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** Frost says she doesn't care if Kramer is Series/XenaWarriorPrincess.
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* BigManOnCampus: What drives Deon. He'd been a rising star quarterback in high school until he suffered a crushing knee injury in the championship game. While the second-string quarterback led the team to the championship, Deon's career was over and he was stuck as a used car salesman.

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* ArcWords: "I don't believe in quitting.", which is something Chester's dad used to say to him. Chester adopts this phrase during the last confrontation with Deon.



* BirdsOfAFeather: Iris comments how Chester and Cisco must've been separated at birth.



* BringIt: Frost's response to Joe telling her that Kramer is after her.



* ColdOpen: The episode starts with a roman soldier, a submarine and a T-Rex appearing in Central City.



* DaddyIssues: Chester reveals his own, having felt neglected by his dad as a kid and reveals that his death was on the very next day. He manages to talk with him and finds out he truly cared for him and helped make him the man he is today.

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* DaddyIssues: Chester reveals his own, having felt neglected by his dad as a kid and reveals that his death in a car accident was on the very next day. He manages to talk with him and finds out he truly cared for him and helped make him the man he is today.


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* MacGyvering: Turns out Chester inherited this skill from his dad.


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* MoralMyopia: Deon makes a big deal out of his knee injury and not becoming a football star, yet he mocks Chester when he brings up losing his dad.


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* NotSoAboveItAll: The Speed Force acts surprisingly human.


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** Deon compares Cisco and Chester to [[Series/FamilyMatters Steve Urkel]].
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: {{Played with}}. While Chester does manage to talk Deon down and convince him from letting go of the past, he leaves with the intention of changing everybody's future now.
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* AbsenteeActor: Danielle Nicolet and Kayla Compton.
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* MicDrop: One of the people Cisco and Chester talk to does it.
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* TooSmartForStrangers: Mentioned by Cisco when a reset of the GroundhogDayLoop temporarily resets his mind to that of his 7-year-old self. He thus no longer recognizes Chester and sees him as a threat.
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* OutOfFocus: Barry takes a backseat in this episode.

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* ADayInTheLimelight: With Barry out of commission for a while, Chester gets to be the protagonist for the episode.



* CantTakeAnythingWithYou: Before figuring out that they time traveled, Cisco and Chester realize that their modern smartphones and van didn't remain with them.
* CelebrityParadox: A poster for ''Film/{{Fallen}}'' could be seen when Cisco and Chester walks by Blockbuster video. The film has Creator/CressWilliams, who plays the eponymous ''Series/BlackLightning2018''.

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* CantTakeAnythingWithYou: Before figuring out that they time traveled, traveled back in time, Cisco and Chester realize that their modern smartphones and van didn't remain with them.
* CelebrityParadox: A poster for ''Film/{{Fallen}}'' could be seen when Cisco and Chester walks by a Blockbuster video.video store. The film has Creator/CressWilliams, who plays the eponymous ''Series/BlackLightning2018''.



** Frost mentions Norvock helped move her stuff into Caitlin's room and is still shown to be into making abstract art.
* DaddyIssues: Chester reveals his own, having felt neglected by his dad as a kid and reveals that his death was on the 5th, the very next day. He manages to talk with him and finds out he truly cared for him and helped make him the man he is today.

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** Frost mentions Norvock helped helping move her stuff into Caitlin's room and is still shown to be into making abstract art.
** Chester's dumpster diving habit makes a comeback, and its origin is revealed in this episode. It was because it was instilled on him by his father.
* DaddyIssues: Chester reveals his own, having felt neglected by his dad as a kid and reveals that his death was on the 5th, the very next day. He manages to talk with him and finds out he truly cared for him and helped make him the man he is today.
* ADayInTheLimelight: With Barry out of commission for a while, Chester gets to be the protagonist for the episode.



* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Cisco briefly loses his memories when time resets on them, although Chester manages to help him remember their mission.



* PaperThinDisguise: Cisco and Chester are men in their 30s wearing clothes half a decade out of date trying to pass themselves off as high school students. Nobody seems to notice except for Parker, and that's because of what they say rather than how they look.

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* PaperThinDisguise: Cisco and Chester are men in their 30s wearing clothes half a decade out of date trying to pass themselves off as high school students.schoolers. Nobody seems to notice except for Parker, and that's because of what they say rather than how they look.



