1 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:04,871 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:04,871 --> 00:00:08,410 ♪ ♪ 3 00:00:08,410 --> 00:00:09,309 [shouts] 4 00:00:09,309 --> 00:00:11,745 ♪ ♪ 5 00:00:11,745 --> 00:00:13,413 [groans] 6 00:00:13,413 --> 00:00:16,883 ♪ ♪ 7 00:00:16,883 --> 00:00:19,552 Do you believe me now? 8 00:00:19,552 --> 00:00:22,288 This is impossible. 9 00:00:22,288 --> 00:00:24,557 Eddie? 10 00:00:24,557 --> 00:00:27,427 I shot myself with this bullet. 11 00:00:27,427 --> 00:00:29,362 I need to find out what happened. 12 00:00:29,362 --> 00:00:31,310 I need to know how I'm alive. 13 00:00:32,365 --> 00:00:34,334 Listen. 14 00:00:34,334 --> 00:00:37,704 I believe you, but this city is a lightning rod for insanity. 15 00:00:37,704 --> 00:00:40,730 You could be a clone or a cyborg. 16 00:00:40,730 --> 00:00:41,574 We need to get you to a hospital 17 00:00:41,574 --> 00:00:42,742 and get you checked out. 18 00:00:42,742 --> 00:00:45,512 No, I need to find the Flash. 19 00:00:45,512 --> 00:00:48,148 He'll know what's going on. - No, listen. 20 00:00:48,148 --> 00:00:50,483 We can't jump to conclusions without investigating. 21 00:00:50,483 --> 00:00:52,318 If you're really Eddie, then you're a detective, 22 00:00:52,318 --> 00:00:53,720 and you know this. 23 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:55,188 If? 24 00:00:55,188 --> 00:00:57,724 I am Eddie Thawne! 25 00:00:57,724 --> 00:01:01,194 I'm alive, and I need to know why! 26 00:01:01,194 --> 00:01:03,329 [loud crackling] 27 00:01:03,329 --> 00:01:05,498 What the hell? 28 00:01:05,498 --> 00:01:07,934 [screams] 29 00:01:07,934 --> 00:01:10,370 Korber! 30 00:01:10,370 --> 00:01:12,739 ♪ ♪ 31 00:01:12,739 --> 00:01:15,742 [exciting music] 32 00:01:15,742 --> 00:01:22,816 ♪ ♪ 33 00:01:44,704 --> 00:01:46,539 How nuts is this? 34 00:01:46,539 --> 00:01:48,241 The Negative Speed Force is attacking us 35 00:01:48,241 --> 00:01:50,944 across space and time? 36 00:01:50,944 --> 00:01:53,446 Hey, Khione. How's Iris holding up? 37 00:01:53,446 --> 00:01:55,248 Allegra's with her at the hospital, 38 00:01:55,248 --> 00:01:57,317 says she's safe and her contractions are steady. 39 00:01:57,317 --> 00:02:00,120 I told Allegra to tell Iris that we will find Barry 40 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:01,287 before that baby's born. 41 00:02:01,287 --> 00:02:02,655 Good call. 42 00:02:02,655 --> 00:02:04,324 She's got enough on her mind already. 43 00:02:04,324 --> 00:02:05,792 Ah! 44 00:02:05,792 --> 00:02:08,328 [panting] 45 00:02:08,328 --> 00:02:09,896 Wow. 46 00:02:09,896 --> 00:02:12,298 I just got hit with a huge wave of terror. 47 00:02:12,298 --> 00:02:14,134 [crackling] 48 00:02:14,134 --> 00:02:16,269 Nora, what's wrong? 49 00:02:16,269 --> 00:02:19,172 The Negative Speed Force. 50 00:02:19,172 --> 00:02:22,275 It cloaked Barry with its own dark energy. 51 00:02:22,275 --> 00:02:24,110 The cobalt radiation. 52 00:02:24,110 --> 00:02:26,312 We found it in the loft when Barry disappeared. 53 00:02:26,312 --> 00:02:29,282 And now it's causing him to bounce across time. 54 00:02:29,282 --> 00:02:31,985 I briefly sensed him through the radiation. 55 00:02:31,985 --> 00:02:36,256 I'm not sure how long it will take him to get there, 56 00:02:36,256 --> 00:02:39,259 but he's heading toward 2049. 57 00:02:39,259 --> 00:02:40,760 First he was taken to the past, 58 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:42,262 then forced to the present-- 59 00:02:42,262 --> 00:02:44,130 And now he's going to the future. 60 00:02:44,130 --> 00:02:46,933 And so is the crystal. 61 00:02:46,933 --> 00:02:49,369 It'll choose another victim and attack Barry-- 62 00:02:49,369 --> 00:02:53,390 [screaming] 63 00:02:53,390 --> 00:02:55,175 I can't help him anymore. 64 00:02:55,175 --> 00:02:56,576 Only you can. 65 00:02:56,576 --> 00:02:58,780 How? 66 00:02:58,780 --> 00:03:01,140 You have to find a way. 67 00:03:01,140 --> 00:03:05,385 If Barry dies and the Speed Force is extinguished, 68 00:03:05,385 --> 00:03:08,355 then this timeline and everything in it 69 00:03:08,355 --> 00:03:11,157 will be erased forever. 70 00:03:11,157 --> 00:03:14,494 [screaming] 71 00:03:14,494 --> 00:03:17,731 [dramatic music] 72 00:03:17,731 --> 00:03:20,533 Whoo! All right, party people! 73 00:03:20,533 --> 00:03:22,168 That's a wrap. 74 00:03:22,168 --> 00:03:24,637 The Chronarch is no longer the monarch. 75 00:03:24,637 --> 00:03:26,406 Come on home. 76 00:03:26,406 --> 00:03:28,308 [energy zapping] 77 00:03:28,308 --> 00:03:29,943 Was that schway or what? 78 00:03:29,943 --> 00:03:32,779 Not bad for your first mission as team leader. 79 00:03:32,779 --> 00:03:34,881 I know your dad's all the way in outer space, 80 00:03:34,881 --> 00:03:38,318 but I can feel how proud he is of you from the Watchtower. 81 00:03:38,318 --> 00:03:40,120 I mean, that was fun. 82 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:42,188 But I'm ready for Dad to come home. 83 00:03:42,188 --> 00:03:43,790 Hey, babe. 84 00:03:43,790 --> 00:03:45,358 The way you went supernova on him at the end? 85 00:03:45,358 --> 00:03:46,826 It's like you were trying to blast that man 86 00:03:46,826 --> 00:03:48,228 into the 64th century. 87 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:49,829 Well, actually, that's exactly 88 00:03:49,829 --> 00:03:50,964 what I was trying to do. 89 00:03:50,964 --> 00:03:53,199 - Of course. - Of course. 90 00:03:53,199 --> 00:03:55,135 I think it's adorable that after all 91 00:03:55,135 --> 00:03:58,571 of these years of marriage, you two still have that spark. 92 00:03:58,571 --> 00:04:00,774 Oh, speaking of spark, Chester, 93 00:04:00,774 --> 00:04:03,209 how's the nano-welding coming along on my new super suit? 94 00:04:03,209 --> 00:04:04,911 Oh, it should be ready this afternoon. 95 00:04:04,911 --> 00:04:06,446 [computer beeping] 96 00:04:06,446 --> 00:04:08,348 [groans] 97 00:04:08,348 --> 00:04:11,518 I swear, if our big bad has escaped from ARGUS already-- 98 00:04:11,518 --> 00:04:14,387 Oh, no, no, it's an energy surge coming from upstairs 99 00:04:14,387 --> 00:04:16,122 at the Flash Museum. 100 00:04:16,122 --> 00:04:18,124 I told you it wasn't a good idea to put a museum 101 00:04:18,124 --> 00:04:19,859 on top of our secret lair. 102 00:04:19,859 --> 00:04:21,661 No, baby. It's genius. 103 00:04:21,661 --> 00:04:24,798 Who'd look for the Flash under his own museum? 104 00:04:24,798 --> 00:04:31,871 ♪ ♪ 105 00:04:33,740 --> 00:04:35,410 I know this might sound weird, 106 00:04:35,410 --> 00:04:38,478 but I'm looking for the Flash. 