Team Flash Takes on the Future – ‘The Flash’ Recap: “Borrowing from the Future” - RESPECT.

In Tuesday’s (January 24^th) episode of The Flash, Barry and teams up with Wally as Kid Flash to take down Plunder. After Wally hears a cop belittling Kid Flash, he decides to take action in the field. This only pisses Barry off even though Wally saved his life.

Plunder has bullets that can chase The Flash like heat missiles. This forces Barry to have to phase through a cement barrier when he faces off with Plunder. Another flash of the future hits Barry in wave and he becomes paralyzed. This forces Kid Flash to step in and save The Flash from being killed by Plunder.

Throughout the episode Barry has been having nightmares about Savitar killing Iris. This effected Barry in the field until he finally came clean to Iris and Team Flash about what the future holds. Iris is going to be killed by Savitar on May 23^rd, 2017 (4 months from now) if the team cannot figure out how to change the future.

While all this is going on H.R. has the museum’s opening night. Unfortunately no one shows. Caitlin also seeks help from Julian to control her powers. Julian turns her down at first but is persuaded when she tells him he can’t deal with the trauma Savitar caused him on his own. He needs to talk to someone. Caitlin then invites Julian to join Team Flash, of course without finding out from the team if that’s cool.

Cisco and Barry then team up and head back into the future after H.R. tells them that they may be able to change the future if they can change events leading up to Iris’s demise. Unfortunately the headlines they find only reveal the future has problems in store for other members of Team Flash as well. The headlines were:

Killer Frost still at large
Gorilla attack
Star Labs Museum closes
Joe West honored at city hall

Barry and Cisco then see Savitar kill Iris again. However, this time H.R. is seen on a nearby rooftop aiming a rifle at Savitar.

When they come back to the present Barry and Cisco learn that Plunder has escaped from prison. Barry tells Wally to suit up. If Wally stops Plunder instead of The Flash then one of the headlines gets changed and this proves that they can change the future. Kid Flash is able to blind side Plunder and capture him.

After their success, Cisco holds another museum opening and invites an elementary school to come. Julian is then welcomed on to Team Flash and presents Caitlin with a present. He and Cisco teamed up to create her a solar powered snowflake necklace that will keep her powers at bay.

During their celebration/house warming party for Iris and Barry, a breach opens up in the city and Gypsy, a bounty hunter steps out. Who is she here for?

Next Week:

H.R. is harboring a fugitive

Cisco challenges Gypsy to a trial by combat