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* SetRightWhatOnceWasWrong: Barry promises Iris he will do everything it takes to prevent the future he saw.

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* SetRightWhatOnceWasWrong: SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Barry promises Iris he will do everything it takes to prevent the future he saw.
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* PetsAsAPresent: H.R. gifts Barry and Iris a pet turtle named McSnurtle as a "housewarming gift".

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* PetsAsAPresent: H.R. gifts Barry and Iris a pet turtle named McSnurtle [=McSnurtle=] as a "housewarming gift".
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* {{Fanservice}}: Iris' [[AbsoluteCleavage plunging neckline]], Barry's [[ShirtlessScene state of undress]] in bed.

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* {{Fanservice}}: Iris' [[AbsoluteCleavage [[NavelDeepNeckline plunging neckline]], Barry's [[ShirtlessScene state of undress]] in bed.



* LadyInRed: Iris is wearing a [[AbsoluteCleavage revealing]] red cocktail dress during the museum's (flopped) opening.

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* LadyInRed: Iris is wearing a [[AbsoluteCleavage [[NavelDeepNeckline revealing]] red cocktail dress during the museum's (flopped) opening.
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* PetsAsAPresent: H.R. gifts Barry and Iris a pet turtle named McSnurtle as a "housewarming gift".
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per Trope Repair Shop, Jerkass Facade is being cut in favor of Hidden Heart Of Gold / Jerk With A Heart Of Gold.


* TookALevelInKindness: After dropping his JerkassFacade, Julian turns out to have mellowed out a great deal. He even kept Barry's identity a secret.

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* TookALevelInKindness: After dropping his JerkassFacade, {{Jerkass}} facade, Julian turns out to have mellowed out a great deal. He even kept Barry's identity a secret.
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per Trope Repair Shop, Jerkass Facade is being cut in favor of Hidden Heart Of Gold / Jerk With A Heart Of Gold.


* JerkassFacade: At first, it seems like Julian is still a dick, but then it's revealed in his second dialogue with Caitlin that he only acts that way to cope with his SurvivorGuilt.


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* SourOutsideSadInside: At first, it seems like Julian is still a dick, but then it's revealed in his second dialogue with Caitlin that he only acts that way to cope with his SurvivorGuilt.
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'''Barry''': ''Bartholomew''... Am I in trouble!?!

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'''Barry''': ''Bartholomew''... Am I in trouble!?!



* NeverMyFault: Julian feels no responsibility for his role as Alchemy, he was being controlled against his will... [[NotSoStoic or so he would appear.]]

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* NeverMyFault: Julian feels no responsibility for his role as Alchemy, he was being controlled against his will... [[NotSoStoic or so he would appear.]]
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* BrutalHonesty: Cisco is quite open about his dislike for H.R.'s ideas, outright calling him [[TheLoad useless]]. H.R. even mentions how mean he is. Though it get's better at the end of the episode.

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* BrutalHonesty: Cisco is quite open about his dislike for H.R.'s ideas, outright calling him [[TheLoad useless]]. H.R. even mentions how mean he is. Though it get's gets better at the end of the episode.



** H.R.'s innocently narcissistic side is much more pronounced here, given little notice the tension in the cortex between Barry and Wally, and more concerned that the two aren't dressed for the museums opening.

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** H.R.'s innocently narcissistic side is much more pronounced here, given giving little notice to the tension in the cortex between Barry and Wally, and more concerned that the two aren't dressed for the museums museum's opening.



* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When H.R. talks about the his novel (that involves time travel), he tells Barry about how the main character's actions have [[BrokenBase divided his book's fanbase into two camps]].

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When H.R. talks about the his novel (that involves time travel), he tells Barry about how the main character's actions have [[BrokenBase divided his book's fanbase into two camps]].

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* CallBack:
** Near the beginning of the episode, Joe hands Cecille a report on the AlienInvasion last episode.
** The device used by Cisco near the end of Season 1 to MentalTimeTravel back to the negated timeline where Eobard killed him is used by him and Barry [[IronicEpisodeTitle to travel to the future to look for solutions to prevent said future from happening]].

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* CallBack:
** Near the beginning of the episode, Joe hands Cecille a report on the AlienInvasion last episode.
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CallBack: The device used by Cisco near the end of Season 1 to MentalTimeTravel back to the negated timeline where Eobard killed him is used by him and Barry [[IronicEpisodeTitle to travel to the future to look for solutions to prevent said future from happening]].

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* CallBack: The device used by Cisco near the end of Season 1 to MentalTimeTravel back to the negated timeline where Eobard killed him is used by him and Barry [[IronicEpisodeTitle to travel to the future to look for solutions to prevent said future from happening]].

