The Flash (2014 TV Series) Episode: Marathon

"Marathon"
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The Flash  Season 6: Episode 10
February 4, 2020
Directors	Stefan Pleszczynski
Writers	Sam Chalsen Lauren Barnett
Previous Episode	"Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three" (December 10, 2019)
Next Episode	"Love Is a Battlefield" (February 11, 2020)

Iris becomes the target of a global conspiracy. Meanwhile, Barry receives a bequest from Oliver Queen and believes it's a clue for an oncoming threat.

Life is a marathon, not a sprint Barry. Slow down and enjoy it.

—John Diggle

Marathon is an episode of season 6 of The Flash. It premiered on February 4, 2020.

Synopsis for "Marathon"

Iris becomes the target of a global conspiracy. Meanwhile, Barry receives a bequest from Oliver Queen and believes it's a clue for an oncoming threat.

Appearing in "Marathon"

Featured Characters:

• The Flash (Barry Allen) (Flashback and main story)
• Iris West-Allen (Flashback and main story) (Also as an hologram)

Supporting Characters:

• Central City Citizen
  • Allegra Garcia
  • Kamilla Hwang
• Gene Huskk (Single appearance; dies) (Flashback and main story)
• Joe West
• John Diggle
• Team Flash
  • Cecile Horton
  • Cisco Ramon
  • Frost
    • Caitlin Snow (Behind the scenes)
  • Harrison Nash Wells (Unknown Earth) (Joins team)

Antagonists:

• Black Hole (Real name revealed) (First full appearance)
  • Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi) (First appearance)
  • Esperanza Garcia (Flashback and main story) (Cameo)
  • Joseph Carver (First appearance)
  • "Malcolm Strombard" (Flashback and main story) (Appears only as a corpse) (Cameo)
  • Maurice (Single appearance) (Cameo)
• Eva McCulloch (Mirrorverse) (First appearance) (Cameo)
• Sterling Brooks

Other Characters:

• Earth-Prime villains
  • Abra Kadabra (Abra Kadabra's Future) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Amunet Black (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Arielle McAlpin (First appearance) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Block (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Bug-Eyed Bandit (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Dan Fisk (First appearance) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Derek Stricker (First appearance) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Dominators (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Emily Palizzi (First appearance) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Girder (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Gorilla Grodd (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Hotness (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • King Shark (Earth-2) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Magenta (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Null (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Payton Gilbert (First appearance) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Pied Piper (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • The Mist (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Top (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Trickster (Axel Walker) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Weather Witch (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
• Harry Wells (Earth-2) (Hologram) (Cameo)
• Maya (Earth-719) (First appearance; unnamed) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
• Natalie (Cameo)
• Remington Meister (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
• Riggs Wellington (Cameo) (Dies)
• The Anti-Monitor (Antimatter Universe) (Mentioned only)
• Prof. Anthony Ivo (Mentioned only)
• A.R.G.U.S. (Mentioned only)
  • Lyla Michaels (Mentioned only)
• Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Mentioned only)
• Batwoman (Kate Kane) (Mentioned only)
• Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) (Mentioned only)
• Damien Darhk (Mentioned only)
• Deathstroke (Slade Wilson) (Mentioned only)
• D.E.O. (Mentioned only)
• Eden Corps (Mentioned only)
• Eobard Thawne (Mentioned only)
• Eva McCulloch (Mentioned only)
• Felicity Smoak (Mentioned only)
• God (Mentioned only)
• Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) (Mentioned only)
• Jesse Wells (Earth-2) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• J.J. Diggle (Mentioned only)
• The Legends (Mentioned only)
  • Rip Hunter (Mentioned only)
  • White Canary (Sara Lance) (Mentioned only)
• Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) (Mentioned only)
• Nazi Army (Mentioned only)
• Nora Allen (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• President Olivia Marsdin (Mentioned only)
• Rainbow Raider (Roy Bivolo) (Mentioned only)
• The Ray (Raymond Terrill) (Mentioned only)
• Sara Diggle (Mentioned only)
• Star City Police Department (Mentioned only)
• Supergirl (Mentioned only)
• Superman (Mentioned only)
• Thea Queen (Mentioned only)
• Thunder (Mentioned only)
• Zoom (Earth-2) (Mentioned only)
• Channel 52

Locations:

• Multiverse (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-Prime
    • Lian Yu
      • A.R.G.U.S.' Prison
    • United States of America
      • Central City (Flashback and main story)
        • CC Jitters
        • McCulloch Technologies (Flashback and main story)
        • S.T.A.R. Labs
      • Freeland (Mentioned only)
      • Gotham City (Mentioned only)
      • Happy Harbor (Mentioned only)
      • Metropolis (Mentioned only)
      • National City (Mentioned only)
      • Star City (Mentioned only)
    • Arctic Circle
      • Fortress of Solitude (Mentioned only)
    • Bialya (Mentioned only)
    • Dinosaur Island (Mentioned only)
    • Gorilla City (Mentioned only)
    • Japan
      • Tokyo (Mentioned only)
    • Kaznia (Mentioned only)
    • Kooey Kooey Kooey (Mentioned only)
    • Markovia (Mentioned only)
    • Nanda Parbat (Mentioned only)
    • Qurac (Mentioned only)
    • San Monte (Mentioned only)
    • Santa Prisca (Mentioned only)
    • Tinasha (Mentioned only)
    • Zambesi (Mentioned only)
  • Mirrorverse (Unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Antimatter Universe (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-1 (Destroyed) (Mentioned only)
  • Earth-2 (Destroyed) (Mentioned only)
  • The Nexus (Mentioned only)
  • Timestream (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Alpha-Omega Virus (Mentioned only)
• Cisco Who's Who Binder (First appearance)
• Kimiyo Hoshi's Rifle (First appearance)
• Metahuman Cure (Mentioned only)
• Mirakuru (Mentioned only)
• Mirror Gun (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Nash Wells' Utility Belt (Cameo)
• Oliver Queen's Mask
• S.T.A.R. Labs' Particle Accelerator (Mentioned only)

Vehicles:

• Amazo (Mentioned only)
• Queen's Gambit (Mentioned only)

Concepts:

• The Crisis (Mentioned only)
• The Dominators' Invasion (Mentioned only)
• Nazis' Invasion (Mentioned only)
• The Singularity (Mentioned only)
• S.T.A.R. Labs' Particle Accelerator Explosion (Mentioned only)
• Time Travel (Mentioned only)
• The Undertaking (Mentioned only)

Notes

• This is the first episode of The Flash to be set on Earth-Prime.
• This episode takes place before the events of the Arrow series finale "Fadeout" as Diggle is not shown to possess his Green Lantern Ring.
• It is shown a Post-Crisis timeline of the events of Earth-Prime. Most of the events of Earth-1, Earth-38 and Black Lightning's Earth still happened but a few of them had some differences.
  • It is revealed that the Singularity was still created in this reality, so the Hunter Zolomon of Earth-Prime became Zoom and his meta-human army still invaded Central City in 2016.
  • In 2017, time-traveling Nazi from World War II invaded Earth-Prime instead of Earth-X's villains.
• The Ray is mentioned to have always operated as a superhero on this reality.

Trivia

• Cisco's Who's Who Binder is a reference to Who's Who, an index of every character, major or minor, in the DC Universe.
  • Some of Earth-1's dead villains are revealed to be alive in the reality, including Abra Kadabra, Block, Girder and Null.
  • Null's survival may also imply that DeVoe spared the Bus metas in the Post-Crisis continuity.

See Also

• 6 Images from The Flash (2014 TV Series) Episode: Marathon
• 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

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