History Recap / TheFlash2014S1E21GroddLives

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Iris is totally right in calling her father out for keeping her in the dark about Barry being The Flash, but she ''also'' calls him out for not telling her how Barry really felt about her for years. Joe's response that it wasn't ''his'' secret to tell ''is'' a valid response.

** Given that Grodd is the villain, Cisco naturally gives these to ''Film/TheExorcist'', ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes'', ''Film/KingKong'', and ''Film/JurassicPark''.

* WhamShot: The episode ends with Eobard's ticket back home...and it's the particle accelerator! He's been hiding out from under the heroes' noses literally this whole time.

* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Those red eyes Eobard has as part of his Reverse-Flash costume? They're '''not''!

* PetTheDog: Grodd calls Caitlin "good," recognizing her as one of the scientists, besides Wells, who was kind to him.

* SequelHook: Grodd is still alive... and very angry.

* WhamShot: The episode ends with Eobard's ticket back home... and it's the particle accelerator!

* TheWorfBarrage: Remember that supersonic punch the team spent half an [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E6TheFlashIsBorn episode]] preparing against the Girder? Well, against Grodd, the results are... [[PunchCatch not nearly as impressive]].

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The basis for Grodd's loyalty to Eobard is how kind he was to Grodd when he was kept at STAR Labs.

* BreakTheBadass: Grodd was able to reduce Joe into a sobbing wreck.

* ContinuityNod: Barry compares his first psychic assault by Grodd to when Bivolo (whom he calls by Caitlin's suggested nickname of "Rainbow Raider") used his HatePlague powers on him.
* CrazyPrepared: Cisco was the one who thought to bring a banana along for the Grodd hunt.
** Too bad that "Grodd hate banana".
* DeadHatShot: When Joe wakes up under Grodd's captivity, one of the first things he sees is a cracked (and bloodied) hard hat, presumably from one of the sewer workers that Grodd killed back in ''Crazy for You''.

** Grodd's hatred of bananas is a trait carried over from his ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' incarnation. And the headband Barry wears to keep Grodd out of his head resembles the ones Solovar gave to Flash and GL in ''The Brave and the Bold''.

* NoSell: Grodd doesn't even seem to ''feel'' any of the attacks Barry throws at him.
** The most shocking, however, is when he [[PunchCatch caught]] the ''supersonic punch''...

* ThePowerOfLove: Hearing Iris' voice is what Barry uses to overcome Grodd's psychic attack.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: [[PunchPunchPunchUhOh Attempted]] by Barry.

** Joe called the masked thief ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' before his unmasking.

* StealthPun:
** Grodd spends the entire episode really angry ([[DoNotExplainTheJoke going ape]]).
** See SpoilerTitle above.
* SwissCheeseSecurity: STAR Labs apparently, at least without Thawne around. Iris just randomly walks in while an unmasked Barry is talking with Caitlin and Cisco.

--> '''Barry:''' The three of us took on Grodd and rescued Joe. Together, we can do anything.
--> '''Caitlin:''' Actually, it was the four of us.

* TheWorfBarrage: Remember that supersonic punch the team spent half an [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E6TheFlashIsBorn episode]] preparing against the Girder? Well, against Grodd, the results are... [[PunchCatch not nearly as impressive]].

Iris confronts Barry about knowing his secret. Meanwhile, Team Flash has to contend with Wells' new threat to the city.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The basis for Grodd's loyalty to Wells/Eobard is how kind he was to Grodd when he was kept at STAR Labs.

* EnemyMine: Eiling admits to Barry that he's letting him be because Wells is their common enemy and he might come in handy somewhere down the line.

* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Those red eyes Eobard has as part of his Reverse-Flash costume? They're '''not''' part of the costume!

* SwissCheeseSecurity: STAR Labs apparently, at least without Wells around. Iris just randomly walks in while an unmasked Barry is talking with Caitlin and Cisco.

** Too bad [[spoiler:that "Grodd hate banana."]]

** The most shocking, however, is when he {{Punch Catch}}ed the ''supersonic punch''...

* BlackSheep: Eobard claims Eddie is this for the Thawne family, which is apparently full of great men and women.

* CallBack: Cisco reports he called [[Series/{{Arrow}} Lyla]] to get any info ARGUS might have on Eiling.
** Barry compares his first psychic assault by Grodd to when Bivolo (whom he calls by Caitlin's suggested nickname of "Rainbow Raider") used his HatePlague powers on him.

* CelebrityParadox: Cisco mentions ''Franchise/JurassicPark''. While he doesn't exactly state which film, Creator/PeterStormare, who plays Count Vertigo in ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', was in ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark''.

* BatmanGambit: The team makes the assumption that Eobard is using Grodd as a distraction early on but feel they have no choice except to deal with the threat.