Line #72 Recap/TheFlash2014S4E1TheFlashReborn


1	->''"My name is Iris West, I was supposed to marry the Fastest Man Alive, but six months ago he left. I promised him I'd run, and that's what I've been doing. Running as fast as I can..."''
2	-->-- '''Iris' opening monologue'''
3
4	Six months have passed since Barry went into the Speed Force Prison. Iris leads Team Flash in Barry's absence, but they can barely manage. Eventually events mean they have no choice but to bring Barry back. But will it be the same Barry they remember?
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6	* BaitAndSwitch: When a crazed Barry starts super speeding around S.T.A.R. Labs, he's hit with a cold blast to subdue him. Team Flash (and the audience) think it was Killer Frost...it was Caitlin with Snart's cold gun. She immediately [[LampshadeHanging lampshades this]].
7	-->'''Caitlin:''' ''[slightly coy]'' Expecting someone else?
8	* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Not even the Speed Force and his brief mental instability could keep Barry Allen and Iris West apart.
9	-->'''Iris:''' ''[crying]'' You came home to me.\
10	'''Barry:''' ''[smiling]'' Always!\
11	''[pulling her into a kiss]''
12	* BeyondTheImpossible: The Pipeline has previously been able to hold [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E23FastEnough Thawne]] and [[Recap/TheFlash2014S2E23TheRaceOfHisLife Barry]] himself. But when he hears that Iris is in danger, Barry just smashes through the door anyway.
13	* TheBusCameBack:
14	** Peek-A-Boo, who's not been seen since the botched prison transfer in "Rogue Air". She's promptly captured in the first few minutes. Barely.
15	** Caitlin has gone back to normal and is now working as a bartender in Central City under the radar.
16	** Barry himself, thanks to Cisco.
17	* CallBack:
18	** Cisco said he developed [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E4GoingRogue the cold gun]] to subdue Barry if he ever went rogue. Caitlin makes use of it on a crazed Barry, presumably the version that Cisco took back from Snart when [[Recap/TheFlash2014S1E10RevengeOfTheRogues he was arrested the first time]].
19	** During his disjointed rant after being freed from the Speed Force, Barry quotes several of his lines from the Pilot.
20	** Cisco plays "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga as Barry is waking up, just like he did in the Pilot.
21	** Also something lifted from the Pilot, Caitlin and urine samples.
22	* CameBackStrong: Barry. How strong? He's able to ''escape'' from the Pipeline without any help. Strangely enough, Cisco comments that Barry is running faster than ''anyone'' has before, apparently forgetting that Savitar could FlashStep halfway across the city.
23	** Caitlin confirms it's not just his speed, but his powers and brain functions have significantly increased than before he went into the Speed Force.
24	* ChairReveal: This is [=DeVoe=]'s grand introduction in TheStinger, with an impressive-looking throne no less.
25	* ChekhovsGunman: One of the creeps that frequents the Dive Caitlin bartends mentions Amunet wants to see her. Though Amunet doesn't appear in person, she no doubt [[{{Foreshadowing}} will be calling in on Caitlin/Killer Frost]] very soon.
26	* CurbstompBattle: Samuroid delivers two, first towards Cisco and Wally, then towards Wally alone. After that, he is on the receiving end by Barry.
27	* DeliberatelyDistressedDamsel: Iris intentionally lets herself get captured by Samuroid, so that Barry would snap out of his condition to save her.
28	* DidYouJustScamCthulhu: Last season, it was established that a speedster ''needs'' to be sealed away in the Speed Force, or else it will cause TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. Cisco somehow finds a way to bring Barry back ''without'' causing the apocalypse. Now keep in mind that the Speed Force is a SentientCosmicForce, and thus essentially a literal '''god''' has been tricked by a bunch of brilliant scientists.
29	* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: In the six months since he's left Iris has misconstrued her promise to Barry that she "Would run!" as forcing herself to be strong, diving head first in protecting Central City in his stead, and not to go on living her life, finding happiness and enjoying every moment of it for him.
30	* ElCidPloy: Wally takes on the samurai alone, pretending to be the Flash by wearing the (old) suit, and vibrating his face. He manages to look vaguely Caucasian with the latter, convincing the samurai until it handily gives Wally a beating.
31	* EurekaMoment: Cisco finally figures out how to decipher Barry's cryptic wall-writings when Caitlin makes mention of the phrase "Greek to me." Then this ends up being a RedHerring...or maybe future InfallibleBabble.
32	** Iris has one after [[HopeBringer Joe's]] speech on belief and faith when [[DeliberatelyDistressedDamsel formulating a way]] [[PowerOfLove to snap Barry out of his mental withdrawal.]]