107 00:04:38,478 --> 00:04:40,460 You're in luck. 108 00:04:40,460 --> 00:04:41,848 He's right there. 109 00:04:41,848 --> 00:04:45,885 ♪ ♪ 110 00:04:45,885 --> 00:04:48,288 The Flash battled numerous threats 111 00:04:48,288 --> 00:04:51,825 to our city, but the Flash's greatest nemesis was 112 00:04:51,825 --> 00:04:56,162 the murderous speedster known only as the Reverse-Flash, 113 00:04:56,162 --> 00:05:00,330 who returned to Central City time and time again. 114 00:05:00,330 --> 00:05:02,769 What? This can't be right. 115 00:05:02,769 --> 00:05:04,170 [gunshot] 116 00:05:04,170 --> 00:05:05,839 If Eddie dies, he'll never be born. 117 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:07,507 He's being erased from existence. 118 00:05:07,507 --> 00:05:09,142 [screams] 119 00:05:09,142 --> 00:05:10,643 It didn't happen like this. 120 00:05:10,643 --> 00:05:14,470 I saw the Reverse-Flash die. 121 00:05:14,470 --> 00:05:15,348 I killed him. 122 00:05:15,348 --> 00:05:17,317 I died a hero. 123 00:05:17,317 --> 00:05:18,418 Dad! 124 00:05:18,418 --> 00:05:20,854 Oh, my God, I found you. 125 00:05:20,854 --> 00:05:22,288 ♪ ♪ 126 00:05:22,288 --> 00:05:23,890 Who are you? 127 00:05:23,890 --> 00:05:26,526 It's me, Dad. 128 00:05:26,526 --> 00:05:29,329 I'm your daughter. 129 00:05:29,329 --> 00:05:32,932 That can't be. 130 00:05:32,932 --> 00:05:36,169 I don't have a daughter. 131 00:05:36,169 --> 00:05:40,940 But you've always wanted to have one, and now you can. 132 00:05:40,940 --> 00:05:44,440 [energy crackling] 133 00:05:45,645 --> 00:05:48,114 All you have to do is come with me. 134 00:05:50,450 --> 00:05:52,752 [alarm blaring] - Whoa. 135 00:05:52,752 --> 00:05:55,889 OK, this energy signature just spiked through the roof. 136 00:05:55,889 --> 00:05:57,624 I'll go check it out. 137 00:05:57,624 --> 00:06:04,664 ♪ ♪ 138 00:06:07,330 --> 00:06:08,935 Sir, are you OK? - What? 139 00:06:08,935 --> 00:06:11,838 What just happened? 140 00:06:11,838 --> 00:06:14,207 Oh, my God. 141 00:06:14,207 --> 00:06:15,842 Eddie? 142 00:06:15,842 --> 00:06:17,677 Eddie Thawne? 143 00:06:17,677 --> 00:06:20,980 ♪ ♪ 144 00:06:25,919 --> 00:06:28,855 [soft music] 145 00:06:28,855 --> 00:06:35,662 ♪ ♪ 146 00:06:35,662 --> 00:06:37,597 This is insane. 147 00:06:37,597 --> 00:06:40,660 Eddie Thawne died 34 years ago. 148 00:06:40,660 --> 00:06:42,235 How is he alive, and why hasn't he aged a day? 149 00:06:42,235 --> 00:06:44,237 And why is he here? 150 00:06:44,237 --> 00:06:48,241 I have no idea, but all his fingerprints and DNA match. 151 00:06:48,241 --> 00:06:50,176 Except he is giving off high levels 152 00:06:50,176 --> 00:06:52,278 of Hawking radiation-- the kind you only 153 00:06:52,278 --> 00:06:54,800 find inside singularities. 154 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:57,283 So you think Eddie's causing these portals to open? 155 00:06:57,283 --> 00:06:59,686 Maybe it's subconscious. 156 00:06:59,686 --> 00:07:02,455 Maybe it's his emotions triggering them. 157 00:07:02,455 --> 00:07:04,758 Oh, I was a black hole once. 158 00:07:04,758 --> 00:07:06,526 It happens. 159 00:07:06,526 --> 00:07:08,280 You know what? 160 00:07:08,280 --> 00:07:09,963 I think that I could work up a cuff for him-- 161 00:07:09,963 --> 00:07:13,867 something that'll destabilize the quantum field around him. 162 00:07:13,867 --> 00:07:16,302 I'm going to go talk to the black hole. 163 00:07:18,204 --> 00:07:20,273 So do you guys finally believe me, 164 00:07:20,273 --> 00:07:23,343 or do you need me to pee into a cup? 165 00:07:23,343 --> 00:07:27,547 According to all our tests, you're telling the truth. 166 00:07:27,547 --> 00:07:29,149 You really are Eddie Thawne. 167 00:07:29,149 --> 00:07:30,917 I know. 168 00:07:30,917 --> 00:07:35,455 So who the hell are you, and how did you know who I am? 169 00:07:36,356 --> 00:07:38,158 [sighs] 170 00:07:38,158 --> 00:07:43,196 ♪ ♪ 171 00:07:43,196 --> 00:07:49,200 You're Barry's daughter? 172 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,500 But I thought-- 173 00:07:52,500 --> 00:07:53,673 I know. 174 00:07:53,673 --> 00:07:57,377 You probably recognize me from when we first met. 175 00:07:57,377 --> 00:07:59,779 2013, New Year's Eve. 176 00:07:59,779 --> 00:08:02,615 I was one of the new interns at CCPD. 177 00:08:02,615 --> 00:08:04,500 I remember that. 178 00:08:04,500 --> 00:08:06,786 Yeah, we had to travel back to 2013 179 00:08:06,786 --> 00:08:09,389 to save the timeline. 180 00:08:09,389 --> 00:08:12,492 I'm sorry, are you OK? 181 00:08:12,492 --> 00:08:17,697 That thing I saw in the museum... 182 00:08:17,697 --> 00:08:20,367 I also saw one at the cemetery. 183 00:08:20,367 --> 00:08:22,535 It killed Captain Korber. 184 00:08:22,535 --> 00:08:24,604 It was a singularity. 185 00:08:24,604 --> 00:08:26,539 Thank God it didn't keep growing. 186 00:08:26,539 --> 00:08:31,277 One like that almost destroyed the whole city on-- 187 00:08:31,277 --> 00:08:33,480 on the day you died. 188 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:36,182 ♪ ♪ 189 00:08:36,182 --> 00:08:41,654 Yesterday, I thought I was a man named Malcolm Gilmore. 190 00:08:41,654 --> 00:08:44,424 It turns out that whole life was a lie, 191 00:08:44,424 --> 00:08:47,827 and in reality, I was a dead man-- 192 00:08:47,827 --> 00:08:50,563 some idiot who killed himself 193 00:08:50,563 --> 00:08:53,660 to stop a supervillain that didn't stay dead. 194 00:08:53,660 --> 00:08:56,236 I know, but if you didn't do what you did in the Pipeline, 195 00:08:56,236 --> 00:08:57,804 my dad would have died that day. 196 00:08:57,804 --> 00:08:59,239 Maybe. 197 00:08:59,239 --> 00:09:03,209 Or maybe I could have had a whole life, 198 00:09:03,209 --> 00:09:05,512 a family. 199 00:09:05,512 --> 00:09:07,681 ♪ ♪ 200 00:09:07,681 --> 00:09:10,250 Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful to be 201 00:09:10,250 --> 00:09:13,319 back from the dead, but there's being alive, 202 00:09:13,319 --> 00:09:16,220 and there's what makes life worth living. 203 00:09:16,220 --> 00:09:21,327 And Iris, your mom-- 204 00:09:21,327 --> 00:09:23,430 that was my reason. 205 00:09:23,430 --> 00:09:27,133 And without that, I just-- 206 00:09:27,133 --> 00:09:29,669 I don't know why I'm here. 207 00:09:29,669 --> 00:09:33,306 I can't imagine how you must be feeling. 208 00:09:33,306 --> 00:09:35,241 But I know better than most, 209 00:09:35,241 --> 00:09:38,278 you have been given the rarest gift, 210 00:09:38,278 --> 00:09:40,413 a second chance. 