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* BackFromTheDead: Averted - whilst Eobard Thawne returns as the Reverse Flash, he's actually from an earlier point in Thawne's timeline and thus hasn’t actually died yet.
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* BackFromTheDead: Averted - whilst Eobard Thawne returns as the Reverse Flash, he's actually from an earlier point in Thawne's timeline and thus hasn’t actually acttriually died yet.
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** The episode also revisits the Reverse Flash-centric flash backs from Season 1's "[[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E17Tricksters Trickers]]" as we also are shown an addition to the scene of Thawne screaming into the air, with Barry pointing out he knew he couldn't save his mother the whole time.
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** The episode also revisits the Reverse Flash-centric flash backs from Season 1's "[[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E17Tricksters Trickers]]" Tricksters]]" as we also are shown an addition to the scene of Thawne screaming into the air, with Barry pointing out he knew he couldn't save his mother the whole time.
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* StockFootage: Footage from [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E1Pilot the pilot]], "[[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E17Tricksters Trickers]]", and [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E23FastEnough the Season 1 finale]] is reused in the fateful confrontation at the Allen residence.
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* StockFootage: Footage from [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E1Pilot the pilot]], "[[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E17Tricksters Trickers]]", Tricksters]]", and [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E23FastEnough the Season 1 finale]] is reused in the fateful confrontation at the Allen residence.
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* CallBack: In the middle of Thawne's attempt to kill young Barry, [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E23FastEnough Barry from the Season 1 finale turns up to stop Thawne]], before being warned off by his future counterpart.
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* CallBack: CallBack:
** In the middle of Thawne's attempt to kill young Barry, [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E23FastEnough Barry from the Season 1 finale turns up to stop Thawne]], before being warned off by his futurecounterpart.counterpart.
** [[Recap/TheFlash2014S3E21CauseAndEffect Barry once again goes by Bart]], albeit under different circumstances.
** In the middle of Thawne's attempt to kill young Barry, [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E23FastEnough Barry from the Season 1 finale turns up to stop Thawne]], before being warned off by his future
** [[Recap/TheFlash2014S3E21CauseAndEffect Barry once again goes by Bart]], albeit under different circumstances.
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** The closing scene of the episode recreates the moment that Barry was struck by the lightning, as originally seen in ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' episode "[[Recap/ArrowS2E9ThreeGhosts Three Ghosts]]" but with Malcolm Gilmore in Barry's place.
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* StockFootage: Footage from [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E1Pilot the pilot]] and [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E23FastEnough the Season 1 finale]] is reused in the fateful confrontation at the Allen residence.
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* StockFootage: Footage from [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E1Pilot the pilot]] pilot]], "[[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E17Tricksters Trickers]]", and [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E23FastEnough the Season 1 finale]] is reused in the fateful confrontation at the Allen residence.
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* CallBack: In the middle of Thawn’s attempt to kill young Barry, [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E23FastEnough Barry from the Season 1 finale turns up to stop Thawn]], before being warned off by his future counterpart.
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* CallBack: In the middle of Thawn’s Thawne's attempt to kill young Barry, [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E23FastEnough Barry from the Season 1 finale turns up to stop Thawn]], Thawne]], before being warned off by his future counterpart.
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When the guard gives Cosnett's character his badge, you can see his name.
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** Creator/RickCosnett appears as an unidentified character, having previously played Eddie Thawne in the first season of the show and in various other episodes since then.
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** Creator/RickCosnett appears as an unidentified character, Dr. Malcolm Gilmore, having previously played Eddie Thawne in the first season of the show and in various other episodes since then.
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** When 'Eddie' (or at any rate, the character Creator/RickCosnett is playing in this episode) is struck by lightning in TheStinger, he's wearing a lab-coat, much like Barry has traditionally worn in most comic-book depictions of his origin story.
