Season 2 (The Flash: 2014)

“	My name is Barry Allen, and I am the fastest man alive. To the outside world, I am an ordinary forensic scientist. But secretly, with the help of my friends at S.T.A.R. Labs, I fight crime and find other metahumans like me. I hunted down the man who killed my mother. But in doing so, I opened up our world to new threats, and I am the only one fast enough to stop them. I am The Flash.	”
— Introduction^[src]

The second season of The Flash premiered on October 6, 2015, and concluded on May 24, 2016. The season consists of 23 episodes.

Synopsis[edit | hide | hide all]

Following the defeat of Barry Allen's arch-nemesis Eobard Thawne (aka Reverse Flash), Team Flash quickly turned their attention to the singularity swirling high above Central City, which fans last saw consuming everything in its path. Armed with the heart of a hero and the ability to move at super speeds, Barry charged into the eye of the singularity, but will he actually be able to save his city from impending doom?^[1]

Cast[edit | hide]

Main Cast[edit | hide]

Grant Gustin as The Flash (Barry Allen) / Barry Allen
Candice Patton as Iris West / Iris West-Allen
Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost (Caitlin Snow)
Carlos Valdes as Vibe (Cisco Ramon) / Reverb (Francisco Ramon)
Keiynan Lonsdale as Wally West *
Tom Cavanagh as Harry Wells / Reverse-Flash/Harrison Wells (Eobard Thawne)
Jesse L. Martin as Joe West / Joseph West

Recurring Cast[edit | hide]

Teddy Sears as The Flash (Jay Garrick) / Zoom (Hunter Zolomon) / Hunter Zolomon
John Wesley Shipp as Henry Allen / Henry Allen (Speed Force) / The Flash (Jay Garrick)
Michelle Harrison as Nora Allen / Nora Allen (voice) / Nora Allen (Speed Force)
Patrick Sabongui as David Singh / David Singh
Victor Garber as Firestorm (Martin Stein)
Shantel VanSanten as Patty Spivot
Vanessa Williams as Francine West
Violett Beane as Jesse Wells
Tony Todd as Zoom (voice; uncredited)

In-Universe Guest Stars[edit | hide]

Notes:

Keiynan Lonsdale is credited as a series regular from 2x09 Running to Stand Still onwards.

Episodes[edit | hide]

