The Flash (2014 TV Series) Episode: Death Rises

"Death Rises"
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The Flash  Season 8: Episode 12
April 27, 2022
Directors	Phil Chipera
Writers	Alex Boyd Arielle McAlpin Dan Fisk
Previous Episode	"Resurrection" (April 13, 2022)
Next Episode	"Death Falls" (May 4, 2022)

The universe is on fire. Heat. Burning. A perfect inferno set against cold, endless nothing. But within some dimensions, there exists an aberration. Life. I have come to end that life. I am Deathstorm.

—Deathstorm

Death Rises is an episode of season 8 of The Flash. It premiered on April 27, 2022.

Appearing in "Death Rises"

Featured Characters:

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

Supporting Characters:

• Deon Owens (Apparent Death)
• Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond) (Dies in flashback)
  • Martin Stein (Flashback only)
• Gotham City Police Department
  • Officer Daisy Korber
  • Officer Howe (First appearance)
  • Captain Kristen Kramer
  • Officer Matlin (First appearance)
  • Officer Martinez (First appearance)
• Sue Dearbon
• Team Flash
  • Allegra Garcia
  • Caitlin Snow (Flashback and main story)
  • Cecile Horton
  • Chester P. Runk
  • Frost
  • Iris West-Allen (Revealed to be alive)
  • Joe West (Flashback and main story)

Antagonists:

• Deathstorm (Impersonates Esperanza Garcia & Eddie Thawne) (Origin)

Other Characters:

• Cisco Ramon (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Eddie Thawne (As an illusion only)
• Esperanza Garcia (As an illusion only)
• Bart Allen (Nora's Future) (Mentioned only)
• Bloodwork (Mentioned only)
• Dr. Carla Tannhauser (Mentioned only)
• Central City Citizen (Mentioned only)
• Cicada (Orlin Dwyer) (Mentioned only)
• Clifford DeVoe (Mentioned only)
• Ghosts (Mentioned only)
• God (Mentioned only)
• Nora-West Allen (Nora's Future) (Mentioned only)
• Pazuzu (Mentioned only)
• Renee Wazzo (Erased) (Mentioned only)
• Thomas Snow (Mentioned only)
• Tinya Wazzo (Mentioned only)
• Zoom (Earth-2) (Mentioned only)
• Benjamin Banneker (Mentioned only)
• Paschal Beverly Randolph (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Multiverse (Flashback only)
  • Deathstorm's Hell Dimension (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
  • Earth-Prime
    • California
      • Coast City
      • Piedmont National Park (Mentioned only)
    • Missouri
      • Central City (Flashback and main story)
        • GCPD Headquarters
        • Ripley's Wild World (Single appearance)
        • S.T.A.R. Labs
          • Speed Lab
      • Keystone City
        • O'Shaughnessy's (Mentioned only)
  • Still Force (Apparent destruction)
  • Hell (Mentioned only)
  • Timestream (Mentioned only)
• The Void Before Existence (Flashback only) (Cameo)

Items:

• Cold Fusion Sphere (Destroyed) (Mentioned only)
• Firestorm Matrix
• Mental Augmentation Chamber (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)

Concepts:

• Singularity (Flashback only)
• Time Sickness
• Time Travel

Notes

• It is revealed that Iris West survived Tinya Wazzo's attack by being sent to the Still Force.
• According to Deon Owens, the Still Force is now affected by Iris' time sickness.

Trivia

• Chester P. Runk mentions opening a black hole in Central City which is a reference to his first appearance in "Into the Void".
• Before chasing Deathstorm, Barry says that it's "time to ride the lightning". This is a reference to "Keep ride the lightning, son" which are the last words that Earth-90 The Flash/Barry Allen told him before sacrificing himself to save the Multiverse in "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three".

See Also

• Images from The Flash (2014 TV Series) Episode: Death Rises
• 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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