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* TheUnfettered: Discussed. Both Joe and Daddy Allen point out that Barry's given up a lot to prove his father innocent, including passing up international travel, pursuing a degree that's crime-related, becoming a CSI, and never telling Iris how he feels.
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* TheUnfettered: Discussed. Both Joe West and Daddy Henry Allen point out that Barry's given up a lot to prove his father innocent, including passing up international travel, pursuing a degree that's crime-related, becoming a CSI, and never telling Iris how he feels.
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* EvilAllAlong: Harrison Wells appears to have been the Reverse Flash all along. Technically we don't actually see him wearing the suit.
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* EvilAllAlong: Harrison Wells appears to have been the Reverse Flash all along. Technically we don't actually see him wearing the suit.suit, but the fact that he is doing exactly what the Reverse-Flash appears to have wanted makes him this trope anyway.
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Noting his comic alias isn\'t Title Drop. If that was the case, then every example of a nickname in this series and Arrow would be Title Drop.
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** The man in the yellow suit states that he's not the Flash-[[TitleDrop in fact, he's the reverse]].
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** The man in the yellow suit states that he's not the Flash-[[TitleDrop in Flash-in fact, he's the reverse]].reverse.
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* MindScrew: The Reverse-Flash beats Dr. Wells to a pulp, and with the reveal that Wells us the Reverse-Flash that means Wells nearly killed himself.
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** See MindScrew above, if Wells is the Reverse-Flash that means he nearly killed himself.
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* EvilAllAlong: Harrison Wells appears to have been the Reverse Flash all along.
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* EvilAllAlong: Harrison Wells appears to have been the Reverse Flash all along. Technically we don't actually see him wearing the suit.
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* RoleReprisal: Tina [=McGee=] is played by Amanda Pays, who played the character in the ''Series/TheFlash1990''.
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* RoleReprisal: Tina [=McGee=] is again played by Amanda Pays, who played the character in the ''Series/TheFlash1990''.
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* CastingGag: Tina [=McGee=] is played by Amanda Pays, who played the character in the ''Series/TheFlash1990''.
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* RoleReprisal: Tina [=McGee=] is played by Amanda Pays, who played the character in the ''Series/TheFlash1990''.
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* ColorCodedForYourConvience: The Reverse-Flash is, naturally, a PaletteSwap of the Flash with red lightning instead of Barry's yellow. When Cisco sees them fighting, he remembers that there was red and yellow lightning in the house the night Barry's mother was murdered, indicating the presence of two speedsters.
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* ColorCodedForYourConvience: ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The Reverse-Flash is, naturally, a PaletteSwap of the Flash with red lightning instead of Barry's yellow. When Cisco sees them fighting, he remembers that there was red and yellow lightning in the house the night Barry's mother was murdered, indicating the presence of two speedsters.
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* ColorCodedForYourConvience: The Reverse-Flash is, naturally, a PaletteSwap of the Flash with red lightning instead of Barry's yellow. When Cisco sees them fighting, he remembers that there was red and yellow lightning in the house the night Barry's mother was murdered, indicating the presence of two speedsters.
* TheReveal: There were two speedsters in the house the night Barry's mother was murdered, one the Reverse-Flash, and the other unknown.
* TheStinger: Wells walks into the secret room he uses to monitor the Flash...and opens a secret chamber, revealing a Reverse-Flash costume and saying "Merry Christmas" in Reverse-Flash's creepy voice.
* TheStinger: Wells walks into the secret room he uses to monitor the Flash...and opens a secret chamber, revealing a Reverse-Flash costume and saying "Merry Christmas" in Reverse-Flash's creepy voice.
