Line #63 Recap/TheFlash2014S2E20Rupture


1	As Zoom begins a reign of terror in Central City, Barry is forced to undergo an experiment that attempts to recreate the night he got his powers. But is it worth the risk and what if it won't work?
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3	!!Tropes:
4	* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Iris essentially confesses her feelings to Barry when he's contemplating the risk of recreating his SuperheroOrigin.
5	* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: With Zoom back on Earth-1, he takes over the CCPD, turning it into his new lair. Any police resistance would have resulted in many casualties had it not been for Caitlin.
6	* AntagonistTitle: The episode is called after Rupture, the MonsterOfTheWeek.
7	* AskAStupidQuestion:
8	-->'''Harry:''' Ramon, you have the wand?\
9	'''Cisco:''' The one I made for Mark Mardon?\
10	'''Harry:''' No, the one you built for the Harry Potter convention. Yes, of course, the one for Mardon!\
11	'''Cisco''': ...[[ComicallyMissingThePoint how did you know about the Harry Potter convention]]?
12	* BadBoss: Zoom once again, as he kills Rupture for failing to kill the police officers.
13	* TheBadGuyWins: The episode ends with Zoom successfully conquering Central City and Barry disappearing after an attempt to reclaim his powers, apparently dying.
14	* BigNo: Zoom gives out one when he sees that Team Flash is trying to give Barry his powers back.
15	** Caitlin delivers one when begging Zoom to leave the CCPD alone.
16	-->'''Caitlin''': Jay no!?!\
17	'''Zoom''': ''My name is '''Zoom!'''''\
18	''(Zoom rushes out, Caitlin looks on TV and sees he is standing outside Jitters)''\
19	'''Caitlin''': ''(horrified)'' Oh my God. ''NO!!!''
20	* BittersweetEnding: Zoom successfully conquers Central City, Caitlin is still captured, and Barry seemingly dies. One the bright side, Cisco and Dante officially mended their relationship, and both Wally and Jesse may become speedsters in the near future.
21	* BodyHorror: Barry disintegrating is very painful.
22	* BroughtDownToNormal: Barry giving up his powers finally comes back to haunt him when Zoom kills a bunch of policemen and there's ''nothing'' he can do to stop it.
23	* TheBusCameBack:
24	** Henry comes back to Central City for good this time.
25	** Dante also makes his first appearance after Cisco had a vibe.
26	** Cap. Singh returns after a long absence.
27	* CallBack: This episode made plenty of references to Season 1's events from [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E16RogueTime the Ramon brothers getting kidnapped]] to [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E9TheManInTheYellowSuit Barry confessing his feelings to Iris]] ([[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E15OutOfTime And Iris' own that was negated]]). Most importantly, [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E1Pilot the reenactment of the Particle Accelerator explosion]], not to mention how [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E23FastEnough attempting something on that scale lead to a black-hole above the city and 52 portals that opened Earth-1 to Zoom and his forces]] as Barry, Iris, and Cisco state.
28	* ContinuityNod: Iris was concerned about Barry taking a huge risk just like when he went to Earth-2 after breaking up with Patty.
29	* ContrivedCoincidence: Henry is mildly surprised that Jay's last name was Garrick since that was his mom's maiden name.
30	* CoversAlwaysLie: The episode poster shows Barry in full Flash get-up when he's attached to the device in the Particle Accelerator. In the episode itself, the mask is hooded-out.
31	* CrucifiedHeroShot: Barry is positioned this way when attached to the device that will supposedly give him his powers back.
32	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Of course we know he's coming back, but Barry screams as he ''disintegrates'' in the face of the dark matter wave.
33	* CruelMercy: Instead of killing them after they tried to recreate Barry's powers, Zoom lets Team Flash live, knowing that they killed him.
34	* CrushingThePopulace: Zoom is starting a new empire in Central City by killing its protectors in public view, a first step in the same plan he used to conquer Earth 2.
35	* CurbStompBattle: Zoom kills the entire SWAT team that apprehended Rupture in about 10 seconds. The first 9 seconds of which was him arriving and telling the camera man to make sure he caught it all.
36	* DarkestHour: Zoom has conquered Central City by scaring the police ''and'' letting them know there is no Flash around to save them. And when Team Flash tries to give Barry his powers back it seemingly '''kills''' him instead.
37	* DoubleMeaningTitle: The title refers to both the VillainOfTheWeek and what [[NoBodyLeftBehind happened to Barry]] at the end of the episode.
38	* TheDreaded: The Flash is this to many metahumans. Wells reveals a list of the metahumans on his world, and there are hundreds if not thousands. Earth 1 should have far more because the Earth 2 particle accelerator explosion was contained unlike Earth 1's. However, the vast majority of the metahumans are in hiding out of fear of the Flash.
39	** Also, even to Zoom at some extent, giving his BigNo upon seeing Barry attempting to regain his powers and his rushing off to try to stop him.