** Cisco and Chester witness a Blockbuster video store, which tips them off on the time travel element. It proudly guarantees to have ''Film/SpaceJam'' in stock, along with posters for ''Film/{{Fallen}}'' and ''Film/PracticalMagic''.

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** Cisco and Chester witness seeing a Blockbuster video store, which tips them off on the time travel element.that they traveled back in time. It proudly guarantees to have ''Film/SpaceJam'' in stock, along with posters for ''Film/{{Fallen}}'' and ''Film/PracticalMagic''.



** Cisco cites his and Chester's situation when a barrier surrounds them as being "[[Literature/UnderTheDome Under the Domed]]"

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** Cisco cites his and Chester's situation when a barrier surrounds them as being "[[Literature/UnderTheDome Under the Domed]]"Domed]]".
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* PaperThinDisguise: Cisco and Chester are men in their 30s wearing clothes half a decade out of date trying to pass themselves off as high school students. Nobody seems to notice except for Parker, and that's because of what they say rather than how they look.

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* TheNineties: Specifically, the December 4th, 1998 version of Masonville.



* CelebrityParadox: A poster for ''Film/{{Fallen}}'' could be seen when Cisco and Chester walks by Blockbuster video. The film has Creator/CressWilliams, who plays the eponymous ''Series/BlackLightning2018''.



* TheNineties: Specifically, the December 4th, 1998 version of Masonville.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: With Barry out of commission for a while, Chester gets to be the protagonist for the episode.


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* TheReveal: Cisco determines that Deon is the Still Force, and then realizes that Fuerza must therefore be the Strength Force, and Psyche must be the Sage Force.
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* TriggerPhrase: Mentioning things that happened before the date the time loop is set in causes the person under the influence to remember everything

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* TriggerPhrase: Mentioning things that happened before after the date the time loop is set in causes the person under the influence to remember everything
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They traveled back to Dec 4th, so his death was on the 5th https://youtu.be/uvEOSKVG9uQ


* DaddyIssues: Chester reveals his own, having felt neglected by his dad as a kid and reveals that his death was on the 8th, the very next day. He manages to talk with him and finds out he truly cared for him and helped make him the man he is today.

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* DaddyIssues: Chester reveals his own, having felt neglected by his dad as a kid and reveals that his death was on the 8th, 5th, the very next day. He manages to talk with him and finds out he truly cared for him and helped make him the man he is today.
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* RedHerring: The Force detector goes off when a guy named Parker comes into the room, only for him to just be someone trapped in the loop as well. the user to later be revealed as Deon, who had been there as well but just left.

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* RedHerring: The Force detector goes off when a guy named Parker comes into the room, only for him to just be someone trapped in the loop as well. The source of the user to reading is later be revealed as Deon, who had been there as well but just left.

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* BreatherEpisode: After the new arc's first two episodes, this one is much more lighthearted and comedic.



* DaddyIssues: Chester reveals his own, having felt neglected by his dad and that his death would occur the next day. He manages to talk with him and finds out he truly cared for him and helped make him the man he is today.

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* DaddyIssues: Chester reveals his own, having felt neglected by his dad as a kid and reveals that his death would occur was on the 8th, the very next day. He manages to talk with him and finds out he truly cared for him and helped make him the man he is today.
* DumpsterDive: Chester takes Cisco to a dumpster so he can find spare parts to use.
--> '''Chester:''' See? One man's trash is another man's--
--> '''Cisco:''' Another man's reason for a tetanus shot?
--> '''Chester:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint I already got my tetanus shot...]]
* GodInHumanForm: The Speed Force, who experiences the physical world for the first time.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The Speed Force begins feeling guilty over taking the form of Barry's mother after thinking he sees them as a reminder of her dying. Iris assure them that it's not the case, that he sees the Speed Force as a happy memory of when Nora was in her son's life.



* OutdatedOutfit: Deon's Still Force alters Team Flash's clothing from different time periods. Notably, Frost likes hers enough to actually keep it.

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* OutdatedOutfit: OutdatedOutfit:
** Amusingly, Cisco and Chester's outfits would be more in place during the ''early'' 90s, rather than the ''late'' 90s.
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Deon's Still Force alters Team Flash's clothing from different time periods. Notably, Frost likes hers enough to actually keep it.it.
* RedHerring: The Force detector goes off when a guy named Parker comes into the room, only for him to just be someone trapped in the loop as well. the user to later be revealed as Deon, who had been there as well but just left.
* SayingTooMuch: Parker accidentally gives away that he's part of the time loop by telling Cisco that ''Film/TheMatrix'' didn't come out yet.