211 00:09:40,413 --> 00:09:43,616 You just have to decide how you're going to use it. 212 00:09:43,616 --> 00:09:46,186 ♪ ♪ 213 00:09:46,186 --> 00:09:47,721 Well, that does it. 214 00:09:47,721 --> 00:09:51,758 We are officially out of ways and ideas 215 00:09:51,758 --> 00:09:54,928 to help Barry in 2049 while we are stuck here. 216 00:09:54,928 --> 00:09:56,996 Mark, you were possessed by the crystal. 217 00:09:56,996 --> 00:09:58,732 Did that offer any insight? 218 00:09:58,732 --> 00:10:02,936 Just that it's powerful as hell, and it hates Barry. 219 00:10:02,936 --> 00:10:07,374 When I was trapped inside, all I could think about was-- 220 00:10:07,374 --> 00:10:09,209 was how much I love that guy. 221 00:10:09,209 --> 00:10:13,146 He's given me so many second chances, tenth chances. 222 00:10:13,146 --> 00:10:14,581 I didn't deserve any of them. 223 00:10:14,581 --> 00:10:17,283 I guess my, uh, love wasn't enough 224 00:10:17,283 --> 00:10:18,385 to fight the crystal's hate. 225 00:10:18,385 --> 00:10:20,453 [sighs] Mark, I just-- 226 00:10:20,453 --> 00:10:21,821 I wish I would have known. 227 00:10:21,821 --> 00:10:23,590 You know, I could have used my powers 228 00:10:23,590 --> 00:10:25,892 to help boost your empathy and maybe fight it off. 229 00:10:28,595 --> 00:10:31,970 Maybe you still can. 230 00:10:31,970 --> 00:10:33,233 I mean, when Barry went to the past, 231 00:10:33,233 --> 00:10:35,335 you could still sense him. 232 00:10:35,335 --> 00:10:37,370 So your powers work across time. 233 00:10:37,370 --> 00:10:38,938 So what? What good does that do? 234 00:10:38,938 --> 00:10:40,607 Just because I can feel something in the future, 235 00:10:40,607 --> 00:10:42,475 it doesn't mean I can change it. 236 00:10:42,475 --> 00:10:44,477 Not from here. Not from here. 237 00:10:44,477 --> 00:10:45,979 But you've projected your consciousness 238 00:10:45,979 --> 00:10:47,847 into other minds before. 239 00:10:47,847 --> 00:10:49,949 But what if you projected your consciousness, 240 00:10:49,949 --> 00:10:53,653 your present consciousness, into your future body? 241 00:10:53,653 --> 00:10:55,922 I could help Barry fight his next battle. 242 00:10:55,922 --> 00:10:58,580 You could save his life. 243 00:10:58,580 --> 00:10:59,759 Cecile, are your powers really 244 00:10:59,759 --> 00:11:01,661 strong enough to do that? 245 00:11:03,797 --> 00:11:05,632 Only one way to find out. 246 00:11:05,632 --> 00:11:08,234 Dad, we've got a code scarlet. 247 00:11:08,234 --> 00:11:11,237 I can't talk about it until we're on a secure channel. 248 00:11:11,237 --> 00:11:13,273 Something big is up. 249 00:11:13,273 --> 00:11:15,442 An old friend of yours has stopped by. 250 00:11:15,442 --> 00:11:17,100 I'm on my way to Mom's right now, 251 00:11:17,100 --> 00:11:18,945 but you better get here as fast as you can. 252 00:11:18,945 --> 00:11:20,880 Message should reach the Watchtower 253 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:22,816 as soon as it emerges from the dark side of the moon 254 00:11:22,816 --> 00:11:24,951 in 12 hours, 52 minutes. 255 00:11:24,951 --> 00:11:26,286 Good luck, Nora. 256 00:11:26,286 --> 00:11:29,889 [voice glitching] 257 00:11:29,889 --> 00:11:31,791 Nora. 258 00:11:31,791 --> 00:11:33,360 [ominous music] 259 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,129 Nora. 260 00:11:36,129 --> 00:11:43,236 ♪ ♪ 261 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:56,549 [soft music] 262 00:11:56,549 --> 00:11:59,419 She's a pretty amazing person to try to forget, huh? 263 00:11:59,419 --> 00:12:01,688 [sighs] 264 00:12:01,688 --> 00:12:04,391 That was a long time ago. 265 00:12:04,391 --> 00:12:06,126 For her. 266 00:12:06,126 --> 00:12:09,290 For you, it was yesterday. 267 00:12:09,290 --> 00:12:11,564 My mom told me a story about you guys-- 268 00:12:11,564 --> 00:12:13,433 that even though she was destined 269 00:12:13,433 --> 00:12:17,771 to be Iris West-Allen, you decided to be together anyway. 270 00:12:17,771 --> 00:12:19,873 Screw the future. 271 00:12:19,873 --> 00:12:21,508 Oh, I'm sorry. 272 00:12:21,508 --> 00:12:23,176 I didn't mean to upset you. 273 00:12:23,176 --> 00:12:25,345 I wouldn't want another singularity 274 00:12:25,345 --> 00:12:27,447 to open up in the Cortex. 275 00:12:27,447 --> 00:12:29,149 What do you mean? 276 00:12:29,149 --> 00:12:30,850 Those singularities that have been appearing, 277 00:12:30,850 --> 00:12:32,619 they're tied to your emotions. 278 00:12:32,619 --> 00:12:33,787 Did nobody tell you? 279 00:12:33,787 --> 00:12:35,522 Wait. 280 00:12:35,522 --> 00:12:38,240 So what happened to Captain Korber, 281 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:39,359 that's my fault? 282 00:12:39,359 --> 00:12:41,461 You didn't mean to do it, did you? 283 00:12:41,461 --> 00:12:45,865 Oh, my God, I got her killed. 284 00:12:45,865 --> 00:12:47,867 Nora, you've got to help me. 285 00:12:47,867 --> 00:12:52,238 There must be some way to fix this, right? 286 00:12:52,238 --> 00:12:53,773 A way to undo this? 287 00:12:53,773 --> 00:12:55,675 I'm not sure. 288 00:12:55,675 --> 00:12:57,911 You thought you were Malcolm Gilmore, right? 289 00:12:57,911 --> 00:13:00,780 When did you first realize something was wrong? 290 00:13:00,780 --> 00:13:02,215 I was at Mercury Labs. 291 00:13:02,215 --> 00:13:03,750 Then we should start there. 292 00:13:03,750 --> 00:13:06,820 [tense music] 293 00:13:06,820 --> 00:13:08,788 OK. 294 00:13:08,788 --> 00:13:10,790 Neural activity's stable. 295 00:13:10,790 --> 00:13:13,626 Empathic telemetry is looking good. 296 00:13:13,626 --> 00:13:15,795 You sure this is going to work? 297 00:13:15,795 --> 00:13:17,530 Don't worry, Cecile. You can do this. 298 00:13:17,530 --> 00:13:19,833 Right, and if by this you mean, 299 00:13:19,833 --> 00:13:24,270 just go on and astrally project myself into my future body, 300 00:13:24,270 --> 00:13:26,673 protect Barry from the Negative Speed Force, 301 00:13:26,673 --> 00:13:29,409 and save all of temporal existence, 302 00:13:29,409 --> 00:13:31,110 before coming back and teaching Jenna 303 00:13:31,110 --> 00:13:32,712 her multiplication tables, yeah, you're right. 304 00:13:32,712 --> 00:13:35,782 That's easy. Easy peasy. 305 00:13:35,782 --> 00:13:39,652 Remember, you're there not to find 2049 Barry. 306 00:13:39,652 --> 00:13:41,521 You're there to protect our Barry. 307 00:13:41,521 --> 00:13:42,655 OK. 308 00:13:42,655 --> 00:13:44,124 And any friend in the future 309 00:13:44,124 --> 00:13:46,259 could be influenced by the crystal, 310 00:13:46,259 --> 00:13:48,161 so be careful who you trust. 