Things You Can't Outrun

"Things You Can't Outrun"

Information

Season 1 » Episode 3

Episode number

3 of 184

Airdate

October 21, 2014

Chronology

Preceded by	Followed by
Fastest Man Alive	Going Rogue

"Things You Can't Outrun"^[1] is the third episode of the first season of The Flash, and the third episode overall. It aired on October 21, 2014.

“	It doesn't matter if you're the slowest kid in gym class or the fastest man alive. Every one of us is running. Being alive means running... running from something, running to something or someone. And no matter how fast you are, there's some things you can't outrun. Some things always manage to catch up to you.	”
— Barry Allen^[src]

Synopsis[edit | hide | hide all]

As Barry and the team at S.T.A.R. Labs work to capture Kyle Nimbus, a.k.a. The Mist, a dangerous new metahuman with the power to become a toxic gas, they revisit the painful night the particle accelerator exploded and killed Caitlin's fiancé, Ronnie. Meanwhile, Joe decides to finally visit Henry in jail after all these years, but things take a dangerous turn when Kyle shows up looking to punish Joe for arresting him years ago. Meanwhile, Iris and Eddie continue to hide their relationship from Joe.^[1]

Appearances[edit | hide]

Characters[edit | hide]

Protagonists[edit | hide]

The Flash's Team
- The Streak (Barry Allen)
- Iris West
- Caitlin Snow
- Eddie Thawne
- Cisco Ramon
- Harrison Wells (Eobard Thawne)
- Joe West
- Ronnie Raymond (flashback)
Henry Allen

Antagonists[edit | hide]

Other Characters[edit | hide]

Teams and Organizations[edit | hide]

Events[edit | hide]

Species[edit | hide]

Ants (mentioned)
Fungi (mentioned)
Humans
Metahumans
Zombies (mentioned)

Objects and Concepts[edit | hide]

Locations[edit | hide]

Earth-1
- Earth
  - Italy (mentioned in flashback)
  - Mongolia (mentioned)
  - Tahiti (mentioned in flashback)
  - North America
    - United States of America
      - Missouri
        Central City
        Amarasia Oasis
        
        Central City Police Precinct
        
        Central City Shopping Mall
        Big Belly Burger (mentioned)
        
        Eddie Thawne's Apartment (mentioned)
        
        Flash Museum (mentioned)
        
        S.T.A.R. Labs
        Pipeline
        
        Time Vault (flashback)
        
        Vogue Theater
        
        West House
        
        Keystone City
        Iron Heights Prison

Notes[edit | hide]

This episode reveals the cells in the Pipeline is 100,000 times of Earth's magnetic force. Which proves that a human mutated by Ramsey Rosso's blood has the strength of at least stronger than it.

Gallery[edit | hide]

The Streak fights The Mist
Comic Sneak Peek

Promotional Images[edit | hide]

References[edit | hide]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Flash Episode 3: "Things You Can't Outrun" Description

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

[Synopsis-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Flash Episode 3: "Things You Can't Outrun" Description

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