Masquerade

"Masquerade"

Information

Season 7 » Episode 13

Episode number

146 of 184

Airdate

June 15, 2021

Chronology

Preceded by	Followed by
Good-Bye Vibrations	Rayo de Luz

"Masquerade"^[1] is the thirteenth episode of the seventh season of The Flash, and the one-hundred-forty-sixth episode overall. It aired on June 15, 2021.

“	Masks don't heal wounds. They only hide them. Facing those wounds can be scary as hell, but it's the only way to start healing.	”
— Barry to Cecile^[src]

Synopsis[edit | hide | hide all]

Cecile is forced to confront her past in order to break free from a psychic prison. Meanwhile, Chester takes over for Cisco but makes a mistake that puts Barry in serious danger. Joe investigates Kristen Kramer's old military ties and discovers an unsettling truth.^[2]

Appearances[edit | hide]

Characters[edit | hide]

Protagonists[edit | hide]

Antagonists[edit | hide]

Arielle McAlpin (pictured)
Trickster (pictured)
Ultraviolet (pictured)
Magenta (Frankie Kane) (pictured)
Null (pictured)
Kimiyo Hoshi (pictured)
Kristen Kramer (mentioned)
Psycho-Cecile
Payton Gilbert (pictured)
Abra Kadabra (pictured)
Psycho Pirate (Roger Hayden) (pictured)

Other Characters[edit | hide]

Bashir Malik (mentioned)
Cecile Horton's Aunt (mentioned)
Cisco Ramon (mentioned)
Dom Toretto (mentioned)
Erik Frye (mentioned)
Frost (mentioned)
Gilgamesh (illustration)
Golden Mask Pirate (illustration)
Granville Taylor Woods (illustration)
Grodd (mentioned)
Ilsa Faust (mentioned)
Ira Cooper (mentioned)
Jenna West (mentioned)
Cecile Horton's Mother (mentioned)
Nora Allen (indirectly mentioned)
Ralph Dibny (mentioned)
Tupac Shakur (pictured)
King Satvir Panchhi (illustration)

Teams and Organizations[edit | hide]

A.R.G.U.S. (mentioned)
Arkham Asylum (mentioned)
Cecile Horton, Public Attorney
Central City Museum
Central City Police Department (mentioned)
DeMatteis Academy of Dance (mentioned)
Kahndaqi Embassy (mentioned)
Lily Hotel (mentioned)
Masonville Tool Supply Hardware Store (poster)
S.T.A.R. Labs
St. Carmine's Psychiatric Hospital (in Cecile Horton's mind)
Team Flash
United States Department of Defense (file)
- United States Army (mentioned)
Yoruba Tribe (mentioned)

Events[edit | hide]

Escape from St. Carmine's Psychiatric Hospital

Species[edit | hide]

Objects and Concepts[edit | hide]

Locations[edit | hide]

Earth-Prime
- Earth
  - Africa (mentioned)
    - Tunisia (mentioned)
  - Kahndaq (mentioned)
  - United States of America
    - Arkham Asylum (mentioned)
    - Fort Dakota (mentioned)
    - Missouri
      - Central City
        Central City Museum
        
        DeMatteis Academy of Dance (mentioned)
        
        E. Matz Street
        The Bentley Building
        
        Kahndaqi Embassy (mentioned)
        
        Lily Hotel (mentioned)
        
        S.T.A.R. Labs
        
        Chester P. Runk's Garage (mentioned)
        
        West House
      - Masonville (name seen)
        Masonville Tool Supply Hardware Store (poster)
    - Texas (in Cecile Horton's mind)
      - Houston (in Cecile Horton's mind)
        St. Carmine's Psychiatric Hospital (in Cecile Horton's mind)
Forces of Nature (mentioned)
- Sage Force (flashback)
Hell (mentioned)
Mindscape

Notes[edit | hide]

This episode's intro sequence no longer includes Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon due to his departure in the previous episode. Additionally, the majority of the sequence was edited to black and white before reverting to the regular color in the logo sequence.
Cecile Horton mentions Erik Frye, who previously appeared in Run, Iris, Run.
This episode takes place two weeks after Family Matters, Part 2.

Gallery[edit | hide]

Horton faces her past

Promotional Images[edit | hide]

References[edit | hide]

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] Superman and Lois,The Flash, and Batwoman - New Episode Titles Revealed

[2] Flash Spoilers: "Masquerade" Description

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