311 00:13:48,161 --> 00:13:50,263 Gotcha. 312 00:13:50,263 --> 00:13:53,867 [dramatic music] 313 00:13:53,867 --> 00:13:56,200 OK. 314 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:59,706 ♪ ♪ 315 00:13:59,706 --> 00:14:02,809 [energy whirring] 316 00:14:03,710 --> 00:14:07,313 [gasps] 317 00:14:07,313 --> 00:14:10,583 Wait. 318 00:14:10,583 --> 00:14:12,719 It worked. 319 00:14:12,719 --> 00:14:15,455 [gasps] It worked! 320 00:14:15,455 --> 00:14:17,390 [squeals] Chester! 321 00:14:17,390 --> 00:14:21,270 Oh, my gosh, this is crazy. 322 00:14:21,270 --> 00:14:25,532 Damn! Looking good, future me. 323 00:14:25,532 --> 00:14:27,333 What? - You OK, Cecile? 324 00:14:27,333 --> 00:14:29,769 What? Huh? 325 00:14:29,769 --> 00:14:32,720 Allegra? 326 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:35,608 [soft music] 327 00:14:35,608 --> 00:14:38,110 Hi. - Hi. 328 00:14:38,110 --> 00:14:41,181 So have you guys seen Barry lately? 329 00:14:41,181 --> 00:14:45,185 [laughs] You mean since he's been in outer space? 330 00:14:45,185 --> 00:14:47,454 Um, no. 331 00:14:47,454 --> 00:14:49,322 Outer space, OK. 332 00:14:49,322 --> 00:14:50,990 You know what I'm gonna do is, I'm just gonna-- 333 00:14:50,990 --> 00:14:52,759 I'm gonna go ahead, I'ma hop on comms, anyway. 334 00:14:52,759 --> 00:14:54,627 Why? 335 00:14:54,627 --> 00:14:56,463 No reason. 336 00:14:56,463 --> 00:14:59,366 Just, you know, call Joe, Jenna, see what's for dinner. 337 00:14:59,366 --> 00:15:01,368 Oh, I'm sure Joe would love that, 338 00:15:01,368 --> 00:15:03,436 especially because you haven't been up to the country house 339 00:15:03,436 --> 00:15:05,105 in a while, right? 340 00:15:06,639 --> 00:15:08,475 Right. 341 00:15:09,809 --> 00:15:12,445 Hey, guys. You know what's funny? 342 00:15:12,445 --> 00:15:17,917 Weirdly, I can't remember the last time I was there. 343 00:15:17,917 --> 00:15:20,186 Well, I don't blame you, considering you're 344 00:15:20,186 --> 00:15:21,888 only there what, twice a year? 345 00:15:21,888 --> 00:15:23,957 Yeah, about that. 346 00:15:23,957 --> 00:15:25,925 I mean, between the Chronarch Wars 347 00:15:25,925 --> 00:15:27,594 and helping the Savothian freedom fighters, 348 00:15:27,594 --> 00:15:30,300 it's been a crazy year. 349 00:15:30,300 --> 00:15:32,980 But I'm sure the fam understands that we need 350 00:15:32,980 --> 00:15:33,600 a heavy hitter like you. 351 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:36,269 Yeah. 352 00:15:36,269 --> 00:15:38,605 I'm sure the fam understands. 353 00:15:40,907 --> 00:15:43,109 Are you OK, Cecile? 354 00:15:43,109 --> 00:15:46,980 - [gasps] - Cecile, what happened? 355 00:15:46,980 --> 00:15:49,783 I'm sorry, I can't do this. 356 00:15:49,783 --> 00:15:51,351 Wait, what? What happened? 357 00:15:51,351 --> 00:15:53,153 - Did you see Barry? - I said I'm sorry, OK? 358 00:15:53,153 --> 00:15:55,550 I can't do it. 359 00:15:55,550 --> 00:15:57,157 We're going to have to find another way. 360 00:15:59,793 --> 00:16:02,562 OK, somebody's going after her, right? 361 00:16:02,562 --> 00:16:07,233 Oh, goddess lady, looks like you're up. 362 00:16:07,233 --> 00:16:12,405 Actually, I'm not the best person for this one, Chester. 363 00:16:12,405 --> 00:16:14,700 You are. 364 00:16:14,700 --> 00:16:15,942 Oh, no, I-- 365 00:16:15,942 --> 00:16:18,111 I don't know, guys. - Don't be afraid. 366 00:16:18,111 --> 00:16:20,580 Your heart is stronger than your fear, 367 00:16:20,580 --> 00:16:23,830 and it'll know what to say to Cecile. 368 00:16:23,830 --> 00:16:26,860 [soft music] 369 00:16:26,860 --> 00:16:28,121 ♪ ♪ 370 00:16:28,121 --> 00:16:30,590 You see anything unusual? 371 00:16:30,590 --> 00:16:32,726 Nope, but you're the detective. 372 00:16:34,327 --> 00:16:37,430 Why do you think you're here? 373 00:16:37,430 --> 00:16:41,735 Do you think you just randomly popped up 374 00:16:41,735 --> 00:16:45,405 decades after you died by coincidence? 375 00:16:45,405 --> 00:16:46,873 No. 376 00:16:46,873 --> 00:16:50,677 There's no such thing as a coincidence. 377 00:16:50,677 --> 00:16:54,347 Then you must be here for a purpose. 378 00:16:54,347 --> 00:16:57,317 Maybe it has something to do with the other Thawnes. 379 00:16:57,317 --> 00:17:00,687 They were a pretty big deal. 380 00:17:00,687 --> 00:17:04,290 Or at least they were supposed to be. 381 00:17:04,290 --> 00:17:08,728 I am from the future, and you are the only Thawne 382 00:17:08,728 --> 00:17:10,930 to be all but forgotten by history. 383 00:17:12,332 --> 00:17:14,868 Waste of a life, waste of a man. 384 00:17:18,438 --> 00:17:20,206 Eobard told me that. 385 00:17:20,206 --> 00:17:23,476 And he was just trying to get under my skin. 386 00:17:23,476 --> 00:17:26,120 And it worked, didn't it? 387 00:17:26,120 --> 00:17:32,318 You proved him wrong by throwing your life away. 388 00:17:32,318 --> 00:17:35,789 But what if you had the power to get that life back? 389 00:17:35,789 --> 00:17:37,490 What do you mean? 390 00:17:37,490 --> 00:17:42,280 The Flash gets his power from the Speed Force, 391 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,310 but there's another side to the equation, 392 00:17:45,310 --> 00:17:49,969 another power that spent far too long in the shadows, 393 00:17:49,969 --> 00:17:54,507 forced into an unnatural balance. 394 00:17:54,507 --> 00:17:56,376 [tense music] 395 00:17:56,376 --> 00:17:59,846 It needs someone to stand up to the Flash. 396 00:17:59,846 --> 00:18:02,282 And that should be you. 397 00:18:02,282 --> 00:18:04,517 I don't understand. 398 00:18:04,517 --> 00:18:07,987 Are you talking about hurting your dad? 399 00:18:07,987 --> 00:18:12,359 Eddie, are you still this pathetic? 400 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:13,860 [scoffs] 401 00:18:13,860 --> 00:18:17,797 Are you a waste of a man, like Eobard said? 402 00:18:17,797 --> 00:18:24,504 A loser, a nobody, forgotten by history? 403 00:18:24,504 --> 00:18:27,730 Are you still the idiot who died trying 404 00:18:27,730 --> 00:18:29,900 to save a man who stole his life? 405 00:18:29,900 --> 00:18:32,145 No! I'm not. 406 00:18:32,145 --> 00:18:34,247 Then show me. 407 00:18:34,247 --> 00:18:36,716 You know how things were supposed to be. 408 00:18:36,716 --> 00:18:40,153 You can have that life if you take it. 409 00:18:40,153 --> 00:18:43,156 [dramatic music] 410 00:18:43,156 --> 00:18:45,692 ♪ ♪ 411 00:18:45,692 --> 00:18:47,660 Eddie. 412 00:18:47,660 --> 00:18:50,897 Choose. 