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"Fastest Man Alive"

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Season 1 » Episode 2

Episode number

2 of 184

Airdate

October 14, 2014

Chronology

Preceded by	Followed by
Pilot (The Flash: 2014)	Things You Can't Outrun

"Fastest Man Alive"^[1] is the second episode of the first season of The Flash, and the second episode overall. It aired on October 14, 2014.

“	I'm dealing with a lot right now. Look, I know you are. Believe me, I'm dealing with it, too. I've always had a very simple set of beliefs. Gravity makes things fall. Water makes things wet. And up until a few weeks ago, I believed the fastest man could run a mile in four minutes. Not four seconds.	”
— Barry Allen and Joe West^[src]

Synopsis[edit | hide | hide all]

Barry escorts Iris to a university gathering honoring scientist Simon Stagg. When six gunmen storm the event, Barry changes into The Flash and tries to stop them. While he does save a man's life, he passes out before he can capture the robbers, which frustrates him. As Dr. Wells, Caitlin and Cisco scramble to find out what's wrong with Barry, Joe comes down hard on Barry for taking the law into his own hands and risking his life. Barry realizes that it wasn't six gunmen but a metahuman named Danton Black, who can make multiple copies of himself. Meanwhile, Iris becomes even more intrigued by the "red streak".^[1]

Appearances[edit | hide]

Characters[edit | hide]

Protagonists[edit | hide]

Antagonists[edit | hide]

Other Characters[edit | hide]

David Singh
Elizabeth Black (mentioned)
Henry Allen (flashback)
Nora Allen (mentioned in flashback)
Paige
Ronnie Raymond (mentioned)
Simon Stagg
Mercury (mentioned)

Teams and Organizations[edit | hide]

Events[edit | hide]

Species[edit | hide]

Objects and Concepts[edit | hide]

Locations[edit | hide]

Earth-1
- Earth
  - North America
    - United States of America
      - Missouri
        Central City
        CC Jitters
        
        Hex's Gun Shop
        
        S.T.A.R. Labs
        S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator (mentioned)
        
        CCPD
        
        Tito's (mentioned)
        
        West House (flashback)
        
        Keystone City
        Iron Heights Penitentiary (flashback)

Notes[edit | hide]

This is the first episode Barry was referred to as The Flash. However, this was said by Eobard and was a reference to the future.
The Hex's Gun Shop is a reference to Jonah Hex, who later became a recurring character on DC's Legends of Tomorrow.
In the opening scene of the episode, Barry mentioned he runs 352 miles per hour.

Gallery[edit | hide]

Barry faces Multiplex
Comic Sneak Peek

Promotional Images[edit | hide]

References[edit | hide]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 THE FLASH - Listings | The Futon Critic

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 THE FLASH - Listings | The Futon Critic

