Fast Enough

"Fast Enough"
Information
Season 1 » Episode 23
Episode number	23 of 177
Airdate	May 19, 2015
Network	The CW
Written by	Story by Greg Berlanti Andrew Kreisberg Teleplay by Gabrielle Stanton Andrew Kreisberg
Directed by	Dermott Downs
Chronology
Preceded by	"Rogue Air"
Followed by	"The Man Who Saved Central City"

"Fast Enough" is the twenty-third and final episode of the first season of The Flash, and the twenty-third episode overall. It aired on May 19, 2015.

“	Do you think I can do this? You think I can save my mom? I mean, do you think I'm fast enough? Yes. I know you are. You know, I've... I've dreamed my whole life about... saving her, freeing my dad, and... I never thought I'd have to lose another parent to do that.	”
— Barry Allen and Joe West[src]

Synopsis

Wells presents Barry with a life-changing choice. Dr. Martin Stein and Ronnie Raymond return to help the S.T.A.R. Labs team with this final fight.

Appearances

Characters

Protagonists

• The Flash's Team
  • The Flash (Barry Allen)
  • Iris West
  • Caitlin Snow
  • Eddie Thawne
  • Cisco Ramon
  • Joe West
  • Martin Stein
  • Ronnie Raymond
• Nora Allen
• David Singh
• Henry Allen
• Kendra Saunders

Antagonists

• Killer Frost (Caitlin Snow) (vision)
• Harrison Wells/Reverse-Flash (Eobard Thawne)
• Unnamed Robot (vision)

Other Characters

• Katie Rogers (mentioned)
• Rip Hunter's Team (vision)
  • Captain Cold (Leonard Snart)
  • Atom (Ray Palmer) (vision)
  • Rip Hunter (mentioned)
  • White Canary (Sara Lance) (vision)
• Martin Stein's Father (mentioned)
• Nora Allen's Father (mentioned)

Teams and Organizations

• Big Belly Burger (food)
• CC Jitters
• Central City Picture News
• Central City Police Department
• Flash Museum (vision)
• IKEA (mentioned)
• Iron Heights Penitentiary
• Mama Chow's Fine Dining (food)
• MIT (mentioned)
• S.T.A.R. Labs
• The Flash's Team

Events

• Reverse-Flash's War
  • Battle in the Pipeline
• Singularity
• Assassination of Nora Allen

Species

• Cows (mentioned)
• Humans
• Metahumans
• Robots (vision)
• Thanagarian-Human Hybrids

Objects and Concepts

• ATOM Exosuit (vision)
• Breaches
• Captain Cold Suit
  • Captain Cold Goggles
• Cisco-ed Treadmill
• Cold Gun (vision)
• Dark Matter (flashback)
• Wheelchair (mentioned)
• Girder
• Jay Garrick's Helmet
• Tachyons
• Reverse-Flash Ring
• Reverse-Flash Suit
• Wormhole
• The Flash Suits
• Time Sphere
• Vibes (mentioned)
• White Canary Suit (vision)

Locations

• Earth-1
  • Earth
    • North America
      • United States of America
        • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (mentioned)
        • Missouri
          • Central City
            • Allen Residence
            • Big Belly Burger (food)
            • CC Jitters
            • Central City Police Precinct (flashback)
            • Flash Museum (vision)
            • Mama Chow's Fine Dining (food)
            • S.T.A.R. Labs Central City Facility
              • Particle Accelerator
            • Suite 003
          • Keystone City
            • IHP
• Earth-2 (breach)
  • Earth (breach)
    • North America (breach)
      • United States of America (breach)
        • Central City (breach)
• Speed Force

Notes

• The visions in the Speed Force showcased future events in the series.
  • The Flash Museum was later introduced in Season 5 with a different design.
  • Allen's imprisonment in Iron Heights was later shown in "The Trial of The Flash" to "True Colors".
  • The vision of Killer Frost was later shown as the one of Earth-2.
  • The vision of White Canary, the Atom, Captain Cole and The Flash fighting a giant robot was part of a series of test footage for DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and was used as the series' first look trailer.

Gallery

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  Thawne is erased out of existence

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