The Flash (2014 TV Series) Episode: A Flash of the Lightning

"A Flash of the Lightning"
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The Flash  Season 6: Episode 2
October 15, 2019
Directors	Chris Peppe
Writers	Sam Chalsen Jeff Hersh
Previous Episode	"Into the Void" (October 8, 2019)
Next Episode	"Dead Man Running" (October 22, 2019)

I saw billions of possible futures. Billions of deaths. All their pain, their suffering. And then they were gone. I felt all of it. Now I know the Monitor was right. I have to die.

—Barry Allen

A Flash of the Lightning is an episode of season 6 of The Flash. It premiered on October 15, 2019.

Appearing in "A Flash of the Lightning"

Featured Characters:

• The Flash (Barry Allen)

Supporting Characters:

• Allegra Garcia (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
• Central City Police Department
  • Cpt. Joe West
• Gideon (Voice)
• Jay Garrick (Earth-3)
• Dr. Joan Williams (Earth-3) (First appearance)
• Kamilla Hwang
• Team Flash
  • Cecile Horton
  • Cisco Ramon
  • Elongated Man (Ralph Dibny)
  • Frost
  • Iris West-Allen

Antagonists:

• Ultraviolet (Esperanza Garcia) (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)

Other Characters:

• The Flash/Barry Allen (Future) (Only appearance; dies) (In a vision) (Cameo)
• Judge Hankerson
• "Malcolm Strombard" (First appearance; unnamed) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
• Mitch Romero (First appearance) (Dies) (Resurrected)
• The Monitor (Voice) (Cameo)
• Dr. Ramsey Rosso
• Salvador Traversoni (Single appearance) (In a photograph only) (Appears only as a corpse) (Cameo)
• Steven Lee
• Team Flash (Future) (Single appearance) (In a vision) (Cameo)
  • Elongated Man (Ralph Dibny) (Only appearance; dies) (In a vision) (Cameo)
  • Frost (Only appearance; dies) (In a vision) (Cameo)
  • Iris West-Allen (Only appearance; dies) (In a vision) (Cameo)
  • Vibe (Cisco Ramon) (Only appearance; dies) (In a vision) (Cameo)
• Breacher Agency (Earth-19) (Mentioned only)
• Caitlin Snow (Mentioned only)
• Chester P. Runk (Mentioned only)
• Freedom Fighters (Earth-X) (Mentioned only)
• Gat (Mentioned only)
• Henry Allen (Mentioned only)
• Nora Allen (Mentioned only)
• Oliver Queen (Mentioned only)
• Ray Palmer (Mentioned only)
• Sherloque Wells (Earth-221) (Mentioned only)
• Supergirl (Earth-38) (Mentioned only)
• Superman (Earth-38) (Mentioned only)
• Thaddeus Brown (Earth-51) (Mentioned only)
• Wells the Grey (Earth-13) (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Multiverse (In picture only)
  • Alternate Earth-1 (Team Flash dies) (Single appearance) (Destroyed) (In a vision)
    • Central City (Destroyed)
      • S.T.A.R. Labs (Destroyed)
  • Earth-1 (Flashback and main story)
    • Central City
      • CCPD Headquarters
      • S.T.A.R. Labs
    • Keystone City
      • Iron Heights (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-3
  • Speed Force (Also in a vision)
  • Alternate Earth-1 (The Flash/Barry Allen dies in Crisis) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-2 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-4 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-5 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-6 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-7 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-8 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-9 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-10 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-11 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-13 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-14 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-15 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-17 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-18 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-19 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-20 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-21 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-22 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-23 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-24 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-25 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-26 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-27 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-28 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-29 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-30 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-31 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-32 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-33 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-38 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-43 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-52 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-75 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-87 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-260 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-494 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-221 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-837 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-898 (In picture only) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-X (In picture only) (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Helmet of Hermes
• Neural Hyper-Collider (Single appearance)

Concepts:

• Antimatter (Also in a vision)
• The Crisis (In a vision)
• Time Travel

Notes

• The name of the episode is the same of the 8th chapter of the original Crisis on Infinite Earths which depicted the Flash of Earth-One sacrificing himself to save the Multiverse.
• This episode foreshadows the end of the Multiverse which will happen in Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three.
• Barry manages to glimpse billions of possible futures, including:
  • A possible future where Team Flash dies in Crisis, including a future version of Cisco Ramon who somehow regained his powers and suited up once again as Vibe.
    • This is similar to what will happen on Earth-1 where Cisco's abilities will be restored by the Monitor' reality-warping powers.
  • A possible future where the Flash/Barry Allen manages to save the Multiverse by sacrifing himself.

Trivia

• Like Jay Garrick is Earth-3's doppleganger of Barry's father, his wife Joan is Noar Allen's counterpart.
• Jay Garrick's map contains some details from the Multiverse:
  • Earth-1 is marked with The Flash (BA) as a reference to its Flash, Barry Allen.
  • Earth-3 is marked with The Flash (JG) as a reference to its Flash, Jay Garrick.
  • Earth-13 references the presence of the wizard Wells the Grey.
  • Earth-15's annotation references its destruction in 1986.
  • Earth-19 is mentioned to be the reality of the Breacher Agency.
  • Earth-18 is mentioned to have great tequila, a presumably reference to its Wild West setting.
  • Earth-30 is marked as a vegan-only reality.
  • Earth-38 is labelled with the names of Supergirl and Superman.
  • Earth-51 is marked with Thaddeus Brown as a reference to the master escapist Thaddeus Brown.
  • Earth-221 references the presence of Sherloque Wells who previously was a member of the Team Flash.
  • Earth-X is referred to be the home of the Freedom Fighters.
• Some Earths are referred to as unknown realities. This could be a reference to the New 52 iteration of the Multiverse which contains some unknown Earths.
• The map of the Multiverse also mentions antimatter traces that are coming to Earth-2. This foreshadows the destruction of this universe that is shown at the end of the Season 8 premiere of Arrow, Starling City, which aired after this episode.

See Also

• 4 Images from The Flash (2014 TV Series) Episode: A Flash of the Lightning
• Episodes of The Flash (2014 TV Series)
• Images from The Flash (2014 TV Series)
• Gallery for the The Flash (2014 TV Series) series

Recommended Media

• None.

Links and References

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