Abra Kadabra came to Central City looking for some of Earth 1’s technology. Gypsy was not far behind him. In his first act on Earth 1 Abra Kadabra trapped and killed two security guards via drowning, in order to take some of the unused technology.

The Flash quickly caught up to Abra Kadabra after he broke into another tech facility and learned that Abra Kadabra is from the future. When Barry arrived Abra Kadabra knew exactly who he was and knew about the Savitar/Iris situation Barry is facing. Unfortunately Abra Kadabra was able to escape from Barry and Gypsy using a card trick.

Gypsy and Barry return to the lab and there she informs the team that Abra Kadabra uses Nanotechnology to perform his tricks. The team is then able to use their own technology to track Abra Kadabra or so they thought. Kadabra used a hologram to trick The Flash, Kid Flash, Vibe and Gypsy into leaving the lab. He then attacked STAR labs where Caitlin, Julian and Joe were. Luckily Barry was able to get to them in time and put him in handcuffs.

Abra Kadabra then tried to negotiate his release by offering up Savitar’s real name to Barry and the team. He also tells Barry that he does eventually beat Savitar but only after Iris dies. They place Abra Kadabra in a cell and Iris tells Barry that she does not want him to set a murderer free just to save her life. He agrees but Joe has other ideas. He lets Abra Kadabra go and just as he is about to get information on Savitar Gypsy appears and Kadabra takes off after he steals technology from Wells.

Kadabra then blows up a portion of STAR labs and Caitlin got impaled in the crossfire. Caitlin then stayed awake during her surgery to give Julian instructions on how to save her life. The surgery is successful thanks to Julian and a little help from Iris.

During Caitlin’s surgery Gypsy discovered why Abra Kadabra came to this Earth. He is building a time machine and needed Wells power source in order to get back to the future. Once again Vibe, Gypsy, Kid Flash and The Flash team up to capture Abra Kadabra. Barry snagged the villain by phasing through the time machine and taking Kadabra back through with him. Barry then tried to get Kadabra to tell him about Savitar but he refused. He told Barry that they are enemies in the future and have been for a long time. Gypsy then escorted the criminal and man who killed her former partner/lover, to his execution. As for Cisco and Gypsy’s romance… it seems these two won’t be able to work it out.

Unlike Cisco and Gypsy, Julian and Caitlin rekindled their romance after Caitlin’s successful surgery. They even sealed it with a kiss. Unfortunately it is short lived as Caitlin goes into shock and dies. However, Julian in a last attempt to keep his newfound love alive, ripped off Caitlin’s necklace (the only thing keeping her powers at bay) and her body began to regenerate. Killer Frost was then unleashed. The frosty villain fired ice at her friends and escaped from STAR labs.

At the end of the episode Barry decided that he must head back into the future and learn everything he can. That is the only way he can save Iris.

NEXT EPISODE (APRIL 25^th):

Barry heads back into the future

Killer Frost is running rampant

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This week’s episode of ‘The Flash’ was centered on Grodd and Gorilla City. The episode kicked off with Earth 2 Harrison Wells being chased by Grodd. Harrison and 10 crew members (who are now all dead) went out on an expedition to Gorilla City after Wells received a message from the gorilla’s asking to meet him. Gorilla City’s occupants are all telepathic gorillas like Grodd.

The team, including Julian, packs up and heads to Gorilla City to save Wells. Wally and Jessie stay behind to look after Central City while they are gone. Minutes after the team arrives through Cisco’s breach they are trapped and tranquilized by Grodd. The tranquilizer had the ability to dampen both Barry and Cisco’s powers. Grodd then uses Wells to speak to the team. He tells The Flash that he needs his help. That the gorilla king Solovar is forcing him to do this and that he wants to unleash an attack on Central City. Grodd tells Barry he needs to kill Solovar in the arena. Then he will be able to take his place and keep the gorillas in Gorilla City.

