History Recap / TheFlash2014S5E21TheGirlWithTheRedLightning

-->'''Cicada:''' I don't need a dagger to kill you. I didn't have to before I came to this time.

* BroughtDownToBadass: Even after taking away her dagger, Grace still whipes to floor with Team Flash, seeing as she didn't even have it before coming to the present (the latter doubles as a WhamLine for Ralph).

* NotSoSimilar: Nora notes that she and Grace have a lot in common... but she decides to let go of her anger something which Grace refuses to do.

* YoungFutureFamousPeople: Cisco is indignant to learn that in 2049 his mediocre college roommate Sebastian Ollins, who only got by with his help, is a Noble Prize winning tech mogul.

** Ralph realizes that the chestpiece used in the future to keep Thawne's powers suppressed contains Cicada's dagger as the means of doing it.

* ButterflyOfDoom: Invoked by Thawne. Everything he's done in manipulating Nora is to get her and Team Flash to destroy Cicada's dagger in the past in order to deal with the immediate threat, not realizing that the dagger is the thing allowing Thawne to be imprisoned and executed.

* BigDamnKiss: Sherloque and Renee, before the latter has to leave for another Earth.

* RealityEnsues: Trying to calm down and protect a large group of scared, directionless people is very difficult, even for the cops; not helped by metahumans' reputation for being criminals.

* RousingSpeech: Joe gives one to the frightened meta's, after some pep talk from Cecile.

* SpeakOfTheDevil: Just when Sherloque tries to warn Irene about Grace, she arrives and tries to target her.
* TakeAThirdOption: Sherloque offers Irene a way out of danger from Cicada's metahuman virus while keeping her powers by sending her to his native Earth.

* BigDamnKiss: Sherloque and Irene, before the latter has to leave for another Earth.

** Irene mentions the fight between Gorilla Grodd and King Shark.

** Sherloque tells Irene that Grace wants to kill every metahuman on Earth - so he opts to send her to a different one.

* ExtraOreDinary: Irene's powers are revealed to be this.

* IJustWantToBeNormal: Defied. Despite the looming threat of Cicada's genocidal virus, Irene adamantly wants to keep her powers.
* InternalReveal: Irene learns of the existence of different Earths. She isn't too surprised by it, considering she witnessed a giant Gorilla fighting a man-shark a few weeks back.

* MindOverMatter: Irene has telekinetic powers.

* EurekaMoment: Ralph realizes that the chestpiece used in the future to keep Thawne's powers suppressed contains Cicada's dagger as the means of doing it.

* TakeAThirdOption: Sherloque offers Irene a way out danger from Cicada's plan to kill every metahuman with a virus while keeping her powers by sending her to his native Earth.

* BatmanGambit: Thawne's entire plan was to manipulate things in order get the dagger destroyed in the past.

* EurekaMoment: Ralph is able to realize he's seen Cicada's dagger before... in Thawne's cell at Iron Heights.
* EvilAllAlong: Possibly. The guard near Thawne's prison doesn't even blink at his "prisoner" wearing Cicada's dagger.

* TimeyWimeyBall: Ralph lampshades this noting that ''something'' doesn't make sense with the timeline changes regarding the Cicadas, specifically what happened to all the metahumans they killed/will kill and ''why'' Thawne would send Nora to the past to stop Cicada I if Cicada II would just take his place. He finally realizes what it is -- Cicada's dagger that Grace never got until she came to the past that he's seen before in Thawne's cell.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Thawne's ticking clock has been going on for ''fifteen'' years before the date of his execution. Turns out this is a terrible fate to inflict on a bonafide ChessMaster, as it gave him plenty of time to scheme out of it.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Thawne's ticking clock has been going on for ''fifteen'' years before the date of his execution. Turns out this is a terrible fate to inflict on a bona fide Chess Master, as it gave him plenty of time to scheme out of it.
* EurekaMoment: Ralph is able to realize he's seen Cicada's dagger before ... in Thawne's cell at Iron Heights.

* YoungFutureFamousPeople: Cisco is indignant to learn that in 2049 his mediocre college roommate who only got by with his help Sebastian Ollins is a Noble Prize winning tech mogul.
* {{Hallucinations}}: [[Series/{{Arrow}} Just like Slade Wilson had visions of Shado egging him to kill Oliver Queen]], Cicada II has visions of her Uncle Orlin to launch genocide on all metahumans.

