1 00:00:00,918 --> 00:00:02,001 - My name is Barry Allen, 2 00:00:02,043 --> 00:00:04,254 and I am the fastest man alive. 3 00:00:04,296 --> 00:00:05,506 To the outside world, 4 00:00:05,547 --> 00:00:07,424 I'm an ordinary forensic scientist. 5 00:00:07,466 --> 00:00:08,676 But secretly, with the help 6 00:00:08,717 --> 00:00:10,260 of my friends at S.T.A.R. Labs, 7 00:00:10,302 --> 00:00:13,263 I fight crime and find other meta-humans like me. 8 00:00:13,305 --> 00:00:15,390 But when my daughter came back from the future to help, 9 00:00:15,432 --> 00:00:16,934 she changed the present, 10 00:00:17,935 --> 00:00:20,479 and now our world is more dangerous than ever, 11 00:00:20,521 --> 00:00:22,898 and I'm the only one fast enough to save it. 12 00:00:22,940 --> 00:00:26,276 I am The Flash. 13 00:00:26,318 --> 00:00:28,946 - Previously on "The Flash"... 14 00:00:28,988 --> 00:00:30,656 - So what are you going to do with him? 15 00:00:30,698 --> 00:00:32,324 - I think our time would be better served 16 00:00:32,366 --> 00:00:33,701 learning how to cure him. 17 00:00:33,742 --> 00:00:35,327 - You should really talk to Dr. Lamden. 18 00:00:35,369 --> 00:00:36,954 - Grodd's attacking him psychically. 19 00:00:36,996 --> 00:00:38,163 He's paralyzed. 20 00:00:38,205 --> 00:00:40,708 - Human weak. 21 00:00:40,749 --> 00:00:42,835 - We could make a meta-human cure. 22 00:00:42,877 --> 00:00:45,004 - There's gotta be something we could do outside the box. 23 00:00:45,044 --> 00:00:47,130 - [screaming] 24 00:00:47,172 --> 00:00:48,549 - You shouldn't go to your office. 25 00:00:48,590 --> 00:00:50,009 Not right now. - Why? 26 00:00:50,049 --> 00:00:51,802 - How many times has this happened? 27 00:00:51,844 --> 00:00:53,178 - 52. 28 00:00:53,220 --> 00:00:55,014 - If I want to stop Cicada, I can't be so precious 29 00:00:55,055 --> 00:00:56,473 about getting The Flash's hands dirty. 30 00:00:56,515 --> 00:00:58,642 Sometimes the ends justify the means. 31 00:00:58,684 --> 00:01:00,519 I get that now. 32 00:01:00,561 --> 00:01:03,522 [people shouting, clamoring] 33 00:01:03,564 --> 00:01:06,233 [dramatic music] 34 00:01:06,274 --> 00:01:08,402 - Can't move. 35 00:01:08,443 --> 00:01:10,153 - [roaring] 36 00:01:10,195 --> 00:01:17,244 ♪ ♪ 37 00:01:28,087 --> 00:01:32,467 - Ladies and gentlemen, we finally have our hands 38 00:01:32,509 --> 00:01:35,429 on the meta-human cure. 39 00:01:35,470 --> 00:01:38,432 [soft dramatic music] 40 00:01:38,473 --> 00:01:40,183 ♪ ♪ 41 00:01:40,225 --> 00:01:42,394 Cool, cool. It's not like I spent weeks 42 00:01:42,436 --> 00:01:44,021 in the frozen tundra or anything. 43 00:01:44,063 --> 00:01:48,025 - No, no, no. I think that just people are 44 00:01:48,067 --> 00:01:50,277 waiting for the inevitable "but" 45 00:01:50,318 --> 00:01:52,279 that follows such a big statement. 46 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,616 - Mmm, no, it's done, and thanks to Caitlin, 47 00:01:55,657 --> 00:01:58,702 we even have a way to deliver our silver bullet, 48 00:01:58,744 --> 00:02:01,538 so no, no "buts." 49 00:02:01,580 --> 00:02:03,164 - I believe there is a big "but" coming. 50 00:02:03,206 --> 00:02:06,293 - But we need to test the cure on a meta-human. 51 00:02:06,334 --> 00:02:07,669 - [speaks French] There it is. 52 00:02:07,711 --> 00:02:09,546 - What we need is to save 53 00:02:09,588 --> 00:02:11,298 the metas that Cicada is targeting 54 00:02:11,339 --> 00:02:13,216 because he's not gonna stop killing innocent people. 