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* DeclarationOfProtection: Mutual between Caitlin and Killer Frost at the end, once Caitlin assuages Frost's fears about using the killers.

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* DeclarationOfProtection: Mutual between Caitlin and Killer Frost at the end, once Caitlin assuages Frost's fears about using the killers.cure.
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* DeclarationOfProtection: Mutual between Caitlin and Killer Frost at the end, once Caitlin assuages Frost's fears about using the killers.


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* PoorCommunicationKills: Much of the "sabotaging the cure" plotline could have been avoided if Killer Frost had just been up front with Caitlin about her concerns instead of refusing to give her the time of day. Thankfully, it works out in the end.
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* HiddenDepths: Norvok reveals he used to work at a Zoo before the Accelerator exploded. He also shows a more noble side in helping Ralph evacuate the metahumans.

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* HiddenDepths: Norvok reveals he used to work at a Zoo before the Accelerator exploded. The reason he has a snake in his head is because he was trying to get a dangerous viper off a kid when the dark matter wave hit. He also shows a more noble side in helping Ralph evacuate the metahumans.
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* DirtyCop: Officer Jones who hates metas ever since Spin brainwashed him. He gives Dr. Ambres a police log of metahuman arrests which she then gives to Cicada, which he repurposes for his hit list. He also tells Cicada about the metas being put into witness protection.

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* DirtyCop: Officer Jones who hates metas ever since Spin brainwashed him. He gives Dr. Ambres a police log of metahuman arrests which she then gives to Cicada, which he repurposes for his hit list. He also tells Cicada about the metas being put into witness protection.federal custody.
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* DirtyCop: Officer Jones who hates metas ever since Spin brainwashed him. He gives Dr. Ambres a police log of metahuman arrests which she then gives to Cicada, which he repurposes for his hit list.

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* DirtyCop: Officer Jones who hates metas ever since Spin brainwashed him. He gives Dr. Ambres a police log of metahuman arrests which she then gives to Cicada, which he repurposes for his hit list. He also tells Cicada about the metas being put into witness protection.
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* MisplacedRetribution: Officer Jones justifies his newfound hatred for Metahumans and actions in aiding Cicada based on his experience with being brainwashed by Spin, a normal human.


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** Earlier, Barry and Nora examined Carl Bork's body and noted he was repeatedly stabbed on top of being inflicted with blunt force trauma.
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* TheBusCameBack: Norvock and Peek-A-Boo.

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* TheBusCameBack: Norvock Norvok and Peek-A-Boo.



* HiddenDepths: Norvock reveals he used to work at a Zoo before the Accelerator exploded. He also shows a more noble side in helping Ralph evacuate the metahumans.

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* HiddenDepths: Norvock Norvok reveals he used to work at a Zoo before the Accelerator exploded. He also shows a more noble side in helping Ralph evacuate the metahumans.
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* AllLovingHero: At the end of the episode, Barry plans on appealing to Cicada's humanity by trying to cure his niece.



* DidntThinkThisThrough: Jones accessing the meta register from his home computer is what gives Cecile proof about his criminal activity.



* FaceHeelTurn: Officer Jones, after being brainwashed by Spencer Young.



* FriendOnTheForce: Villainous example with Officer Jones for Orlin.



* ICantFeelMyLegs: Nora, after Cicada breaks her back. Thankfully, she quickly regenerates.



* {{Irony}}: The BigBad's Cicada's blood is what's gonna help create the cure for the metagene of all things.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Norvok initially only joins Team Flash's efforts out of self-preservation. By the end of the episode however, he seems to be taking steps towards honestly reforming.



* TheJuggernaut: Cicada straight-up breaks out of an ice restraint by Killer Frost.
* LadyMacbeth: Dr. Ambres actively pushes Orlin to commit more murders.



* MythologyGag: Among the deceased meta names are Kyra May and Dwayne Geist. The latter is an obscure hero that debuted in ''Detective Comics''.



* PapaWolf: Nora getting injured drives Barry to come at Cicada in an absolute rage that makes the anger he felt at Thawne killing his mom and later Zoom for killing his dad look positively mild in comparison.

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* PapaWolf: Nora getting injured drives Barry to come at Cicada in an absolute rage that makes the anger he felt at Thawne killing his mom and later Zoom for killing his dad look positively mild in comparison.comparison.
* ShoutOut: Ralph mentions ''Series/SisterSister'' when talking to Caitlin.
* SplitPersonalityTakeover: Killer Frost keeps sabotaging Caitlin's attempts of creating a cure at first.
* UnexplainedRecovery: Norvok apparently has his snake back in his head again despite Amunet cutting it out last season.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Carl Bork gets murdered by Cicada in his introduction scene.

