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1Barry and Ralph go undercover in search of Sue Dearbon. Cecile tries to help Chester adjust after stabilizing.
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4* AlwaysClose: Appropriately for the films this episode parodies, Barry and Ralph defuse the bomb with exactly 1 second to spare.
5* AppliedPhlebotinum: The Monitor's door is infused with eternium, preventing Barry from phasing through it.
6* AuctionOfEvil: Meister hosts one in the climax to find anyone willing to buy his KillSat.
7* BadBadActing: Barry is horrible at trying to act like a criminal.
8* BetterThanABareBulb: A lot of spy fiction parodies, and just as many lampshades are made of them.
9* BluffTheImpostor: January Galore tricks Barry and Ralph by misnaming the host and them going along with it.
10* BluntYes: Or "Ja", in this case, when Ralph asks Meister if he is really willing to kill tens of thousands of people in Central City simply to sell his weapon.
11* BreatherEpisode: This episode is a LighterAndSofter, fun episode with a Bond parody and some romantic comedy. Much needed in between episodes dealing with [[KnightOfCerebus Bloodwork]] and [[MarkedToDie Barry’s impending death]].
12* TheBusCameBack: Chester, Allegra and her cousin Esperanza.
13* {{Cliffhanger}}: Bloodwork attacks Ralph in TheStinger.
14* ADayInTheLimelight: Recurring characters Chester and Allegra get a decent amount of focus. Especially notable since the only regulars this episode follows are Barry, Ralph, Nash, and Cecile.[[note]] Like last week, this is probably another RealLifeWritesThePlot to have actors film scenes for the multi-episode Crisis. [[/note]]
15* DidNotGetTheGirl: Natalie rejects Chester but he takes it very well.
16* EveryoneHasStandards: PlayedForLaughs. Ralph plays into TuxedoAndMartini spy staples but criticizes Meister for pretty much copying said cliches wholesale, outright complaining when he just parrots a line from ''{{Film/Goldfinger}}''.
17* EvilIsHammy: Meister, naturally, as a reference to James Bond villains.
18* EvilMakesYouUgly: Ramsey's new look is just hideous.
19* {{Expy}}: [[MonsterOfTheWeek Remington Meister]] for many Bond villains but Goldfinger in particular and January Galore for Pussy Galore, both featured in ''{{Film/Goldfinger}}''.
20* ForgotAboutHisPowers:
21** Zig-zagged. First subverted when Barry decides to use his super-speed instead of Ralph’s lower-key approach and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero ends up blowing their cover]]. He seems to have learnt his lesson in the climax because neither he nor Ralph use their powers, even when Central City’s at risk of destruction and there’s no reason to remain stealthy at that point.
22** While Ralph and Barry at least have the excuse of not wanting their identities revealed, Ultraviolet has no reason at all to not use her powers in the climactic fight.
23* GracefulLoser: Meister actually congratulates Barry and Ralph for the great show after being beaten.
24* GratuitousGerman: Meister throws in a lot of (horribly pronounced) German words.
25* HeCleansUpNicely: Barry and Ralph when they dress up in tuxedos a la 007.
26* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Meister doesn't care to unmask the Flash, citing SecretIdentityApathy. Had he done so, Ralph's plan in the climax wouldn't have worked because the man wouldn't let him interrupt the auction.
27* HopeSpot: When Barry manages to shut down the DeathTrap, only for it to go haywire and start shooting up the whole place. Subverted when he and Ralph decide to use one of its stray lasers to break out of their dampeners.
28* HumanAllAlong: Nash believes the Monitor to be a fraud and is hellbent on exposing him.
29* ImpostorExposingTest: January Galore, one of the guests at the party, tricks Barry and Ralph into revealing they crashed the party by calling the host "Meyers", whose name is actually Meister.
30* InternalReveal:
31** Ralph learns that Barry plans on PassingTheTorch of Central City's protector to him.
32** Nash explains the multiverse to Allegra, and accidentally tells her that Barry is the Flash.
33* KillSat: Meister's "Ring of Fire" weapons platform.
34* LeaningOnTheFourthWall:
35** Frost coaching Cecille on how to help Chester on his date, much like how Creator/DaniellePanabaker is the director of this episode.
36** The blatant James Bond references are of course also called out in-universe.
37* LeeroyJenkins: When Nash shows Team Flash the entrance to the Monitor's hideout, Barry rushes and tries to phase, only to be pushed away. In his mission with Ralph he isn't any better, as he is very willing to rush the mission and attack them as the Flash.