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* TheStinger: Wells walks into the secret room he uses to monitor the Flash...and opens a secret chamber, revealing a Reverse-Flash costume and saying "Merry Christmas" in Reverse-Flash's creepy voice.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Tina McGee mentions how much alike Barry and Wells are. The end of the episode may imply that Wells is, in fact, Barry's EvilCounterpart.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Tina McGee [=McGee=] mentions how much alike Barry and Wells are. The end of the episode may imply that Wells is, in fact, Barry's EvilCounterpart.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Tina Mc\Gee mentions how much alike Barry and Wells are. The end of the episode may imply that Wells is, in fact, Barry's EvilCounterpart.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Tina Mc\Gee McGee mentions how much alike Barry and Wells are. The end of the episode may imply that Wells is, in fact, Barry's EvilCounterpart.
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* DoubleSubversion: The popular fan theory of Wells being the Reverse-Flash seems to be {{Jossed}} when the latter delivers the former a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown in the penultimate act (Eddie Thawne, another likely candidate, is also in the room witnessing this). Later, however, Wells is shown to possess the Reverse-Flash suit as well as a device that gives him the Reverse-Flash's deep voice, implying a significant connection between the two.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Tina Mc\Gee mentions how much alike Barry and Wells are. The end of the episode may imply that Wells is, in fact, Barry's EvilCounterpart.
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* TheUntwist: Given that Wells was one of the two top candidates for being the Reverse-Flash, the reveal that he is didn't really come as a surprise. Certainly doesn't help that Wells has access to events of the future and the Reverse-Flash (all modern incarnations) is well known in the comics for time travel.
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* TheUntwist: Given TheUnfettered: Discussed. Both Joe and Daddy Allen point out that Wells was one of the two top candidates for being the Reverse-Flash, the reveal that he is didn't really come as Barry's given up a surprise. Certainly doesn't help that Wells has access lot to events of the future prove his father innocent, including passing up international travel, pursuing a degree that's crime-related, becoming a CSI, and the Reverse-Flash (all modern incarnations) is well known in the comics for time travel.never telling Iris how he feels.
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* CastingGag: Tina [=McGee=] is played by Amanda Pays, who played the character in the ''TheFlash1990''.
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* CastingGag: Tina [=McGee=] is played by Amanda Pays, who played the character in the ''TheFlash1990''.''Series/TheFlash1990''.
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** Cisco figures out from watching Barry and the Reverse-Flash fighting that there were two speedsters in Barry's house the night of Nora's murder and tells Joe.
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** The man in the yellow suit states that he's not the Flash-[[TitleDrop in fact, he's the reverse]].
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Ronnie has not been gone for years
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* IWishedYouWereDead: After Ronnie rejects Caitlin's help, she confesses to Cisco that after all the years thinking of what she would give up for just a single moment with Ronnie again, only to see the Ronnie she knew gone, she wished Ronnie had simply died in the accident.
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* IWishedYouWereDead: After Ronnie rejects Caitlin's help, she confesses to Cisco that after all the years times thinking of what she would give up for just a single moment with Ronnie again, only to see the Ronnie she knew gone, she wished Ronnie had simply died in the accident.
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* {{Blackmail}}: Barry gets Dr. [=McGee=] to lend the tachyon device as bait by mentioning he's not simply a dumb cop, he's a scientist with degrees in physics and chemistry, and so ''he'' could recognize some of the tech Mercury Labs is secretly developing and he'll make it public if she doesn't cooperate.
* CastingGag: Tina [=McGee=] is played by Amanda Pays, who played the character in the ''TheFlash1990''.
* CastingGag: Tina [=McGee=] is played by Amanda Pays, who played the character in the ''TheFlash1990''.
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* MythologyGag: The ring Wells uses to unlock his Reverse-Flash costume compartment has the same lightning bolt design as the ring Barry Allen and Wally West used to stored their costumes (very compressed) inside in the comics.
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* CurbStompBattle: See AlwaysSomeoneBetter.
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* KnightOfCerebus: This is probably the darkest episode of the show so far, largely because the Reverse-Flash has been the biggest threat Barry has faced so far. And the most brutal.
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* IWishedYouWereDead: After Ronnie rejects Caitlin's help, she confesses to Cisco that after all the years thinking of what she would give up for just a single moment with Ronnie again, only to see the Ronnie she knew gone, she wished Ronnie had simply died in the accident.
