
Labs Particle Accelerator exploded, creating a dark-matter lightning storm that struck Barry, bestowing him with superspeed and making him the fastest man alive - The Flash. Barry’s life changed forever when the S.T.A.R. This line felt like a reference to the fact that the Flash is usually a major casualty in all of DC Comics’ multiverse-altering crises." Barry Allen lived a normal life as a perpetually tardy C.S.I. That is his legacy,” Thawne, to Barry and Nora.
“No matter what you try, the Flash will always vanish. In many ways, she showed me what it’s like to have a daughter,” Thawne, to Barry, right before Nora vanishes. “That’s right, I’ve grown fond of her too.
During the episode, Thawne reveals that he came up with this entire plan - including creating a Cicada the team could beat - after Barry and Nora visited in the 100th episode. I’m glad the show is finally heading in this direction because Ralph and Sue’s romance is a big part of DC Comics history. Deardon, the name on Ralph’s new case file, is a reference to Sue Deardon, who will eventually become Ralph’s wife in the comics. On the other hand, his powers played a crucial role in tonight’s many victories, and it feels like the team will definitely miss them next season. On the one hand, I’m glad Cisco took the cure because the season did a good job of building to this moment and explaining his reasoning. (Reverse Flash escapes while all this goes down, but not before telling Barry he’ll see him in the next crisis). Honestly, shoutout to both Candice Patton and Grant Gustin for giving such devastating performances. So, Barry and Iris accept her decision and hug her until she fades away in one of the show’s most heart-wrenching moments.
At this point, Nora would rather accept the consequences than become part of the hate-fueled Negative Speed Force, and her parents’ tearful begging won’t change her mind. At first, Barry runs Nora into the Negative Speed Force, but then she changes her mind and exits it because she really listened to her father earlier.
Thawne says the Negative Speed Force is the only place Nora will be safe. Thawne just spent the past few minutes gloating about how he’s mastered the timeline, so a desperate Barry grabs him by the neck and begs him to tell them how to save her. Unfortunately, defeating Thawne doesn’t solve all of their problems because a new timeline starts to set in and Nora starts fading from existence.