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** When 'Eddie' (or at any rate, the Malcolm Gilmore (the character Creator/RickCosnett is playing in this episode) is struck by lightning in TheStinger, he's wearing a lab-coat, much like Barry has traditionally worn in most comic-book depictions of his origin story.story.
** The name "Malcolm Gilmore" is one to two seperate characters in the ''Flash'' mythos: Malcolm Thawne, the closest comic-book counterpart to Eddie, Barry's biological twin brother, and the real name of Colbalt Blue, and to the Dr. Gilmore who delivered Barry and Malcolm. Gilmore was unable to save Hugo and Charlene Thawne's baby due to being drunk, so he stole one of the Allen twins, claiming it was stillborn, and gave it to the Thawnes.
** The name "Malcolm Gilmore" is one to two seperate characters in the ''Flash'' mythos: Malcolm Thawne, the closest comic-book counterpart to Eddie, Barry's biological twin brother, and the real name of Colbalt Blue, and to the Dr. Gilmore who delivered Barry and Malcolm. Gilmore was unable to save Hugo and Charlene Thawne's baby due to being drunk, so he stole one of the Allen twins, claiming it was stillborn, and gave it to the Thawnes.
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** Barry didn't chase Thawne into the past to save himself, the Negative Speed Force transported him to the year 2000 so he would have to doom his mother to save himself.
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** Barry didn't chase Thawne into the past to save himself, the Negative Speed Force transported him to the year 2000 so he would have to doom his mother to save himself.himself and preserve the timeline.
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* BackForTheFinale: Creator/MattLetscher reprises the role of the original Eobard Thawne. Creator/JohnWesleyShipp and Creator/MichelleHarrison return as Henry and Nora Allen.
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* BackForTheFinale: BackForTheFinale:
** Creator/MattLetscher reprises the role of the original Eobard Thawne. Creator/JohnWesleyShipp and Creator/MichelleHarrison return as Henry and NoraAllen.Allen.
** Creator/JesseLMartin returns as Joe West after being absent for most of the season.
** Creator/MattLetscher reprises the role of the original Eobard Thawne. Creator/JohnWesleyShipp and Creator/MichelleHarrison return as Henry and Nora
** Creator/JesseLMartin returns as Joe West after being absent for most of the season.
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* BackFromTheDead: Thawne, or at least the original Thawne. Justified, as his return here seems to be his earler pre-Season One incarnation -- the one that went back in time to kill child Barry and thus set the series in motion.
* BackToTheEarlyInstallment: [[https://youtu.be/6JjGJjZC9C4 In the preview]], Barry winds up back in 2000 circa the opening of the Pilot episode and his mother's murder.
* BackToTheEarlyInstallment: [[https://youtu.be/6JjGJjZC9C4 In the preview]], Barry winds up back in 2000 circa the opening of the Pilot episode and his mother's murder.
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** Creator/RickCosnett appears as an unidentified character, having previously played Eddie Thawne in the first season of the show and in various other episodes since then.
* BackFromTheDead:Thawne, or at least Averted - whilst Eobard Thawne returns as the original Thawne. Justified, as his return here seems to be his earler pre-Season One incarnation -- the one that went back Reverse Flash, he's actually from an earlier point in time to kill child Barry Thawne's timeline and thus set the series in motion.
hasn’t actually died yet.
* BackToTheEarlyInstallment:[[https://youtu.be/6JjGJjZC9C4 In the preview]], Barry winds up back in 2000 circa the opening of the Pilot episode and his mother's murder.murder.
* CallBack: In the middle of Thawn’s attempt to kill young Barry, [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E23FastEnough Barry from the Season 1 finale turns up to stop Thawn]], before being warned off by his future counterpart.
* BackFromTheDead:
* BackToTheEarlyInstallment:
* CallBack: In the middle of Thawn’s attempt to kill young Barry, [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E23FastEnough Barry from the Season 1 finale turns up to stop Thawn]], before being warned off by his future counterpart.
