"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. | ” |
Synopsis[edit source]
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 source]
Characters[edit source]
Protagonists[edit source]
Antagonists[edit source]
- 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 source]
- 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 source]
- A.R.G.U.S. (mentioned)
- Arkham Asylum (mentioned)
- Cecile Horton, Metahuman 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 source]
Species[edit source]
- Demons (mentioned)
- Humans
- Metahumans
- Robots
Objects and Concepts[edit source]
- Atom-Smasher Helmet
- Breaches (in Cecile Horton's mind)
- Cerebral Inhibitor
- Cisco's Who's Who? Binder
- EEG Device
- Fast One/Fast Five (mentioned)
- Forcefields
- Hoverchair
- Medusa Mask
- Memory Machine (mentioned)
- Mental Dampeners (mentioned)
- Montgomery 5000 Vault
- S.T.A.R. Labs Mobile Research Unit
- Samuroid
- Sonic Scepter
- Stealth Audio Speakers
- Sue Dearbon's Catsuit
- The Flash Suits
Locations[edit source]
- 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
- Kahndaqi Embassy (mentioned)
- Lily Hotel (mentioned)
- S.T.A.R. Labs Central City Facility
- Chester P. Runk's Garage (mentioned)
- West House
- Masonville (name seen)
- Central City
- Texas (in Cecile Horton's mind)
- Houston (in Cecile Horton's mind)
- St. Carmine's Psychiatric Hospital (in Cecile Horton's mind)
- Houston (in Cecile Horton's mind)
- Africa (mentioned)
- Earth
- Forces of Nature (mentioned)
- Sage Force (flashback)
- Hell (mentioned)
- Mindscape
Notes[edit source]
- 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 source]
Horton faces her past
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