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* Gridlock had no chance to beat Cicada.
* Cicada easily hands Barry, Cisco and Ralph their asses, and would have killed them had Nora not arrived.

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* ** Gridlock had no chance to beat Cicada.
* ** Cicada easily hands Barry, Cisco and Ralph their asses, and would have killed them had Nora not arrived.
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* CurbStompBattle: Cicada easily hands Barry, Cisco and Ralph their asses, and would have killed them had Nora not arrived.

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* CurbStompBattle: CurbStompBattle:
* Gridlock had no chance to beat Cicada.
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Cicada easily hands Barry, Cisco and Ralph their asses, and would have killed them had Nora not arrived.



* InTheBack: How Cicada kills Block.

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* InTheBack: How Cicada kills hurts Block.



* PowerHigh: Cecile shows some pretty uhealthy obsession about her Telepathy once more, when it seems like its fading again. In the end, she seems to have gotten over it.

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* PowerHigh: Cecile shows some pretty uhealthy obsession about her Telepathy telepathy once more, when it seems like its fading again. In the end, she seems to have gotten over it.


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* ShirtlessScene: Cicada is shirtless after taking off his equipment. Some wounds can be seen in his body.
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* BlessedWithSuck: Due to the connection between his and Gypsy's powers, Cisco literally can't get he out of his head.

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* BlessedWithSuck: Due to the connection between his and Gypsy's powers, Cisco literally can't get he her out of his head.

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* BarrierWarrior: Vanessa Jansen aka Block, the VillainOfTheWeek of this episode, uses force fields to not only block attacks, but to crush people to death with it.
* BlessedWithSuck: Due to the connection between his and Gypsy's powers, Cisco literally can't get he out of his head.
* BodyHorror: Block kills people by compressing them into literal blocks of meat.
* CurbStompBattle: Cicada easily hands Barry, Cisco and Ralph their asses, and would have killed them had Nora not arrived.



* HiddenDepths: Both Caitlin and Cisco are extremely surprised about Ralph's advice on how to get over a break-up. Especially so because it is the 27th advice of a list with much useless stuff before that.



* InTheBack: How Cicada kills Block.



* NeverHurtAnInnocent: Well, he did put them into a hospital, but Cicada did indeed refrain from killing the cops guarding Gridlock.



* PetTheDog: Possibly, as Cicada refrains from killing Barry when he hears Nora calling out to her father in shock.
* PowerHigh: Cecile shows some pretty uhealthy obsession about her Telepathy once more, when it seems like its fading again. In the end, she seems to have gotten over it.



* ScrewDestiny: Iris isn't impressed by the headline detailing Barry never came back from his disappearance, noting how Team Flash has [[Recap/TheFlash2014S3E23FinishLine changed the future before]].



* ScrewDestiny: Iris isn't impressed by the headline detailing Barry never came back from his disappearance, noting how Team Flash has [[Recap/TheFlash2014S3E23FinishLine changed the future before]].

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* ScrewDestiny: Iris isn't impressed by the headline detailing Barry never came back ShoutOut:
** Ralph quotes ''Negative Ghost Rider''
from ''Film/TopGun'' (1986).
** Cisco compares Cicada's telepathic control over
his disappearance, noting how Team Flash has [[Recap/TheFlash2014S3E23FinishLine changed the future before]].dagger to ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'''s Mjolnir.
* SickeningCrunch: During Block's first kill, there is a really nasty version of this when she reduces him to a literal block of flesh.
* UnwantedAssistance: Cisco is not particularly eager to receive help from Caitlin, and especially Ralph, to get over Cynthia.
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* ScrewDestiny: Iris isn't impressed by the headline detailing Barry never came back from his disappearance, noting how Team Flash has changed the future before.

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* ScrewDestiny: Iris isn't impressed by the headline detailing Barry never came back from his disappearance, noting how Team Flash has [[Recap/TheFlash2014S3E23FinishLine changed the future before.before]].

