Season 5 (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. But when my daughter came back from the future to help, she changed the present, and now our world is more dangerous than ever, and I'm the only one fast enough to save it. I am The Flash.	”
— Introduction^[src]

The fifth season of The Flash premiered on October 9, 2018, and concluded on May 14, 2019. The season consists of 22 episodes.

Synopsis[edit | hide | hide all]

Matching wits with The Thinker, who by season's end had harnessed the powers of all twelve bus metas he created, stretched Team Flash to their limits, but with the help of some new allies, Barry Allen (aka The Flash) and company were able to put a stop to the Enlightenment and save Central City once again.

However, with the arrival of Barry and Iris' speedster daughter, Nora, who arrived from the future admitting to having made a "big mistake", things are anything but status quo. Will parenthood be the challenge that finally slows The Flash down?

Cast[edit | hide]

Main Cast[edit | hide]

Recurring Cast[edit | hide]

Patrick Sabongui as David Singh
Susan Walters as Carla Tannhauser
Kyle Secor as Icicle (Thomas Snow)
Islie Hirvonen as Grace Gibbons
- Sarah Carter as Cicada II (Grace Gibbons)
Lossen Chambers as Vanessa Ambres
Klarc Wilson as Officer Jones
Reina Hardesty as Weather Witch (Joslyn Jackam)
Victoria Park as Kamilla Hwang
Everick Golding as Trevor Shinick / Ralph Dibny
Morena Baccarin as Gideon (voice; uncredited)

Notes:

Chris Klein is credited as a series regular through 5x17 Time Bomb (The Flash) and returned to the main cast in 5x20 Gone Rogue.

Episodes[edit | hide]