#	Episode Title	Directed by	Story By	Teleplay By	Episode Airdate
1	The Man Who Saved Central City	Ralph Hemecker	Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg	Andrew Kreisberg & Gabrielle Stanton	October 26, 2015
Picking up months after the Singularity attacked Central City, Barry is still struggling to forgive himself for Eddie's death. Concerned about putting his friends in danger, Barry has pushed everyone away and has chosen to protect the city on his own. When a metahuman named "Atom-Smasher" attacks the city, Iris tells Barry that he needs to let his friends help him protect the citizens of Central City. Meanwhile, Cisco helps Joe with his Anti-Metahuman Task Force.
2	Flash of Two Worlds	Jesse Warn	Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing		October 13, 2015
Jay Garrick, a mysterious man from Earth-2, appears at S.T.A.R. Labs with a dire warning about an evil speedster named Zoom, who is set on destroying The Flash. Barry and the team must decide if they can trust this stranger even as they face yet another powerful metahuman. Meanwhile, Joe must deal with a determined officer named Patty Spivot who wants to join his metahuman task force.
3	Family of Rogues	John Showalter	Julian Meiojas & Katherine Walczak		October 20, 2015
When Barry and the team find out Captain Cold has been kidnapped, they form an uneasy alliance with his sister, Lisa. However, Barry feels double-crossed when he finds out Leonard is working with his father, Lewis Snart on a heist. Meanwhile, Joe is faced with a difficult decision.
4	The Fury of Firestorm	Stefan Pleszczynski	Kai Yu Wu & Joe Peracchio		October 27, 2015
Barry and the team look for another Firestorm match for Dr. Stein. When the team meets Jefferson "Jax" Jackson, Caitlin has her reservations about whether Jax is the right match for Dr. Stein. Iris surprises Joe while Barry and Patty Spivot grow closer.
5	The Darkness and the Light	Steve Shill	Ben Sokolowski & Grainne Godfree		November 3, 2015
Barry learns a new breacher, Doctor Light, has come through the portal and sets off to capture her. Jay tells Barry that Doctor Light was not a threat on Earth-2 and that Barry can reason with her. However, during a fight with The Flash, she blinds him and drops some shocking news about Zoom. Meanwhile, Barry and Patty go out on a date.
6	Enter Zoom	J.J. Makaro	Gabrielle Stanton & Brooke Eikmeier		November 10, 2015
After recent events, Barry decides it's time to confront Zoom and comes up with a dangerous plan. Caitlin sides with Jay and deems it too dangerous for Barry to engage with the speed demon. However, Iris shows her support and brings forth a surprising ally. We see what Earth-2 Harrison Wells' life was like before coming through the breach.
7	Gorilla Warfare	Dermott Downs	Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing		November 17, 2015
Grodd returns to Central City and kidnaps Caitlin. Barry and team race to find her before it's too late. Meanwhile, Cisco plans his first date with the new barista at Jitters, Kendra Saunders. Patty begins to suspect Barry is hiding something from her.
8	Legends of Today	Ralph Hemecker	Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg	Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing	December 1, 2015
Vandal Savage arrives in Central City and sets his sights on Kendra Saunders. After Vandal attacks Kendra and Cisco, they turn to Barry for help. Realizing how dangerous Vandal is, Barry takes Kendra to Star City and asks Oliver and team to hide her until he can figure out how to stop Vandal. However, things quickly go from bad to worse when a man with wings AKA Hawkman shows up and flies off with Kendra. Meanwhile, Harrison develops a serum to make Barry run faster and asks Jay to test it out.
9	Running to Stand Still	Kevin Tancharoen	Andrew Kreisberg		December 8, 2015
When Mark Mardon AKA The Weather Wizard returns to break Leonard Snart AKA Captain Cold and James Jesse AKA The Trickster out of Iron Heights, Barry must stop these rogues from taking over Central City during Christmas. Meanwhile, Joe and Iris meet Wally West.
10	Potential Energy	Bob Hardy	Brian Q. Miller		January 19, 2016
Now that they've grown closer, Barry considers telling Patty that he is The Flash. Meanwhile, Joe and Iris try to get to know Wally, and the team hunts down a metahuman who can slow time itself.
11	The Reverse-Flash Returns	Michael Allowitz	Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing		January 26, 2016
When Cisco gets a vibe of Eobard Thawne, Barry and the team don't believe it. But, after an attack at Mercury Labs, Tina McGee confirms that the Reverse Flash is back. Meanwhile, Iris and Francine share a nice moment that brings Iris closer to her brother, Wally.
12	Fast Lane	Rachel Talalay	Brooke Eikmeier	Kai Yu Wu & Joe Peracchio	February 2, 2016
Barry teams up with Wells to figure out a way to close the breaches, but they are distracted by a metahuman nicknamed Tar Pit who can transform into liquid asphalt. Iris is concerned for Wally's safety after she finds out about his drag racing hobby. When he refuses to stop, she makes a bold move that puts her in danger.
13	Welcome to Earth-2	Millicent Shelton	Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg	Katherine Walczak	February 9, 2016
