We ran the evidence from the crime scene. Turns out there was foreign DNA in Lia's exit wound. But we've used it to positively ID this guy. August Heart. 
- —Det. Frankie Curtis
Godspeed is an episode of season 5 of The Flash. It premiered on April 16, 2019.
Synopsis for "Godspeed"
After discovering that Nora is working with Thawne, Barry and Iris disagree about how to handle their daughter in the wake of this shocking news. Team Flash isn't sure they can trust Nora, so they go through her journal to find out exactly how she came to work alongside their greatest nemesis.
Appearing in "Godspeed"
Featured Characters:
- XS/Nora West-Allen (Nora's Future) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
Supporting Characters:
- Central City Police Department (Nora's Future) (First full appearance) (Flashback only)
- Det. Frankie Curtis (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Lia Nelson (Single appearance) (Dies in flashback)
- The Flash/Barry Allen (Nora's Future) (First full appearance) (On a TV or computer screen) (Flashback only) (Also as a statue) (Also as merchandise)
- Gideon (Hologram) (Flashback only)
- Iris West-Allen
- Reverse-Flash (Eobard Thawne) (Flashback and main story) (Impersonates Harrison Wells)
Antagonists:
- Bug (Nora's Future) (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
- Byte (Nora's Future) (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
- Cicada/David Hersch (Nora's Future) (In a photograph only) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- The Flash (Barry Allen)
- Godspeed/August Heart (Nora's Future) (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Iris West-Allen (Nora's Future) (Flashback only)
- Trevor Shinick (Nora's Future) (First appearance; unnamed) (Flashback only)
- Iron Heights guards (First appearance) (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Dr. Bruce Bonwitt (Nora's Future) (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
- Central City Picture News (On a TV or computer screen) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Central City Police Department (On a TV or computer screen) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Comic book characters
- Cicada/David Hersch (New Earth) (In a comic book only) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Cult of Cicada (New Earth) (In a comic book only) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Magenta (New Earth) (In a comic book only) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Cicada/David Hersch (New Earth) (In a comic book only) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Dexter Myles (Nora's Future) (Voice) (Flashback only)
- The Flash/Wally West (New Earth) (Comic only) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Laurel Lance (Nora's Future) (Single appearance) (Voice) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Oliver Queen (Nora's Future) (First appearance) (On a TV or computer screen) (Voice) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Team Flash
- Trajectory (On a TV or computer screen) (Dies in flashback)
- Zoom (Earth-2) (On a TV or computer screen) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Amunet Black (Mentioned only)
- Cpt. Darrel Frye (Nora's Future) (Mentioned only)
- Doctor Light/Linda Park (Earth-2) (Mentioned only)
- Floyd Belkin (Nora's Future) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- God (Mentioned only)
- Gods (Mentioned only)
- Jay Garrick (Earth-3) (Mentioned only)
- Jesse Quick (Nora's Future) (Mentioned only)
- Kid Flash (Wally West) (Mentioned only)
- The League/"Super Friends" (Mentioned only)
- Nora Allen (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Ryan Choi (Nora's Future) (Mentioned only)
- Savitar/Barry Allen (Savitar's Future) (Mentioned only)
- The Thinker (Clifford DeVoe) (Mentioned only)
- Tracy Brand (Nora's Future) (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth-1
- United States of America
- Central City
- CC Jitters (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- S.T.A.R. Labs
- Central City
- United States of America
- Nora's Future (Flashback and main story)
- 2030
- United States of America
- Central City (In a photograph only) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- United States of America
- 2049
- United States of America
- Central City (Flashback and main story)
- CC Jitters (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- CCPD Headquarters (Flashback only)
- Central City Crime Lab (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Central City Bank (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- The Central City Citizen Media (Flashback only) (First appearance as Central City Citizen Media) (Cameo)
- Central City Hospital (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Central City University (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Tracy Brandy Building (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Choi Enterprises (First appearance) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Dayton Labs (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
- Flash Museum (Flashback only)
- Hall of Villains (Flashback only)
- Starchives (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Time Vault (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Ollins Laboratories (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Stagg Industries (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- West-Allen House (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Central City High School (Mentioned only)
- Mercury Labs (Mentioned only)
- Keystone City
- Iron Heights (Flashback and main story)
- Coast City (Mentioned only)
- Central City (Flashback and main story)
- United States of America
- 2030
- Speed Force (Behind the scenes)
Items:
- Acid Gun (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Amunet Black's Alnico Boomerang (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Captain Cold's Cold Gun (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Cicada's Daggers
- Doctor Light's Mask (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- The Flash #172 (Flashback only)
- Flash's Costume Ring (Flashback only)
- Nora West-Allen's Journal
- Power-dampening chip (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Reverse-Flash's Costume Ring (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Savitar's Armor (Replica) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Speed-dampening mask (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Tachyon Prototype (Flashback only)
- The Thinker's Chair (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Thinking Cap (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Velocity 9 (Flashback only)
- The Wizard's Wand (Flashback only) (Cameo)
Vehicles:
- Central City Flying Taxi (Mentioned only)
Events:
- The Crisis (On a TV or computer screen)
- The Enlightenment (Mentioned only)
Concepts:
- Flashtime
- Metahumans
- Red Skies (On a TV or computer screen)
- Time Travel
- Wormholes
Notes
- This episode is mainly set in the original version of Nora's Future prior to the events of "We Are the Flash".
- It reveals that, in the original timeline, Cicada/David Hersch was still active as of 2030.
- Some time between 2030 and Thawne's arrest, his dagger was somehow obtained by the authorities who, however, never managed to capture Cicada.
- It also marks the only time that the original version of the Crisis from 2024 is glimpsed in any Arrowverse continuity.
- The video footage shows Red Skies on Earth and Oliver Queen calling out Barry who is saying goodbye to Nora before he eventually vanished.
- It reveals that, in the original timeline, Cicada/David Hersch was still active as of 2030.
- The CCPD Captain from Nora's Future, Darrel Frye, was never shown to exist in the main Arrowverse continuity. However, Darrel Frye is a member of CCPD on an alternate reality in a local Multiverse which was born as a consequence of Barry Allen never creating the Flashpoint Timeline.[1][2][3]
Trivia
- Post 92 "#WTShrap?!" is The Chronicles of Cisco post regarding this episode.[4]
- Nora waking up in the Central City Hospital by hearing Lady Gaga's Poker Face mirrors her father waking up in the same circumstances in "Pilot".
- Thawne's monologue about the Speed Force from this episode is exactly the same he said to Barry in "Tricksters".
See Also
- 7 Images from The Flash (2014 TV Series) Episode: Godspeed
- 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.
Footnotes