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** Chester asks how they can get back in time without [[Film/BackToTheFuture a Delorean]] or [[Film/HotTubTimeMachine a hot tub]].


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%%* AccidentalTimeTravel:* AccidentalTimeTravel: When trying to identify a Force reading, the Still Force pulls in Cisco and Chester.
* AllOfTimeAtOnce: When Deon begins using his powers at a greater length, he brings in things from multiple time periods. He even causes the main cast to wear clothes from different eras.



* CallBack: The Still Force's mishaps in the present are not unlike [[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS2E17Aruba when the Legends broke time and created Anachronisms]].



* ContinuityNod: The central setting is Masonville - a small town Barry [[Recap/TheFlash2014S3E23FinishLine briefly mentioned]] having a pleasant detour in when he was six years old.
* GroundhogDayLoop: Cisco and Chester are trapped repeating the same day over and over. The first loop even reverts Cisco's memory back to his year-appropriate 7 year old mind.

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* ContinuityNod: ContinuityNod:
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The central setting is Masonville - a small town Barry [[Recap/TheFlash2014S3E23FinishLine briefly mentioned]] having a pleasant detour in when he was six years old.
** Frost mentions Norvock helped move her stuff into Caitlin's room and is still shown to be into making abstract art.
* DaddyIssues: Chester reveals his own, having felt neglected by his dad and that his death would occur the next day. He manages to talk with him and finds out he truly cared for him and helped make him the man he is today.
* GroundhogDayLoop: Cisco and Chester are trapped repeating Anyone breaking the same day over and over.illusion of the day's events causes the Still Force to reset back to the start of the day. The first loop even reverts Cisco's memory back to his year-appropriate 7 year old mind.



* OhCrap: Frost says those words when Deon uses his powers.

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* InMediasRes: The episode opens with Natalie from Jitters encountering the various anachronisms the Still Force brings to Central City, before going back to 24 hours earlier.
* InternalReveal: Joe tells Frost that Kristen Kramer is targeting her for her crimes as Killer Frost.
* OhCrap: Frost says those words it verbatim when Deon uses his powers.Deon's powers changes her outfit into something out of TheSixties.
* OutdatedOutfit: Deon's Still Force alters Team Flash's clothing from different time periods. Notably, Frost likes hers enough to actually keep it.



** Cisco cites his and Chester's situation when a barrier surrounds them as being "[[Literature/UnderTheDome Under the Domed]]"
** The concept of someone warping time and space to create an idyllic world and avoid reality is reminiscent of a series by [[Creator/MarvelComics DC's rival]] which aired [[Series/WandaVision around the same time]].



* TheNineties: Specifically, the December 4th, 1998 version of Masonville.

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* TheNineties: Specifically, the December 4th, 1998 version of Masonville.Masonville.
* VillainExitStageLeft: Like Psych in the previous episode, Deon retreats after being confronted.
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** The approach of a T-Rex is heralded by [[Film/JurassicPark ripples in someone's drink]].
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* AmnesiaLoop: A fail-safe of Deon's control over Masonville, allowing him to reset the minds of people breaking out of their time period character. Cisco temporarily became [[AmnesiacsAreInnocent a victim of this effect]] after the first loop.
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*OhCrap: Frost says those words when Deon uses his powers.

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* GroundhogDayLoop: Cisco and Chester are trapped repeating the same day over and over. The first loop even reverts Cisco's memory back to his year-appropiate 7 year old mind.

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* GroundhogDayLoop: Cisco and Chester are trapped repeating the same day over and over. The first loop even reverts Cisco's memory back to his year-appropiate year-appropriate 7 year old mind.mind.
* ImMrFuturePopCultureReference: Chester substitutes his name to Creator/JohnBoyega, in order to talk to his past father.
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* CantTakeAnythingWithYou: Before figuring out that they time traveled, Cisco and Chester realize that their modern smartphones and van didn't remain with them.
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* TheNineties: Specifically the 1998 version of Masonville.

