Back at the bar, Cisco’s forced into paying the tab & then rushes out after seeing a news report that Zoom’s at the CCPD. Just as Cisco & his brother are about khổng lồ take off, a motorcycle explodes into flames in the parking lot and a meta-human appears, announcing himself by saying, “Hello, Vibe.” It’s Dante’s doppelgänger & he’s pissed Vibe killed Reverb on Earth-2. Dante’s freaked out by the whole thing and says, “I knew there was something wrong. Every time I see you we get attacked by lunatics with crazy weapons!” The new meta-human uses his scythe fire-starting weapon lớn set more vehicles on fire & then breaks into the back of the S.T.A.R. Labs van. Fortunately, Cisco is able lớn run him over and get away.
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Wells says the new meta-human is Rupture, and Cisco can’t believe Zoom lied & said he killed Reverb. Barry says they need lớn figure out a way to lớn get rid of the scythe, & Wells quietly tells Barry he knows what he needs to lớn do. Barry steps out và Iris follows him, discussing the pros & cons of going through Wells’ process of getting back his speed. Iris admits she doesn’t want lớn go through seeing Barry hurt again, and then she – finally – tells him she has feelings for him! “I can’t help but wondering if maybe we were meant to be together,” says Iris. When Barry confessed his feelings last year she wasn’t available, but now she is. He wants khổng lồ know why she’s saying this now & Iris admits it’s because she wants him to lớn know it doesn’t matter if he’s The Flash or not. She wants khổng lồ see if she has a future with Barry, with or without the speed.
Back at the station, Caitlin’s managed to lớn get her hands on a cell phone when Zoom shows up again. Rupture returns và tells him he’s still hunting Vibe, but Zoom wants him to lớn put that aside for a minute & show the police that he’s not sparing their lives. Zoom tells Caitlin he needs to teach them a lesson. She asks why he changes his voice & he says it’s because he’s nothing but a monster. After he leaves, she texts the Lab to lớn alert them Rupture is going to lớn attack the cops at Jitters (their temporary headquarters).
At S.T.A.R. Labs the message is received and Barry’s decided that it’s just too risky for the entire thành phố if something goes wrong with Wells’ particle accelerator plan. He won’t vì chưng it, và they need lớn get to lớn Zoom without The Flash.
The officers, plus Barry, prepare for the attack. They need to stop Rupture but before he arrives Barry wants to know if Joe thinks he made the right choice. Joe says he doesn’t know, but Barry has to live with the decision.
At S.T.A.R. Labs, Dante finds a note that says Cisco went khổng lồ another Earth. They fight about that, and that he didn’t tell his family that he went. Cisco then has to lớn tell him about his powers…and his brother figures out he’s a meta-human. Cisco says he sees things now and he called his brother because he saw a vision of him during a vibe. Cisco takes off, telling his brother to lớn wait for him there.
Cisco and Barry are phối up outside of Jitters when Rupture breaks through the front. The Flash’s hologram takes him on, running circles around him before acting lượt thích he took a hit. Distracted, that’s when Joe và the other officers take Rupture down.
Zoom figures out Caitlin warned them & knows she betrayed him. He puts on his mask & takes off to finish the job at Jitters. He kills most of the officers before Barry rushes in. Joe and Captain Singh (Patrick Sabongui) are still alive, with Joe holding onto Rupture. Barry pleads with him and Zoom kills Rupture, telling him he’s a bigger disappointment than his brother. He picks up the TV camera and tells the viewers The Flash is a hologram & there’s no one left khổng lồ protect the city from him. He looks at Barry & says, “You’re only alive because of Caitlin. Try something lượt thích this again & my affection for her won’t stop me from killing you or the rest of the city.”
Dante & Cisco have been watching the broadcast from S.T.A.R. Labs và Dante figures out why Cisco went khổng lồ Earth-2. They hug it out.
Wells says next up is the recruitment of meta-humans và now that The Flash isn’t around, they are all free to show themselves. “They’ll start coming out of the woodwork,” says Cisco. Wells wants lớn know what more evidence they need, and Barry says he will vị it. He left the thành phố unprotected & now he needs his powers back because he has to stop Zoom, no matter the cost.
Wells is ready and Cisco explains how it works. It’ll be directed just at Barry instead of the whole city, but they’ll also need Barry to be struck by lightning. Wells tells Cisco to lớn get the wand & Cisco asks if he means the one he built for Mark Mardon. “No, the one you built for the Harry Potter convention,” says Wells. “How bởi vì you know about the Harry Potter convention?” asks Cisco, and Wells tells him of course he meant the Mardon wand. Up to lớn the rooftop Cisco goes khổng lồ be a lightning rod. Wells wants him to lớn start a lightning storm, which sounds a bit dangerous to Cisco.
Barry’s clamped in và ready to go. He tells Joe he’ll be fine và Iris says whatever happens won’t change how she feels about him. Henry gives him one last opportunity khổng lồ stop this, but Barry, crying, says he needs his speed lớn be the best version possible of himself. Tears streaming down his face, he tells Wells he’s ready. Wells fires it up and the doors close.
Meanwhile in the secure room, Wally & Jesse have figured out a way lớn break out.
Wells releases chemicals into Barry’s system to make sure he’s exactly the same as he was the night of the accident. Cisco shouts Expecto Patronum & channels the lightning. It’s working, but Zoom sees the lightning strike và races over. Barry’s in the middle of the explosion and he seems to disintegrate. In the hallway, Jesse and Wally are hit with the explosion too và are knocked to the floor, unconscious. Cisco makes it into the lab as the doors to the particle accelerator xuất hiện to reveal Barry’s gone. Iris cries out, Joe is in tears, and Henry wants khổng lồ know what they did to lớn his son. In comes Zoom, picking up The Flash’s burnt suit & telling them job well done, they killed Barry.
The preview for the upcoming episodes show Barry is stuck in another dimension or somewhere in the speed force.