* NotSoSimilar: Nora notes that she and Grace have a lot in common ... but she decides to let go of her anger something which Grace refuses to do.
* OhCrap: Ralph realizes that if they use the Mirror Gun on the dagger it'll send directly to Thawne.
* PsychoticManChild: Nora lampshades this noting how even all grown up Grace is still the same angry little girl she's always been.

* SmugSmiler: Thawne allows himself a particularly vicious, self-satisfied smirk when it's revealed that he had Cicada's dagger in his chest plate the whole time
* TimeyWimeyBall: Ralph lampshades this noting that ''something'' doesn't make sense with the timeline changes regarding the Cicadas specifically what happened to all the metahumans they killed / will kill and ''why'' Thawne would send Nora to the past to stop Cicada I if Cicada II would just take her place. He finally realizes what it is -- Cicada's dagger that Grace never got until she came to the past that he's seen before in Thawne's cell.
* WeAREStrugglingTogether: There is visible discontent and arguing amongst the metahumans who are scared for their lives.

* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Singh's reaction to being told to let a huge number of metahumans inside the CCPD.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Thawne's ticking clock has been going on for ''fifteen'' years before the date of his execution. Turns out this is a terrible fate to inflict on a bona fide Chess Master, it gave him plenty of time to scheme put of it.

* PsychoticManChild: Nora lampshades this noting how even all grown up Grace is still the same angryy little girl she's always been.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Thawne's ticking clock has been going on for ''fifteen'' years before the date of his execution.

* TimeyWimeyBall: Ralph lampshades this noting that ''something'' doesn't make sense with the timeline changes regarding the Cicadas specifically what happened to all the metahumans they killed / will kill and ''why'' Thawne would send Nora to the past to stop Cicada I if Cicada II would just take her place. He finally realizes what it is -- Cicada's dagger that Grace never got until she came to the past.

* EvilAllALong: Possibly. The guard near Thawne's prison doesn't even blink at his "prisoner" wearing Cicada's dagger.

* TimeyWimeyBall: Ralph lampshades this noting that ''something'' doesn't make sense with the timeline changes regarding the Cicadas specifically what happened to all the metahumans they killed / will kill and ''why'' Thawne would send Nora to the past to stop Cicada I if Cicada II would just take her place.

As Cicada II plans her final massacre, Team Flash tries to protect the metahumans by giving them the cure. Meanwhile Nora discovers to her horror that her brief time in the Negative Speed Force has unforeseen complications... or blessings.

* TimeyWimeyBall: Ralph lampshades this noting that ''something'' doesn't make sense with the timeline changes regarding the Cicadas specifically what happened to all the metahumans they killed / will kill.

As Cicada II plans her final massacre, Team Flash tries to get the metahumans to safety. Meanwhile Nora discovers to her horror that her brief time in the Negative Speed Force has unforeseen complications... or blessings.

* TimeyWimeyBall: Ralph lampshades this noting that ''something'' doesn't make sense with the timeline changes regarding the Cicadas and all the metahumans they killed / will kill.

As Cicada II plans her final massacre, Team Flash tries to get the metahumans to safety. Meanwhile Nora discovers to her horror that her brief time in the Negative Speed Force has unforeseen complications.

* FutureFamousPeople: Cisco is indignant to learn that in 2049 his mediocre college roommate who only got by with his help Sebastian Ollins is a Noble Prize winning tech mogul.
* {{Hallucinations}}: Just like Slade Wilson had visions of Shado egging him to kill Oliver, Cicada II has visions of her Uncle Orlin to launch genocide on all metahumans.

* WeAREStrugglingTogether: There is visible discontent and arguing amongst the metahumans.

As Cicada II plans her final massacre, Barry tries to get the metahumans to safety

* CruelAndUnusualPunishment: Thawne was kept alive in Iron Heights for fifteen years before his execution.
* Hallucinations: Just like Slade Wilson, Cicada II has visions of her Uncle Orlin
* RealityEnsues: Trying to calm down and protect a large group of scared, directionless people is very difficult, even for the cops.

Barry tries to get a group of metahumans to safety as Cicada II plans her final massacre.