Flashpoint

For the eponymous event, see Flashpoint (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis).

"Flashpoint"
Information
[[Season 3 ()|Season 3 » Episode 1]]
Episode number	47 of
Airdate	October 4, 2016
Network	The CW
Written by	Story by Greg Berlanti Andrew Kreisberg Teleplay by Andrew Kreisberg Brooke Roberts
Directed by	Jesse Warn
Chronology
Preceded by	The Race of His Life
Followed by	Paradox

"Flashpoint" is the first episode of the [[Season 3 ({{{theme}}})|third season]] of [[{{{theme}}}|{{{theme}}}]], and the forty-seventh episode overall. It on October 4, 2016. [[Category:{{{theme}}} Episodes]] [[Category:Season 3 ({{{theme}}})]]

“	So, uh, what should we call this, uh, brave new world that you've whipped up for us? I was thinking... Flashpoint.	”
— Eobard Thawne to Barry Allen[src]

Synopsis

Barry is living his dream life – his parents are alive, he's asked Iris West on a date and he can finally be a normal guy as Central City has another speedster, Kid Flash, running around saving the city. When Barry starts forgetting parts of his old life, the Reverse-Flash taunts his nemesis and tells him that there will be serious repercussions for Barry and the ones he loves if he continues to live in this alternate universe. When disaster strikes, Barry must decide if he wants to continue to live in this world as Barry Allen or return to his universe as The Flash.

Appearances

Characters

Protagonists

• Team Flash (Flashpoint)
  • The Flash (Barry Allen)
  • Iris West
  • Cisco Ramon
  • The Flash/Kid Flash (Wally West)
• Caitlin Snow
• Joe West
• Julio Mendez
• Nora Allen
• Henry Allen

Antagonists

• Multiplex (Danton Black) (flashback)
• The Rival (Edward Clariss)
• Reverse-Flash (Eobard Thawne)
• Grodd (flashback)
• Zoom (Hunter Zolomon) (flashback)
• Weather Wizard (indirectly mentioned)
• Turtle (Russell Glosson) (flashback)
• Savitar (voice)
  • Alchemy (voice)
• King Shark (Shay Lamden) (flashback)

Other Characters

• Bethany Snow (television)
• Dante Ramon (mentioned)
• Eddie Thawne (flashback)
• Harrison Wells (Eobard Thawne) (flashback)
• God (mentioned)
• Harry Wells (flashback)
• Hinkley (mentioned)
• The Flash (Jay Garrick) (Earth-2) (flashback)
• The Flash (Jay Garrick) (Earth-3) (flashback)
• Jefferson (mentioned)
• Jesse Wells (flashback)
• Captain Cold (Leonard Snart) (flashback)
• Edward Clariss' Wife
• Pig-Pen (mentioned)
• Ronnie Raymond (flashback)

Teams and Organizations

• Big Belly Burger
• Carmichael Elementary School (mentioned)
• CC Jitters
• Central City Picture News (newspaper)
• Central City Police Department
• Central City Taxi
• Channel 52 (television)
• Ferris Air (flashback)
• Iron Heights Penitentiary (flashback)
• Keystone Iron Works (name seen)
• Ramon Industries
• S.T.A.R. Labs (flashback)
• Stagg Industries (flashback)
• Team Flash

Events

• Crisis
  • Assassination of Nora Allen
• Particle Accelerator Explosion (flashback)
• Attack on Simon Stagg (flashback)
• Battle in the Pipeline (flashback)
• Singularity (flashback)
• Flash Day (flashback)
• Attack on The Flash (flashback)
• Murder of Henry Allen (flashback)
• Race Against Zoom (flashback)
• Flashpoint
  • Battle at Prescott Sawmill
• Conquering of the Speed Force

Species

• Gorillas (flashback)
• Humans (Earth-1)
• Humans (Earth-2) (flashback)
• Metahumans (Earth-1)
• Metahumans (Earth-2) (flashback)
• Metahumans (Earth-3) (flashback)
• Time Remnants
• Time Wraiths (indirectly mentioned)
• Zombies (flashback)

Objects and Concepts

• Breaches (flashback)
• Captain Cold Goggles (flashback)
• Holograms (flashback)
• It's a Wonderful Life (mentioned)
• Peanuts (mentioned)
• The Flash Suit (Flashpoint)
• Magnetar (flashback)
• Reverb Goggles (flashback)
• Reverse-Flash Suit
  • Reverse-Flash Ring
• S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator (flashback)
• The Flash Suit (Earth-1)
• The Flash Suit (Earth-2) (flashback)
• The Flash Suit (Earth-3) (flashback)
  • Jay Garrick's Helmet (flashback)
• The Rival Suit
• Time Sphere (flashback)
• Time Travel
  • Temporal Wormholes
  • Time Aberrations
• Twister (mentioned)
• Zoom Suit (flashback)

Locations

• Earth-1
  • Earth
    • North America
      • United States of America
        • Missouri
          • Central City
            • Big Belly Burger
            • Carmichael Elementary School (mentioned)
            • City Center
              • CC Jitters
              • Central City Police Precinct
            • Clariss Residence
            • Ferris Air Testing Facility (flashback)
            • Gardener River
              • Western Avenue Bridge
            • Holly Drive
              • Allen Residence
            • Kid Flash's Hideout
            • Stagg Industries Headquarters (flashback)
            • University Town
              • Ramon Industries Headquarters/S.T.A.R. Labs Central City Facility
                • Pipeline (flashback)
                • Time Vault (flashback)
            • Werther Building
            • West Residence
            • Williamson
              • Prescott Sawmill
          • Keystone City (flashback)
            • Iron Heights Penitentiary (flashback)
            • Keystone Iron Works (name seen)
• Earth-2 (flashback)
  • Earth (flashback)
    • North America (flashback)
      • United States of America (flashback)
        • Missouri (flashback)
          • Central City (flashback)
            • S.T.A.R. Labs Central City Facility (flashback)
• Hell (mentioned)
• Speed Force

Notes

• This is the first episode of the series to not feature Tom Cavanagh. This leaves only Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes and Jesse L. Martin to appear in all episodes of The Flash.

Gallery

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  Reverse-Flash takes Allen back in time