33	* {{Fainting}}: When he leaves the Speed Force, Barry finds an apple truck and tries to stop it before fainting.
34	* FanDisservice: Normally a naked Grant Gustin would have the fan girls squeeing, but given Barry's confused and frightened look in his eye and his faint, it's just disheartening.
35	* FromBadToWorse: Samuroid gives Team Flash 24 hours to produce The Flash, or else he will level Central City. While they seem to take a step forward by rescuing Barry from the speed force, his psychosis renders him moot in the fight, leaving TheTeam attempting to cure him and failing everytime. Even Wally's plan to trick Samuroid [[ElCidPloy by impersonating Barry]] leaves him beaten to almost an inch of his life, and the timer continues ticking down till Samuroid makes good on his threat.
36	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Much of the rambling Barry says are hints at things to come over the course of this season and the next one.
37	* GracefulLoser: Played with where the Samuroid welcomes the Flash back after getting bested, but it's only through sound-bytes.
38	* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Spending six months in the Speed Force has really done a number on Barry's psyche. Caitlin theorizes that since Barry was existing in a dimension outside of space and time, it might have felt ''much'' longer for him.
39	* HesBack:
40	** Barry is truly back, i.e. he snaps out of his rambling, when Iris is kidnapped.
41	--->'''Cisco:''' ''[joyously watching as Barry's tracker pursues Iris']'' '''FLASH IS BACK!!!'''
42	** On a lighter note, Cisco's back to naming their enemies again.
43	** Also Caitlin, after 6 months of separation, returns to help her friends at S.T.A.R. Labs.
44	* HiddenDepths: Wally can speak Japanese. Seriously.
45	-->'''Cisco:''' Tell me he did not just speak Japanese.\
46	'''Wally:''' ''[defensively]'' [[LampshadeHanging I can do things.]]
47	* HopeBringer: Joe to Iris, instilling that she has to believe that Barry will recover, leading her to [[ThePowerOfLove form a plan]] [[DeliberatelyDistressedDamsel to bring the Flash back...]]
48	-->'''Joe:''' ''[to Iris]'' You've got strength, baby girl. You just need to have a little faith.\
49	[...]
50	-->'''Iris:''' You want the Flash, take me.\
51	'''Samuroid:''' Why?\
52	'''Iris:''' [[SheWillComeForMe He Will Come For Me]]!\
53	'''Samuroid:''' And how do you know this?\
54	'''Iris:''' Because, ''I believe''.
55	* HopeIsScary: The reason Iris does not want to try taking Barry out of the Speed Force is because she fears feeling hope only to be unable to rescue Barry or reveal that he is dead.
56	* HypocriticalHumor: Cisco claiming he hates teleporters.
57	* ICanStillFight: An injured Wally tries to stand up to try to stop the Samuroid, but his leg is hurting too much to be able to fight.
58	* InASingleBound: Wally jumps from building top to building top while fighting Peek-A-Boo.
59	* JerkassHasAPoint: Iris is acting meaner than usual, but that does not mean her reservations about bringing Barry back are invalid. She rightfully points the city may be in danger if Barry gets released just like that.
60	* JekyllAndHyde: Caitlin is shown in the stinger to still be struggling with keeping her Killer Frost persona contained; since she is a medical doctor, she is literally a J/H character.
61	* TheLostLenore: Barry for Iris, much like the future Barry in the timeline where Savitar killed Iris, Iris is completely broken without Barry. However, unlike how Barry cut himself off physically from everyone else, Iris has instead chosen to plunge headfirst into running Team Flash, while cutting herself off emotionally from her friends.
62	* MythologyGag:
63	** The title can be an alternate retelling of ''The Flash: Rebirth''.
64	** In attempt to deceive the samurai, Wally puts on the red Flash suit. He wore the red suit in the comics when he was the main Flash for a time after Barry disappeared.
65	** During his initial rant, Barry insists to an imaginary judge that he didn't kill anyone. This is a nod to the comic story "Trial of The Flash", in which The Flash is accused of murdering the Reverse-Flash.
66	** Cisco says "Great Caesar's Ghost" when he figures out how to crack Barry's code. This is [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Perry White's]] CatchPhrase.
67	* NakedOnArrival: Barry upon his return from the Speed Force was fully naked.
68	* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Their enemy is a robot samurai with a JetPack. Cisco was practically squeeing when the time finally came to name it.
69	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: To show that Iris is heartbroken, she does not let Wally make jokes about defeating Peek-A-Boo.
70	* ThePowerOfLove:
71	** It takes Iris putting herself in mortal danger to finally snap Barry out of his ResurrectionSickness.