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* EurekaMoment: Barry realizes since Nora's presence stopped him from killing Cicada that maybe if they can wake Grace up, it might bring Cicada back to his senses.

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* EurekaMoment: EurekaMoment:
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Barry realizes since Nora's presence stopped him from killing Cicada that maybe if they can wake Grace up, it might bring Cicada back to his senses. senses.
** Cecile talking to Barry about the anger he's feeling toward Cicada causes her to realize that she's sensed that same sort of anger before, which leads her to look at Jones as the source of the leak.

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* AdultFear: Iris and Barry see their daughter injured, and thanks to Cicada's dagger her healing powers kick in more slowly than normal.

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* AdultFear: Iris and Barry see their daughter injured, injured and paralyzed, and thanks to Cicada's dagger her healing powers kick in more slowly than normal.


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* HiddenDepths: Norvock reveals he used to work at a Zoo before the Accelerator exploded. He also shows a more noble side in helping Ralph evacuate the metahumans.


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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Once Killer Frost keeps Cicada's dagger at bay, Barry uses his powers to mercilessly pummel him and would have gone for a killing blow if not for Nora's arrival.
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*AbsenteeActor: In addition to Joe still being in Tibet with Wally, Cisco is noticeably absent, with the explanation being that he's working on the cure in Icicle's old lab.
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* AnswerCut: Sherloque wonders who this "other mastermind" is, followed by a shot of his own reflection in the computer screen.


* TheBusCameBack: Norvaak and Peek-A-Boo.

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* TheBusCameBack: Norvaak Norvock and Peek-A-Boo.
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* PapaWolf: Nora getting injured drives Barry to come at Cicada in a way he never did before.

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* PapaWolf: Nora getting injured drives Barry to come at Cicada in a way an absolute rage that makes the anger he never did before.felt at Thawne killing his mom and later Zoom for killing his dad look positively mild in comparison.
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** Captain Singh is '''''disgusted''''' that Officer Jones violated his oath as cop to help a mass murder like Cicada.

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** Captain Singh is '''''disgusted''''' that Officer Jones violated his oath as cop to help a mass murder murderer like Cicada.

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* DirtyCop: Officer Jones who hates metas ever since Spin brainwashed him. He gives Dr. Ambres a police log of metahuman arrests which she then gives to Cicada, which he repurposes for his hit list.



* DirtyCop: Officer Jones who hates metas ever since Spin brainwashed him. He gives Dr. Ambres a police log of metahuman arrests which she then gives to Cicada, which he repurposes for his hit list.

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* DirtyCop: Officer Jones who hates metas ever since Spin brainwashed him. He gives Dr. Ambres a police log of metahuman arrests which she then gives to Cicada, which he repurposes for his hit list.The47Society: Nora remarks that [[BigEater 47 tacos is her limit]].

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Even if most metas become criminals, Team Flash isn't just going to sit idly by and let Cicada kill them, especially since in the eyes of the law they've already paid their debt to society.
** Captain Singh is ''''disgusted'''' that Officer Jones helped Cicada and violated his oath as cop to help a mass murder.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Even if most metas become criminals, Team Flash isn't just going to sit idly by and let Cicada kill them, especially since in the eyes of the law they've already paid their debt to society.
society after serving their prison sentence.
** Captain Singh is ''''disgusted'''' '''''disgusted''''' that Officer Jones helped Cicada and violated his oath as cop to help a mass murder.murder like Cicada.



* InternalReveal: Sherloque tells Iris about his investigation, when she goes into MamaBear mode about his lingering suspicions about Nora.

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* InternalReveal: Sherloque tells Iris about his investigation, when she goes into MamaBear mode about him grilling her over his lingering suspicions about Nora.suspicions.


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* {{Jerkass}}: Peek-A-Boo opts ''not'' to use her powers to help evacuate the other metas.
--> "Every meta for themselves".
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* NotSoDifferent: Cecile points out that Barry's anger at Cicada is not that different from Cicada's anger at what happened to Grace, and she tells him that he's risking it consuming him.

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* NotSoDifferent: Cecile points out that Barry's anger at Cicada is not that different from Cicada's anger at what happened to Grace, and she tells him that he's risking it consuming him.him.
* PapaWolf: Nora getting injured drives Barry to come at Cicada in a way he never did before.
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* AdultFear: Nora and Barry see their daughter injured, and thanks to Cicada's dagger her healing powers kick in more slowly than normal.

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* AdultFear: Nora Iris and Barry see their daughter injured, and thanks to Cicada's dagger her healing powers kick in more slowly than normal.