Barry, Wells and Cisco journey to Earth-2 to rescue Wells' daughter, Jesse, from Zoom. Barry is stunned when he runs into Earth-2 Iris and Joe, but nothing prepares him for meeting Killer Frost and Deathstorm. Meanwhile, back on Earth-1, Jay has to take over the Flash's responsibilities when a metahuman nicknamed Geomancer attacks Central City.
14	Escape from Earth-2	J.J. Makaro	Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing	David Kob	February 16, 2016
On Earth-2, the team races to find Zoom's lair and asks for help from the most unexpected source. Meanwhile, back on Earth-1, Caitlin rushes to perfect Velocity 9 so that Jay can stop the Geomancer.
15	King Shark	Hanelle Culpepper	Benjamin Raab & Deric A. Hughes		February 23, 2016
When King Shark escapes from an A.R.G.U.S. holding tank, Lyla and Diggle travel to Central City to warn The Flash. King Shark shows up at the West house and attacks Joe, Iris, Wally and Barry.
16	Trajectory	Glen Winter	Lauren Certo & Lilah Vandenburgh		March 22, 2016
Deciding to blow off some steam, Barry and the team head out for a night on the town, only to encounter an unexpected speedster who is up to no good. Iris is challenged by an assignment from her new boss, and is surprised when friction turns to flirtation.
17	Flash Back	Alice Troughton	Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing		March 29, 2016
After the shocking revelation that Zoom is Jay Garrick, Barry is more determined than ever to get back to Earth-2 to stop Zoom forever. Desperate to find a way to increase his speed, Barry decides to travel back in time and masquerade as his earlier self in order to get his nemesis, Dr. Harrison Wells/Eobard Thawne, to teach him how to run faster. However, things don't go as planned and Barry is stunned to face familiar foe Hartley Rathaway, old friend Eddie Thawne, as well as the real danger of time travel. Iris makes peace with her past in order to embrace her future.
18	Versus Zoom	Stefan Pleszczynski	Joe Peracchio & David Kob		April 19, 2016
Equipped with the tachyon device, Barry believes he is fast enough to stop Zoom and wants to open the breaches to catch him. Harry strongly advises against that plan, but after Barry convinces him, Harry reveals that Cisco has the power to re-open the breach. Meanwhile, Hunter Zolomon's painful story on Earth-2 and his origin as Zoom are revealed.
19	Back to Normal	John Showalter	Brooke Roberts & Katherine Walczak		April 26, 2016
A metahuman with super strength named Griffin Grey mistakes Harry for Earth-1 Harrison Wells and kidnaps him, demanding that Wells cure him of his current condition. Realizing another brilliant Wells could help track Griffin's location, Barry asks Jesse to help. Meanwhile, Wally corners Joe about The Flash.
20	Rupture	Armen V. Kevorkian	Kai Yu Wu & Lauren Certo		May 3, 2016
Zoom arrives back on Earth-1 intent on taking over Central City. Barry and Wells come up with a plan to stop Zoom once and for all, but it's extremely dangerous. Unsure if he should take the risk, Barry reaches out to both fathers for advice. Henry is adamantly opposed to Barry risking his life again, but Joe thinks he can handle it, which puts the two men at odds with each other. Meanwhile, Cisco is shocked when he vibes the Earth-2 villain Rupture, who happens to be his brother Dante's doppelgänger. Rupture came to this Earth seeking justice for Reverb's death. Iris decides she's finally ready to open up to Barry about her feelings for him.
21	The Runaway Dinosaur	Kevin Smith	Zack Stentz		May 10, 2016
With Barry gone, the team must figure out a way to handle the return of an old enemy – Girder. Realizing Girder is retracing his steps from his last attack, Iris volunteers to act as bait to trap him in S.T.A.R. Labs. Meanwhile, Barry fights to return to his old life.
22	Invincible	Jesse Warn	Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg	Brooke Roberts & David Kob	May 17, 2016
After Zoom unleashes an army of Earth-2 metahumans on Central City, Barry is shaken when he sees their leader is the Black Canary's Earth-2 doppelgänger, the Black Siren. Meanwhile, Wally takes to the streets to help The Flash stop the metahumans, which worries Joe. Iris and Henry are concerned about Barry taking on Zoom.
23	The Race of His Life	Antonio Negret	Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing		May 24, 2016
After Zoom reveals his true plan, Barry vows to do whatever it takes to stop him.

Soundtrack[edit | hide]

On July 22, 2016, an album consisting of incidental music from the season was released digitally on Spotify and Amazon Music.

Gallery[edit | hide]

Logos and Title Cards[edit | hide]

Official Title Card
Variant Title Card for Legends of Today
Variant Title Card for Running to Stand Still
Official Logo

Promotional Images[edit | hide]

"It's Go Time"
"Get Up to Speed"
Season premiere October 6
"Speedy Recovery"
"You're Getting Warmer"
"One More Week"
"Tonight"
"Flash. Back."
Poster recreation of the cover of The Flash #123.
"Ready to Burn"
"Double Trouble"
"Kneel Before Zoom"
"Alternate Reality Check"
First look at Danielle Panabaker as Killer Frost
Zoom
"A New Wave of Terror Arises"
King Shark
"To Be Fast Again, He'll Risk Everything"
"Fast, Present and Future"
"Zoom is Back... With a Vengeance"
"Everything Changes in a Flash"

References[edit | hide]

↑ The Flash Season 2 Poster Teases Trouble for Barry

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] The Flash Season 2 Poster Teases Trouble for Barry

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