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Barry begins training Nora, while Iris stumbles around to find some common ground with her daughter. And then there's the Team coming across evidence of a Meta named Cicada who has begun stealing high tech weaponry. Meanwhile Caitlin and Ralph try to help Cisco get over Gypsy.

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As Barry begins training helps his daughter, Nora, while Iris stumbles around to find some common ground with her daughter. And then there's the become a better speedster, he and Team coming across evidence of Flash also track down a Meta named Cicada who has begun meta stealing high tech weaponry.high-tech weapons, only to cross paths with a new foe named Cicada, who is hunting the very same meta with nefarious intent. Meanwhile Caitlin and Ralph try to help Cisco get over Gypsy.



* AntagonistTitle: "Blocked" is the name of the VillainOfTheWeek.



* MoodWhiplash: Barry, Nora, Cisco, and Ralph are jubilant after apprehending Blocked, only for the mood to become very serious when Cicada tries to make an attempt on her life.... and then them.

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* MoodWhiplash: Barry, Nora, Cisco, and Ralph are jubilant after apprehending Blocked, Block, only for the mood to become very serious when Cicada tries to make an attempt on her life.... and then them.
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* ScrewDestiny: Iris isn't impressed by the headline detailing Barry never came back from his disappearance, noting how Team Flash has changed the future before.

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* ScrewDestiny: Iris isn't impressed by the headline detailing Barry never came back from his disappearance, noting how Team Flash has changed the future before.before.
* WhamShot: Caitlin sees in Cisco's vibe who forged her father's death certificate; Dr. Tannhauser, aka. her mother.

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* TheDreaded: Cicada is this to Nora, if her OhCrap expression is anything to go by and it looks like he will be this to the rest of Team Flash as well.
* EagerRookie: Nora is way too eager to impress her dad, trying to pull the tricks Barry does without properly mastering the speed to execute them. After having a heart-to-heart with Joe where Barry realizes Nora wants to impress him -- her hero whom she puts on pedestal - Barry decides to show her a montage of all the time he lost control during training.

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* TheDreaded: Cicada is this to Nora, if her OhCrap expression is anything to go by by, and it looks like he will be this to the rest of Team Flash as well.
* EagerRookie: Nora is way too eager to impress her dad, trying to pull the tricks Barry does without properly mastering the speed to execute them. After having a heart-to-heart with Joe where Barry realizes Nora wants to impress him -- her hero whom she puts on pedestal - -- Barry decides to show her a montage of all the time times he lost control during training.



* FandomBerserkButton: {{Invoked}} at one point, in order to snap Cisco out of his zoning out, Ralph states "[[HanShotFirst Han shot second]]", even taking the moment to apologize after it works when Cisco grabs him in a rage.

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* FandomBerserkButton: {{Invoked}} {{Invoked|Trope}} at one point, in order to snap Cisco out of his zoning out, Ralph states "[[HanShotFirst Han shot second]]", even taking the moment to apologize after it works when Cisco grabs him in a rage.



* KeepingSecretsSucks: Refreshingly averted. The episode opens with Nora and Barry filling in the rest of Team Flash about Barry's future disappearance and how Nora was faking Negative Tachyons to see her dad and change the future.

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* KeepingSecretsSucks: Refreshingly averted. The episode opens with Nora and Barry filling in the rest of Team Flash about Barry's future disappearance and how Nora was faking Negative Tachyons negative tachyons to see her dad and change the future.
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--> '''Nora:''' Sorry, you mean you don't have a scene wide modified personic frequency field, to avoid cross contamination?
--> '''Barry:''' I don't even think we have some of those words yet!
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* LovingAShadow: A parent-child variant; Nora grew up idolizing the Flash as a perfect hero, but doesn't know anything about Barry Allen. Barry decides to rectify this by showing her how he messed up during the first years with superspeed.
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* TheDreaded: Cicada is this to Nora, if her OhCrap expression is anything to go by and it looks like he will be this to the rest of Team Flash as well.