55 00:02:13,258 --> 00:02:17,096 - Is the cure dangerous? - Well, it's an untested serum 56 00:02:17,137 --> 00:02:19,014 that alters biology on a cellular level, 57 00:02:19,056 --> 00:02:20,975 so until we try it out on someone, 58 00:02:21,016 --> 00:02:22,267 we have no way of knowing. 59 00:02:22,309 --> 00:02:23,978 - When we started working on the cure, 60 00:02:24,019 --> 00:02:26,897 we decided that it would always be a choice, not a weapon, 61 00:02:26,939 --> 00:02:28,774 so all we need is a volunteer. 62 00:02:28,816 --> 00:02:30,859 - Well, there's quite a conundrum, right? 63 00:02:30,901 --> 00:02:33,112 A meta-human volunteer when the meta-humans in this city 64 00:02:33,153 --> 00:02:35,114 have been chased away by us or killed by Cicada 65 00:02:35,155 --> 00:02:37,699 or incarcerated at Iron Heights Prison, so-- 66 00:02:37,741 --> 00:02:40,243 - Nobody from either group is gonna volunteer. 67 00:02:40,285 --> 00:02:42,496 - No, these criminals are not going to relinquish 68 00:02:42,537 --> 00:02:43,956 their powers, although-- 69 00:02:43,998 --> 00:02:45,916 - There's gotta be somebody somewhere. 70 00:02:45,958 --> 00:02:48,752 - Yes, on another Earth. 71 00:02:48,794 --> 00:02:51,338 - Oh, I'll call Harry, see if there's anybody from Earth-2 72 00:02:51,379 --> 00:02:52,589 who wants to volunteer. - Yes. 73 00:02:52,631 --> 00:02:54,883 - Not really what I was suggesting. 74 00:02:54,925 --> 00:02:56,301 - Hold on, you don't have to call Harry. 75 00:02:56,343 --> 00:02:57,636 - Wait, why not? 76 00:02:57,678 --> 00:03:00,179 - Because there's already a meta here from Earth-2, 77 00:03:00,221 --> 00:03:03,851 one who might not want his powers-- 78 00:03:03,892 --> 00:03:08,271 although it might be pretty difficult to talk to him. 79 00:03:08,313 --> 00:03:10,024 - King Shark-- 80 00:03:10,065 --> 00:03:11,483 you really think you can cure him? 81 00:03:11,525 --> 00:03:12,901 - That's the idea. 82 00:03:12,943 --> 00:03:15,779 - Oh, Lyla, this is, um... 83 00:03:15,821 --> 00:03:18,032 my daughter, Nora. 84 00:03:18,073 --> 00:03:20,075 - Your daughter? - Yeah. 85 00:03:20,117 --> 00:03:22,410 - I'm from-- - The future, I'm guessing. 86 00:03:22,452 --> 00:03:23,704 - Weird, right? 87 00:03:23,745 --> 00:03:25,288 - No weirder than waking up one day 88 00:03:25,330 --> 00:03:29,084 to find out that your son used to be your daughter. 89 00:03:29,126 --> 00:03:30,794 So, why King Shark? 90 00:03:30,836 --> 00:03:34,173 - Dark matter levels vary from meta-human to meta-human, 91 00:03:34,213 --> 00:03:37,467 but Shay Lamden's case is the most extreme we've seen, 92 00:03:37,509 --> 00:03:39,928 so we think if we could reverse the effects of a high level 93 00:03:39,970 --> 00:03:43,598 mutation like his-- - You can help all meta-humans. 94 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:47,268 - Look, we know King Shark has limited speech, 95 00:03:47,310 --> 00:03:50,856 but we're wondering, could we try and talk to him? 96 00:03:50,898 --> 00:03:52,733 If we're gonna do this, we're gonna need his permission. 97 00:03:52,774 --> 00:03:54,401 - Well, you're in luck, Cisco. 98 00:03:54,442 --> 00:03:56,904 Lately, he's been quite talkative. 99 00:03:59,031 --> 00:04:00,490 [jazzy music playing] 100 00:04:00,532 --> 00:04:03,368 - Look at these pictures. 101 00:04:03,410 --> 00:04:06,413 - So peaceful. - Mm. 102 00:04:06,454 --> 00:04:09,457 - So beautiful. 103 00:04:09,499 --> 00:04:13,003 So peaceful. - It is, isn't it? 104 00:04:13,045 --> 00:04:16,590 - You know, I never understood why Wally went there. 