40	* EvilIsPetty: Zoom kills all those policemen despite Caitlin's protests simply because she called him a monster a few episodes ago.
41	** And out of spite for her warning Team Flash about Rupture.
42	** In an even more petty example, when he runs to Star Labs to try to stop Barry from regaining his speed, only to see him seemingly dead, he mocks Team Flash's (apparently) failed attempt to give Barry his powers back.
43	* ForegoneConclusion: Barry's apparent death would carry a lot more tension had the corresponding season of ''{{Series/Arrow}}'' not featured Barry, safe and sound and in full possession of his powers, in a near-future FlashForward scene.
44	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Wally lamenting how he feels like he's meant to help people, and then later being caught in the dark matter blast, suggesting he might be getting his own speed soon.
45	* ForWantOfANail: Rupture and Reverb had the close relationship that Cisco and Dante from Earth-1 never had. It takes Zoom killing Rupture for Cisco and Dante to fully repair their relationship.
46	* FreakLabAccident: Harry tries to replicate the one from the pilot on a much smaller scale in order for Barry to get his powers back, it doesn't work as planned and both Jesse and Wally get caught up in the dark matter blast, suggesting they might gets powers too.
47	* FreudianTrio: Perfectly filed by Barry's father figures regarding their respective stands over Barry repeating the accident that got him his SuperSpeed.
48	** [[TheSpock Harry]], the most desperate for Barry to undergo the procedure, which is his idea to begin with (Superego).
49	** [[TheKirk Joe]], has his reservations regarding Barry undergoing the procedure, but at the same time considers the plan's necessity to stop Zoom (Ego).
50	** [[TheMcCoy Henry]], completely against the whole plan out of concern for his son (Id).
51	* GoneHorriblyWrong: The experiment to give Barry his powers back ends up ''seemingly'' destroying him and leaving nothing but a burned suit behind.
52	* HappyEndingOverride: It seemed that Cisco and Dante had grown closer after the events of "Rogue Time", but this episode shows that it didn't stick.
53	* TheHeart: While the three are apprehensive of his dangerous procedure, when Harry mentions it might be the only way they can save Caitlin, has Barry, Cisco and Iris begin to seriously consider it as an option.
54	** Likewise, Joe is reluctant to leave Caitlin behind at [=CCPD=] with Zoom, but she urges him to evacuate with Wally and the others.
55	* HistoryRepeats:
56	** Enforced with the reenactment of Barry's SuperheroOrigin.
57	** Zoom kills dozens of police officers to take over Central City, just like what he did on his Earth.
58	** Cisco and Dante got attacked by the sibling of a villain Team Flash faced.
59	* HologramProjectionImperfection: The Flash hologram would be a perfect facsimile of Barry if it didn't flicker intermittently.
60	* HopeCrusher: Zoom continues being one by delivering a speech to Central City live on television, telling them that the Flash patrolling the streets is nothing but a hologram.
61	* ICanSeeMyHouseFromHere: Or apartment, in Cisco's case.
62	* IgnoredExpert: Harry tries to convince Barry to go through the experiment to get his powers back, by detailing what Zoom will do now that he's here. It takes Zoom killing some policemen to convince Barry to try.
63	* InternalReveal:
64	** Cisco tells Dante that he has powers and about Earth-2.
65	** Zoom lets the whole city know that the Flash is gone.
66	** Henry finds out from Barry everything that's happened in his absence.
67	* ItsAllMyFault: At first, Barry was content not getting his powers back to avoid the risk of more Metahumans. But one of the officers killed by Zoom had a son, the same age Barry was when his mother died. He feels that if he hadn't given up his powers, that boy wouldn't have lost a father, and this is all he needs to retry the accident.
68	* KickTheDog: Before Zoom kills Rupture, he tells him that he is a disappointment just like his brother. He also kills all of the police (save for Joe and Singh) and a cameraman, then picks up the camera to speak to Central City to tell them the Flash for the past few days was a hologram. He's looking directly at Barry when he tells them to abandon hope.
69	* LeeroyJenkins: Barry has lost his powers, and Cisco uses videogame controllers to drive a Flash hologram around the city. Psyching himself up to send the hologram against the episode's BigBad, he cuts loose with a big "LEEEEEEROOOOOOYYY --" before the show cuts away to another scene.
70	* LittleNo: Caitlin when Zoom goes to kill the police at Jitters.
71	* LockedOutOfTheLoop:
72	** Nobody bothers to tell Wally and Jesse that they're recreating the experiment that gave Barry his powers. Otherwise they might have stayed in the Time Vault and not been caught in the dark matter blast. Speaking of which, Jesse is at least aware that Barry is The Flash. Wally still doesn't know as of this episode.
73	** Rupture does not know that it was Zoom who killed his brother, until Zoom tells him himself right before he kills him.
74	* ManipulativeBastard: Zoom, the killer of Reverb, tells Rupture that Cisco did it in order to get him to kill Vibe for him.