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* KnightOfCerebus: Any and every scene regarding Cicada is very dark.
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* FandomBerserkButton: [[Invoked]] at one point, in order to snap Cisco out of his zoning out, Ralph states "[[HanShotFirst Han shot second]]", even taking the moment to apologize after it works when Cisco grabs him in a rage.

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* FandomBerserkButton: [[Invoked]] {{Invoked}} at one point, in order to snap Cisco out of his zoning out, Ralph states "[[HanShotFirst Han shot second]]", even taking the moment to apologize after it works when Cisco grabs him in a rage.
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* PowerNullifier: Cicada's knife acts as this, rendering Barry, Cisco and Ralph powerless when they confront him.

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* FandomBerserkButton: [[invoked]] At one point, in order to snap Cisco out of his zoning out, Ralph states "[[HanShotFirst Han shot second]]", even taking the moment to apologize after it works when Cisco grabs him in a rage.

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* TheFaceless: Averted, since we, as the audience, actually do see Cicada unmasked. Since he's a new character, it doesn't reveal anything about him.
* FandomBerserkButton: [[invoked]] At [[Invoked]] at one point, in order to snap Cisco out of his zoning out, Ralph states "[[HanShotFirst Han shot second]]", even taking the moment to apologize after it works when Cisco grabs him in a rage.


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* ImportantHaircut: Averted. Ralph's stylist ''attempts'' to cut Cisco's hair, but he reacts very negatively to the idea. The stylist just ends up just brushing it back.


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* PowerIncontinence: Cecile's powers are fading even more, to the point that she's lost them.

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* AntagonistTitle: "Blocked" is the name of the VillainOfTheWeek.



* MoopWhiplash: Barry, Nora, Cisco, and Ralph are jubilant after apprehending Blocked, only for the mood to become very serious when Cicada tries to make an attempt on her life.... and then them.

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* MoopWhiplash: MoodWhiplash: Barry, Nora, Cisco, and Ralph are jubilant after apprehending Blocked, only for the mood to become very serious when Cicada tries to make an attempt on her life.... and then them.

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* SeriousBusiness: Cisco's locks. He ''threatens'' a barber who even dares to cut this.

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* MoopWhiplash: Barry, Nora, Cisco, and Ralph are jubilant after apprehending Blocked, only for the mood to become very serious when Cicada tries to make an attempt on her life.... and then them.
* OhCrap: Nora when she recognizes the name Cicada.
* TheReveal: Who faked the death certificate of Caitlin's dad? Her mom!
* SeriousBusiness: Cisco's locks. He ''threatens'' a barber who even dares to cut this.his.
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* EagerRookie: Nora is way too eager to impress her dad, trying to pull the tricks Barry does without properly mastering the speed to execute them. After having a heart-to-heart with Joe how Nora wants to impress her perfect hero, Barry decides to show her a montage of all the time he lost control during training.

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* EagerRookie: Nora is way too eager to impress her dad, trying to pull the tricks Barry does without properly mastering the speed to execute them. After having a heart-to-heart with Joe how where Barry realizes Nora wants to impress him -- her perfect hero, hero whom she puts on pedestal - Barry decides to show her a montage of all the time he lost control during training.
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* EagerRookie: Nora is way too eager to impress her dad, trying to pull the tricks Barry does without properly mastering the speed to execute them.

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* EagerRookie: Nora is way too eager to impress her dad, trying to pull the tricks Barry does without properly mastering the speed to execute them. After having a heart-to-heart with Joe how Nora wants to impress her perfect hero, Barry decides to show her a montage of all the time he lost control during training.
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* EagerRookie: Nora is way too eager to impress her dad, trying to pull the tricks Barry does without properly mastering the speed to execute them.

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Barry begins training Nora, while Iris stumbles around to find some common ground with her daughter. And then there's the Team coming across evidence of a Meta named Cicada who has begun stealing high tech weaponry.

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Barry begins training Nora, while Iris stumbles around to find some common ground with her daughter. And then there's the Team coming across evidence of a Meta named Cicada who has begun stealing high tech weaponry. Meanwhile Caitlin and Ralph try to help Cisco get over Gypsy.


