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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Felicity, at least, believes that whatever Barry does next to fix things, Team Flash would be behind him all the way since Barry is like pudding, and "Everybody likes pudding."


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* LovedByAll: Felicity, at least, believes that whatever Barry does next to fix things, Team Flash would be behind him all the way since Barry is like pudding, and "Everybody likes pudding."
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** Another negative effect of the CosmicRetcon, Clariss not only remembers his life in "Flashpoint", but thanks to Dr. Alchemy's method of restoring his powers, he is able to truly [[IncrediblyLamePun rival]] Barry/Flash as a speedster.

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** Another negative effect of the CosmicRetcon, Clariss not only remembers his life in "Flashpoint", but thanks to Dr. Alchemy's method of restoring his powers, he is able to truly [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} rival]] Barry/Flash as a speedster.
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** Another negative effect of the CosmicRetcon, Clariss not only remembers his life in "Flashpoint", but thanks to Dr. Alchemy's method of restoring his powers, he is able to truly [[PunIntended rival]] Barry/Flash as a speedster.

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** Another negative effect of the CosmicRetcon, Clariss not only remembers his life in "Flashpoint", but thanks to Dr. Alchemy's method of restoring his powers, he is able to truly [[PunIntended [[IncrediblyLamePun rival]] Barry/Flash as a speedster.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Once he has Barry on the ropes, Clariss prepares to finish him off with one through the chest.
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* OutOfFocus: In spite of being the source of a WhamLine in the previous episode, Joe and Iris' estrangement is on the backburner for most of the episode: the consequence that Barry has to deal with is actually his fractured friendship with Cisco.

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* OutOfFocus: In spite of being the source of a WhamLine in the previous episode, Joe and Iris' estrangement is on the backburner for most of the episode: episode and they actually end up reconciling immediately after learning about Flashpoint: the consequence that Barry has to deal with is actually his fractured friendship with Cisco.
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** And Dante Ramon. Barry accidentally changes the timeline so that he died in a car accident before him and Cisco reconcile.
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* RealityEnsues: Anyone who acts the way Barry does on a daily basis would seem suspicious to the average person. Since Julian is not a fan of his and happens to be a CSI who works with Barry, he is noticing that Barry's behavior is contradictory to how everyone else views him.
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* FramingDevice: The first part of the episode, explaining the changes Flashpoint caused, is framed by Barry narrating it to Felicity.
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Harry was on Earth-2 to fix Zoom's disasters and send Jay back to Earth-2.


* AbsenteeActor: Once again, Creator/TomCavanagh does not appear in the episode at all, marking his second absence in the entire series (the first being the previous week). [[TheBusCameBack The following episode should fix this, however]].
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*** Most importantly, the Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'s founder, Creator/GregBerlanti, was both a writer and a producer on that show.

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*** Most importantly, the Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'s Series/{{Arrowverse}}'s founder, Creator/GregBerlanti, was both a writer and a producer on that show.



* WhamEpisode: We fully see the ramifications of what Barry has done to the ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'', and for the most part, it's not pretty. To recap:

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* WhamEpisode: We fully see the ramifications of what Barry has done to the ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'', ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'', and for the most part, it's not pretty. To recap:
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* AesopAmnesia: After seeing multiple times that messing with time generally does ''not'' end well, Barry tries to fix the mess he caused by... going back in time again. Fortunately Jay is there to stop him.

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* AesopAmnesia: After seeing multiple times that messing with time generally does ''not'' end well, Barry tries to fix the mess he caused by... by going back in time again. Fortunately Jay is there to stop him.
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** Felicity's shocked reaction when she taught that Diggle never had a kid before Flashpoint becomes a major StoryArc for major Franchise/{{Arrowverse}} character come the {{Crossover}}.

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** Felicity's shocked reaction when she taught finds out that Diggle never had a kid daughter instead of a son before Flashpoint becomes a major StoryArc for major Franchise/{{Arrowverse}} character story point come the {{Crossover}}.

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* CelebrityParadox: After Jay intervenes on Barry's another CosmicRetcon attempt, he took the latter to a diner in 1998 where a TV is airing ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. This is despite the fact that...
** Jay's (and by extension, Henry Allen's) actor, Creator/JohnWesleyShipp, was a main character there, playing the eponymous character's father.
** Dylan Neal (Dr. Anthony Ivo) is a RecurringCharacter there, specifically the older brother of [[TheLancer one of the main characters]].
** Most importantly, the Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'s founder, Greg Berlanti, was both a writer and a producer on that show.

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* CelebrityParadox: CelebrityParadox:
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After Jay intervenes on Barry's another CosmicRetcon attempt, he took the latter to a diner in 1998 where a TV is airing ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. This is despite the fact that...
** *** Jay's (and by extension, Henry Allen's) actor, Creator/JohnWesleyShipp, was a main character there, playing the eponymous character's father.
** *** Dylan Neal (Dr. Anthony Ivo) is a RecurringCharacter there, specifically the older brother of [[TheLancer one of the main characters]].
** *** Most importantly, the Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'s founder, Greg Berlanti, Creator/GregBerlanti, was both a writer and a producer on that show.


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** Felicity's shocked reaction when she taught that Diggle never had a kid before Flashpoint becomes a major StoryArc for major Franchise/{{Arrowverse}} character come the {{Crossover}}.
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** Iris delivers one, after revealing she knows about Barry's fight with the Rival, and knows he's done something that's changed all their lives yet he still refuses to reveal it.
** The Entire Team gives Barry this after learning about Flash Point, and how Barry royally screwed the timeline.

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