413 00:18:50,897 --> 00:18:54,000 No, this can't be real. 414 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,903 I need some air. 415 00:18:58,438 --> 00:19:00,473 [distorted voice] You were right. 416 00:19:00,473 --> 00:19:02,142 He is what we need. 417 00:19:02,142 --> 00:19:05,445 He is what we've been looking for. 418 00:19:05,445 --> 00:19:09,816 And soon he'll be all ours. 419 00:19:09,816 --> 00:19:11,418 [energy crackling] 420 00:19:11,418 --> 00:19:13,586 ♪ ♪ 421 00:19:13,586 --> 00:19:15,422 Nora? 422 00:19:15,422 --> 00:19:17,323 Dad. 423 00:19:17,323 --> 00:19:19,250 What are you doing here? 424 00:19:19,250 --> 00:19:21,761 We're under attack by the Negative Speed Force. 425 00:19:21,761 --> 00:19:25,732 It's throwing me across time, using our friends to hurt us. 426 00:19:25,732 --> 00:19:29,690 I'm just glad to see you. 427 00:19:29,690 --> 00:19:31,371 Me too. 428 00:19:31,371 --> 00:19:32,839 [energy buzzing] 429 00:19:32,839 --> 00:19:34,274 Agh! 430 00:19:34,274 --> 00:19:40,280 ♪ ♪ 431 00:19:45,452 --> 00:19:47,754 [panting] No. 432 00:19:47,754 --> 00:19:50,290 Nora, this isn't you. 433 00:19:50,290 --> 00:19:52,192 It's the Negative Speed Force. 434 00:19:52,192 --> 00:19:54,227 [distorted voice] Oh, Barry. 435 00:19:54,227 --> 00:20:01,634 So fast, but somehow always so slow. 436 00:20:01,634 --> 00:20:06,172 You never figured out the most powerful form of hate 437 00:20:06,172 --> 00:20:08,241 is by corrupting love 438 00:20:08,241 --> 00:20:12,512 by twisting it into its negative. 439 00:20:12,512 --> 00:20:15,810 You're not going to make me hurt her. 440 00:20:15,810 --> 00:20:16,816 Agh! 441 00:20:16,816 --> 00:20:18,818 Either you kill your daughter, 442 00:20:18,818 --> 00:20:20,620 or I kill you. 443 00:20:20,620 --> 00:20:23,957 Both ways, I win. 444 00:20:23,957 --> 00:20:26,359 Nora! What are you doing? 445 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:27,827 Eddie. 446 00:20:27,827 --> 00:20:29,195 Eddie, I told you, 447 00:20:29,195 --> 00:20:30,997 we're getting your life back. 448 00:20:30,997 --> 00:20:32,932 No, this isn't right. 449 00:20:32,932 --> 00:20:37,103 [dramatic music] 450 00:20:37,103 --> 00:20:41,441 Eddie, I can't believe you're really here. 451 00:20:41,441 --> 00:20:44,511 You sacrificed your life to save me. 452 00:20:44,511 --> 00:20:48,248 I never thanked you. 453 00:20:48,248 --> 00:20:51,451 You too, Bar. 454 00:20:51,451 --> 00:20:53,190 These last couple days, 455 00:20:53,190 --> 00:20:55,880 I feel like I've been losing my mind. 456 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:58,458 ♪ ♪ 457 00:20:58,458 --> 00:21:01,461 Do you live here? 458 00:21:01,461 --> 00:21:05,310 I thought this was my home, my life. 459 00:21:05,310 --> 00:21:09,736 But I was wrong. 460 00:21:09,736 --> 00:21:11,871 [breathes shakily] 461 00:21:11,871 --> 00:21:14,841 Everything's wrong. 462 00:21:16,420 --> 00:21:18,110 Eddie. 463 00:21:18,110 --> 00:21:20,747 [crying] 464 00:21:20,747 --> 00:21:22,816 It's going to be all right. 465 00:21:22,816 --> 00:21:25,510 I don't know how I got here, either. 466 00:21:25,510 --> 00:21:27,887 The power in that crystal is attacking me and my family 467 00:21:27,887 --> 00:21:30,560 through time. 468 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:33,393 Now it's possessed my daughter, 469 00:21:33,393 --> 00:21:36,296 and I don't know how to stop it. 470 00:21:36,296 --> 00:21:38,832 Maybe we can together. 471 00:21:40,900 --> 00:21:42,969 [sighs] 472 00:21:44,871 --> 00:21:49,776 All I know is I used to be Malcolm Gilmore. 473 00:21:49,776 --> 00:21:53,613 I had his life, his memories. 474 00:21:53,613 --> 00:21:57,484 And that was a lie. 475 00:21:59,152 --> 00:22:01,154 How is that possible? 476 00:22:03,423 --> 00:22:05,358 What the hell? 477 00:22:05,358 --> 00:22:07,930 Wait. 478 00:22:07,930 --> 00:22:09,496 I've seen that happen before. 479 00:22:09,496 --> 00:22:12,320 My driver's license. 480 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:15,669 I've seen reactions like this too, 481 00:22:15,669 --> 00:22:18,438 caused by negative tachyons. 482 00:22:18,438 --> 00:22:24,344 I think this place, Malcolm's belongings, his life-- 483 00:22:24,344 --> 00:22:27,614 it's all made of negative tachyons. 484 00:22:27,614 --> 00:22:31,618 Like a false reality built for you to live in. 485 00:22:31,618 --> 00:22:33,353 Well, who could have done that? 486 00:22:33,353 --> 00:22:35,880 There's only one force powerful enough-- 487 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:38,224 the one inside that crystal. 488 00:22:38,224 --> 00:22:42,950 The Negative Speed Force. 489 00:22:42,950 --> 00:22:45,532 I think it brought you back to life. 490 00:22:45,532 --> 00:22:47,534 Why would it bring me back? 491 00:22:47,534 --> 00:22:52,500 Eddie, I think the Negative Speed Force resurrected you, 492 00:22:52,500 --> 00:22:53,907 so you could be its avatar. 493 00:22:53,907 --> 00:22:58,945 ♪ ♪ 494 00:22:58,945 --> 00:23:02,382 Hey, um... 495 00:23:02,382 --> 00:23:05,552 Mark is recalibrating the jump configuration, 496 00:23:05,552 --> 00:23:08,855 in case you wanted to give it another go. 497 00:23:11,424 --> 00:23:13,593 How are you feeling? 498 00:23:13,593 --> 00:23:16,229 - Like a failure. - Oh, look. 499 00:23:16,229 --> 00:23:17,931 Don't be so hard on yourself. 500 00:23:17,931 --> 00:23:20,834 I mean, we all make mistakes on a mission, right? 501 00:23:20,834 --> 00:23:23,603 I didn't make a mistake on my mission, Chester. 502 00:23:23,603 --> 00:23:26,439 I made a mistake in my life. 503 00:23:26,439 --> 00:23:29,509 You know how Joe and I just finally 504 00:23:29,509 --> 00:23:31,811 found a balance between my duties here 505 00:23:31,811 --> 00:23:33,513 and my time with my family? 506 00:23:33,513 --> 00:23:34,848 So I go home on the weekends. 507 00:23:34,848 --> 00:23:36,316 I spend time with him and Jenna. 508 00:23:36,316 --> 00:23:40,720 Well, in the future, you guys told me 509 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:45,250 that I have only been home twice in a year. 510 00:23:45,250 --> 00:23:47,894 Oh, I see. 511 00:23:47,894 --> 00:23:50,196 Well, maybe you have a good reason. 512 00:23:50,196 --> 00:23:51,631 You know, maybe in the future, 513 00:23:51,631 --> 00:23:53,533 you guys hang out in, like, a VR portal 514 00:23:53,533 --> 00:23:55,135 to make up for missing face time. 515 00:23:55,135 --> 00:23:57,737 No, no, Chester, no. I know myself. 516 00:23:57,737 --> 00:24:02,142 God, I've made this mistake before. 