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* SeriousBusiness: Cisco's locks. He ''threatens'' a barber who even dares to cut this.
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* FandomBerserkButton: [[invoked]] At one point, in order to snap Cisco out of his zoning out, Ralph states "[[HanShotFirst Han shot second]]", even taking the moment to apologize after it works when Cisco grabs him in a rage.
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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: On her first day masquerading as a present day CSI, Nora forgets to consider that a future gadget for keeping evidence uncontaminated has not been invented yet.
* KeepingSecretsSucks: Refreshingly averted. The episode opens with Nora and Barry filling the rest of Team Flash about Barry's future disappearance and how Nora was faking Negative Tachyons to see her dad and change the future.

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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: On her first day masquerading as a present day CSI, CSI Intern, Nora forgets to consider that a future gadget for keeping evidence uncontaminated has not been invented yet.
* KeepingSecretsSucks: Refreshingly averted. The episode opens with Nora and Barry filling in the rest of Team Flash about Barry's future disappearance and how Nora was faking Negative Tachyons to see her dad and change the future.
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* KeepingSecretsSucks: Refreshingly averted. The episode opens with Nora and Barry informing the rest of Team Flash about Barry's future disappearance and how Nora was faking Negative Tachyons to see her dad.
* ScrewDestiny: Iris isn't impressed by the headline detailing Barry's disappearance, noting how Team Flash has changed the future before.

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* KeepingSecretsSucks: Refreshingly averted. The episode opens with Nora and Barry informing filling the rest of Team Flash about Barry's future disappearance and how Nora was faking Negative Tachyons to see her dad.
dad and change the future.
* ScrewDestiny: Iris isn't impressed by the headline detailing Barry's Barry never came back from his disappearance, noting how Team Flash has changed the future before.
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* KeepingSecretsSuck: Refreshingly averted. The episode opens with Nora and Barry informing the rest of Team Flash about Barry's future disappearance and how Nora was faking Negative Tachyons to see her dad.

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* KeepingSecretsSuck: KeepingSecretsSucks: Refreshingly averted. The episode opens with Nora and Barry informing the rest of Team Flash about Barry's future disappearance and how Nora was faking Negative Tachyons to see her dad.

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%%* FishOutOfTemporalWater: On her first day masquerading as a present day CSI, Nora forgets to consider that a future gadget for keeping evidence uncontaminated has not been invented yet.

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FishOutOfTemporalWater: On her first day masquerading as a present day CSI, Nora forgets to consider that a future gadget for keeping evidence uncontaminated has not been invented yet.yet.
* KeepingSecretsSuck: Refreshingly averted. The episode opens with Nora and Barry informing the rest of Team Flash about Barry's future disappearance and how Nora was faking Negative Tachyons to see her dad.
* ScrewDestiny: Iris isn't impressed by the headline detailing Barry's disappearance, noting how Team Flash has changed the future before.
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Barry begins training Nora, while Iris stumbles around to find some common ground with her daughter. And then there's the Team coming across evidence of a Meta named Cicada who has begun stealing high tech weaponry.

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Barry begins training Nora, while Iris stumbles around to find some common ground with her daughter. And then there's the Team coming across evidence of a Meta named Cicada who has begun stealing high tech weaponry.weaponry.
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%%* FishOutOfTemporalWater: On her first day masquerading as a present day CSI, Nora forgets to consider that a future gadget for keeping evidence uncontaminated has not been invented yet.
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How's about splitting it up into several coherent sentences instead of an overly-long one? Is it so hard?


Just as Barry begins training Nora, while Iris stumbles around to find some common ground with her daughter, the Team come across evidence of a Meta name Cicada who has begun stealing high tech weaponry.

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Just as Barry begins training Nora, while Iris stumbles around to find some common ground with her daughter, daughter. And then there's the Team come coming across evidence of a Meta name named Cicada who has begun stealing high tech weaponry.
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Just as Barry begins training Nora, while Iris stumbles around to find some common ground with her daughter, the Team come across evidence of a Meta name Cicada who has begun stealing high tech weaponry.

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