Barry agrees to fight Solovar but only him. He makes a deal with him; if he defeats Solovar then his friends go free, if not well then they all die. Solovar agrees and they begin their battle. In battle Solovar uses Barry’s abilities against him thus forcing Barry to pull a page out of Reverse Flash’s playbook. Using a phase punch he is able to knock down Solovar but refuses to kill him. He wants to prove to the gorillas that not all humans are evil and out to hurt them. Unfortunately it falls upon deaf ears and Barry is once again tranquilized.

Grodd becomes the ruler of Gorilla City and we learn that everything that happened was a part of his plan. He needs Cisco to open a breach to Central City for them. Cisco says he would rather die than do that. He tells Caitlin to kill him but Julian won’t let her do that. Harrison finally comes to and the team comes up with a plan to kill Barry, temporarily. Caitlin freezes Barry and makes Grodd believe that he is dead. Grodd then pulls Barry out of his cell and leaves. Barry unfreezes himself by vibrating and unlocks the rest of the team. They make a run for it and are able to escape via Cisco’s breach.

Back on Earth 1, Wally and Jessie had been having issues of their own. Wally hasn’t really kept in touch since he got his powers and Jessie is afraid that he is now complete and doesn’t need her. However, Wally tells Jessie that he’s not complete without her and finally gets her to agree to move to Earth 1 and be with him.

When Julian and Caitlin return to STAR Labs Julian comes clean about only coming on the trip to Gorilla City to protect her. Caitlin thinks it’s sweet but tells him to be afraid of her. She doesn’t want to hurt him and wants him to keep his distance. He agrees to “fear” her but only if she will join him at dinner. These two are adorable! #snowbert

Back in Gorilla City Grodd initiates his backup plan. He has Gypsy open a breach to Central City. Girl, why are you helping him?

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Grodd and his army of gorillas invade Central City

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Last week’s episode of The Flash introduced to an untouchable meta-human named Clive Yorkin. Yorkin’s powers were awaken by Dr. Alchemy and he began targeting those who wronged him in Flashpoint; members of the CCPD including Joe. Caitlin and Julian discover one of Yorkin’s kills and learn that the body continues to decay after the tissue is dead because of some element in his DNA.

Joe and Cecile set up a coffee date for their families to meet. During the awkward coffee date we learn that Joanie, Cecile’s daughter, is obsessed with Kid Flash. She then asks Joe who he would choose Kid Flash or The Flash, making an awkward situation that much more awkward.

Moments later Yorkin interrupts the party when he finds Joe at the coffee shop. He then shows off his ability to disintegrate all objects. Joe shoots at him but the bullets crumble off him. Wally was able to blast Yorkin away using his arms as wind tunnels. After the attack Iris decides to tell Joe about Savitar and her future. Obviously he is pissed that Barry, Iris and Wally all kept it from him.

Iris heads back to her apartment and gets attacked by Yorkin. Wally came to her aid but he wasn’t fast enough to save her from his touch. Wally rushes Iris to STAR Labs and there Caitlin is forced to use her powers to keep a constant freeze on the infection spreading in Iris’s body in order to buy time. Wally blames himself for what happened but Barry tells him it’s his fault. He hasn’t been properly teaching Wally. Barry then makes a promise to Wally to be a better teacher and to inspire him.

Cisco finds a way to track Yorkin and figure out who he is targeting. He vibes to flashpoint and figures out the next target is Laura Stone. The CCPD cop that arrested and berated Yorkin.

Back in the med-bay Iris’s blood begins to attack her cells in her body. Julian discovers that Barry’s blood can be used to take down Yorkin but not save Iris. The decay on Iris continues to spread while Caitlin loses control of her powers and turns into Killer Frost. Julian is able to talk her down and she is able to regain control in order to stall the decay once again.

Joe finds Laura Stone who is a private investigator in this universe and tells her Yorkin is after her. She is working and doesn’t want to stop so she forces Joe to come on the train with her. Yorkin finds them and attacks the train platform in an attempt to dislodge the train. Joe alerts Barry and he phases the train through the debris. Leaving Kid Flash to take on Yorkin.