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* IWishedYouWereDead: After Ronnie rejects Caitlin's help, she confesses to Cisco that after all the years thinking of what she would give up for just a single moment with Ronnie again, only to see the Ronnie she knew gone, she wished Ronnie had simply died in the accident.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: The Reverse-Flash opens a can of whoop-ass on Barry.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: The Reverse-Flash opens a can of whoop-ass on Barry.Barry, who can barely keep up with him, let alone fight him effectively.
** Barry gets his ass handed to him by Reverse-Flash twice, especially in the first clash at the football stadium.
* IWishedYouWereDead: After Ronnie rejects Caitlin's help, she confesses to Cisco that after all the years thinking of what she would give up for just a single moment with Ronnie again, only to see the Ronnie she knew gone, she wished Ronnie had simply died in the accident.
* IWishedYouWereDead: After Ronnie rejects Caitlin's help, she confesses to Cisco that after all the years thinking of what she would give up for just a single moment with Ronnie again, only to see the Ronnie she knew gone, she wished Ronnie had simply died in the accident.
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--> "Merry Christmas." ''(spoken by Harrison Wells in the exact same voice as the Reverse-Flash and while looking at his suit)''
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--> "Merry Christmas." ''(spoken by Harrison Wells in the exact same voice as the Reverse-Flash and while looking at his suit)''suit)''
* WhamShot: Wells opening a compartment in his secret lair to reveal the yellow suit.
* WhamShot: Wells opening a compartment in his secret lair to reveal the yellow suit.
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Barry '''FINALLY''' admits his romantic feelings to Iris, and apologizes for the terrible timing.
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Barry '''FINALLY''' finally admits his romantic feelings to Iris, and apologizes for the terrible timing.
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* EvilAllAlong: Harrison Wells.
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* EvilAllAlong: Harrison Wells.Wells appears to have been the Reverse Flash all along.
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* TheUntwist: Given that Wells was one of the two top candidates for being the Reverse-Flash, the reveal that he is didn't really come as a surprise. Certainly doesn't help that Wells has access to events of the future and the Reverse-Flash is well known in the comics for time travel.
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* TheUntwist: Given that Wells was one of the two top candidates for being the Reverse-Flash, the reveal that he is didn't really come as a surprise. Certainly doesn't help that Wells has access to events of the future and the Reverse-Flash (all modern incarnations) is well known in the comics for time travel.
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* TheUntwist: Given that Wells was one of the two top candidates for being the Reverse-Flash, the reveal that he is didn't really come as a surprise.
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* TheUntwist: Given that Wells was one of the two top candidates for being the Reverse-Flash, the reveal that he is didn't really come as a surprise. Certainly doesn't help that Wells has access to events of the future and the Reverse-Flash is well known in the comics for time travel.
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* HaveWeMetYet: The Reverse-Flash acts and speaks as though he knows Barry personally.
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* HaveWeMetYet: The Reverse-Flash acts and speaks as though he knows Barry personally. This, and the other events of the episode, would imply it's keeping with the comic backstory of him traveling through time to torment Barry.
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* TheUnTwist: Given that Wells was one of the two top candidates for being the Reverse-Flash, the reveal that he is didn't really come as a surprise.
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* TheUnTwist: TheUntwist: Given that Wells was one of the two top candidates for being the Reverse-Flash, the reveal that he is didn't really come as a surprise.
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* HaveWeMetYet: The Reverse-Flash acts and speaks as though he knows Barry personally.
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* ThatManIsDead: Ronnie claims this about himself, answering only to Firestorm.
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** Cisco figures out from watching Barry and the Reverse-Flash fighting that there were two speedsters in Barry's house the night of Nora's murder and tells Joe.
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Barry '''FINALLY''' admits his romantic feelings for Iris.
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Barry '''FINALLY''' admits his romantic feelings to Iris, and apologizes for Iris.the terrible timing.
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* EvilAllAlong: Wells.
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* EvilAllAlong: Harrison Wells.