517 00:24:02,142 --> 00:24:04,878 Like how I wasn't there for my own mother's death 518 00:24:04,878 --> 00:24:07,747 because I was too busy working, and now I just-- 519 00:24:07,747 --> 00:24:10,583 I have this awful feeling that I'm making the same mistake 520 00:24:10,583 --> 00:24:12,919 again in the future. 521 00:24:12,919 --> 00:24:16,756 Chester, I'm scared that this choice that I made 522 00:24:16,756 --> 00:24:19,426 to live this superhero life, 523 00:24:19,426 --> 00:24:22,629 it means that I'm going to lose my family. 524 00:24:22,629 --> 00:24:25,165 I don't believe you. 525 00:24:25,165 --> 00:24:27,901 Look, I get what you're saying. 526 00:24:27,901 --> 00:24:31,871 But listen, if past me could see me now, 527 00:24:31,871 --> 00:24:34,741 here in S.T.A.R. Labs working with Team Flash, 528 00:24:34,741 --> 00:24:36,609 he'd freak out. 529 00:24:36,609 --> 00:24:39,579 So right now you're making it work, 530 00:24:39,579 --> 00:24:42,782 balancing being a fricking superhero 531 00:24:42,782 --> 00:24:44,751 and being with your family. 532 00:24:44,751 --> 00:24:46,686 So why not trust that you can do the same thing 533 00:24:46,686 --> 00:24:48,221 30 years from now too? 534 00:24:48,221 --> 00:24:50,957 Twice in a year. That's what you said. 535 00:24:50,957 --> 00:24:54,527 I don't care how long you and Joe have been apart, Cecile. 536 00:24:54,527 --> 00:24:56,529 Or why. 537 00:24:57,964 --> 00:24:59,666 Look. 538 00:24:59,666 --> 00:25:03,703 Because I know you guys love each other. 539 00:25:03,703 --> 00:25:06,473 Now you just need to embrace what's around the corner 540 00:25:06,473 --> 00:25:08,541 and trust that this legacy that you're building 541 00:25:08,541 --> 00:25:11,644 for yourself is the right one 542 00:25:11,644 --> 00:25:14,470 because I, for one, do. 543 00:25:14,470 --> 00:25:16,149 How can you be so sure? 544 00:25:16,149 --> 00:25:18,918 Because your greatest strength 545 00:25:18,918 --> 00:25:23,356 isn't some meta ability. 546 00:25:23,356 --> 00:25:28,940 Cecile, it's your heart, and your dedication 547 00:25:28,940 --> 00:25:31,297 to the people that you love. 548 00:25:31,297 --> 00:25:33,233 That's a real virtue. 549 00:25:33,233 --> 00:25:37,404 [soft music] 550 00:25:37,404 --> 00:25:41,307 Its avatar? Avatar for what? 551 00:25:41,307 --> 00:25:44,770 A Negative Speed Force, it needs a surrogate on Earth 552 00:25:44,770 --> 00:25:46,379 to carry out its plan. 553 00:25:46,379 --> 00:25:48,114 That's what the crystal has been doing all along. 554 00:25:48,114 --> 00:25:49,716 Joe, Mark, Nora. 555 00:25:49,716 --> 00:25:51,518 I mean, it can only possess them temporarily. 556 00:25:51,518 --> 00:25:54,120 It must need you to choose to take on its power. 557 00:25:54,120 --> 00:25:56,890 No. 558 00:25:56,890 --> 00:25:58,124 That can't be right. 559 00:25:58,124 --> 00:26:00,593 The crystal showed me a better life, 560 00:26:00,593 --> 00:26:04,531 one with a daughter I was supposed to have. 561 00:26:04,531 --> 00:26:06,399 Eddie, the Negative Speed Force is unlike 562 00:26:06,399 --> 00:26:07,734 anything you've ever seen before. 563 00:26:07,734 --> 00:26:09,202 It gets inside your head. 564 00:26:09,202 --> 00:26:12,472 It feeds off hate and rage, all right? 565 00:26:12,472 --> 00:26:14,307 Everything about it is evil. 566 00:26:14,307 --> 00:26:17,677 It brought me back from the dead, OK? 567 00:26:17,677 --> 00:26:20,613 [chuckles] Is that evil? 568 00:26:20,613 --> 00:26:26,319 And what if I choose not to be the avatar, huh? 569 00:26:26,319 --> 00:26:28,755 Do I go back to being dead? 570 00:26:28,755 --> 00:26:31,124 No, no, we'll find a way to save you. 571 00:26:31,124 --> 00:26:33,159 You could choose to start a new life. 572 00:26:33,159 --> 00:26:35,280 He lies. 573 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:36,763 Oh, really? 574 00:26:36,763 --> 00:26:38,932 Because all your team tried to do today was cuff me. 575 00:26:38,932 --> 00:26:42,435 But that crystal, it actually wants 576 00:26:42,435 --> 00:26:45,438 to help me get my life back. 577 00:26:45,438 --> 00:26:49,209 A life I was a fool to give up. 578 00:26:49,209 --> 00:26:51,578 There's still time. 579 00:26:51,578 --> 00:26:52,912 Come on. You don't believe that. 580 00:26:52,912 --> 00:26:55,348 Don't tell me what I believe! 581 00:26:56,716 --> 00:27:02,455 Did you know I can hear it right now? 582 00:27:02,455 --> 00:27:08,610 Sometimes I can't tell if it's the crystal's voice 583 00:27:08,610 --> 00:27:11,231 or my own voice. 584 00:27:11,231 --> 00:27:13,533 And I'm starting to wonder, what's the difference? 585 00:27:13,533 --> 00:27:17,370 [chuckles] It's funny. 586 00:27:17,370 --> 00:27:21,107 Returning from the dead really has a way 587 00:27:21,107 --> 00:27:23,910 of making you realize the mistakes 588 00:27:23,910 --> 00:27:26,212 you made in your old life. 589 00:27:26,212 --> 00:27:29,516 My mistake was being a nobody. 590 00:27:29,516 --> 00:27:31,818 Eddie, you weren't a nobody, all right? 591 00:27:31,818 --> 00:27:33,420 Listen to me-- - No! 592 00:27:33,420 --> 00:27:35,880 You listen. 593 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:38,925 The second I died, everyone forgot about me. 594 00:27:38,925 --> 00:27:44,698 And you, Barry, the man I sacrificed my life for, 595 00:27:44,698 --> 00:27:48,668 you thanked me by stealing my fiancée. 596 00:27:48,668 --> 00:27:50,136 Eddie. 597 00:27:50,136 --> 00:27:55,750 But now I have a chance to change that. 598 00:27:55,750 --> 00:27:59,446 ♪ ♪ 599 00:27:59,446 --> 00:28:03,583 If I choose the crystal, 600 00:28:03,583 --> 00:28:07,870 maybe I could be the hero. 601 00:28:07,870 --> 00:28:08,822 [laughs] 602 00:28:08,822 --> 00:28:14,294 I could get the girl and the family I deserve. 603 00:28:14,294 --> 00:28:16,529 Eddie. 604 00:28:16,529 --> 00:28:19,699 I know how much you're hurting. 605 00:28:19,699 --> 00:28:23,570 The life you're talking about, it's not yours. 606 00:28:23,570 --> 00:28:26,439 Iris isn't your wife. 607 00:28:26,439 --> 00:28:28,108 Nora is not your daughter. 608 00:28:28,108 --> 00:28:29,909 But there were supposed to be! 609 00:28:29,909 --> 00:28:31,277 And they still can be! 610 00:28:31,277 --> 00:28:33,580 Eddie, you know that's not right. 611 00:28:33,580 --> 00:28:36,616 You have a chance to start over, 612 00:28:36,616 --> 00:28:39,520 to have your own life. 613 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:43,256 ♪ ♪ 614 00:28:43,256 --> 00:28:45,992 What would Iris want you to do? 615 00:28:45,992 --> 00:28:53,900 ♪ ♪ 616 00:28:53,900 --> 00:28:56,369 [distorted voice] Flash! 617 00:28:56,369 --> 00:28:58,738 Bring me the avatar! 