The Flash (2014 TV Series) Episode: Borrowing Problems from the Future

"Borrowing Problems from the Future"
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The Flash  Season 3: Episode 10
January 24, 2017
Directors	Millicent Shelton
Writers	Grainne Godfree David Kob
Previous Episode	"The Present" (December 6, 2016)
Next Episode	"Dead or Alive" (January 31, 2017)

If we can change the headlines, that means we can change the future.

—Caitlin Snow

Borrowing Problems from the Future is an episode of season 3 of The Flash. It premiered on January 24, 2017.

Appearing in "Borrowing Problems from the Future"

Featured Characters:

• The Flash (Barry Allen) (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• Central City Police Department
  • Det. Joe West
  • Officer Kim (Single appearance)
  • Det. Tom Patterson
• Team Flash
  • Caitlin Snow
  • Cisco Ramon (Also as an hologram)
  • H.R. Wells (Earth-19) (Also in a vision) (Also as an hologram)
  • Iris West
  • Julian Albert (Joins team)
  • Kid Flash (Wally West)

Antagonists:

• Collector Agency (Earth-19) (First appearance; unnamed)
  • Gypsy (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
• Plunder (Jared Morillo) (First appearance)
• Savitar (In a vision) (Also in a dream sequence)

Other Characters:

• Central City Citizen (Future) (On a TV or computer screen)
• Channel 52 (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
• Channel 52 (Savitar's Future) (Flashback only) (Also in a vision)
  • Unnamed news anchor/reporter (On a TV or computer screen) (Flashback only) (Also in a vision)
• The Flash/Barry Allen (Future) (On a TV or computer screen) (In a photograph only)
• The Flash/Barry Allen (Savitar's Future) (In a vision) (Also in a dream sequence)
• H.R. Wells (Savitar's Future) (First appearance) (In a vision)
• Iris West (Savitar's Future) (Dies in a vision) (Dies in a dream sequence)
• Killer Frost (Cameo)
• McSnurtle (Single appearance)
• Olga (S.T.A.R. Labs investor) (Single appearance)
• Plunder/Jared Morillo (Savitar's Future) (On a TV or computer screen) (In a photograph only) (Flashback only) (Also in a vision)
• Ben Edwards (CCPD Task Force agent) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• The Atom (Future) (Mentioned only)
• The Flash/Jay Garrick (Earth-3) (Mentioned only)
• Dante Ramon (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Dave Frieman (CCPD Task Force agent) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Iron Heights guards (Mentioned only)
• Gorillas (Savitar's Future) (Mentioned only)
• Green Arrow (Future) (Mentioned only)
• Dr. Harrison Wells (Mentioned only)
• Hawkgirl (Future) (Mentioned only)
• Henry Allen (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Iris West-Allen (Future) (Mentioned only)
• Joe West (Savitar's Future) (Mentioned only)
• Jorge Gonzales (CCPD Task Force agent) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Julian Albert's expedition team (Unnamed) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Julie Greer (Future) (Mentioned only)
• Killer Frost (Savitar's Future) (Mentioned only)
• Music Meister (Savitar's Future) (Mentioned only)
• Nora Allen (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Randolf Morgan (Earth-19) (Mentioned only)
• Reverse-Flash/Eobard Thawne/"Harrison Wells" (Pre-Flashpoint) (Mentioned only)
• Stuart Holzman (Savitar's Future) (Unnamed) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Frozone (Fictional character) (Mentioned only)
• Marty McFly (Fictional character) (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Multiverse (Behind the scenes)
  • Earth-1
    • United States of America
      • Central City
        • CCPD Headquarters
          • Central City Crime Lab
        • Central City Museum
        • Payson Hotel (Single appearance)
        • Richmond Heights (Single appearance)
        • S.T.A.R. Labs
          • Cisco Ramon's Workshop
          • The Cortex
          • Time Vault
          • Speed Lab (Mentioned only)
        • West-Allen's Apartment (First full appearance)
      • Keystone City (Mentioned only)
        • Iron Heights (Mentioned only)
      • Star City (Mentioned only)
  • Savitar's Future (Unnamed) (Flashback only) (Also in a vision) (Also in a dream sequence)
    • 2017
      • United States of America
        • Central City (Flashback only) (Also in a vision) (Also in a dream sequence)
          • Infantino Street (In a vision) (Also in a dream sequence)
          • City Hall (Mentioned only)
          • Luigi's (Mentioned only)
          • S.T.A.R. Labs (Mentioned only)
  • Speed Force (Also in a dream sequence) (Behind the scenes)
  • 2024 Future (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
    • 2024 (Mentioned only)
      • United States of America
        • Central City (Mentioned only)
          • Central City Zoo (Mentioned only)
        • Starling City (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-19 (Mentioned only)
  • Flashpoint Timeline (Mentioned only)
  • Hell (Mentioned only)
  • Timestream (Mentioned only)

Items:

• H.R. Wells' Drumsticks
• Jitters Coffee
• Meta-Cuffs
• Philosopher's Stone (Mentioned only)
• Plunder's Rifle (First appearance)
• Pulse Rifle (In a vision) (Cameo)
• Savitar's Armor (In a vision) (Also in a dream sequence)

Vehicles:

• Plunder's Motorcycle

Events:

• The Crisis (Mentioned only)

Concepts:

• Breaches
• Metahumans
• Red Skies (Mentioned only)
• Time Travel (Flashback only)

Notes

• This episode takes place one month after the epilogue of "The Present".

Trivia

• Patterson suggesting to send Wally to Keystone City is a reference to Wally being Keystone City's resident hero in the Pre-Flashpoint continuity.
• The day of the Future Iris' death, May 23, 2017, will become the date of the Season 3 finale, "Finish Line".

See Also

• 6 Images from The Flash (2014 TV Series) Episode: Borrowing Problems from the Future
• 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

• None.

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