Family Matters, Part 1

"Family Matters, Part 1"

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Season 7 » Episode 10

Episode number

143 of 184

Airdate

May 18, 2021

Chronology

Preceded by	Followed by
Timeless	Family Matters, Part 2

"Family Matters, Part 1"^[1] is the tenth episode of the seventh season of The Flash, and the one-hundred-forty-third episode overall. It aired on May 18, 2021.

“	At some point, the walls we build need to come down, or they will crush us. And when they do... the people who still want to be there for you, that's real family.	”
— Alexa to Psych^[src]

Synopsis[edit | hide | hide all]

Iris is pushed to the limit as she seeks to uncover the mysterious truth about Psych. Meanwhile, Barry initiates a new training system, that could potentially backfire, with devastating consequences. Joe and Cisco make life-altering decisions.^[1]

Appearances[edit | hide]

Characters[edit | hide]

Protagonists[edit | hide]

Antagonists[edit | hide]

Other Characters[edit | hide]

Adrita Malik (mentioned)
Psych's Biological Father (mentioned)
Psych's Biological Mother (mentioned)
Chester P. Runk (mentioned)
Chip Cooper (message)
Esperanza Garcia (indirectly mentioned)
Frost (mentioned)
Governor (mentioned)
League of Lions
- Anthony Navarro Jr. (name seen)
- Caleb Fairweather
- Charlotte Vauchall (name seen)
- Christo Wheeler (name seen)
- Evan Hersh (name seen)
- Frances Rothenberg (name seen)
- Giovanni Arnato (name seen)
- James O'Connell (name seen)
- Jeff Springfield (name seen)
- Leah Cho (name seen)
- Leonardo Salvatore (name seen)
- Lucas Sharpe
- Marcus Helting (name seen)
- Naomi LaSalle
- Patrick Bassols (name seen)
- Samantha Lukins (name seen)
- Shahar Tanvi (name seen)
Meta-Cases CSIs
- Julian Albert (pictured)
- Patty Spivot (pictured)
Eduardo Reyes (indirectly mentioned)
Alexa Rivera's Father (mentioned)
Alexa Rivera's Mother (mentioned)
Nora Allen (as the Speed Force)
Paul Malik (mentioned)
Mayor (mentioned)

Teams and Organizations[edit | hide]

A.R.G.U.S. (message)
Cecile Horton, Public Attorney
Central City Citizen
- Team Citizen
Central City Police Department
Cleary Capital Investments (mentioned)
Governor's Municipal Logistics Commission
LaSalle Building
League of Lions
Malik Hotels (mentioned)
NBA (mentioned)
S.T.A.R. Labs
Team Flash
The McAlpin Modern Art Gallery (website)

Events[edit | hide]

Species[edit | hide]

Objects and Concepts[edit | hide]

Locations[edit | hide]

Earth-Prime
- Earth
  - Prague (mentioned)
  - United States of America
    - Amalfi Coast (mentioned)
    - Coast City (mentioned)
    - Florida (mentioned)
      - Miami (mentioned)
        South Beach (mentioned)
        The McAlpin Modern Art Gallery (website)
    - Gotham City (mentioned)
    - Missouri
      - Central City
        Central City Police Precinct
        
        E. Matz Street
        The Bentley Building
        
        Fairweather Residence
        
        I-95
        
        LaSalle Building
        
        S.T.A.R. Labs
      - Keystone City (mentioned)
Forces of Nature

Notes[edit | hide]

This episode takes place two days after The People v. Killer Frost.

Gallery[edit | hide]

Fuerza vs. Psych
To Be Continued...

Promotional Images[edit | hide]

References[edit | hide]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Flash Spoilers: "Family Matters, Part One"

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

[Synopsis-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Flash Spoilers: "Family Matters, Part One"

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