The Flash (2014 TV Series) Episode: The Curious Case of Bartholomew Allen

"The Curious Case of Bartholomew Allen"
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The Flash  Season 8: Episode 16
May 25, 2022
Directors	Caity Lotz
Writers	Thomas Pound Jess Carson
Previous Episode	"Into the Still Force" (May 18, 2022)
Next Episode	"Keep It Dark" (June 8, 2022)

What if I forget who she is... before she comes back? I thought I had plenty of time to get Iris back...

—Barry Allen

The Curious Case of Bartholomew Allen is an episode of season 8 of The Flash. It premiered on May 25, 2022.

Appearing in "The Curious Case of Bartholomew Allen"

Featured Characters:

• The Flash (Barry Allen)

Supporting Characters:

• Central City Police Department
  • Chief David Singh
• Gideon (Voice)
• Team Flash
  • Allegra Garcia
  • Caitlin Snow (Cameo)
  • Cecile Horton
  • Chester P. Runk
  • Iris West-Allen (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Joe West

Antagonists:

• Dr. Pytor Orloff (Single appearance)
• Unnamed Jitters mugger (Single appearance) (Cameo)
• Unnamed thief (Single appearance) (Cameo)

Other Characters:

• Dr. Carla Tannhauser (Phone call only)
• Marco (Jitters barista) (Cameo)
• Unnamed driver (Single appearance) (Cameo)
• Barry Allen (Savitar's Future) (Mentioned only)
• Bart West-Allen (Nora's Future) (Mentioned only)
• Corbin Taft Industries (Mentioned only)
• Frost (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Henry Allen (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Iris West (Savitar's Future) (Mentioned only)
• Iris West-Allen (Nora's Future) (Mentioned only)
• Jenna West (Mentioned only)
• The Kraken (Mentioned only)
• Cpt. Kristen Kramer (Mentioned only)
• Grandma Millie (Cecile Horton's grandmother) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Nora Allen (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Nora West-Allen (Nora's Future) (Mentioned only)
• Doctor Olsen (Mentioned only)
• Rob Singh (Mentioned only)
• Rob Singh's mother (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Steve Palmer (Joe West's old case) (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Earth-Prime
  • China
    • Great Wall of China (Cameo)
  • United States of America
    • Central City
      • Caitlin Snow's Apartment
      • CC Jitters
      • CCPD Headquarters
        • Central City Crime Lab
      • Central City Docks
      • Magnus Labs
      • Mercury Labs
      • S.T.A.R. Labs
        • The Cortex
        • The Lounge
        • Speed Lab
        • Starchives (Mentioned only)
      • West House
    • Gardner River
    • Keystone City
      • Iron Heights (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
      • Tannhauser Industries (Mentioned only)
• Speed Force (Behind the scenes)
• Hell (Mentioned only)
• Nora's Future (Mentioned only)
• Savitar's Future (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Timestream (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Fountain of Youth (Mentioned only)
• Gamma Absorption Array (First appearance)
  • Ampifier
• Mirror Gun

Concepts:

• Flashtime
• Metahumans

Notes

• After reversing the Gamma Absorption Array's effects, Barry's biological age is restored to 29.
  • Barry's 30th birthday is eventually shown in "It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To".
• There's a continuity error in this episode as Caitlin states that the Mirror Gun split Frost from herself. However, Mirror Monarch's powers were responsible for their separation.

Trivia

• The title of the episode is a pun on the movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
  • Chester P. Runk also namedrops Benjamin Button, the main character of the movie.
• Joe West's old case, Steve Palmer, is a reference to the namesake Earth-One villain that The Flash/Barry Allen faced in The Flash #118.

See Also

• 1 Images from The Flash (2014 TV Series) Episode: The Curious Case of Bartholomew Allen
• 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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