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* MythologyGag: When 'Eddie' (or at any rate, the character Creator/RickCosnett is playing in this episode) is struck by lightning in TheStinger, he's wearing a lab-coat, much like Barry has traditionally worn in most comic-book depictions of his origin story.
* OnceMoreWithClarity: We learn everything that happened between the Thawne and Barry that were there that fateful night, where we find out that the future Barry that kept S1!Barry from saving Nora was in fact S9!Barry. We also are shown an addition to the scene of Thawne screaming into the air, with Barry pointing out he knew he couldn't save his mother the whole time.
* TheReveal: The longtime assumption since Season One has been that the Future Barry that fought Thawne was from the original timeline (before Nora's death altered history). Now, however, it's revealed that Future Barry was always Season 9-era Barry -- meaning that the altered timeline and loop was ''always'' predestined to happen.
* OnceMoreWithClarity: We learn everything that happened between the Thawne and Barry that were there that fateful night, where we find out that the future Barry that kept S1!Barry from saving Nora was in fact S9!Barry. We also are shown an addition to the scene of Thawne screaming into the air, with Barry pointing out he knew he couldn't save his mother the whole time.
* TheReveal: The longtime assumption since Season One has been that the Future Barry that fought Thawne was from the original timeline (before Nora's death altered history). Now, however, it's revealed that Future Barry was always Season 9-era Barry -- meaning that the altered timeline and loop was ''always'' predestined to happen.
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* MythologyGag: MythologyGag:
** The younger Detective Singh of the year 2000 has facial hair reminiscent of his comic book counterpart.
** Barry has dinner with his parents at a restaurant named "Zatara's" - the surname of ComicBook/{{Zatanna}}, another DC superhero.
** When 'Eddie' (or at any rate, the character Creator/RickCosnett is playing in this episode) is struck by lightning in TheStinger, he's wearing a lab-coat, much like Barry has traditionally worn in most comic-book depictions of his origin story.
*OnceMoreWithClarity: OnceMoreWithClarity:
** Welearn everything that happened between finally see Nora Allen's death from the perspective of the Barry who chased Thawne and to the year 2000.
** In the [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E23FastEnough first season finale]], the future version of Barry thatwere there that fateful night, where we find out that warned his Season 1 self against stopping his mother's death shown as a blurred figure. In a rather literal instance of the future Barry that kept S1!Barry trope, the Flash from saving Nora was in fact S9!Barry. We Season 9 is clearly visible as he warns his past self from interfering.
** The episode also revisits the Reverse Flash-centric flash backs from Season 1's "[[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E17Tricksters Trickers]]" as we also are shown an addition to the scene of Thawne screaming into the air, with Barry pointing out he knew he couldn't save his mother the whole time.
*TheReveal: TheReveal:
** The longtime assumption since Season One has been that the Future Barry that fought Thawne was from the original timeline (before Nora's death altered history). Now, however, it's revealed that Future Barry was always Season 9-era Barry -- meaning that the altered timeline and loop was ''always'' predestined tohappen.happen.
** Barry didn't chase Thawne into the past to save himself, the Negative Speed Force transported him to the year 2000 so he would have to doom his mother to save himself.
** The younger Detective Singh of the year 2000 has facial hair reminiscent of his comic book counterpart.
** Barry has dinner with his parents at a restaurant named "Zatara's" - the surname of ComicBook/{{Zatanna}}, another DC superhero.
** When 'Eddie' (or at any rate, the character Creator/RickCosnett is playing in this episode) is struck by lightning in TheStinger, he's wearing a lab-coat, much like Barry has traditionally worn in most comic-book depictions of his origin story.
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** We
** In the [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E23FastEnough first season finale]], the future version of Barry that
** The episode also revisits the Reverse Flash-centric flash backs from Season 1's "[[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E17Tricksters Trickers]]" as we also are shown an addition to the scene of Thawne screaming into the air, with Barry pointing out he knew he couldn't save his mother the whole time.