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--> '''Harrison Wells:''' ''(in the exact same voice as the Reverse-Flash and while looking at his suit)'' "Merry Christmas."
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--> '''Harrison Wells:''' ''(in "Merry Christmas." ''(spoken by Harrison Wells in the exact same voice as the Reverse-Flash and while looking at his suit)'' "Merry Christmas."suit)''
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Reverse-Flash opens a can of whoop-ass on Barry.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: The Reverse-Flash opens a can of whoop-ass on Barry.
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* BigDamnHeroes: The man in the yellow suit has Barry down for the count...and is then bowled over by a column of flame, produced by none other than Ronnie.
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* BigDamnHeroes: The man in the yellow suit has Barry down for the count...and is then bowled over by a column of flame, produced by none other than Ronnie.Ronnie Raymond.
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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Professor Zoom speed-snatches up Dr. Wells and beats him to within an inch of his life.
* TheStinger: Wells walks into the secret room he uses to monitor the Flash...and opens a secret chamber, revealing a Reverse-Flash costume and saying "Merry Christmas" in Reverse-Flash's voice.
* WhamLine: "Merry Christmas." *said by Harrison Wells, in the exact same voice as the man in the yellow suit*
* TheStinger: Wells walks into the secret room he uses to monitor the Flash...and opens a secret chamber, revealing a Reverse-Flash costume and saying "Merry Christmas" in Reverse-Flash's voice.
* WhamLine: "Merry Christmas." *said by Harrison Wells, in the exact same voice as the man in the yellow suit*
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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Professor Zoom The Reverse-Flash speed-snatches up Dr. Wells and beats him to within an inch of his life.
* TheStinger: Wells walks into the secret room he uses to monitor the Flash...and opens a secret chamber, revealing a Reverse-Flash costume and saying "Merry Christmas" in Reverse-Flash's creepy voice.
*WhamLine: "Merry Christmas." *said by Harrison Wells, in WhamLine:
--> '''Harrison Wells:''' ''(in the exact same voice as theman in the yellow suit*Reverse-Flash and while looking at his suit)'' "Merry Christmas."
* TheStinger: Wells walks into the secret room he uses to monitor the Flash...and opens a secret chamber, revealing a Reverse-Flash costume and saying "Merry Christmas" in Reverse-Flash's creepy voice.
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Christmas brings a nasty surprise for Barry and the Wests-the man in the yellow suit, looking to capture a device that can give invulnerability. Meanwhile, Caitlin finally encounters Ronnie.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Reverse-Flash opens a can of whoop-ass on Barry.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Barry '''FINALLY''' admits his romantic feelings for Iris.
* BigDamnHeroes: The man in the yellow suit has Barry down for the count...and is then bowled over by a column of flame, produced by none other than Ronnie.
* InternalReveal:
** Iris learns that Barry's in love with her.
** Eddie learns that metahumans are real and that Joe knows about them.
** Team Flash learns that Ronnie's alive and pyrokinetic.
* TheStinger: Wells walks into the secret room he uses to monitor the Flash...and opens a secret chamber, revealing a Reverse-Flash costume and saying "Merry Christmas" in Reverse-Flash's voice.
* WhamLine: "Merry Christmas." *said by Harrison Wells, in the exact same voice as the man in the yellow suit*
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Reverse-Flash opens a can of whoop-ass on Barry.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Barry '''FINALLY''' admits his romantic feelings for Iris.
* BigDamnHeroes: The man in the yellow suit has Barry down for the count...and is then bowled over by a column of flame, produced by none other than Ronnie.
* InternalReveal:
** Iris learns that Barry's in love with her.
** Eddie learns that metahumans are real and that Joe knows about them.
** Team Flash learns that Ronnie's alive and pyrokinetic.
* TheStinger: Wells walks into the secret room he uses to monitor the Flash...and opens a secret chamber, revealing a Reverse-Flash costume and saying "Merry Christmas" in Reverse-Flash's voice.
* WhamLine: "Merry Christmas." *said by Harrison Wells, in the exact same voice as the man in the yellow suit*