* DirtyCop: Officer Jones who hates metas ever since Spice brainwash him. He Dr. Ambres a police log of metahuman arrests which she then gives to Cicada, which he repurposes for his hit list.
* InternalReveal: Sherloque tells Iris, when she goes into MamaBear mode about his lingering suspicions about Nora.
* ItsPersonal: Injuring Nora is when Cicada goes from being a BigBad to take down to being another ArchEnemy in the same vein as Thawne or [=DeVoe=], Barry in particular is angry enough to kill.

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* DirtyCop: Officer Jones who hates metas ever since Spice brainwash Spin brainwashed him. He gives Dr. Ambres a police log of metahuman arrests which she then gives to Cicada, which he repurposes for his hit list.
* InternalReveal: Sherloque tells Iris, Iris about his investigation, when she goes into MamaBear mode about his lingering suspicions about Nora.
* ItsPersonal: Injuring Nora is when Cicada goes from being a BigBad to take down to being another ArchEnemy in the same vein as Thawne or [=DeVoe=], Barry in particular is angry enough to kill.kill him.
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* EurekaMoment: Barry realizes since Nora's presence stopped him from killing Cicada that maybe if they can wake Grace up, it might bring Cicada back to his senses.



* DirtyCop: Dr. Ambres knows one who shares her anti-meta beliefs who gives her a police log of metahuman arrests which she then gives to Cicada, which he repurposes for his hit list.

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** Captain Singh is ''''disgusted'''' that Officer Jones helped Cicada and violated his oath as cop to help a mass murder.
* DirtyCop: Officer Jones who hates metas ever since Spice brainwash him. He Dr. Ambres knows one who shares her anti-meta beliefs who gives her a police log of metahuman arrests which she then gives to Cicada, which he repurposes for his hit list.


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* NoSympathy: Officer Jones might've been brainwashed by Spin but Singh and Cecile have nothing but cold contempt for him for aiding Cicada's mass murder spree.
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* MoralityPet: If Nora hadn't showed up when she did, Barry would've killed Cicada. Barry sincerely thanks Nora for bringing him back.
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* NotSoDifferent: Cecile points out that Barry's anger at Cicada is not that different from Cicada's anger at what happened to Grace, and she tells him that he's risking it consuming her.

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* NotSoDifferent: Cecile points out that Barry's anger at Cicada is not that different from Cicada's anger at what happened to Grace, and she tells him that he's risking it consuming her.him.
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* TheBusCameBack: Norvaak and Peek-A-Boo.



* ItsPersonal: Injuring Nora is when Cicada goes from being a BigBad to take down to being another ArchEnemy in the same vein as Thawne or [=DeVoe=].

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* InternalReveal: Sherloque tells Iris, when she goes into MamaBear mode about his lingering suspicions about Nora.
* ItsPersonal: Injuring Nora is when Cicada goes from being a BigBad to take down to being another ArchEnemy in the same vein as Thawne or [=DeVoe=].[=DeVoe=], Barry in particular is angry enough to kill.
* NotSoDifferent: Cecile points out that Barry's anger at Cicada is not that different from Cicada's anger at what happened to Grace, and she tells him that he's risking it consuming her.
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On Dr. Ambres' urging, Cicada has come out of hiding to resume his killing spree. Team Flash tries to stop him but he injures Nora in the process.

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On Dr. Ambres' urging, Cicada has come comes out of hiding to resume his killing spree. Team Flash tries to stop him but he injures Nora in the process.



* EveryoneHasStandards: Even if most of the metas become criminals, Team Flash isn't just going to sit idly by and let Cicada kill them, especially since in the eyes of the law they've already paid their debt to society.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Even if most of the metas become criminals, Team Flash isn't just going to sit idly by and let Cicada kill them, especially since in the eyes of the law they've already paid their debt to society.
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* DirtyCop: Dr. Ambres knows one who shares her anti-meta beliefs who gives her a police log of metahuman arrests which she then gives to Cicada, which he repurposes for his hit list.

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* DirtyCop: Dr. Ambres knows one who shares her anti-meta beliefs who gives her a a police log of metahuman arrests which she then gives to Cicada, which he repurposes for his hit list.
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On Dr. Ambres' urging, Cicada has come out of hiding to resume his killing spree. Team Flash tries to stop him but he injures Nora in the process.
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* AdultFear: Nora and Barry see their daughter injured, and thanks to Cicada's dagger her healing powers kick in more slowly than normal.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Even if most of the metas become criminals, Team Flash isn't just going to sit idly by and let Cicada kill them, especially since in the eyes of the law they've already paid their debt to society.
* DirtyCop: Dr. Ambres knows one who shares her anti-meta beliefs who gives her a police log of metahuman arrests which she then gives to Cicada, which he repurposes for his hit list.
* ItsPersonal: Injuring Nora is when Cicada goes from being a BigBad to take down to being another ArchEnemy in the same vein as Thawne or [=DeVoe=].

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