105 00:04:16,631 --> 00:04:18,884 Now I do. - Well, it makes me wonder. 106 00:04:18,926 --> 00:04:21,511 I mean, is my baby brother ever coming back from Tibet? 107 00:04:21,553 --> 00:04:25,057 - Well, all I can say is that he is more at ease 108 00:04:25,099 --> 00:04:27,768 than he has ever been. - Hm. 109 00:04:27,809 --> 00:04:30,104 - And if that means he wants to stay away from... 110 00:04:30,145 --> 00:04:32,981 [sighs] The crazy that is Central City, 111 00:04:33,023 --> 00:04:35,109 then, you know what? So be it. 112 00:04:35,150 --> 00:04:36,651 - Yeah. 113 00:04:36,693 --> 00:04:40,072 Well, I am glad that you're back, Dad. 114 00:04:40,114 --> 00:04:42,157 - We're all glad that you're back. 115 00:04:42,199 --> 00:04:43,742 Mmm. 116 00:04:43,784 --> 00:04:46,369 Even Captain Singh is glad that you're back. 117 00:04:46,411 --> 00:04:48,371 [baby crying] 118 00:04:48,413 --> 00:04:49,623 - Wha-- - I'll get it. 119 00:04:49,664 --> 00:04:51,666 - No, no, no. No, you will not. 120 00:04:51,708 --> 00:04:52,834 You will not. 121 00:04:52,876 --> 00:04:54,169 You have been on crying baby duty 122 00:04:54,211 --> 00:04:56,004 for far too long, Joe West. 123 00:04:56,046 --> 00:04:57,380 [smooches] 124 00:04:57,422 --> 00:04:58,882 [whispering] So happy you're back. 125 00:04:58,924 --> 00:05:00,717 - All right, all right. 126 00:05:00,759 --> 00:05:02,469 [laughter] 127 00:05:02,510 --> 00:05:04,679 - Are we ever gonna talk about this couch you bought? 128 00:05:04,721 --> 00:05:06,932 - Another day, Joe. Another day. 129 00:05:06,974 --> 00:05:08,349 - [whispering] Very expensive. 130 00:05:08,391 --> 00:05:09,977 - I mean, it's nice. Listen. 131 00:05:10,018 --> 00:05:12,104 So, Cecile... - Mm-hmm. 132 00:05:12,146 --> 00:05:14,564 - Has brought me up to speed. 133 00:05:14,606 --> 00:05:16,817 Cicada--been very busy. 134 00:05:16,858 --> 00:05:18,902 [soft dramatic music] 135 00:05:18,944 --> 00:05:22,114 - Yeah, well... [laughs softly] 136 00:05:22,156 --> 00:05:25,742 You know, Team Flash will figure out a way to beat him. 137 00:05:25,784 --> 00:05:29,537 - But Jonesy was helping him right under our nose, 138 00:05:29,579 --> 00:05:31,748 and that got me thinking, 139 00:05:31,790 --> 00:05:35,127 Cicada's eluded capture for so long 140 00:05:35,169 --> 00:05:37,754 that I'm thinking that 141 00:05:37,796 --> 00:05:40,007 he's still getting help from somebody. 142 00:05:40,048 --> 00:05:43,177 ♪ ♪ 143 00:05:43,218 --> 00:05:44,886 - I want more coffee. 144 00:05:44,928 --> 00:05:46,471 I'm gonna make some more coffee. 145 00:05:46,513 --> 00:05:49,516 Yeah, I'll bring you a fresh cup. 146 00:05:51,977 --> 00:05:54,479 - Normally, we don't bring in outside help but we got wind 147 00:05:54,521 --> 00:05:56,898 that the top ichthyologist in the country was doing research 148 00:05:56,940 --> 00:05:58,942 on cases just like King Shark's. 149 00:05:58,984 --> 00:06:01,360 Actually, I think you may know her. 150 00:06:01,402 --> 00:06:03,362 - Dr. Lamden? 151 00:06:03,404 --> 00:06:04,948 You're working for A.R.G.U.S. now? 152 00:06:04,990 --> 00:06:06,908 - Couldn't say no. And please, call me Tanya. 153 00:06:06,950 --> 00:06:08,702 - What about Nautilus Laboratories? 154 00:06:08,743 --> 00:06:11,246 - Director Michaels offered me the opportunity to work 155 00:06:11,288 --> 00:06:13,790 with another Shay Lamden, one afflicted with the same 156 00:06:13,832 --> 00:06:16,001 dark matter anomaly as my late husband, 157 00:06:16,043 --> 00:06:18,545 only this Shay system was causing 158 00:06:18,586 --> 00:06:20,964 his neural pathways to regress. 