72	** Her first attempt, however, at one of her famous "Come Home To Me Barry!" speeches fails, pushing her even deeper into her depression.
73	* PutOnABus: Julian has moved back to London, Harry has returned to Earth-2 and Tracy has departed as well.
74	* RedHerring: Cisco makes an extensive effort to decipher the symbols that Barry writes all over the walls. Once he has his EurekaMoment he finally manages to discover that the message is..."This House is Bitchin'". This may be InfallibleBabble of some kind.
75	* RelationshipUpgrade: Cecile is shown to be on the cusp of moving into the West household with Joe.
76	* ResurrectionSickness: Barry is ''off'' when he finally leaves the Speed Force. Initially.
77	* RoboticReveal: The defeated Samuroid turned out to be a robot.
78	* RoomFullOfCrazy: Barry spends quite a bit of time writing odd symbols on the walls anywhere, including the interrogation room the team meets him in, everywhere at S.T.A.R. Labs, and even in his cell in the Pipeline. Whether they have any meaning is not revealed in the episode.
79	* SeriousBusiness: Joe's Jazz Vinyl Collection. He's going to be buried with them.
80	* SheWillComeForMe: Iris fully expects Barry to rescue if she lets the Samurai kidnap her. She's right.
81	* ShoutOut:
82	** In confronting the Samuroid, Cisco makes several Samurai-themed references, including calling it [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack Samurai Jackass]] and namedropping Creator/AkiraKurosawa and Creator/ToshiroMifune.
83	** When Cisco thinks he has created a program to translate Barry's mysterious cypher, he uses Creator/StanLee's trademark phrase "Excelsior!"
84	* SplitPersonality: Killer Frost isn't gone for good. Whenever someone angers Caitlin, Killer Frost resurfaces, although Caitlin manages to shut her back down, for now.
85	* SurpassedTheTeacher: Averted, Kid Flash still stands in the Flash's shadow, and Team Flash is struggling without Barry.
86	* TookALevelInCynic: The kind and fun loving Iris has become much colder and harsh in the time since [[TheLostLenore Barry]] departed for the Speed Force with her family and friends taking the brunt of it to their concern. Mainly when everyone else attempts to bring Barry back she refuses to believe it is even possible.
87	** She later admits to the [[ResurrectionSickness speed-force psychosis Barry]], that she is forcing herself to be this, out of the fear that if she let herself believe, and it was for naught, it would be like losing him all over again, something she fears she wouldn't be able to recover from.
88	** Overtime the entire team, aside from Joe, begins to let their morale fall, after all their attempts at helping Barry seemingly prove fruitless, and Samuroid's deadline draws closer.
89	* ThrowingOffTheDisability: After Joe tells Barry that Iris is in mortal danger, [[PowerOfLove he snaps out of his craziness]] and leaps into action.
90	-->'''Joe:''' Barry! ''Iris is going to die!!!''\
91	''[Barry's hands stop mid symbol, and his [[TwinkleInTheEye eyes begin twinkling...]]]''
92	* TrueCompanions:
93	** Despite everything she has done, TheTeam is quick to embrace Caitlin's return to S.T.A.R. Labs.
94	** After six months of her moodiness and him finally snapping back at her, Iris and Cisco quickly mend fences after Barry's return.
95	--->'''Iris:''' Hey Cisco! ''[affectionately holding his shoulder]'' Thanks for believing when I couldn't.\
96	'''Cisco:''' ''[grinning]'' See you tomorrow, boss.
97	* WhamLine: Minor, but it showcases a side effect of Barry's extended stay in the Speed Force:
98	-->'''Barry:''' ''[while looking at Iris]'' ...Nora shouldn't be here.
99	* WhatTheHellHero:
100	** Iris chews Cisco out for his secret project to bring Barry back. He justifies it by explaining that he wanted to make sure he could do it before he told anyone. And again when it didn't seem to work.
101	** Iris chews out Caitlin for being gone for six months.
102	** Cisco gets fed up with her behavior, and calls her out on it.
103	** [[TeamDad Joe]] silences everyone's squabbling, reminding Team Flash they have [[OnlySaneMan more pressing matters]].
104	* TheWorfEffect:
105	** The Samuroid serves as this, both ways. He effortlessly defeats Cisco and Wally (the latter twice) only to be effortlessly defeated by Barry after the latter snaps out of his gibbering.
106	** Barry smashing through [[PowerNullifier the pipeline]] gives this effect.
107	* WorstAid: Caitlin injecting Barry with a syringe, through his shirt. There's a reason actual medical professionals make you roll up your sleeve or otherwise present bare flesh for a shot whenever possible: having the needle push cloth fibers into your body, and perhaps your bloodstream, can cause serious damage.

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