38* TheLoad: Barry of all people for most of the episode, being all too eager to just bust in as the Flash, which gets both him and Ralph nearly killed.
39* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: The initial investigation into Sue Dearbon's disappearance leads Ralph and Barry to discover a plot to blow up Central City with a KillSat, which they ultimately foil. However, they ''don't'' even end up finding Sue.
40* MoodWhiplash:
41** Chester waking up, and, finding himself in STAR Labs, has the time of his life...until he sees his obituary.
42** The entire episode in general is very over-the-top and upbeat...until Ramsey suddenly appears and attacks Ralph at the end.
43* TheNameIsBondJamesBond: Again suavely played straight by Ralph but humorously botched by [[TwoFirstNames Allen Barry]]. He gets it right by the end though.
44* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Barry just running in as the Flash gets both him and Ralph captured, restrained by power dampeners and nearly killed by a laser.
45* OutOfFocus: Iris, Ramsey ([[WhamShot until the end]]), Joe and Frost[[note]]whose actress is directing the episode[[/note]] to a lesser extent.
46* PassingTheTorch: Barry publicly endorses Ralph as a capable protector of Central City, so that it will be easier for him to take over the Flash’s responsibilities post-Crisis.
47* PlayingCyrano: Cecile to Chester via EarpieceConversation. Like many uses of this trope, this does not go well. Frost quickly points this out and suggests Chester [[BeYourself be himself]].
48* PlayingDrunk: In his role as the distraction during the climax of the episode, Barry pretends to be drunk out of his skull, wandering out onto the stage where Remington Meister is auctioning his doomsday weapon.
49-->'''Barry''': (slurring; wine bottle in hand) This isn't the bathroom!
50* TheReveal:
51** Nash mentions that Allegra reminds her of someone close to him, possibly her {{Doppelganger}}.
52** It was [[Recap/TheFlash2014S6E2AFlashOfTheLightning previously hinted]] that there was some mysterious evil organization that was TheManBehindTheMan for Esperanza/Ultraviolet. Here, that organization is seemingly revealed as being Remington Meister's criminal cabal.
53* ShockAndAwe: Meister uses electrical attacks via [[PowerFist special brass knuckles]].
54* ShoutOut:
55** This episode makes endless references to James Bond films.
56** As part of his [[PlayingDrunk bit]], Barry decides to counter January Galore's $500 million bid on the doomsday device:
57-->'''Barry''': ''$500 million and one!'' ...dollar. (smugly) "Series/ThePriceIsRight" rules.
58** When Ultraviolet is tasked with removing Barry from the stage, his response (again, as part of [[PlayingDrunk the bit]]), is an awed "I love Franchise/MortalKombat!"
59** After a failed dating attempt, Chester says he feels like [[Film/ANewHope Alderaan on a bad day]].
60** Ralph notes the “Ring of Fire” is probably not a Music/JohnnyCash reference.
61** When messing around in S.T.A.R. Labs, Chester finds a “[[CaptainErsatz sonic wrench]]” and [[BriefAccentImitation attempts a bad English accent]] to say “Hello governor, [[IAmTheNoun I’m the]] [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor]]!”
62* SwappedRoles: For once, Barry is actually the impatient one and Ralph is the one trying to teach him.
63* ThreeLinesSomeWaiting: While Ralph and Barry do their investigation and Nash enlists the help of Allegra in his dig, Cecile decides to help Chester try and hook up with Natalie.
64* TuxedoAndMartini: You could probably count on one hand the number of times Ralph and Barry's plotline ''didn't'' [[ReferenceOverdosed reference James Bond]].
65* WhamShot: TheStinger to the episode ends with Ralph getting tackled off of a balcony by Ramsey.
66* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: Central City’s varying location has been usually put as Missouri and [[DependingOnTheWriter either hundreds of miles away from or in the same county]] as Star City, which itself is either somewhere on the West Coast or the Midwest. The KillSat map [[ContinuitySnarl puts Central City roughly where real-world Richmond, VA is]].
67* TheWorldIsNotReady: Nash explains this as the reason why knowledge of things like the multiverse aren't known to the public. The ones who do discover that such things are real tend to be able to process it without being overwhelmed but outright revealing these things as public knowledge would be too much for most to handle.
68* WorthlessTreasureTwist: In-universe. Nash [[ExactWords promises Allegra “the scoop of the century”]] in exchange for helping him. He does tell her about the multiverse and Mar Novu as well as that she can’t write about any of it because the public wouldn’t be able to handle it.
69* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre:
70** Nash encourages Allegra not to be afraid to become like her cousin.

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