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** The longtime assumption since Season One has been that the Future Barry that fought Thawne was from the original timeline (before Nora's death altered history). Now, however, it's revealed that Future Barry was always Season 9-era Barry -- meaning that the altered timeline and loop was ''always'' predestined to
** Barry didn't chase Thawne into the past to save himself, the Negative Speed Force transported him to the year 2000 so he would have to doom his mother to save himself.
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** The plot of this episode is kicked off by Barry being transported to the year 2000 by the Negative Speed Force, and being unable to return to the present.
** The plot of this episode is kicked off by Barry being transported to the year 2000 by the Negative Speed Force, and being unable to return to the present.
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* TheReveal: The longtime assumption since Season One has been that the Future Barry that fought Thawne was from the original timeline (before Nora's death altered history). Now, however, it's revealed that Future Barry was always Season 9-era Barry -- meaning that the altered timeline and loop was ''always'' predestined to happen.
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* KidFromTheFuture: Barry to 2000-era Henry and Nora Allen, unbeknownst to them of course. Spending the day with them enables Barry to ''finally'' gain some closure over their deaths.
* MythologyGag: When 'Eddie' (or at any rate, the character Creator/RickCosnett is playing in this episode) is struck by lightning in TheStinger, he's wearing a lab-coat, much like Barry has traditionally worn in most comic-book depictions of his origin story.
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* TimeSkip: At least a few months has past since the last episode, as the present day portion shows Iris is now close to giving birth to Nora.
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* TimeSkip: At least a few months has have past since the last episode, as the present day portion shows Iris is now close to giving birth to Nora.Nora.
* TrappedInThePast: The plot of this episode is kicked off by Barry being transported to the year 2000 by the Negative Speed Force, and being unable to return to the present.
** After killing Nora Allen, Thawne, [[ForegoneConclusion as we already knew]], ends up stranded in the past.
* TrappedInThePast: The plot of this episode is kicked off by Barry being transported to the year 2000 by the Negative Speed Force, and being unable to return to the present.
** After killing Nora Allen, Thawne, [[ForegoneConclusion as we already knew]], ends up stranded in the past.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Even with all the changes to the timeline (let alone the multiversal reboot) over the show's run, Nora's murder has remained a constant and fixed point. So, sooner or later, Thawne was going to travel back in time to kill young Barry before ultimately killing her instead (and with Future Barry in pursuit).That day has finally arrived.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Even with all the changes to the timeline (let alone the multiversal reboot) over the show's run, Nora's murder has remained a constant and fixed point. So, sooner or later, Thawne was going to travel back in time to kill young Barry before ultimately killing her instead (and with Future Barry in pursuit). That day has finally arrived.arrived.
* GoKartingWithBowser: Played for ''extremely'' BlackComedy when Thawne takes Barry out for drinks to celebrate his impending death and to rub it in his idol's face.
* GoKartingWithBowser: Played for ''extremely'' BlackComedy when Thawne takes Barry out for drinks to celebrate his impending death and to rub it in his idol's face.
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** Creator/VictorGarber also makes a VoiceOnlyCameo as Martin Stein.
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* OnceMoreWithClarity: We learn everything that happened between the Thawne and Barry that were there that fateful night. We also are shown an addition to the scene of Thawne screaming into the air, with Barry pointing out he knew he couldn't save his mother the whole time.
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* OnceMoreWithClarity: We learn everything that happened between the Thawne and Barry that were there that fateful night.night, where we find out that the future Barry that kept S1!Barry from saving Nora was in fact S9!Barry. We also are shown an addition to the scene of Thawne screaming into the air, with Barry pointing out he knew he couldn't save his mother the whole time.
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* StableTimeLoop: [[https://youtu.be/6JjGJjZC9C4 In the preview]], future Thawne finally makes his move against Nora, closing out the loop that Barry and others have known was in play since Season One.