Wally cuts his hand and phases through Yorkin, successfully neutralizing his powers. Julian was able to get an antidote from Yorkin’s blood after it was stabilized and they were able to save Iris. Joe then tells everyone that they have to be transparent in order to defeat Savitar. No more lies!

Julian then heads out to work on the husk Meta case. Totally forgot about that. Before Julian leaves Caitlin stops him and tells him to show his good side more often.  She then offers to take him out for a drink and he gladly accepts. Budding romance?!?!

Closing out the episode we got a surprise visit from Jessie Quick. Jessie comes back through a breach and tells Wally Grodd has her dad in Gorilla City.

When The Flash returns on Tuesday February 21st:

The team heads to Gorilla City to save Harrison Wells from Earth 2.

The next two episodes will take place in gorilla city.

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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?

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H.R.  is harboring a fugitive

Cisco challenges Gypsy to a trial by combat

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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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Shade was flying around on this week’s episode of ‘The Flash’. Most of it was coming from Wally who has been dreaming about being Kid Flash courtesy of Dr. Alchemy. All he wants to do is help people like Barry does. Wally thinks that everyone doesn’t want him to be Kid Flash because they don’t trust him. Not because it’s dangerous or whatever. Joe does treat him differently than Barry but it is because Wally reminds Joe of his younger self. Fearless. After their heart-to-heart Wally starts hearing Alchemy’s voice and overcome with severe pain. Joe brings him to Star Labs and HR says to put Wally in the pipeline until they can figure out how to keep him safe.

In this episode HR learns that Evil Wells killed and admitted to killing Barry’s mother so he can’t leave. He comes up with a cover for Star Labs so that no one figures out they are working with The Flash. The idea is a Star Labs museum. He then goes on to show the team his facial transmodification device; his way of getting around the no going outside ordeal. This device, from his Earth, can change his face so that he doesn’t look like Harrison Wells aka Evil Wells. While this is going on Caitlin steals the meta-human cuffs (the ones that will suppress a meta’s powers). Later on Cisco discovers they are missing. He throws some shade HR’s way and blames him for their disappearance.

Caitlin later comes clean and tells Cisco about her powers. She tells him to vibe her in the future so that she can find out whether or not she becomes Killer Frost. Cisco sees her as Killer Frost as he is in battle with her. He tells her he didn’t see anything so that she will stay.

HR, Joe, Cisco and Caitlin go to a movie in the park. They all meet up with Cecile, Joe’s date, while Barry Iris watch their younger brother in the pipeline. During their watch Iris divulges to Barry that she and Wally sometimes feel incompetent. Like they are useless. All they want to do is help like Barry does. Barry reassures her that he couldn’t be The Flash without Iris; he wouldn’t be able to do the job without her.

At the park Caitlin calls Cisco out for lying to her. He is forced to tell her about her future; the battle and that she is Killer Frost. After revealing Caitlin’s fate Cisco tells her that she has to tell the team. She says it’s too late and no one has to know.

Cecile and Joe go on their date and we learn that Cecile has an 18 year old daughter. After gathering snacks for the group HR begins to flirt with Cecile. Joe gets agitated by the situation but it is quickly cut short by Shade, the new meta-human wreaking havoc all over Central City thanks to Alchemy. Barry is forced to leave Iris alone with Wally in order to help save the people in the park.

However, Alchemy isn’t done. He talks to Wally in the pipeline and wants to set him free. Alchemy sends even more painful dreams Wally’s way and Iris rushes to his side telling him to fight through the pain. Alchemy continues to torture him. Wally screams at Iris to let him out. He momentarily passes out due to the pain but quickly recovers. Wanting to escape the torture Wally swings at Iris and she is forced to knock him out.