618 00:28:58,738 --> 00:29:00,840 Bring me Eddie Thawne, 619 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:03,643 or I will tear this city apart! 620 00:29:03,643 --> 00:29:05,712 ♪ ♪ 621 00:29:05,712 --> 00:29:07,881 Eddie, I have to go. 622 00:29:07,881 --> 00:29:10,517 But I believe in you. 623 00:29:10,517 --> 00:29:13,853 I know no matter what happens, 624 00:29:13,853 --> 00:29:16,890 you'll make the right choice. 625 00:29:16,890 --> 00:29:23,163 ♪ ♪ 626 00:29:31,338 --> 00:29:33,730 [distorted voice] Flash, do you hear me? 627 00:29:33,730 --> 00:29:35,408 Bring me Eddie! 628 00:29:35,408 --> 00:29:39,546 Where is the chosen one? 629 00:29:39,546 --> 00:29:42,482 He's making his own choice. 630 00:29:42,482 --> 00:29:43,983 Seems like that isn't you. 631 00:29:43,983 --> 00:29:46,619 We'll see about that! 632 00:29:46,619 --> 00:29:49,622 [dramatic music] 633 00:29:49,622 --> 00:29:56,696 ♪ ♪ 634 00:29:58,765 --> 00:30:00,967 Let's get to work. 635 00:30:00,967 --> 00:30:03,536 OK. 636 00:30:03,536 --> 00:30:06,539 [computer beeping] 637 00:30:06,539 --> 00:30:13,646 ♪ ♪ 638 00:30:57,570 --> 00:30:59,292 Nora. 639 00:30:59,292 --> 00:31:01,270 Nora, please. 640 00:31:01,270 --> 00:31:02,762 I know you're still in there. 641 00:31:02,762 --> 00:31:05,198 I need your help to fight this thing. 642 00:31:07,267 --> 00:31:09,135 [distorted voice] Sorry, Dad. 643 00:31:09,135 --> 00:31:13,139 The little girl you loved is long gone. 644 00:31:13,139 --> 00:31:16,142 ♪ ♪ 645 00:31:16,142 --> 00:31:18,645 Ahh! 646 00:31:18,645 --> 00:31:24,150 ♪ ♪ 647 00:31:24,150 --> 00:31:25,885 [groaning] 648 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:35,762 Iris. 649 00:31:36,763 --> 00:31:39,432 Oh, my beautiful Iris. 650 00:31:39,432 --> 00:31:41,340 Sorry. 651 00:31:41,340 --> 00:31:42,869 I knocked, but you didn't answer, 652 00:31:42,869 --> 00:31:46,773 and I know you always leave the key by the door. 653 00:31:46,773 --> 00:31:49,750 Oh, my God. Eddie? 654 00:31:49,750 --> 00:31:51,678 I can't imagine what you must be thinking. 655 00:31:51,678 --> 00:31:54,447 And if you want me to leave, I'll go. 656 00:31:54,447 --> 00:31:58,318 But it's me, your Eddie. 657 00:31:58,318 --> 00:32:00,860 Look into my eyes. 658 00:32:00,860 --> 00:32:03,757 I know that you know me better than anyone. 659 00:32:03,757 --> 00:32:05,792 Who do you see? 660 00:32:06,893 --> 00:32:09,362 Oh, my God, it is you. 661 00:32:14,968 --> 00:32:16,836 How is this possible? 662 00:32:16,836 --> 00:32:19,339 It's complicated. 663 00:32:19,339 --> 00:32:25,145 But I'm done trying to solve this mystery. 664 00:32:25,145 --> 00:32:29,482 I came here because I have a decision to make, 665 00:32:29,482 --> 00:32:34,854 and I knew I couldn't make it without seeing you. 666 00:32:34,854 --> 00:32:37,390 Even if it was for the last time. 667 00:32:37,390 --> 00:32:39,926 What? You just got here. 668 00:32:39,926 --> 00:32:42,829 Why don't you stay? We can help you. 669 00:32:42,829 --> 00:32:46,399 Trust me, I don't want to go. 670 00:32:46,399 --> 00:32:48,968 I just want to do the right thing. 671 00:32:50,303 --> 00:32:53,373 But sometimes it's hard to know what that is, 672 00:32:53,373 --> 00:32:56,543 especially with that voice in my head pulling me 673 00:32:56,543 --> 00:32:58,878 in different directions. 674 00:32:58,878 --> 00:33:05,985 ♪ ♪ 675 00:33:07,687 --> 00:33:12,459 Actually, on second thought, I think I should stay. 676 00:33:12,459 --> 00:33:20,734 ♪ ♪ 677 00:33:20,734 --> 00:33:23,403 [distorted voice] Do you know why I'm about to win? 678 00:33:23,403 --> 00:33:26,906 Because you don't have the guts to kill your own flesh 679 00:33:26,906 --> 00:33:30,276 and blood, unlike Eddie. 680 00:33:30,276 --> 00:33:32,746 That's why he's the ultimate avatar. 681 00:33:32,746 --> 00:33:35,415 [groans] 682 00:33:35,415 --> 00:33:39,452 And you'll die in the street like an animal. 683 00:33:39,452 --> 00:33:46,459 ♪ ♪ 684 00:33:46,459 --> 00:33:49,329 Hey, blue eyes! 685 00:33:55,502 --> 00:33:56,803 Impressive. 686 00:33:56,803 --> 00:33:59,500 But I know you, empath. 687 00:33:59,500 --> 00:34:00,640 You won't hurt me. 688 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:02,642 You're right. 689 00:34:02,642 --> 00:34:04,444 I won't hurt Nora. 690 00:34:04,444 --> 00:34:08,140 But for you, I'm going to bring the pain. 691 00:34:08,140 --> 00:34:10,216 Now get out of her head! 692 00:34:10,216 --> 00:34:17,190 ♪ ♪ 693 00:34:19,893 --> 00:34:21,961 And stay out! 694 00:34:21,961 --> 00:34:24,300 [screaming] 695 00:34:32,720 --> 00:34:35,750 [panting] 696 00:34:37,811 --> 00:34:39,279 Cecile? 697 00:34:39,279 --> 00:34:42,916 Actually, call me Virtue. 698 00:34:42,916 --> 00:34:47,921 [soft music] 699 00:34:47,921 --> 00:34:51,358 Iris, I know this is a lot to take in. 700 00:34:53,126 --> 00:34:56,262 My sacrifice robbed us of our future, 701 00:34:56,262 --> 00:34:59,733 but this is a second chance to put things right. 702 00:34:59,733 --> 00:35:02,135 Iris West. 703 00:35:03,636 --> 00:35:06,806 All you have to do is say I do. 704 00:35:06,806 --> 00:35:10,243 No, I don't, Eddie. 705 00:35:10,243 --> 00:35:13,790 Eddie, you once said that there was always three people 706 00:35:13,790 --> 00:35:14,447 in our relationship. 707 00:35:14,447 --> 00:35:16,683 And you told me that's not true. 708 00:35:16,683 --> 00:35:19,953 I was wrong. It was always Barry. 709 00:35:19,953 --> 00:35:22,222 Even back then, if I didn't realize it myself. 710 00:35:22,222 --> 00:35:23,823 You don't mean that. 711 00:35:23,823 --> 00:35:25,291 Eddie, I'm not sure how you got here, 712 00:35:25,291 --> 00:35:26,659 but something is wrong. 713 00:35:26,659 --> 00:35:28,728 And if you let us, we will help you. 714 00:35:28,728 --> 00:35:31,865 But I love Barry, I love my family, 715 00:35:31,865 --> 00:35:33,767 and I love the life that we've built together, 716 00:35:33,767 --> 00:35:35,735 now more than ever. 717 00:35:35,735 --> 00:35:37,604 This is my future. 718 00:35:37,604 --> 00:35:40,173 And I'm sorry, that's not with you. 719 00:35:40,173 --> 00:35:42,175 You're going to regret that. 720 00:35:42,175 --> 00:35:45,111 [ominous music] 721 00:35:45,111 --> 00:35:48,882 You, Barry, 722 00:35:48,882 --> 00:35:52,719 and everything you both love. 723 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:55,989 ♪ ♪ 724 00:35:55,989 --> 00:35:58,258 [door slams] 725 00:35:58,258 --> 00:36:00,260 Dad, I'm so sorry. 