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* StableTimeLoop: [[https://youtu.be/6JjGJjZC9C4 In the preview]], future Future Thawne finally makes his move against Nora, young Barry (and ultimately killing Nora), closing out the loop that Barry and others his allies have known was in play since Season One.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Even with all the changes to the timeline (let alone the multiversal reboot) over the show's run, Nora's murder has remained a constant and fixed point. So, sooner or later, Thawne was going to travel back in time to kill young Barry before ultimately killing her instead (and with Future Barry in pursuit).[[https://youtu.be/6JjGJjZC9C4 In the preview]] that day has finally arrived.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Even with all the changes to the timeline (let alone the multiversal reboot) over the show's run, Nora's murder has remained a constant and fixed point. So, sooner or later, Thawne was going to travel back in time to kill young Barry before ultimately killing her instead (and with Future Barry in pursuit).[[https://youtu.be/6JjGJjZC9C4 In the preview]] that That day has finally arrived.
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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: A confused, disbelieving Thawne doesn't understand why Barry saved himself and let him kill his Mother...and slowly realizes Nora's death is a fixed point in time. They're in a time loop and Barry knew all along what was coming.
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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: A confused, disbelieving Thawne doesn't understand why Barry saved himself and let him kill his Mother...Mother. Barry explains he had no choice..and Thawne slowly realizes Nora's death is a fixed point in time. They're in a time loop -- and Barry knew ''knew'' all along what was coming.
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He played Thawne for a few episodes in the season right before this one.
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* BackForTheFinale: Creator/MattLetscher reprises the role of the original Eobard Thawne for the first time since Season Three. Creator/JohnWesleyShipp and Creator/MichelleHarrison return as Henry and Nora Allen.
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* BackForTheFinale: Creator/MattLetscher reprises the role of the original Eobard Thawne for the first time since Season Three.Thawne. Creator/JohnWesleyShipp and Creator/MichelleHarrison return as Henry and Nora Allen.
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* TimeSkip: At least a few months has past since the last episode, as the present day portion shows Iris is now close to giving birth to Nora.
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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: A confused, disbelieving Thawne doesn't understand why Barry saved himself and let him kill his Mother...and slowly realizes Nora's death is a fixed point in time. They're in a time loop and Barry knew all along what was coming.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: By killing Nora rather than young Barry, Thawne winds up powerless and trapped in a timeline where he gets to watch Barry survive and grow up to become the Flash -- the hero Eobard's always wanted to be, but never will now. Eobard takes this as well as you'd expect.
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* MortonsFork: Gleefully lampshaded by Thawne when he tells Barry how screwed he is. He can't put Thawne in Iron Heights, because it will derail the Flash's timeline -- and Barry won't kill his greatest foe either out of self-righteous morality. Of course, the irony is Thawne doesn't know this no-win scenario will be undone by killing Nora later that evening.
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* DramaticIrony: OBarry For once, Barry has foreknowledge over Thawne instead of the other way around. He (and the audience) know Thawne won't succeed both because of events to come and because of the Time Loop.
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* CasandraTruth: Barry warns Thawne that if he goes through with his revenge, his life will end up a living hell. Thawne doesn't believe him both out of arrogance and because the Time Loop's in play.
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* CasandraTruth: CassandraTruth: Barry warns Thawne that if he goes through with his revenge, his life will end up a living hell. Thawne doesn't believe him both out of arrogance and because the Time Loop's in play.
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* CasandraTruth: Barry warns Thawne that if he goes through with his revenge, his life will end up a living hell. Thawne doesn't believe him both out of arrogance and because the Time Loop's in play.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Even with all the changes to the timeline (let alone the multiversal reboot) over the show's run, Nora's murder has remained a constant and fixed point. So, sooner or later, Thawne was going to travel back in time to kill young Barry before ultimately killing her instead (and with Future Barry in pursuit). [[https://youtu.be/6JjGJjZC9C4 In the preview]] that day has finally arrived.