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+{{Quote|I'm dealing with a lot right now.<br>Look, I know you are. Believe me, I'm dealing with it, too. I've always had a very simple set of beliefs. Gravity makes things fall. Water makes things wet. And up until a few weeks ago, I believed the fastest man could run a mile in four minutes. Not four seconds.|[[Barry Allen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Barry Allen]] and [[Joe West (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Joe West]]|Fastest Man Alive}}
 ==Synopsis==
-[[Barry Allen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Barry]] escorts [[Iris West-Allen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Iris]] to a university gathering honoring scientist [[Simon Stagg (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Simon Stagg]]. When six gunmen storm the event, Barry changes into The Flash and tries to stop them. While he does save a man's life, he passes out before he can capture the robbers, which frustrates him. As [[Eobard Thawne (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Dr. Wells]], [[Caitlin Snow (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Caitlin]] and [[Francisco Ramon (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Cisco]] scramble to find out what's wrong with Barry, [[Joseph West (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Joe]] comes down hard on Barry for taking the law into his own hands and risking his life. Barry realizes that it wasn't six gunmen but a [[Meta-humans|meta-human]] named [[Danton Black (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Danton Black]], who can make multiple copies of himself. Meanwhile, Iris becomes even more intrigued by the "red streak".<ref name="Synopsis">[http://thefutoncritic.com/listings/20141001cw03/ Listings - The Flash]</ref>
+[[Barry Allen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Barry]] escorts [[Iris West-Allen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Iris]] to a university gathering honoring scientist [[Simon Stagg (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Simon Stagg]]. When six gunmen storm the event, Barry changes into The Flash and tries to stop them. While he does save a man's life, he passes out before he can capture the robbers, which frustrates him. As [[Eobard Thawne (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Dr. Wells]], [[Caitlin Snow (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Caitlin]] and [[Cisco Ramon (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Cisco]] scramble to find out what's wrong with Barry, [[Joe West (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Joe]] comes down hard on Barry for taking the law into his own hands and risking his life. Barry realizes that it wasn't six gunmen but a [[Metahumans (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|metahuman]] named [[Danton Black (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Danton Black]], who can make multiple copies of himself. Meanwhile, Iris becomes even more intrigued by the "red streak".<ref name="Synopsis"/>
 ==Appearances==
 ===Characters===
-====Main Characters====
+====Protagonists====
 *[[Team Flash (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|The Flash's Team]]
 **[[Barry Allen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|The Streak (Barry Allen)]]
 **[[Caitlin Snow (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Caitlin Snow]]
-**[[Francisco Ramon (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Cisco Ramon]]
+**[[Cisco Ramon (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Cisco Ramon]]
 **[[Eobard Thawne (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Harrison Wells (Eobard Thawne)]]
-*[[Central City Police Department (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|CCPD]]
-**[[Joseph West (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Joe West]]
-**[[Eddie Thawne (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Eddie Thawne]]
 *[[Iris West-Allen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Iris West]]
+*[[Central City Police Department (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Central City Police Department]]
+**[[Eddie Thawne (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Eddie Thawne]]
+**[[Joe West (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Joe West]]
-====Villains====
+====Antagonists====
-*{{F|page=Danton Black (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Mutiplex/Captain Clone (Danton Black)|(first appearance)}}
+*[[Clyde Mardon (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Clyde Mardon]] {{c|mentioned}}
-*{{F|page=Java (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Java|(first appearance)}}
+*[[Danton Black (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Multiplex/Captain Clone (Danton Black)]]
-*{{F|page=Clyde Mardon (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Clyde Mardon|(mentioned)}}
 *[[Eobard Thawne (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Reverse-Flash (Eobard Thawne)]]
+*[[Java (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Java]]
 ====Other Characters====
-*{{F|page=Simon Stagg (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Simon Stagg|(first appearance)}}
-*{{F|page=Henry Allen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Henry Allen|(flashback)}}
-*{{F|page=Nora Allen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Nora Allen|(pictured) (mentioned; flashback)}}
 *[[David Singh (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|David Singh]]
-*{{F|page=Ronald Raymond (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Ronnie Raymond|(mentioned)}}
+*[[Elizabeth Black (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Elizabeth Black]] {{c|mentioned}}
-*{{F|page=Paige (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Paige|(first appearance)}}
+*[[Henry Allen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Henry Allen]] {{c|flashback}}
-*{{F|page=Elizabeth Black (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Elizabeth Black|(first appearance) (mentioned)}}
+*[[Nora Allen (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Nora Allen]] {{c|mentioned in flashback}}
+*[[Paige (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Paige]]
-*{{F|page=wikipedia:Mercury|Mercury|(first appearance) (mentioned)}}
