|Maria Volkova]]
-*[[Natalie (Earth-Prime)|Natalie]]
+*[[Natalie (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Natalie]]
-*[[Nora Allen (Earth-Prime)|Nora Allen]] {{c|as the Speed Force}}
+*[[Nora Allen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Nora Allen]] {{c|as the Speed Force}}
 *[[Nora West-Allen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Nora West-Allen]] {{c|mentioned}}
 *[[Paragons]] {{c|flashback}}
@@ Line 88: / Line 88: @@
 ===Teams and Organizations===
 *[[A.R.G.U.S. (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|A.R.G.U.S.]] {{c|flashback}}
-*[[Black Hole (Earth-Prime)|Black Hole]] {{c|mentioned}}
+*[[Black Hole (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Black Hole]] {{c|mentioned}}
-*[[Cecile Horton, Metahuman Attorney (Earth-Prime)|Cecile Horton, Metahuman Attorney]] {{c|mentioned}}
+*[[Cecile Horton, Public Attorney (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Cecile Horton, Public Attorney]] {{c|mentioned}}
 *[[Central City Citizen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Central City Citizen]]
 *[[Central City Police Department (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Central City Police Department]]
 *[[Peace Corps (Earth-Prime)|Peace Corps]] {{c|mentioned}}
-*[[S.T.A.R. Labs (Earth-Prime)|S.T.A.R. Labs]]
+*[[S.T.A.R. Labs (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|S.T.A.R. Labs]]
 ===Events===
@@ Line 104: / Line 104: @@
 ===Species===
 *[[Artificial Intelligences (Earth-Prime)|Artificial Intelligences]]
-*[[Dominators (Earth-Prime)|Dominators]] {{c|pictured}}
+*[[Dominators (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Dominators]] {{c|pictured}}
 *[[Ghosts]] {{c|mentioned}}
 *[[Green Martians (Earth-38)|Green Martians (Earth-38)]] {{c|flashback}}
@@ Line 119: / Line 119: @@
 *[[Green Arrow Suits (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Green Arrow Suit]] {{c|flashback}}
 *[[Kamilla Hwang's Camera (Earth-Prime)|Kamilla Hwang's Camera]]
-*[[Kid Flash Suit (Earth-Prime)|Kid Flash Suit]]
+*[[Kid Flash Suits (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Kid Flash Suit]]
 *[[Mirror Gun (Earth-Prime)|Mirror Gun]]
 *[[Nash Wells' Gauntlet (UE-33)|Gauntlet]]
@@ Line 126: / Line 126: @@
 *[[Residual Particle Catcher (Earth-Prime)|Residual Particle Catcher]]
 *[[Supergirl Suits (Earth-38)|Supergirl Suit]] {{c|flashback}}
-*[[Tachyon Enhancers (Earth-Prime)|Tachyon Prototype]]
+*[[Tachyon Enhancers (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Tachyon Prototype]]
 *[[Techno Fanny Pack (UE-33)|Techno fanny pack]]
 *[[The Flash Suits (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|The Flash Suits]] {{c|flashback}}
 *[[The Flash Suits (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|The Flash Suit]]
 *[[Turtle 2.0 Suit (Earth-Prime)|Turtle 2.0 Suit]]
-*[[Velocity Serums (Earth-Prime)|Velocity X]]
+*[[Velocity Serums (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Velocity X]]
-*[[Vibe-accino (Earth-Prime)|Vibe-accino]]
+*[[Vibe-accino (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Vibe-accino]]
 ===Locations===
@@ Line 138: / Line 138: @@
 *[[Earth-Prime]]
 **[[Earth (Earth-Prime)|Earth]]
-***[[Atlantis (Earth-Prime)|Atlantis]] {{c|mentioned}}
+***[[Kingdom of Atlantis (Earth-Prime)|Atlantis]] {{c|mentioned}}
-***[[Egypt (Earth-Prime)|Egypt]] {{c|mentioned}}
+***[[Egypt (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Egypt]] {{c|mentioned}}
-***[[Germany (Earth-Prime)|Germany]] {{c|mentioned}}
+***[[Germany (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Germany]] {{c|mentioned}}
-***[[Lian Yu (Earth-Prime)|Lian Yu]] {{c|flashback}}
+***[[Lian Yu (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Lian Yu]] {{c|flashback}}
 ***[[Russia (Earth-Prime)|Russia]] {{c|mentioned}}
 ***[[Santa Prisca (Earth-Prime)|Santa Prisca]] {{c|mentioned}}
@@ Line 149: / Line 149: @@
 ******[[CC Jitters (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|CC Jitters]]
 ******[[Central City Police Precinct (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Central City Police Precinct]]
-******[[E. Matz Street (Earth-Prime)|E. Matz Street]]
+******[[E. Matz Street (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|E. Matz Street]]
 *******[[The Bentley Building (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|The Bentley Building]]
-******[[Flash Museum (Earth-Prime)|S.T.A.R. Labs Central City Facility]]
+******[[Flash Museum (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|S.T.A.R. Labs]]
-*******[[S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator (Earth-Prime)|Pipeline]]
+*******[[S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Pipeline]]
-*******[[Time Vault (Earth-Prime)|Time Vault]]
+*******[[Time Vault (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Time Vault]]
 ******[[Seaver Building (Earth-Prime)|Seaver Building]]
 ******[[West House (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|West House]]
@@ Line 162: / Line 162: @@
 *[[Negative Speed Force]] {{c|mentioned}}
 *[[Speed Force]]
+**[[Allen Residence (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Allen Residence]] {{c|in the [[Speed Force]]}}
 *[[Vanishing Point]] {{c|flashback}}
+**[[Oculus (Vanishing Point)|Oculus]] {{c|flashback}}
 ==Notes==