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* TheNineties: Specifically Specifically, the December 4th, 1998 version of Masonville.
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* BackToSchool: In the episode preview, Cisco and Chester try to fit into a high school setting to conduct an investigation.
* ContinuityNod: According to the episode preview, the central setting is Masonville - a small town Barry [[Recap/TheFlash2014S3E23FinishLine briefly mentioned]] having a pleasant detour in when he was six years old.
* GroundhogDayLoop: According the episode synopsis, Cisco and Chester are trapped [[https://cwatlanta.cbslocal.com/2021/03/31/the-flash-the-one-with-the-nineties/amp/ repeating the same day over and over]].

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* BackToSchool: In the episode preview, Cisco and Chester try to fit into a high school setting to conduct an investigation.
investigation on the Still Force user's identity.
* ContinuityNod: According to the episode preview, the The central setting is Masonville - a small town Barry [[Recap/TheFlash2014S3E23FinishLine briefly mentioned]] having a pleasant detour in when he was six years old.
* GroundhogDayLoop: According the episode synopsis, Cisco and Chester are trapped [[https://cwatlanta.cbslocal.com/2021/03/31/the-flash-the-one-with-the-nineties/amp/ repeating the same day over and over]]. over. The first loop even reverts Cisco's memory back to his year-appropiate 7 year old mind.



** In the episode preview, Cisco witness a Blockbuster video store. It proudly guarantees to have ''Film/SpaceJam'' in stock, along with posters for ''Film/{{Fallen}}'' and ''Film/PracticalMagic''.

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** In the episode preview, Cisco and Chester witness a Blockbuster video store.store, which tips them off on the time travel element. It proudly guarantees to have ''Film/SpaceJam'' in stock, along with posters for ''Film/{{Fallen}}'' and ''Film/PracticalMagic''.



* TheNineties: Specifically the 1998 version of Masonville, according to the episode preview and description.

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* TheNineties: Specifically the 1998 version of Masonville, according to the episode preview and description.Masonville.
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* GroundhogDayLoop: According the episode synopsis, Cisco and Chest or are trapped [[https://cwatlanta.cbslocal.com/2021/03/31/the-flash-the-one-with-the-nineties/amp/ repeating the same day over and over]].

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* GroundhogDayLoop: According the episode synopsis, Cisco and Chest or Chester are trapped [[https://cwatlanta.cbslocal.com/2021/03/31/the-flash-the-one-with-the-nineties/amp/ repeating the same day over and over]].
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* BackToSchool: In the episode preview, Cisco and Chester try to fit into a high school setting to conduct an investigation.

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* ShoutOut: The title of the episode is a reference to the IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming used by ''Series/{{Friends}}'', which is [[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS5E13TheOneWhereWereTrappedOnTV the second]] Series/{{Arrowverse}} episode to use it.
* TimeTravel: Cisco and Chester travel back to 1998.

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* ShoutOut: ContinuityNod: According to the episode preview, the central setting is Masonville - a small town Barry [[Recap/TheFlash2014S3E23FinishLine briefly mentioned]] having a pleasant detour in when he was six years old.
* GroundhogDayLoop: According the episode synopsis, Cisco and Chest or are trapped [[https://cwatlanta.cbslocal.com/2021/03/31/the-flash-the-one-with-the-nineties/amp/ repeating the same day over and over]].
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The title of the episode is a reference to the IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming used by ''Series/{{Friends}}'', which is [[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS5E13TheOneWhereWereTrappedOnTV the second]] Series/{{Arrowverse}} episode to use it.
** In the episode preview, Cisco witness a Blockbuster video store. It proudly guarantees to have ''Film/SpaceJam'' in stock, along with posters for ''Film/{{Fallen}}'' and ''Film/PracticalMagic''.
* TimeTravel: Cisco and Chester travel back to 1998.1998.
* TheNineties: Specifically the 1998 version of Masonville, according to the episode preview and description.
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Cisco and Chester find themselves trapped in the 90s. Meanwhile, Iris tries to bond with the now-physical Speed Force.
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* ShoutOut: The title of the episode is a reference to the IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming used by ''Series/{{Friends}}''.

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* ShoutOut: The title of the episode is a reference to the IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming used by ''Series/{{Friends}}''.''Series/{{Friends}}'', which is [[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS5E13TheOneWhereWereTrappedOnTV the second]] Series/{{Arrowverse}} episode to use it.
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