History Recap / TheFlash2014S6E1IntoTheVoid

** When Barry is going to enter the last black hole, Cisco plays Music/{{Queen}}'s musical theme for [[NamesTheSame another]] [[Film/FlashGordon1980 Flash]].

* SoundtrackDissonance: Barry shutting down the last black hole while Cisco plays [[Music/{{Queen}} "Flash"]]. Iris even calls out how corny it is.

* ArtisticLicenseAstronomy: It can't be overstated how much black holes do ''not'' work like that. While it's not the series' first UnrealisticBlackHole it's probably the most egregious.

* PainfulTransformation: Ramsey succesfully cures himself of his own HLH, but painfully gains metahuman powers at the same time.

* {{Foil}}: The episode sets up two very different MadScientist types. [[ArcVillain Ramsey Rosso]] is a charismatic but callous WellIntentionedExtremist who seeks to find a CureForCancer through some unethical means. To this end, in TheStinger, he willingly subjects himself to a dangerously transformative experiment. On the other hand, Chester P. Runk is an {{Adorkable}} NiceGuy who experiments out of pure scientific curiosity, with no relevant benefit to the public. He accidentally makes his subconscious into a blackhole that is [[MonsterOfTheWeek this week’s threat]].

* ActOfTrueLove: Barry risks his life to spend a few more moments in the black hole in order to retrieve Iris' purple jacket, so that she can get back one of the last things that she has to honor their daughter.

-->'''Iris''': Yeah, you're right. I guess I just haven't been able to put into words how I've been feeling. ... (looks up in realization; rushes back into Chester's room)
* FiveStagesOfGrief: Cecile sort of lampshades this when speaking about Iris' grief over losing her daughter, Nora.
* {{Foil}}: The episode sets up two very different MadScientist types. [[BigBad Ramsey Rosso]] is a charismatic but callous WellIntentionedExtremist who seeks to find a CureForCancer through some unethical means. To this end, in TheStinger, he willingly subjects himself to a dangerously transformative experiment. On the other hand, Chester P. Runk is an {{Adorkable}} NiceGuy who experiments out of pure scientific curiosity, with no relevant benefit to the public. He accidentally makes his subconscious into a blackhole that is [[MonsterOfTheWeek this week’s threat]].

* MadDoctor: Combined with WellIntentionedExtremist. Ramsey asks Caitlin to use S.T.A.R. labs get some Dark Matter for ''human trials'' in order to cure HLH.

** When we first see Ralph Dibny in the episode, he looks a lot like Film/JamesBond. He even says, ”The name’s Dibny, Ralph Dibny.” A [[WritingAroundTrademarks lawyer friendly]] variation of the famous Bond {{Leitmotif}} also plays during this moment.

* MythologyGag: Ralph accuses Killer Frost of having been holed up in her “[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Snow-tress of Solitude]]” during the last few months.

* MythologyGag: Ralph accuses Killer Frost of having been holed up in her ''[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Snow-tress of Solitude]]'' during the last few months.

* ActorAllusion: Sendhil Ramamurthy plays a ProfessorGuineaPig who gives himself powers that drive him to TheDarkSide? He's pretty much still playing [[Series/{{Heroes}} Mohinder Suresh]].

* ActuallyADoombot: The episode opens with Barry fighting Godspeed, only for it to turn out to be some kind of mindless duplicate. Apparently, this is the fourth one he's encountered.Iris'

* ActOfTrueLove: Barry risks his life to spend a few more moments in the black hole in order to retrieve Iris's purple jacket, so that she can get back one of the last things that she has to honor their daughter.

* ActuallyADoombot: The episode opens with Barry fighting Godspeed, only for it to turn out to be some kind of mindless duplicate. Apparently, this is the fourth one he's encountered.

* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: The episode ends with the newly transformed Bloodwork lunging at the camera.

* LampshadeHanging: The hallway chats are lampshaded again when Killer Frost rebuffs Ralph's attempts to have a talk with her.

* NoodleIncident: Ralph's case which took him to Opal City, looking into the disappearing of a woman named Sue Dearbon.

* ShoutOut: When we first see Ralph Dibny in the episode, he looks a lot like Film/JamesBond. He even says, ”The name’s Dibny, Ralph Dibny.” A [[WritingAroundTrademarks lawyer friendly]] variation of the famous Bond {{Leitmotif}} also plays during this moment.

* WhamLine: Novu finally revealing when ''exactly'' the Crisis is going to happen: "December 10, 2019".

* ReplacementGoldfish: Subverted, Barry and Iris initially appear to get over Nora's death quickly, claiming that they can still have her back in the future. However, Iris later breaks down saying that it won't be ''the same'' Nora.

* GeniusLoci: while Chester P. Runk is comatose, part of his consciuousness inhabits a black hole. While not fully sentient, his subconscious is attracted to locations in Central City that he had an emotional attachment to.

* MythologyGag:
** Ralph accuses Killer Frost of having been holed up in her ''[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Snow-tress of Solitude]]'' during the last few months.

** This also isn’t [[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS1E7TheGreatestStoryNeverTold the first time]] Ralph’s had to deal with a scientist who’s accidentally turned into a blackhole.

* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Inverted with Godspeed going up against his canonical enemy Barry Allen, since in the current timeline Nora never stopped him in the future.

* ExactWords: [[spoiler:Could also double as a {{Foreshadowing}}: The Monitor said "the Flash has to die", not "Barry Allen has to die."]]