#	Episode Title	Directed by	Story By	Episode Airdate
1	Nora	David McWhirter	Todd Helbing & Sam Chalsen	October 9, 2018
After an unexpected guest from the future, Nora West-Allen, appears at their home, Barry and Iris must figure out how to get her back to the future without disrupting the timeline...even more than she already has. Team Flash must work together to send Nora back, while simultaneously fighting off another villainous meta.
2	Blocked	Kim Miles	Eric Wallace & Judalina Neira	October 16, 2018
As Barry helps his daughter Nora become a better speedster, he and Team Flash also track down a meta stealing high-tech weapons, only to cross paths with a new foe named Cicada, who is hunting the very same meta with nefarious intent.
3	The Death of Vibe	Andi Armaganian	Jonathan Butler & Gabriel Garza	October 23, 2018
After Cicada's attack on The Flash, the team realizes they need to think outside the box to stop this dangerous new foe. Desperate to help her parents, Nora comes up with a plan that ultimately puts a member of Team Flash in danger. Meanwhile, Caitlin delves into her past.
4	News Flash	Brent Crowell	Kelly Wheeler & Lauren Certo	October 30, 2018
Barry and Iris face the ultimate parenting test when Team Flash battles Spin, a savvy millennial armed with meta-tech, and a dangerous agenda for their daughter, Nora. Ralph is feeling defeated until an unlikely source issues a challenge to help boost his confidence.
5	All Doll'd Up	Philip Chipera	Thomas Pound & Sterling Gates	November 13, 2018
Nora lets something slip about the future that devastates Iris. In an attempt to distract his wife, Barry asks Iris to team up to stop a new meta, Rag Doll. Meanwhile, Caitlin learns something about her father.
6	The Icicle Cometh	Chris Peppe	Kristen Kim & Joshua V. Gilbert	November 20, 2018
Caitlin, Barry and Cisco learn something new about Caitlin's father. Meanwhile, Iris and Sherloque follow a clue about Cicada.
7	O Come, All Ye Thankful	Sarah Boyd	Jonathan Butler & Gabriel Garza	November 27, 2018
While Nora grapples with unresolved anger over her father's disappearance in the future, Barry and Team Flash must stop a powerful new meta, Weather Witch, from killing her own father Weather Wizard.
8	What's Past Is Prologue	Tom Cavanagh	Todd Helbing & Lauren Certo	December 4, 2018
In the 100th episode, Barry and Team Flash come up with a plan to stop Cicada. However, the plan calls for Barry and Nora to travel back in time to gather some key necessities. However, Barry hesitates, concerned about his daughter seeing certain parts of his life. Meanwhile, Sherloque takes his concerns about Nora to Iris, and Caitlin turns up a key asset in the fight against Cicada.
9	Elseworlds, Part 1	Kevin Tancharoen	Eric Wallace & Sam Chalsen	December 9, 2018
When Barry Allen and Oliver Queen wake up one morning and realize they have swapped bodies with each other, the two set off to find out what disturbed the timeline to cause such a shift. However, things quickly go from bad to worse when they present their case to Team Flash and the gang doesn't believe them. Barry and Oliver realize they need Supergirl's help and travel to Smallville on Earth-38 where they end up meeting Kara's cousin, Clark Kent, and intrepid reporter, Lois Lane.
10	The Flash & The Furious	David McWhirter	Kelly Wheeler & Sterling Gates	January 15, 2019
While Nora grapples with the revelation that Thawne killed her grandmother, Team Flash must stop the formidable team-up of a newly sprung from jail Weather Witch and Silver Ghost, a new meta-tech villain who can control engines and motorized technology. Meanwhile, Caitlin and Cisco discuss creating a metahuman cure.
11	Seeing Red (The Flash)	Marcus Stokes	Judalina Neira & Thomas Pound	January 22, 2019
During a battle with Cicada, Nora is severely injured. Due to Cicada's dampening powers, Nora's speed healing isn't working, leaving Barry and Iris scared for their daughter's future. Upset about his injured child, The Flash is filled with rage and confronts Cicada in a brutal battle. Meanwhile, Killer Frost keeps interfering with Caitlin's work on the cure.
12	Memorabilia	Rebecca Johnson	Sam Chalsen & Kristen Kim	January 29, 2019
When Sherloque wants to use a memory machine on Barry and Nora to help gain access to Grace's memories, Nora panics, fearing her parents will find out the secrets she's been keeping from them. Nora secretly decides to use the machine on her own, which ends in disaster after she gets trapped inside Grace's mind. Barry and Iris go in after their daughter and Iris is brokenhearted by what she finds. Meanwhile, Ralph tricks Cisco into going out for a night out on the town.
13	Goldfaced	Alexandra LaRoche	Jonathan Butler & Gabriel Garza	February 5, 2019
Barry and Ralph must go undercover as criminals in an illegal black market to purchase a device that could help them stop Cicada. Once inside, Barry and Ralph find their morality tested as they slip deeper into the criminal world, eventually having to choose between committing a crime, or losing the means to defeat one of their greatest foes. Meanwhile, Iris investigates a lead on Cicada's whereabouts and ends up in a dangerous situation.
14	Cause and XS	Rachel Talalay	Todd Helbing & Jeff Hersh	February 12, 2019
After Iris lands in serious danger, Nora races to save her mother. Barry puts the finishing touches on the metahuman cure, leaving Cisco with a rare night off, so he decides to take Kamilla Hwang on a date.
15	King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd	Stefan Pleszczynski	Eric Wallace & Lauren Certo	March 5, 2019
When Gorilla Grodd attacks Central City, Barry and Team Flash find themselves teaming up with an unexpected ally to defeat him – King Shark. However, when they hit a snag, they bring in Dr. Tanya Lamden to try to reach the man behind the shark, Shay Lamden.
16	Failure Is an Orphan	Viet Nguyen	Zack Stentz	March 12, 2019
With the metahuman cure ready to use, Barry and Team Flash must figure out a way to subdue Cicada long enough to take it. Killer Frost steps in to help with the plan. Meanwhile, Joe eases back into work, and Nora isn't happy about the way her dad plans to stop Cicada.
17	Time Bomb (The Flash)	Rob Greenlea	Kristen Kim & Sterling Gates	March 19, 2019
Team Flash finds out that a suburban mom named Vickie Bolen is in danger, and they race to save her. Upon meeting her, they discover she's a metahuman who is hiding her abilities from her family. Barry encourages Vickie to share her secret with her family, which makes Nora realize she needs to come clean with her parents about Thawne.
18	Godspeed	Danielle Panabaker	Judalina Neira & Kelly Wheeler	April 16, 2019
After discovering that Nora is working with Thawne, Barry and Iris disagree about how to handle their daughter in the wake of this shocking news. Team Flash isn't sure they can trust Nora, so they go through her journal to find out exactly how she came to work alongside their greatest nemesis.
19	Snow Pack	Jeff Cassidy	Jonathan Butler & Gabriel Garza	April 23, 2019
When Icicle returns to enact the next phase of his devious plan, Caitlin and her mother, Dr. Carla Tannhauser, must resolve their long-combative relationship to defeat the icy monster. After Barry makes a big decision about their family without consulting her, Iris decides to take matters into her own hands.
20	Gone Rogue	Kristin Windell	Sam Chalsen & Joshua V. Gilbert	April 30, 2019
Barry continues to struggle with how he feels about Nora's betrayal. Brie Larvan, Joss Jackam and Peter Merkel return to Central City. Meanwhile, Cisco makes a bold decision.
21	The Girl with the Red Lightning	Stefan Pleszczynski	Judalina Neira & Thomas Pound	May 7, 2019
Team Flash is on high alert after Cicada II threatens to unleash a dangerous virus that would put all metahumans at risk.
22	Legacy (The Flash)	Gregory Smith	Todd Helbing & Eric Wallace	May 14, 2019
Barry faces off with his oldest, and most formidable nemesis, Reverse-Flash.

Gallery[edit | hide]

Logos and Title Cards[edit | hide]

Official Title Card
Variant Title Card for Nora, Godspeed, Gone Rogue, and End Variant Title Card for Legacy (The Flash)
Variant Title Card for Elseworlds, Part 1
End Variant Title Card for Elseworlds, Part 1
Official Logo

Promotional Images[edit | hide]

"Fast, Present and Future"
West-Allen Family
New suit revealed
"All Rage. No Cage."

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