+*[[Ronnie Raymond (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Ronnie Raymond]] {{c|mentioned}}
+*[[Simon Stagg (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Simon Stagg]]
+*[[Wikipedia:Mercury|Mercury]] {{c|mentioned}}
-===Organizations===
+===Teams and Organizations===
-*[[Scientific and Technological Advanced Research Laboratories (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|S.T.A.R. Labs]]
+*[[Central City Fire Department (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Central City Fire Department]]
-*[[Central City Police Department (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|CCPD]]
+*[[Central City Police Department (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Central City Police Department]]
-*{{F|page=Central City Fire Department (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|CCFD|(first appearance)}}
+*[[Central City Public Works (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Central City Public Works]] {{c|name seen}}
-*{{F|page=KSFZ Channel 8 (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|KSFZ Channel 8|(television)}}
+*[[KSFZ (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|KSFZ Channel 8]] {{c|television}}
-*{{F|page=Central City Public Works (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Central City Public Works|(first appearance) (name seen)}}
+*[[S.T.A.R. Labs (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|S.T.A.R. Labs]]
 *[[Stagg Industries (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Stagg Industries]]
+===Events===
+*[[Reverse-Flash's War (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Reverse-Flash's War]]
+*[[Attack on Simon Stagg (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Attack on Simon Stagg]]
 ===Species===
@@ Line 65: / Line 63: @@
 *[[Metahumans (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Metahumans]]
-===Objects===
+===Objects and Concepts===
+*[[Cosmic Treadmill (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Cisco-ed Treadmill]]
+*[[Eobard Thawne's Wheelchair (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Eobard Thawne's Wheelchair]]
+*[[Multiplex Suit (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Multiplex Suit]]
 *[[The Flash Suits (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|The Flash Suit]]
-**{{F|page=wikipedia:Glock|Glock 19|(first appearance)}}
-*[[Eobard Thawne's Wheelchair (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Wheelchair]]
-*{{F|page=Cisco-ed Treadmill (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Cisco-ed Treadmill|(first appearance)}}
-*{{F|page=Multiplex Suit (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Multiplex Suit|(first appearance)}}
-*[[Eobard Thawne's Wheelchair (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Eobard Thawne's Wheelchair]]
 ===Locations===
 *[[Earth-1 (Pre-Crisis)|Earth-1]]
 **[[Earth (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Earth]]
-***[[United States of America (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|United States of America]]
+***[[North America (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|North America]]
-****[[Missouri (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Missouri]]
+****[[United States of America (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|United States of America]]
-*****[[Central City (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Central City]]
+*****[[Missouri (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Missouri]]
-******[[S.T.A.R. Labs Central City Facility (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|S.T.A.R. Labs]]
+******[[Central City (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Central City]]
-*******{{F|page=S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator|(mentioned)}}
+*******[[CC Jitters (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|CC Jitters]]
-******[[Central City Police Precinct (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|CCPD]]
+*******[[Hex's Gun Shop (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Hex's Gun Shop]]
-******{{F|page=Hex's Gun Shop (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Hex's Gun Shop|(first appearance)}}
+*******[[Flash Museum (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|S.T.A.R. Labs]]
-******[[CC Jitters (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|CC Jitters]]
+********[[S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator]] {{c|mentioned}}
-******{{F|page=Tito's (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Tito's|(mentioned)}}
+*******[[Central City Police Precinct (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|CCPD]]
-******{{F|page=West House (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|West House|(first appearance) (flashback)}}
+*******[[Tito's (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Tito's]] {{c|mentioned}}
-****{{F|page=Iron Heights Penitentiary (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Iron Heights Penitentiary|(flashback)}}
+*******[[West House (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|West House]] {{c|flashback}}
-****[[Keystone City (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Keystone City]]
+******[[Keystone City (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Keystone City]]
+*******[[Iron Heights Penitentiary (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Iron Heights Penitentiary]] {{c|flashback}}
-==Trivia==
+==Notes==
-*This is the first episode Barry was referred as The Flash. However, this was said by Eobard and was a reference to the future.
+*This is the first episode Barry was referred to as The Flash. However, this was said by Eobard and was a reference to the future.
 *The [[Hex's Gun Shop (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Hex's Gun Shop]] is a reference to [[Jonah Hex (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Jonah Hex]], who later became a recurring character on {{S|LOT}}.
 *In the opening scene of the episode, Barry mentioned he runs 352 miles per hour.
+==[[:Category:Images from {{{images|Fastest Man Alive}}}|Gallery]]==
-==Gallery==
 <gallery>
 Fastest Man Alive 001.png|Barry faces Multiplex
+Fastest Man Alive 002.png|Comic Sneak Peek
+</gallery>
+===Promotional Images===
+<gallery>
 </gallery>
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-{{Season 1 (The Flash)}}
+{{The Flash (2014)}}