For the titular book, see The Runaway Dinosaur (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis).
"The Runaway Dinosaur"[1] is the twenty-first episode of the second season of The Flash, and the forty-fourth episode overall. It aired on May 10, 2016.
| “ | What makes you special is out of all of the different dinosaurs in the big, wide world, you have the mother who is just right for you and who will always love you. | ” |
Synopsis[edit source]
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.
Appearances[edit source]
Characters[edit source]
Protagonists[edit source]
Antagonists[edit source]
- Metahuman Army
- Girder (Tony Woodward) (reanimated corpse)
Other Characters[edit source]
- Eddie Thawne (mentioned)
- Harrison Wells (Eobard Thawne) (mentioned)
- Ethan Rhys Helbing (name seen)
- Frankenstein's Monster (mentioned)
- God (mentioned)
- Harrison Wells (mentioned)
- Tara
- Victor Frankenstein (mentioned)
Teams and Organizations[edit source]
- Big Belly Burger
- Carmichael Elementary School (mentioned)
- CC Jitters (mentioned)
- Central City Police Department
- Iron Heights Penitentiary (mentioned)
- Metahuman Army
- S.T.A.R. Labs
- Team Flash
Events[edit source]
- Big Bang (mentioned)
- Assassination of Nora Allen (mentioned)
- Particle Accelerator Explosion (mentioned)
- Capture of Girder (mentioned)
- Second Particle Accelerator Explosion (mentioned)
- Chase of Iris West
- Metahuman Invasion
Species[edit source]
Objects and Concepts[edit source]
- Breaches (mentioned)
- Dark Matter (mentioned)
- iZombie (mentioned)
- Metahuman Awareness App
- Next Gen Watch
- S.T.A.R. Labs Mobile Research Unit
- S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator
- The Flash Suits (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)
- The Flash Suit (Speed Force)
- The Runaway Dinosaur
- The Walking Dead (mentioned)
- Vibes
- Zoom Suit
Locations[edit source]
- Earth-1
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- Missouri
- Central City
- Iron Heights Penitentiary (mentioned)
- Starling City (mentioned)
- Missouri
- United States of America
- North America
- Earth
- Hell (mentioned)
- Speed Force
Gallery[edit source]
The Flash in the Speed Force
Promotional Images[edit source]
"Fast, Present and Future"
Comic Sneak Peek