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* DemonicPossession: The Negative Speed Force decides to forgoe the use of willing avatar and just take over Joe's body in an attempt to kill Barry.
* ForegoneConclusion: Even with all the changes to the timeline (let alone the multiversal reboot) over the show's run, Nora's murder has remained a constant and fixed point. So, sooner or later, Thawne was going to travel back in time to kill young Barry before ultimately killing her instead (and with Future Barry in pursuit). [[https://youtu.be/6JjGJjZC9C4 In the preview]] that day has finally arrived.arrived.
* LastSecondChance: Barry attempts to give Thawne one last shot to give up his revenge by asking him to walk away, and points out how if he follows through with his plans his life will be hell. Unfortunately, thanks to the time loop, Thawne doesn't take it.
* OnceMoreWithClarity: We learn everything that happened between the Thawne and Barry that were there that fateful night. We also are shown an addition to the scene of Thawne screaming into the air, with Barry pointing out he knew he couldn't save his mother the whole time.
* ForegoneConclusion: Even with all the changes to the timeline (let alone the multiversal reboot) over the show's run, Nora's murder has remained a constant and fixed point. So, sooner or later, Thawne was going to travel back in time to kill young Barry before ultimately killing her instead (and with Future Barry in pursuit).
* LastSecondChance: Barry attempts to give Thawne one last shot to give up his revenge by asking him to walk away, and points out how if he follows through with his plans his life will be hell. Unfortunately, thanks to the time loop, Thawne doesn't take it.
* OnceMoreWithClarity: We learn everything that happened between the Thawne and Barry that were there that fateful night. We also are shown an addition to the scene of Thawne screaming into the air, with Barry pointing out he knew he couldn't save his mother the whole time.
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* StockFootage: Footage from [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E1Pilot the pilot]] and [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E23FastEnough the Season 1 finale]] is reused in the fateful confrontation at the Allen residence.
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* BackForTheFinale: Creator/MattLetscher reprises the role of the original Eobard Thawne for the first time since Season Two. Creator/JohnWesleyShipp and Creator/MichelleHarrison return as Henry and Nora Allen.
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* BackForTheFinale: Creator/MattLetscher reprises the role of the original Eobard Thawne for the first time since Season Two.Three. Creator/JohnWesleyShipp and Creator/MichelleHarrison return as Henry and Nora Allen.
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The Thawne that died last season was the time remnant from Legends.
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* BackFromTheDead: Thawne, or at least the original Thawne. Justified, as despite his death last Season, his return here seems to be his earler pre-Season One incarnation -- the one that went back in time to kill child Barry and thus set the series in motion.
* BackFromTheDead: Thawne, or at least the original Thawne. Justified, as despite his death last Season, his return here seems to be his earler pre-Season One incarnation -- the one that went back in time to kill child Barry and thus set the series in motion.
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* BackForTheFinale: Creator/MattLetscher reprises the role of the original Eobard Thawne for the first time since the end of Season Eight.Two. Creator/JohnWesleyShipp and Creator/MichelleHarrison return as Henry and Nora Allen.
* BackFromTheDead: Thawne, or at least the original Thawne. Justified, asdespite his death last Season, his return here seems to be his earler pre-Season One incarnation -- the one that went back in time to kill child Barry and thus set the series in motion.
* BackFromTheDead: Thawne, or at least the original Thawne. Justified, as
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* BackFromTheDead: Thawne, or at least the original Thawne, by Thawne. Justified, as despite his death last Season, his return here seems to be his earler pre-Season One incarnation -- the one that went back in time to kill child Barry and thus set the series in motion.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Even with all the changes to the timeline (let alone the multiversal reboot) over the show's run, Nora's murder has remained a constant and fixed point. So, sooner or later, Thawne was going to travel back in time to kill young Barry before ultimately killing her instead (and with Future Barry in pursuit). [[https://youtu.be/6JjGJjZC9C4 In the preview]] day has finally arrived.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Even with all the changes to the timeline (let alone the multiversal reboot) over the show's run, Nora's murder has remained a constant and fixed point. So, sooner or later, Thawne was going to travel back in time to kill young Barry before ultimately killing her instead (and with Future Barry in pursuit). [[https://youtu.be/6JjGJjZC9C4 In the preview]] that day has finally arrived.
