The Trap
- Episode aired Apr 28, 2015
- TV-PG
- 42m
Barry, Caitlin, Cisco and Joe set a trap for Wells. Cisco uses himself as bait, which puts him in great danger. Meanwhile, Eddie makes a decision regarding Iris, which leaves Joe a bit unset... Read allBarry, Caitlin, Cisco and Joe set a trap for Wells. Cisco uses himself as bait, which puts him in great danger. Meanwhile, Eddie makes a decision regarding Iris, which leaves Joe a bit unsettled.Barry, Caitlin, Cisco and Joe set a trap for Wells. Cisco uses himself as bait, which puts him in great danger. Meanwhile, Eddie makes a decision regarding Iris, which leaves Joe a bit unsettled.
- Gideon
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe future news article read by Barry and his team indicates that the fight between the Flash and the Reverse Flash is witnessed by the Atom, Hawkgirl, and "Starling City's Green Arrow."
- GoofsTowards the end, Joe fires three bullets at the same time that travel inches away from each other. Since Joe doesn't have super speed, it's impossible for him to fire a bullet, pull the trigger when the first bullet had only traveled inches away from the gun, and then fire yet another bullet while the first and second are still inches away.
- Quotes
[reading a newspaper front page in the Time Vault]
Cisco Ramon: "Flash missing. Vanishes in crisis."
Barry Allen: "After an epic street battle with The Reverse-Flash, our city's very own Scarlet Speedster disappeared in an explosion of light."
Caitlin Snow: Barry, look at the date.
Barry Allen: April 25, 2024. Guys, w-when I fought The Reverse-Flash at Christmas, he said that we'd be fighting for centuries.
Caitlin Snow: Wait, you can't really think that this is from... the future.
Cisco Ramon: That would mean Dr. Wells, whoever he is, is also...
Barry Allen: From the future.
Cisco Ramon: I have to say, I'm really digging the brighter red suit. And the white on the symbol? That's dope. Wait a second. Suppose we now change the color on your suit. Will it be because we got the idea from this picture? That would mean we're living in a causal nexus. This - wow - this is so trippy, like, Marty and the Polaroid trippy.
Caitlin Snow: Not as trippy as the name on the byline.
Barry Allen: Iris West-Allen?
Cisco Ramon: Mazel tov?
- ConnectionsFeatured in DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Their Time Is Now (2016)
- SoundtracksOver & Over
by Smallpools
What I particularly liked about this episode is that it focused more between discovering the secrets of Harrison Wells and confronting Harrison Wells himself. There was no generic meta-human villain this time and we got a fully fledged episode ready to set up more to come in these last few episodes. Overall the acting of the whole cast is great, although sometimes overacting (especially for Grant Gustin), it still proved to be convincing and hooked me into the episode. The plot, like what I said, now focuses and leans more on the Reverse Flash case and the way these characters find out more and more secrets, it became more and more intriguing to watch the episode. I couldn't remember a single time I took off my eyes off the screen, this episode glued me to my seat. The buildup to the climactic sequence which is, you probably might've guessed it already, "The Trap" was brilliant and I liked the pacing because it suited the way the episode ran (pun intended). I also liked that we were given some knowledge of these secrets and are bombarded by some easter eggs that MIGHT be crucial in the future (ehem ehem Justice League) (hopefully). Now as for the Climax, this proved to be one of the best climaxes the show has ever made right up top beside the "Out of Time" episode. The climax had the right mixture of being thrilling and it's so intense that it gets your heart racing real fast (pun intended again). I also particularly liked the flashbacks in the episode, and surprisingly. I ALSO LIKED THE IRIS FLASHBACK. It was a notable and touching scene that I was glad that it was shown in the episode and finally after these many episodes a decent development for her character has been made. The episode also has some decent action, excellent visuals as usual and an amazing music score to accompany it with. As for the flaws, they're practically the usual, the on and off Iris relationship thing going on between him and Barry becomes present in the episode again, although was shadowed by the said flashback that I surprisingly liked.
Overall, well done episode, well done Flash team, you've made such a complex and engaging show that pleases both comic fans and casual audiences alike. Here's hoping that the next few remaining episodes don't lose their speed (pun intended for the last time). +With an episode that focuses more on Harrison Wells/Reverse Flash, +A Menacing Harrison Wells, +Good performances, +An Intense Climax, +An episode that glues you to your seat, +Surprisingly liked the Iris flashback, +Action/Visuals/Musical Score -Barry and iris on and off relationship? (That hopefully ends when season one ends as well)
Verdict: 9.8/10
- SpoodermanDerp
- Apr 29, 2015
Details
- Runtime42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD