Plastique

For the episode of Smallville, see Plastique.

"Plastique"
Information
Season 1 » Episode 5
Episode number	5 of 184
Airdate	November 11, 2014
Network	The CW
Written by	Aaron Helbing Todd Helbing Brooke Eikmeier
Directed by	Dermott Downs
Chronology
Preceded by	Going Rogue
Followed by	The Flash Is Born

"Plastique" is the fifth episode of the first season of The Flash, and the fifth episode overall. It aired on November 11, 2014.

“	I'm gonna spend the rest of my life terrified to touch another human being. Have they tried to help you? Yeah, they've helped me learn how to use my powers. Not reverse them. If they could reverse it so you weren't a meta-human, would you? A friend told me I was given my speed for a reason. That I was chosen. I don't know if I believe that, but I always wanted to help people. Now I can.	”
— Bette Sans Souci and The Streak[src]

Synopsis

After a bomb explodes in downtown Central City, a cabal of Army soldiers, led by General Eiling, arrives at CCPD and takes over the case, much to Joe's surprise. Suspicious, Joe tells Barry that he and his friends at S.T.A.R. Labs should look into the Army's involvement. Wells informs the team that Eiling was experimenting on his men to turn them into super soldiers. Cisco confirms one of Eiling's soldiers, Bette Sans Souci, was at the bomb site. The Flash tracks her down and realizes that she's not setting off the bombs, she is a meta-human who can blow things up just by touching them. Meanwhile, when Joe learns Iris is writing about "The Streak", he tells Barry to make her stop. Barry realizes Iris won't listen to him, so he decides to have The Flash pay her a visit.

Appearances

Characters

Protagonists

• The Flash's Team
  • The Streak (Barry Allen)
  • Caitlin Snow
  • Cisco Ramon
  • Harrison Wells (Eobard Thawne)
• Iris West
• Eddie Thawne
• Joe West
• Plastique (Bette Sans Souci)

Antagonists

• Grodd (flashback)
• United States Army
  • Wade Eiling

Other Characters

• Cameron Scott (mentioned)
• David Singh
• Felicity Smoak (mentioned)
• Floyd Mayweather (mentioned)
• Harold Hadley
• Henry Allen (mentioned)
• Nora Allen (mentioned)
• Oliver Queen (mentioned)
• Vukuvich

Teams and Organizations

• Central City Police Department
• Central City Taxi
• Channel 52 (television)
• S.T.A.R. Labs
• The Streak Lives
• United States Army
• VA

Events

• Reverse-Flash's War
• Attack on Wade Eiling

Species

• Gorillas (flashback)
• Humans
• Metahumans

Objects and Concepts

• Cisco-ed Treadmill
• Eobard Thawne's Wheelchair
• The Streak Suit

Locations

• Earth-1
  • Earth
    • Afghanistan (mentioned)
    • United States of America
      • Missouri
        • Central City
          • Anglewood
            • Center for Inflicted Wounds
          • CC Jitters
          • Central City Police Precinct
          • S.T.A.R. Labs
            • Pipeline (mentioned and particle accelerator explosion simulation)
          • West House

Notes

• West's comment "Must be Tuesday in Central City" is a reference to the show airing on Tuesdays.

Gallery

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  Bette explodes

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  Comic Sneak Peek