The Flash (2014 TV Series) Episode: Invasion!

"Invasion!"
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The Flash  Season 3: Episode 8
November 29, 2016
Directors	Dermott Downs
Writers	Greg Berlanti Andrew Kreisberg Aaron Helbing Todd Helbing
Previous Episode	"Killer Frost" (November 22, 2016)
Next Episode	"The Present" (December 6, 2016)

Aliens?

—Barry Allen

Invasion! is an episode of season 3 of The Flash. It premiered on November 29, 2016.

Appearing in "Invasion!"

Featured Characters:

• The Flash (Barry Allen)
• Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)
• Supergirl/Kara Danvers (Earth-38)

Supporting Characters:

• A.R.G.U.S.
  • Lyla Michaels
• Det. Joe West
• Legends
  • The Atom (Ray Palmer)
  • Firestorm (Jefferson Jackson)
    • Martin Stein
  • Heatwave (Mick Rory)
  • White Canary (Sara Lance)
• Team Arrow
  • Overwatch (Felicity Smoak)
  • Spartan (John Diggle)
  • Speedy (Thea Queen)
• Team Flash
  • Caitlin Snow
  • Cisco Ramon
  • H.R. Wells (Earth-19)
  • Iris West
  • Kid Flash (Wally West) (First appearance as Kid Flash) (Origin) (Joins team)

Antagonists:

• Dominators (First appearance)
• Vigilante (Cameo)

Other Characters:

• Barry Allen (Savitar's Timeline) (Voice) (Cameo)
• The Flash/Barry Allen (Future) (On a TV or computer screen) (In picture only) (Cameo)
• Lily Stein (First full appearance) (Flashback and main story)
• President of the United States/"Traveler" (Only appearance; dies)
  • National Security Agency
    • Agent Smith (First appearance)
  • United States Army (On a TV or computer screen)
• Alchemy (Julian Albert) (Mentioned only)
• Amanda Waller (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• The Atom (Future) (Mentioned only)
• Captain Cold (Leonard Snart) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Clarissa Stein (Mentioned only)
• Dante Ramon (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Dave Hackett (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Dick Rory (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Dominators (Earth-19) (Mentioned only)
• Dominators (Earth-38) (Mentioned only)
• Green Arrow (Future) (Mentioned only)
• Hawkgirl (Future) (Mentioned only)
• Iris West (Flashpoint Timeline) (Mentioned only)
• Iris West-Allen (Future) (Mentioned only)
• John Diggle, Jr. (Mentioned only)
• Julie Greer (Future) (Mentioned only)
• Kid Flash (Flashpoint Timeline) (Mentioned only)
• Killer Frost (Mentioned only)
• Laurel Lance (Mentioned only)
• Mick Rory's mother (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Moira Queen (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Nate Heywood (Mentioned only)
• Nora Allen (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Reverse-Flash (Eobard Thawne) (Mentioned only)
  • Shadow Demons (Mentioned only)
• Rip Hunter (Mentioned only)
• Robert Queen (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Sara Diggle (Erased) (Mentioned only)
• Savitar (Mentioned only)
• Slade Wilson (Mentioned only)
• United Nations (Mentioned only)
• Vixen (Amaya Jiwe) (Mentioned only)
• Liam Neeson (Mentioned only)
• Ridley Scott (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Multiverse
  • Earth-1
    • Central City
      • S.T.A.R. Labs
        • Speed Lab
        • Time Vault
      • S.T.A.R. Labs Hangar
    • Redmond (On a TV or computer screen)
    • Star City
  • Earth-38 (Real name revealed)
    • Earth
      • National City
    • Krypton (Mentioned only)
  • 2024 Future (Mentioned only)
    • Central City (Mentioned only)
  • Flashpoint Timeline (Mentioned only)
  • Savitar's Timeline (Mentioned only)
  • Speed Force (Mentioned only)
  • Timestream (Mentioned only)

Items:

• A.T.O.M. Exo-Suit
• Deathstroke's Sword (Mentioned only)
• Heat Wave's Heat Gun
• Trick Arrows
• Vibe's Goggles

Vehicles:

• Dominators' Ship (First appearance)
• Queen's Gambit (Destroyed) (Mentioned only)
• Waverider (Mentioned only)

Concepts:

• Aberrations (Mentioned only)
• Time Travel (Mentioned only)

Notes

• This episode is the first part of the Invasion! crossover.
  • The scene where Kara is recruited was already shown in the epilogue of the Supergirl episode, "Medusa".
  • The crossover continues on the Arrow episode, "Invasion!".
• Supergirl's Earth is revealed to be called Earth-38, referencing the year 1938 which featured Superman's comic debut.

Trivia

• Many past events are referenced in this episode, including:
  • Robert Queen shooting himself and Dave Hackett to save Oliver Queen's life after the wreckage of the Queen's Gambit;
  • Slade Wilson killing Moira Queen;
  • Barry Allen accidentally ending up in Earth-38 and helping Supergirl face Sivler Banshee and Livewire;
  • The death of Laurel Lance (at the hands of Damien Darhk);
  • Barry Allen running back in time to save his mother and creating the Flashpoint Timeline;
  • Leonard Snart blowing himself up in Vanishing Point to destroy the Oculus and the Time Masters.

See Also

• 8 Images from The Flash (2014 TV Series) Episode: Invasion!
• 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.

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