Line #51 Recap/TheFlash2014S3E10BorrowingProblemsFromTheFuture


1	-> ''"My name is Barry Allen, and I am the fastest man alive. To the outside world, I'm an ordinary forensic scientist, but secretly, with the help of my friends at S.T.A.R. Labs, I fight crime and find other meta-humans like me. In an attempt to stop the evil speedster Savitar, I was accidentally thrust into the future, and I saw him murder the woman I love. But I won't let that happen. I'm going to do everything in my power to change the future, and I'm the only one fast enough to keep her alive. I am The Flash!"''
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3	While dealing with the aftermath of his journey to the future, Barry's fears of the future coming true begin to surface after Plunder, a figure in his vision, appears.
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5	!!Tropes:
6	* AesopAmnesia: Barry and Iris are adamant about keeping Iris' death a secret from Joe, out of fear he would go after Savitar himself. You'd think they would remember what happened when they kept secrets from each other before.
7	** They avoid this with the rest of the group, after Barry reveals it to Iris.
8	* AllLovingHero: Caitlin offers Julian a position at STAR Labs, to TheTeam's chargin. She convinces them to at least keep the possibility open. By the end of the episode Barry welcomes Julian to the team.
9	* BadassBiker: Most of the fights with Plunder had the Flashes chasing him in his CoolBike.
10	* BadassNormal: Plunder is an ordinary human, but his gear is advanced enough to cause trouble for both Flashes.
11	* BattleTrophy: Barry steals Plunder's ultratech gun and Cisco is absolutely amazed at its abilities. It may also be the gun that Barry saw H.R. point at Savitar in the future.
12	* BrutalHonesty: Cisco is quite open about his dislike for H.R.'s ideas, outright calling him [[TheLoad useless]]. H.R. even mentions how mean he is. Though it gets better at the end of the episode.
13	* CallBack: The device used by Cisco near the end of Season 1 to MentalTimeTravel back to the negated timeline where Eobard killed him is used by him and Barry [[IronicEpisodeTitle to travel to the future to look for solutions to prevent said future from happening]].
14	* CatapultNightmare: Barry awakens in this fashion at the beginning after his nightmare of the future.
15	* CloudCuckooLander / FunnyForeigner: HR. Accentuated when he enters the episode on a Segway.
16	-->''"Sumptuous day, brethen."''
17	* DissonantSerenity: Wally almost namedrops the trope, saying that Barry has this. Barry tells him it comes from [[StrongerWithAge experience]].
18	* EpicFail: The museum opening did not go exactly as planned. Only two people came, and Team Flash's attempts to make them stay only chased them off.
19	* EvilMeScaresMe: Caitlin and Julian, in Caitlin's case, [[FutureMeScaresMe Killer Frost may come back sometime in the future.]]
20	* {{Fanservice}}: Iris' [[NavelDeepNeckline plunging neckline]], Barry's [[ShirtlessScene state of undress]] in bed.
21	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Barry's Vibed return to the future lets him read several items off a news ticker that the team hopes preventing will ultimately stop Iris' death. This includes Killer Frost coming out for real as a public criminal, and the apparent return of Grodd. The Music Meister is also mentioned, foreshadowing his appearance in the ''Series/{{Supergirl\|2015}}'' musical crossover.
22	* FriendsRentControl: It's remarked on a few times how nice Barry's new apartment is. How exactly does he afford that on a CSI's salary?
23	** Given that Barry put Iris' name on the lease as well, between the two of them they probably could afford it just fine.
24	* FullNameUltimatum: Iris pulls one off, while questioning Barry about his nightmares.
25	-->'''Iris''': Don't change the subject Bartholomew!\
26	'''Barry''': ''Bartholomew''...Am I in trouble!?!
27	* InternalReveal:
28	** Barry shows Iris the article from 2024, and also reveals it used to be written by Iris West-Allen, in the Time Vault.
29	** Barry tells the rest of the team, except for Joe, about his trip to the future.
30	* InterruptedIntimacy: Barry and Iris look prepared to engage in an early morning quickie, before the two are alerted of a fire downtown.
31	* IronicEpisodeTitle: Team Flash are actually looking for solutions during the MentalTimeTravel to the future.
32	* ItsAllAboutMe:
33	** H.R.'s innocently narcissistic side is much more pronounced here, giving little notice to the tension in the cortex between Barry and Wally, and more concerned that the two aren't dressed for the museum's opening.
34	** Barry since he was willing to let Plunder go free if it meant saving Iris. She calls him out on it.
35	* JerkassBall: Cisco is suddenly an absolute dick to H.R. at every opportunity, though thankfully he snaps out of it halfway through the episode.
36	* LadyInRed: Iris is wearing a [[NavelDeepNeckline revealing]] red cocktail dress during the museum's (flopped) opening.
37	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When H.R. talks about his novel (that involves time travel), he tells Barry about how the main character's actions have [[BrokenBase divided his book's fanbase into two camps]].
38	* {{Leitmotif}}: Many variations of Barry and Iris' love theme pops up on many occasions this episode.
