The Runaway Dinosaur

For the titular book, see The Runaway Dinosaur (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis).

"The Runaway Dinosaur"
Information
Season 2 » Episode 21
Episode number	44 of 184
Airdate	May 10, 2016
Network	The CW
Written by	Zack Stentz
Directed by	Kevin Smith
Chronology
Preceded by	Rupture
Followed by	Invincible

"The Runaway Dinosaur" 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.	”
— Nora Allen/Speed Force[src]

Synopsis

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

Characters

Protagonists

• Team Flash
  • The Flash (Barry Allen)
  • Iris West
  • Caitlin Snow
  • Vibe (Cisco Ramon)
  • Harry Wells
  • Joe West
  • Henry Allen
• Wally West
• Jesse Wells
• Speed Force
  • Joe West
  • Iris West
  • Nora Allen
  • Henry Allen

Antagonists

• Metahuman Army
  • Zoom (Hunter Zolomon)
• Girder (Tony Woodward) (reanimated corpse)

Other Characters

• 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

• 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

• 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
• Metapocalypse
  • Metapocalypse

Species

• Humans (Earth-1)
• Humans (Earth-2)
• Metahumans (Earth-1)
• Metahumans (Earth-2)
• Zombies

Objects and Concepts

• 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

• Earth-1
  • Earth
    • North America
      • United States of America
        • Missouri
          • Central City
            • 4th and Stevenson (mentioned)
            • Big Belly Burger
            • Carmichael Elementary School (mentioned)
            • City Center
              • CC Jitters (mentioned)
              • Central City Police Precinct
            • Gardener River
              • Western Avenue Bridge
            • University Town
              • S.T.A.R. Labs Central City Facility
            • West House
          • Iron Heights Penitentiary (mentioned)
        • Starling City (mentioned)
• Hell (mentioned)
• Speed Force
  • Holly Drive
    • Allen Residence

Gallery

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  The Flash in the Speed Force

Promotional Images

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  "Fast, Present and Future"

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  Comic Sneak Peek