The ‘Flash’ Recap: "Killer Frost"

Caitlin continued to struggle with her Killer Frost abilities in last week’s episode of The Flash. Caitlin almost went too far in “Killer Frost”. In hopes of eliminating her newfound powers she seeks out Alchemy thinking he has the ability to take away her powers.

In the beginning of the episode, Caitlin was forced to use her powers in order to save Barry. Barry was in a battle as The Flash against Savitar The God of Speed. Savitar is essentially Barry’s God which is why he is much more powerful than Barry. Savitar takes Barry for a run and drags him through a really cool electric tunnel. The God of Speed runs so fast that he appears in places all over the city at once even though, to Barry, it feels like they aren’t even moving.

Savitar is an invisible force that is too fast to track for the team to track. Eventually, with the help of HR (who has been doing his homework and is actually helping the team track metas), they are able to locate Barry and Savitar just as The God of Speed is about to kill our beloved speedster. Cisco creates a breach for him and Caitlin to save Barry. She momentarily freezes Savitar, saving Barry, but Savitar breaks through the ice surrounding him and escapes.

Barry then divulges to the team that Savitar is from the future and that he is the only one who can see him.

Back at the lab Joe is trying to figure out how to get Wally out of his cocoon which resembles a tunnel of lava. Hoping that the hooded man they captured in Alchemy’s lair will have some answers, Joe interrogates him. Joe’s interrogation is short lived when Caitlin swings by to tell Joe that Wally has come out of the cocoon he was in (a lie) in order to get the hooded man alone. She asks the hooded man where Alchemy is and gets nowhere. However, the hooded man does tell Caitlin that Savitar is a dark lord.

This is all before she is made by police officers in the precinct. Caitlin is on a mission and no one will stop her. Therefore, she seals in the police officers and takes Julian hostage. Barry heads to the precinct and learns the task force is being sent after her. He has to find her before they do.

Caitlin takes Julian back to a warehouse and asks him to do a search for anyone who has looked up the name Savitar in the last 24 hours. He recognizes the name. Later on in “Killer Frost” we learn why Julian knows Savitar. Julian hears Savitar’s voice and he pays him a visit at the close of the episode. He asks Julian to bring him back. How does he have this ability you ask? Why he is Alchemy of course!!!!!!

At the warehouse Barry arrives in time to save Caitlin before the task force arrives. Caitlin becomes angry with Barry and tells Cisco about Dante. Distracted with the information she just unloaded, Barry is stabbed by Caitlin. She breaks free and continues her manhunt for Alchemy… if only she knew she had already captured him. Will Cisco and Barry’s friendship ever be the same?

After learning what Barry did Cisco turns his back on Barry and goes to stake out the home of one of Alchemy’s followers by himself. HR and Joe stake out the home of the other follower.

Caitlin arrives at the home of one of Alchemy’s followers and learns that in the future she will be very powerful. Savitar has great plans for her. He has shown all his followers the future and there is a battle coming. Is this the battle Barry told Rip about?

After learning that Alchemy won’t take away her powers Caitlin heads outside and battles Cisco (the same one he vibed before). Barry gets involved in the fight and she freezes him with a kiss. He vibrates to unfreeze himself.

The team is able to capture Caitlin and are forced to put her in the tunnels. While this is going on Joe cuts Wally out of his cocoon and he takes off. Wally’s mind and body aren’t working together because he was taken out too early.

Barry is forced to let Caitlin go hoping she will help Wally when they find him. However the only way she is getting out of the room is if she kills Barry. This gets through to her. She doesn’t kill him and Caitlin comes through to help Wally.

Caitlin creates a serum back at the lab and Barry injects it into Wally when they find him back at the house he grew up in. They bring him back to the lab and run some tests. Wally is able to run faster than Barry could in the beginning. Will he eventually become faster than Barry? We may find out soon enough as Wally is eager to get in the field as Kid Flash and fight alongside Barry.

Barry tries to clean up another one of his messes and goes to see Julian to talk to him about Caitlin. He doesn’t want Julian to turn her in. He begs him, saying he will do anything. Julian wants him to quit and leave the force. He doesn’t want Barry to be a CSI anymore because of his choice to save his friend instead of invoking justice. This coming from the guy who doubling as a CSI and Dr. Alchemy. Can you say hypocrite?

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