History Recap / TheFlash2014S1E3ThingsYouCantOutrun

* OverprotectiveDad: Joe jokingly threatens to shoot Eddie for dating Iris.

** Ronnie used to say that he and Caitlin were "like fire and ice". In the comics they literally are, as ComicBook/{{Firestorm}} and Killer Frost, respectively.

Barry finds himself fighting a misty meta-human, who's out for revenge against those who got him arrested and executed. Meanwhile Caitlin finally confronts her troubled past, when memories of the night of the the particle accelerator come rushing back, along with the memories of Ronnie, her lost fiancé.

* TwoLinesDifferentTimes: The episode includes three flashbacks to the night of the particle accelerator explosion, each time entering the story from a different character's perspective.

* TwoLinesDifferentTimes: The episode is interspersed with flashbacks to the night of the particle accelerator's explosion, each time entering the story from a different character's perspective.

** Unconfirmed and possibly a coincidence, but Caitlin and Ronnie plan on going to Tahiti on their honeymoon. Anyone who watches Marvel's ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' knows that Tahiti is a magical place.

Barry finds himself fighting a misty meta-human, who's out for revenge against those who got him arrested and executed.

* AmbiguousEnding: During Wells flashback to the accelerator explosion Wells is shown to be expecting Barry getting struck by lightning but its left unclear whether or not he caused the explosion.
* AntiClimax: Discussed. Wells turns on the reactor with the touch of a screen and very little fanfare. The scientists joke about how [[TemptingFate they expect more.]]

** The cinema is playing ''[[ComicBook/BlueDevil Blue Devil II - Hell to Pay]]'' and ''[[ComicBook/DoomPatrol The Rita Farr Story]]''.

** Ronnie used to say that he and Caitlin were "like fire and ice". In the comics they literally are, being ComicBook/{{Firestorm}} and Killer Frost, respectively.

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* HeroicSacrifice: Ronnie asks Cisco to initiate lockdown and refuses to let him open the doors (and locking him inside the reactor) so that the blast can be contained

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Discussed. Joe discourages Barry from releasing Henry from the jail, because it will force him to be a fugitive forever.

-->'''Barry:''' ''[just getting back from stopping a criminal]'' You wanna grab a bite? I'm feeling a little... famished.\\
'''Iris:''' After the Mongolian barbecue we had before the movie, and the extra-large popcorn you had ''at'' the movie? How are you not... fat?\\

--> '''Barry:''' ''(Just getting back from stopping a criminal)'' You wanna grab a bite? I'm feeling a little... famished.
--> '''Iris:''' After the Mongolian barbecue we had before the movie, and the extra-large popcorn you had ''at'' the movie? How are you not... fat?
--> '''Barry:''' [[HalfTruth I've been jogging.]]
--> '''Iris:''' Oh, okay.

* MundaneUtility: It's implied that Barry worked up a fiber analysis at super speed, though he may have just run upstairs and grabbed it off his desk. At super speed.
* MythologyGag

*** A sign with 52 on it can repeatedly be seen in the background at S.T.A.R. Labs.

--> '''Barry:''' Hello?\\

'''Caitlin:''' Bad man. With a gun. in a get-away car. Go!

** When Barry commented about a real life zombie phenomenon that can be found on fungus infected ants, this is also how the video game ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' was inspired.
** Barry runs to stop a crime on "Waid Avenue." This is a nod to veteran Flash writer Mark Waid.
** Unconfirmed and possibly a coincidence, but Caitlin and Ronnie plan on going to Tahiti on their honeymoon. Anyone who watches ''[[Series/AgentsOfSHIELD Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'' knows that Tahiti is a magical place.
* TailorMadePrison : The particle accelerator gets adapted as a special makeshift prison to hold metahumans, with Mist as the first inmate. Wells and Cisco also comment on how they'll modify each cell accordingly with the prisoner's abilities.

* YouDidEverythingYouCould: In response to Barry's IShouldHaveBeenBetter Joe tells him that he has limits despite his powers and that he can't save everyone.

* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Barry could break his dad out of prison using his powers. In the end, he decides to prove try to prove his dad's innocence instead.

** When Barry commented about a real life zombie phenomenon that can be found on fungus infected ants, this is also how the video game TheLastOfUs was inspired.