75	* MassSuperEmpoweringEvent: Everyone is reluctant for Barry to undergo an experiment to get his powers back because the last thing Central City needs is ''more'' evil meta-humans running about; not to mention that Central City just recovered from the last Particle Accelerator explosion.
76	* MoralityPet: Zoom says he won't kill Barry because of Caitlin. However she didn't want him to kill of those policemen either.
77	* MythologyGag:
78	** The experiment to give Barry his powers back is taken right out of ''Comicbook/{{Flashpoint}}'', albeit adapted to the show's mythology.
79	** Barry seemingly dying by disintegration, leaving only a tattered suit behind, is similar to his death in ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''.
80	** The Weather Wizard wand is finally used for its comic purpose.
81	** Zoom sarcastically calls Wally "old friend". In the comics, Zoom is Wally's ArchEnemy and EvilFormerFriend.
82	** Henry notes that Garrick was his mother's maiden name. In ''Series/TheFlash1990'', Jay Garrick and the Allens are RelatedInTheAdaptation. For added bonus, Henry's actor [[RemakeCameo headlined that series]].
83	** Barry's apparent disintegration appears to show him changing into yellow lightning, which travels with the dark matter wave and hits Jesse and Wally. One origin story for Barry Allen's Flash was that his death in the Crisis caused him to travel back in time and become the lightning bolt that originally gave him the Speed Force.
84	** Wally falling victim to HistoryRepeats regarding the Flash's SuperHeroOrigin: in the comics, it was TemptingFate on Barry's part, while in the show it was an actual attempt to reenact the FreakLabAccident.
85	* NeckSnap: What Zoom does to the police officers.
86	* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Harry uses this logic as why Barry has to try to get his powers back.
87	* NegatedMomentOfAwesome:
88	** A hologram of the Flash and coordinated police teamwork taking out a powerful metahuman is immediately negated by Zoom killing all but 3 people in the blink of an eye.
89	** The experiment to give Barry his powers is anything ''but'' awesome as it seemingly causes him to disappear into nothing!
90	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Caitlin warns Team Flash of Rupture's attack on Jitters, which allows them to stop it. Unfortunately, this pisses off Zoom, so he decides to kill a group of policemen anyway.
91	* OhCrap: Plenty.
92	** Harry has a MyGodWhatHaveIDone look on his face after seeing Barry disintegrate.
93	** Everyone when Zoom appears at Jitters and follows through on his threat earlier.
94	** Jesse and Wally while trying to outrun the dark matter blast.
95	** Cisco and Dante when Rupture begins his RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
96	** Zoom gives a BigNo upon seeing Team Flash recreating Barry's SuperheroOrigin.
97	* OurHeroIsDead: Barry is seemingly killed in the new particle accelerator explosion...and that ends the episode.
98	* OutrunTheFireball: Jesse and Wally try to outrun the dark matter blast. It doesn't work.
99	* ShoutOut:
100	** Harry and Cisco did a couple of ''Literature/HarryPotter'' nods.
101	** Cisco compares Rupture to [[Film/ThePrincessBride Inigo Montoya]].
102	** The device that Barry will have to use to regain his powers looks similar to the one used by Peter Bishop in ''Series/{{Fringe}}''.
103	** When operating the holographic Flash, Cisco begins the wind up for WebVideo/{{Leeroy Jenkins\|Video}}.
104	** While arranging for a dramatic lightning strike needed to give Barry back his powers, Cisco lets out a [[Film/BackToTheFuture1 Great Scott]].
105	* SinisterScythe: Rupture can easily destroy vehicles with a swing of his high tech scythe.
106	* SuperheroOrigin: Wally and Jesse's might have begun after they were hit with the dark matter. Recreating Barry's is also the CentralTheme of the episode.
107	* TemptingFate:
108	-->'''Jesse:''' [to Wally] It's not like we have powers. [She and Wally get hit with the Particle Accelerator explosion at the end of the episode.]
109	* ThatManIsDead: Zoom officially casts off the identity of Jay Garrick.
110	* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Zoom, previously conflicted about being called such by Caitlin, calls himself a monster in this episode and gleefully goes on committing atrocities.
111	* TroubledBackstoryFlashback: Zoom has them yet again when talking to Caitlin.
112	* WhamEpisode: Zoom successfully conquers Central City, Barry seemingly dies after trying to recreate his SuperheroOrigin, and both Wally and Jesse got struck by the dark matter suggesting the start of their own SuperheroOrigin.
113	* WhamShot:
114	** Barry disintegrating during the recreation of his SuperheroOrigin.
115	** Wally and Jesse getting hit by the dark matter.
116	* YouKilledMyFather: Rupture goes after Cisco because Zoom told him that Cisco killed Reverb. Cisco even lampshades the [[TropeNamers Trope Naming]] [[Film/ThePrincessBride film]].
117	* YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo: When Zoom takes over the police station, he threatens to kill everyone until Caitlin asks him not to, so he makes them leave instead. Later, he decides he wants to kill them anyway, which Caitlin is not happy about.

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