YMMV / The Flash 2014 S 3 E 18 Abra Kadabra

• Accidental Aesop: Don't let emotions cloud your judgment and your actions. While this is somewhat present with Joe and Kadabra, it really shines in The Stinger. Cailtin succumbs to her injury and dies; Julian, having bonded with Cailtin over the season, panics and rips her power draining necklace off to see if it'll do anything. She comes back, the wound heals, and Julian is overjoyed... but he doesn't think to put the necklace back on after said wound heals, and Caitlin's transformation into Killer Frost is completed.
• Ensemble Dark Horse: Abra Kadabra was well-received in this episode.
• Like You Would Really Do It: Abra Kadabra, another iconic foe of the Flash (especially Wally West) meeting his end? After the episode, it's common speculation that he somehow escaped execution so he could return later.
• Magnificent Bastard: Abra Kadabra is a time travelling criminal from the 64th century, who utilizes nanite technology passed off as magic. To return to the future, Abra searches the multiverse for timeship parts. As a future enemy of Barry, Abra has knowledge about Savitar, which he uses to bargain for his freedom when captured by Team Flash, then detonates a bomb to cover his escape. Barry prevents Abra from returning to the future, and as Abra gets taken into custody, he says withholding information on Savitar was like he got to kill Iris too. Post-Crisis, Abra regained his pre-crisis memories of a family that no longer exist, for which he blames Barry and plots to destroy Central City with an antimatter bomb. Unable to stop Abra from completing his device and unable to disarm it due to its material, Barry persuades Abra into a Heel–Face Turn. The two are attacked by a new enemy, which Abra tries to protect Barry from but is killed, where Team Flash agree he died a hero. Cunning and charming, Abra Kadbra stands out as one of the most memorable villains ever to appear.