In the field, Caitlin is forced to hand over the cuffs to Barry in order to suppress Shade’s powers and capture him. They head back to the lab and learn that Alchemy sent a Meta to distract Barry from helping Wally. Cisco unable to keep Caitlin’s secret in any longer and forces her to tell the team about her powers. She is infuriated but comes clean. Barry goes to talk to her. He tells her everything that is happening is all because of flashpoint. Caitlin comes back into the control room and apologizes to Cisco. She was glad he told everyone as she is not good asking for help. Cisco promises to help Caitlin and Wally comes up with a plan to capture Alchemy.  Wally wants to use himself as bait to help catch Alchemy.

Joe and Barry agree. The team of Wally, Joe, The Flash and The Meta-Human Task Force (minus Julian. He is nowhere to be found. Is he alchemy????) head out to find Alchemy.  They arrive at Alchemy’s lair and Barry and Wally share a moment. Barry tells Wally he is scared too but being scared keeps him alert.

As Wally enters Alchemy’s humble abode he is greeted by Dr. Alchemy and three other hooded men. (Sidebar: Alchemy’s theme music is sick.) The rest of the team ambushes Alchemy and friends. Barry gets blasted by Alchemy’s rock thing knocking him down. Joe fires at the emblem knocking it out of Alchemy’s hand. Moments later an earthquake of sorts’ ripples through the lair and Alchemy turns himself into a lightning bolt freeing all his robed friends and killing the task force.

Alchemy still has his hooks in Wally. He calls out to him via the rock and tells him to grab it. In doing so Wally gets his powers back. Will he still be a hero or has Alchemy messed with his powers and turned him into a villain?

As Joe and Barry watch in terror as Wally get his powers back Savitar The God of Speed (who looks like a Decepticon) grabs Barry and pins him up against a wall. Who is this God and what does he want with Barry? Will he kill Barry for trying to stop Alchemy? Was this Dr. Alchemy all along or was Alchemy working for him?

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Killer Frost comes out to play.

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This week’s episode of The Flash “Magenta”, showed us even more consequences of Barry’s altering of the timeline. In the previous episode (episode 2), Barry realizes that the world he is now living in is still different and that nothing will ever be exactly the same again. Flash from Earth 2 explained to Barry, after he ripped him from the speedforce, that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Therefore, a separate but similar timeline was created. One where Cisco can control his powers and where Caitlin is developing Killer Frost’s powers. The changes even rippled across the arrowverse. Diggle now has a son and Oliver has sleeves again.

Meta’s from the Flashpoint are also being given their powers back by none other than Dr. Alchemy. First it was The Rival, Edward Clarss and now Frankie Kane aka Magenta. Magenta has the ability to control and bend metal at her will. Kind of like a female Magneto. Magenta is a second personality of Frankie who is out to kill her foster father John James for abusing her. Unfortunately Barry cannot take on Magenta alone. Luckily for him a breach is opened at the lab and Wells and his daughter Jesse come through.

Jesse is now a speedster, which bums Wally out as they were both hit by the dark matter and only Jesse has powers. Well’s brought her back to in hopes to convince her not to become a superhero. That doesn’t go as planned as Jesse ends up being the one to help Barry; she creates a figure-8 while running to propel the tanker Magenta is trying to drop on the hospital in order to kill her adopted father. While Jesse is keeping the tanker in the air, Barry is trying to reach Frankie and get Magenta to stop. He is successful and is able to learn how Dr. Alchemy is getting the Metas to come to him; Dr. Alchemy reaches out to them in dreams. First the dreams are at night only, then all the time and they slowly become more painful until they Metas finally hear Dr. Alchemy’s voice calling to them.

We then learn that Wally has also had dreams about being Kid Flash. Will he go to Alchemy in order to get his powers back?

After saving the day, Barry gets Magenta into a good home and makes sure she is alright and Jesse gets a suit and a new name Jesse Quick. Iris and Barry then try going on a second date but once again Barry has to leave and go to the station. At the station Joe shows Barry Clarss getting killed by Dr. Alchemy. Sidebar: how is Iris getting back?

Next Week

We meet a Bonnie and Clyde couple of sorts. One of which is a Meta that can travel through mirrors and traps Barry inside one.

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