726 00:36:00,260 --> 00:36:02,429 It's OK, Nora. 727 00:36:02,429 --> 00:36:04,431 It's OK. 728 00:36:04,431 --> 00:36:05,932 [thunder rumbling] 729 00:36:05,932 --> 00:36:08,268 Oh, my God. 730 00:36:11,271 --> 00:36:13,740 Eddie. 731 00:36:15,575 --> 00:36:17,610 What did you do? 732 00:36:17,610 --> 00:36:19,913 [dramatic music] 733 00:36:25,185 --> 00:36:26,886 So you're the Barry from 2023. 734 00:36:26,886 --> 00:36:28,822 And you are the Cecile from 2023, 735 00:36:28,822 --> 00:36:30,590 but in our Cecile's body. 736 00:36:30,590 --> 00:36:32,926 And here I thought today couldn't get any freakier. 737 00:36:32,926 --> 00:36:35,228 Look, the crystal that possessed Nora, 738 00:36:35,228 --> 00:36:36,663 it attacked me in the past. 739 00:36:36,663 --> 00:36:38,832 And then it went after the team in 2023. 740 00:36:38,832 --> 00:36:41,340 Wait, why don't we remember these attacks? 741 00:36:41,340 --> 00:36:42,736 Because they're happening simultaneously 742 00:36:42,736 --> 00:36:44,504 across the timeline. 743 00:36:44,504 --> 00:36:46,206 First in the past-- 744 00:36:46,206 --> 00:36:49,609 - Then in your present. - And now here, in 2049. 745 00:36:49,609 --> 00:36:52,912 All while charging the crystal for the new avatar, Eddie. 746 00:36:52,912 --> 00:36:54,614 That's not all. 747 00:36:54,614 --> 00:36:56,483 Speed Force Nora showed up in 2023. 748 00:36:56,483 --> 00:36:58,840 She said that she was under attack 749 00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:00,120 and that all that remains of the Speed Force 750 00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:01,621 lives in your family. 751 00:37:01,621 --> 00:37:02,989 And then she vanished. 752 00:37:02,989 --> 00:37:04,991 Big Nora's gone? 753 00:37:06,426 --> 00:37:07,761 Dad-- 754 00:37:07,761 --> 00:37:09,262 I know. 755 00:37:09,262 --> 00:37:11,640 Explains why we can't feel her anymore. 756 00:37:11,640 --> 00:37:13,700 Sweet NK Jemisin. 757 00:37:13,700 --> 00:37:16,202 OK, all this red energy that's appearing in the sky, 758 00:37:16,202 --> 00:37:17,837 it's not lightning. 759 00:37:17,837 --> 00:37:21,241 It's the timeline starting to fracture. 760 00:37:21,241 --> 00:37:23,410 And it'll spread in every direction-- 761 00:37:23,410 --> 00:37:26,646 Until there's nothing left of the timeline at all. 762 00:37:26,646 --> 00:37:28,515 How long do we have, Chuck? 763 00:37:28,515 --> 00:37:31,885 I'm not sure, but at this rate of degradation, 764 00:37:31,885 --> 00:37:34,120 not very long. 765 00:37:34,120 --> 00:37:36,256 Cecile, I still can't time travel. 766 00:37:36,256 --> 00:37:38,425 Can you warn the team back in 2023? 767 00:37:38,425 --> 00:37:40,360 Yeah, on it. 768 00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:43,129 But what do I tell the team about Eddie? 769 00:37:43,129 --> 00:37:45,865 Is there a chance he rejected that crystal's offer? 770 00:37:45,865 --> 00:37:48,702 Barry. 771 00:37:48,702 --> 00:37:50,704 We need to talk. 772 00:37:50,704 --> 00:37:53,840 [soft music] 773 00:37:53,840 --> 00:37:56,976 [thunder rumbling] 774 00:37:56,976 --> 00:38:00,113 You're as beautiful as the day we got married. 775 00:38:00,113 --> 00:38:03,917 I haven't seen you like this in so long. 776 00:38:03,917 --> 00:38:05,618 It's weird. 777 00:38:05,618 --> 00:38:09,255 There's so much I want to ask you about our lives, 778 00:38:09,255 --> 00:38:11,157 if we're happy. 779 00:38:11,157 --> 00:38:13,893 [thunder rumbling] 780 00:38:13,893 --> 00:38:16,129 I wish we had more time. 781 00:38:16,129 --> 00:38:20,660 I can't believe Eddie is doing this. 782 00:38:20,660 --> 00:38:22,268 He seemed like his old self, 783 00:38:22,268 --> 00:38:24,370 but then he started going on about how 784 00:38:24,370 --> 00:38:25,872 fate brought him back here. 785 00:38:25,872 --> 00:38:30,310 It was like he was seeing things, hearing things. 786 00:38:30,310 --> 00:38:34,214 The Negative Space Force is still manipulating his mind. 787 00:38:36,783 --> 00:38:40,754 I don't know how to stop what's coming. 788 00:38:40,754 --> 00:38:44,157 But I swear, Iris, I will do whatever it takes 789 00:38:44,157 --> 00:38:47,930 to protect you and our family. 790 00:38:47,930 --> 00:38:49,329 I know. 791 00:38:52,198 --> 00:38:57,303 And to answer your question, yes, we're happy. 792 00:38:58,972 --> 00:39:01,908 Every day, I love you more than I even thought was possible. 793 00:39:01,908 --> 00:39:05,450 And no matter what challenges life puts on us, 794 00:39:05,450 --> 00:39:08,381 we face them together. 795 00:39:08,381 --> 00:39:10,830 Always. 796 00:39:10,830 --> 00:39:12,652 I can't wait. 797 00:39:14,454 --> 00:39:15,689 Agh! 798 00:39:15,689 --> 00:39:18,758 [dramatic music] 799 00:39:18,758 --> 00:39:25,832 ♪ ♪ 800 00:39:29,469 --> 00:39:31,905 ♪ Don't wish it away ♪ 801 00:39:31,905 --> 00:39:35,241 ♪ Don't look at it like it's ♪ 802 00:39:35,241 --> 00:39:41,810 ♪ Forever ♪ 803 00:39:41,810 --> 00:39:46,219 ♪ Between you and me ♪ 804 00:39:46,219 --> 00:39:48,154 Why? 805 00:39:48,154 --> 00:39:53,159 Why bring me back only to show me what I can't have? 806 00:39:53,159 --> 00:39:56,963 What did I do to deserve this? 807 00:39:56,963 --> 00:39:59,132 [groans] 808 00:39:59,132 --> 00:40:01,434 Eddie. 809 00:40:01,434 --> 00:40:06,272 - ♪ Get better ♪ - ♪ Better ♪ 810 00:40:06,272 --> 00:40:08,408 Eddie. 811 00:40:08,408 --> 00:40:12,312 ♪ While I'm away ♪ 812 00:40:12,312 --> 00:40:17,984 ♪ Dust out the demons inside ♪ 813 00:40:17,984 --> 00:40:23,990 ♪ And it won't be long before you and me run ♪ 814 00:40:23,990 --> 00:40:29,696 ♪ To the place in our hearts where ♪ 815 00:40:29,696 --> 00:40:35,735 ♪ We hide ♪ 816 00:40:35,735 --> 00:40:40,730 ♪ And I guess that's why they call it the blues ♪ 817 00:40:40,730 --> 00:40:41,875 Iris. 818 00:40:41,875 --> 00:40:44,310 No, don't go. 819 00:40:44,310 --> 00:40:47,981 They aren't gone, Eddie. 820 00:40:47,981 --> 00:40:53,530 They're waiting for you. 821 00:40:53,530 --> 00:40:54,988 Tell me what to do. 822 00:40:54,988 --> 00:40:57,290 Accept our power. 823 00:40:57,290 --> 00:41:00,560 ♪ Thunder under ♪ 824 00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:03,997 ♪ The covers ♪ 825 00:41:03,997 --> 00:41:06,433 ♪ And I guess that's why ♪ 826 00:41:06,433 --> 00:41:11,338 ♪ They call it the blues ♪ 827 00:41:11,338 --> 00:41:15,942 And end the legacy of Barry Allen forever. 828 00:41:15,942 --> 00:41:18,912 ["I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"] 829 00:41:18,912 --> 00:41:26,190 ♪ ♪ 830 00:41:37,263 --> 00:41:40,233 [dramatic music] 831 00:41:40,233 --> 00:41:47,340 ♪ ♪ 832 00:41:56,282 --> 00:41:57,817 Greg, move your head.