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* BackForTheFinale: Creator/MattLetscher reprises the role of the original Eobard Thawne for the first time since the end of Season Eight. Creatro/JohnWesleyShipp and Creator/MichelleHarrison return as Henry and Nora Allen.
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* BackForTheFinale: Creator/MattLetscher reprises the role of the original Eobard Thawne for the first time since the end of Season Eight. Creatro/JohnWesleyShipp Creator/JohnWesleyShipp and Creator/MichelleHarrison return as Henry and Nora Allen.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Even with all the changes to the timeline over the show's run, Nora's murder has remained a constant and fixed point. So, sooner or later, Thawne was going to travel back in time to kill young Barry before ultimately killing her instead (and with Future Barry in pursuit). [[https://youtu.be/6JjGJjZC9C4 In the preview]] day has finally arrived.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Even with all the changes to the timeline (let alone the multiversal reboot) over the show's run, Nora's murder has remained a constant and fixed point. So, sooner or later, Thawne was going to travel back in time to kill young Barry before ultimately killing her instead (and with Future Barry in pursuit). [[https://youtu.be/6JjGJjZC9C4 In the preview]] day has finally arrived.
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As Iris receives word of a career milestone, Barry is suddenly nowhere to be found. In trying to get back home, Barry runs across many familiar faces. Khione continues to figure out her powers and Chester works on a suit for Allegra.
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* BackForTheFinale: Creator/MattLetscher reprises the role of the original Eobard Thawne for the first time since the end of Season Eight. Creatro/JohnWesleyShipp and Creator/MichelleHarrison return as Henry and Nora Allen.
* BackFromTheDead: Thawne, or at least the original Thawne, by
* BackToTheEarlyInstallment: [[https://youtu.be/6JjGJjZC9C4 In the preview]], Barry winds up back in 2000 circa the opening of the Pilot episode and his mother's murder.
* ForegoneConclusion: Even with all the changes to the timeline over the show's run, Nora's murder has remained a constant and fixed point. So, sooner or later, Thawne was going to travel back in time to kill young Barry before ultimately killing her instead (and with Future Barry in pursuit). [[https://youtu.be/6JjGJjZC9C4 In the preview]] day has finally arrived.
* StableTimeLoop: [[https://youtu.be/6JjGJjZC9C4 In the preview]], future Thawne finally makes his move against Nora, closing out the loop that Barry and others have known was in play since Season One.
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* BackForTheFinale: Creator/MattLetscher reprises the role of the original Eobard Thawne for the first time since the end of Season Eight. Creatro/JohnWesleyShipp and Creator/MichelleHarrison return as Henry and Nora Allen.
* BackFromTheDead: Thawne, or at least the original Thawne, by
* BackToTheEarlyInstallment: [[https://youtu.be/6JjGJjZC9C4 In the preview]], Barry winds up back in 2000 circa the opening of the Pilot episode and his mother's murder.
* ForegoneConclusion: Even with all the changes to the timeline over the show's run, Nora's murder has remained a constant and fixed point. So, sooner or later, Thawne was going to travel back in time to kill young Barry before ultimately killing her instead (and with Future Barry in pursuit). [[https://youtu.be/6JjGJjZC9C4 In the preview]] day has finally arrived.
* StableTimeLoop: [[https://youtu.be/6JjGJjZC9C4 In the preview]], future Thawne finally makes his move against Nora, closing out the loop that Barry and others have known was in play since Season One.
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