39	* LockedOutOfTheLoop: The team decides not to let Joe know about the possible future where Iris dies, knowing how he would react if he found out.
40	* TheMentor: Barry is now training Wally out in the field, yet due to his preoccupation with [[BadFuture Iris' death]], he's [[SternTeacher very strict with him,]] at first.
41	* MythologyGag:
42	** Detective Patterson says that Wally should be sent to Keystone City, his home in the comics.
43	** The power-suppressing necklace that Cisco gives Caitlin resembles Louise Lincoln's necklace.
44	** Mcsnurtle the Turtle is the real name of The Terrific Whatzit, Jay Garrick's FunnyAnimal counterpart.
45	** S.T.A.R. Labs has been turned into a museum. In the comics, there is a Flash museum.
46	* NeverMyFault: Julian feels no responsibility for his role as Alchemy, he was being controlled against his will...[[NotSoStoic or so he would appear.]]
47	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Barry's main reason for his anger towards Wally, who disobeyed his orders to stay behind, under the belief that taking Plunder into custody will set off the events leading to Iris' death. Later subverted when he allows ''Kid'' Flash to capture Plunder, instead of ''The'' Flash, like the news ticker said.
48	* NoSocialSkills: Julian. When he was welcomed to the team, he's happy as he then reminds everyone that his last team was killed by Savitar. Caitlin lampshades that he needs to work on his small talk.
49	* OpeningNarration: It's been modified so rather than focusing on Flashpoint it focuses on the BadFuture where Savitar kills Iris.
50	* PetTheDog: After his brutish refusal to help Caitlin with her powers earlier, Julian later admits he is trying to suppress his guilt as Alchemy and the death of his colleagues during his expedition in India.
51	* PetsAsAPresent: H.R. gifts Barry and Iris a pet turtle named [=McSnurtle=] as a "housewarming gift".
52	* {{Pun}}: When Cisco presents Morillo's gun Barry stole for him, Iris comments that he ''plundered Plunder''.
53	* ScrewDestiny: The goal of Team Flash. Whether they will succeed remains to be be seen.
54	* SequelHook: TheStinger shows a mysterious woman emerging from a breach, and apparently searching for H.R.
55	* SensualSlavs: Olga, the SexySecretary mentioned below.
56	* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Barry promises Iris he will do everything it takes to prevent the future he saw.
57	-->'''Barry''': I swear on both my parents' lives, I will protect you!
58	* SexySecretary: Olga, the new receptionist H.R. hired.
59	* ShipTease: Caitlin and Julian get quite a bit during this episode.
60	* SourOutsideSadInside: At first, it seems like Julian is still a dick, but then it's revealed in his second dialogue with Caitlin that he only acts that way to cope with his SurvivorGuilt.
61	* SuperPersistentMissile: Plunder's weapon can shoot seeking bullets that chase after their target, even speedsters like Barry.
62	* SupermanStaysOutOfGotham: Barry and the others spend a great deal of time debating over the question as to whether the future is fixed or can be changed. Even ignoring the fact that the Reverse-Flash demonstrably changed the future by altering Barry's past--which Eobard Thawne told Barry about doing--and Barry's own time-travel hijinks, Barry, Caitlin and Cisco never once mention that they personally know [[Series/LegendsOfTomorrow a group of experts]] they could just ''ask'', even if only to mention they can't contact them for some reason.
63	* SurvivorGuilt: Even though Savitar controlled him, Julian still feels an awful lot of guilt for the policemen killed by him as Alchemy and laments that he should have died instead.
64	* SwissArmyGun: Plunder's weapon can shoot a variety of AbnormalAmmo and [[EnergyWeapon energy beams,]] including RecursiveAmmo and [[SuperPersistentMissile seeking bullets.]]
65	* TookALevelInKindness: After dropping his {{Jerkass}} facade, Julian turns out to have mellowed out a great deal. He even kept Barry's identity a secret.
66	* UnderestimatingBadassery: Team Flash (Cisco especially) undermines H.R.'s relevance to TheTeam, despite once again proving himself as quite TheStrategist.
67	* UngratefulBastard:
68	** The police officer rescued at the beginning by both Flashes badmouths Wally back on the precinct, outright calling him useless and saying that he should move to Keystone City.
69	** After Wally saves Barry from Plunder, Barry doesn't even thank him and scolds him for not following his orders to stay behind. Thankfully Barry apologizes.
70	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: H.R. never reveals how he is funding the museum.
71	-->'''Cisco''': Who exactly is paying for all this!?!
72	* WhatTheHellHero:
73	** Iris gives one to Barry, after Barry admits he was willing to let Plunder get away in order to avert his vision. Yes she's scared, but she won't let Barry endanger Central City for her sake.
74	** Also the entire team get on Barry for his rather harsh treatment of Wally.
75	** Barry, Iris, Cisco and Wally all give Caitlin one after finding out she offered [[TheDragon Julian]] a job at STAR Labs, and a role on Team Flash, without consulting them.
76	* YankTheDogsChain: Not only does H.R.'s museum get closed down in the future, Caitlin's Killer Frost persona also breaks out once again.

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