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* CallBack: CallBack:
** Near the beginning of the episode, Joe hands Cecille a report on the AlienInvasion last episode.
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The device used by Cisco near the end of Season 1 to MentalTimeTravel back to the negated timeline where Eobard killed him is used by him and Barry [[IronicEpisodeTitle to travel to the future to look for solutions to prevent said future from happening]].
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* CloudCuckooLander / FunnyForeigner: HR. Accentuated when he enters the episode on a Segway.
-->''"Sumptuous day, brethen."''
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* DissonantSerenity: Wally almost namedrops the trope, saying that Barry has this. Barry tells him it comes from [[StrongerWithAge experience]].
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** Barry, Iris, Cisco and Wally all give Caitlin one after finding out she offered [[TheDragon Julian]] a job at STAR Labs, and a role on Team Flash, without consulting them.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Barry's main reason for his anger towards Wally, who disobeyed his orders to stay behind, under the belief that taking Plunder into custody will set off the events leading to Iris' death. Later subverted when he allows ''Kid'' Flash to capture Plunder, instead of ''The'' Flash, like the news ticker said.
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-> ''"My name is Barry Allen, and I am the fastest man alive. To the outside world, I'm an ordinary forensic scientist, but secretly, with the help of my friends at S.T.A.R. Labs, I fight crime and find other meta-humans like me. In an attempt to stop the evil speedster Savitar, I was accidentally thrust into the future, and I saw him murder the woman I love. But I won't let that happen. I'm going to do everything in my power to change the future, and I'm the only one fast enough to keep her alive. I am The Flash!"''
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** Barry shows Iris the article from 2024 in the Time Vault.

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** Barry shows Iris the article from 2024 2024, and also reveals it used to be written by Iris West-Allen, in the Time Vault.
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** Given that Barry put Iris' name on the lease as well, between the two of them they probably could afford it just fine.
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** They avoid this with the rest of the group, after Barry reveals it to Iris.

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* BadassBiker: Most of the fights with Plunder had the Flashes chasing him in his CoolBike.



* CallBack: The device used by Cisco near the end of Season 1 to MentalTimeTravel back to the negated timeline where Eobard killed him is used by him and Barry [[IronicEpisodeTitle to travel to the future to look for solutions to prevent said future from happening]].



* {{Fanservice}}: Iris' [[AbsoluteCleavage plunging neckline]], Barry's state of undress in bed.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Barry's Vibed return to the future lets him read several items off a news ticker that the team hopes preventing will ultimately stop Iris' death. This includes Killer Frost coming out for real as a public criminal, and the apparent return of Grodd. The Music Meister is also mentioned, foreshadowing his appearance in the ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}'' musical crossover.

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* {{Fanservice}}: Iris' [[AbsoluteCleavage plunging neckline]], Barry's [[ShirtlessScene state of undress undress]] in bed.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Barry's Vibed return to the future lets him read several items off a news ticker that the team hopes preventing will ultimately stop Iris' death. This includes Killer Frost coming out for real as a public criminal, and the apparent return of Grodd. The Music Meister is also mentioned, foreshadowing his appearance in the ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}'' ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'' musical crossover.



* IronicEpisodeTitle: Team Flash are actually looking for solutions during the MentalTimeTravel to the future.



* LadyInRed: Iris is wearing a [[AbsoluteCleavage revealing]] red cocktail dress during the museum's (flopped) opening.



** S.T.A.R. Labs has been turned into a museum. In the comics, there is a Flash museum.



* SensualSlavs: Olga, the SexySecretary mentioned below.



* SurvivorGuilt: Even though Savitar controled him, Julian still feels an awful lot of guilt for the policemen killed by him as Alchemy and laments that he should have died instead.

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* SurvivorGuilt: Even though Savitar controled controlled him, Julian still feels an awful lot of guilt for the policemen killed by him as Alchemy and laments that he should have died instead.


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* UnderestimatingBadassery: Team Flash (Cisco especially) undermines H.R.'s relevance to TheTeam, despite once again proving himself as quite TheStrategist.
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* BattleTrophy: Barry steals Plunder's ultratech gun and Cisco is absolutely amazed at its abilities. It may also be the gun that Barry saw Harry point at Savitar in the future.

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* BattleTrophy: Barry steals Plunder's ultratech gun and Cisco is absolutely amazed at its abilities. It may also be the gun that Barry saw Harry H.R. point at Savitar in the future.
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** Mcsnurtle the Turtle is the real name of The Terrific Whatzit, Jay Garrick's FunnyAnimal counterpart.
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* MythologyGag:
** Detective Patterson says that Wally should be sent to Keystone City, his home in the comics.
** The power-suppressing necklace that Cisco gives Caitlin resembles Louise Lincoln's necklace.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Barry's Vibed return to the future lets him read several items off a news ticker that the team hopes preventing will ultimately stop Iris' death. This includes Killer Frost coming out for real as a public criminal, and the apparent return of Grodd. The Music Meister is also mentioned, foreshadowing his appearance in the ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015)'' musical crossover.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Barry's Vibed return to the future lets him read several items off a news ticker that the team hopes preventing will ultimately stop Iris' death. This includes Killer Frost coming out for real as a public criminal, and the apparent return of Grodd. The Music Meister is also mentioned, foreshadowing his appearance in the ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015)'' 2015}}'' musical crossover.

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