159 00:06:21,006 --> 00:06:23,050 I'm teaching him how to communicate effectively. 160 00:06:23,091 --> 00:06:25,468 - Are you saying his mind is becoming more shark-like? 161 00:06:25,510 --> 00:06:27,971 - It was, but not anymore. 162 00:06:28,013 --> 00:06:30,015 I stopped the regression of King Shark's mind 163 00:06:30,057 --> 00:06:31,892 using a cerebral interface 164 00:06:31,933 --> 00:06:34,019 that stimulates his neural outputs. 165 00:06:34,061 --> 00:06:35,854 I call it a telepathic crown. 166 00:06:35,896 --> 00:06:37,856 - Kinda like the M.A.D. 2.0 we built. 167 00:06:37,898 --> 00:06:39,274 That's brilliant. 168 00:06:39,316 --> 00:06:42,443 - My husband, the Shay Lamden of Earth-1, 169 00:06:42,485 --> 00:06:44,154 was a wonderful man. 170 00:06:44,196 --> 00:06:47,448 Now, I have the chance to help another Earth's Shay Lamden, 171 00:06:47,490 --> 00:06:50,409 by giving him back his human mind. 172 00:06:50,451 --> 00:06:52,371 And since Shay's current state 173 00:06:52,411 --> 00:06:55,082 requires him to be in the water more, 174 00:06:55,123 --> 00:06:57,334 these earbuds allow me to hear him 175 00:06:57,376 --> 00:06:59,253 under water and vice versa. 176 00:06:59,294 --> 00:07:01,420 - The telepathic crown allows Tanya to get through 177 00:07:01,462 --> 00:07:04,341 to King Shark and curb his violent behavior. 178 00:07:04,383 --> 00:07:06,593 - Can we use the crown to talk to him? 179 00:07:06,634 --> 00:07:09,971 - Yes, but why? 180 00:07:10,013 --> 00:07:11,681 - We think we can make him human again. 181 00:07:11,723 --> 00:07:13,308 - [laughs softly] 182 00:07:13,350 --> 00:07:15,643 - It's taken a lot of work, but we think we figured out a way 183 00:07:15,685 --> 00:07:17,562 to transform dark matter-infused cells 184 00:07:17,604 --> 00:07:19,106 back to their non-meta state. 185 00:07:19,147 --> 00:07:21,275 - Now, all we need to do is test it, 186 00:07:21,316 --> 00:07:23,777 so we came looking for a volunteer. 187 00:07:23,818 --> 00:07:25,987 - That could really work? 188 00:07:26,029 --> 00:07:27,697 - So, can we ask him? 189 00:07:27,739 --> 00:07:32,953 ♪ ♪ 190 00:07:32,994 --> 00:07:36,039 [machine beeping] 191 00:07:38,208 --> 00:07:42,170 - Shay, a team from S.T.A.R. Labs is here. 192 00:07:42,212 --> 00:07:44,589 They have something you may want-- 193 00:07:44,631 --> 00:07:48,676 a meta-cure for your condition. 194 00:07:48,718 --> 00:07:51,263 Trust me, their preliminary analysis 195 00:07:51,305 --> 00:07:53,765 on reversing meta-gene transfigurations 196 00:07:53,807 --> 00:07:56,810 proves there is a strong chance it could work, 197 00:07:56,851 --> 00:07:59,187 especially in ichthyological prospects. 198 00:07:59,229 --> 00:08:00,855 [laughing] 199 00:08:00,897 --> 00:08:03,358 No, I'm not just showing off. 200 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,652 It's their research. 201 00:08:05,693 --> 00:08:08,529 Shay has a wonderful sense of humor. 202 00:08:08,571 --> 00:08:13,452 - So, are we supposed to call him King Shark or Shay? 203 00:08:13,493 --> 00:08:16,997 - Yes, I'm still here. Uh-huh. 204 00:08:17,038 --> 00:08:19,416 I agree. 205 00:08:19,458 --> 00:08:21,084 Okay. 206 00:08:21,126 --> 00:08:24,087 [ominous music] 207 00:08:24,129 --> 00:08:31,178 ♪ ♪ 208 00:08:36,808 --> 00:08:40,770 - You believe this cure could help? 209 00:08:40,812 --> 00:08:43,357 - Yeah. 210 00:08:43,398 --> 00:08:45,859 - Where do we begin? [sharp feedback ringing] 211 00:08:45,900 --> 00:08:48,736 - [roars] 212 00:08:50,738 --> 00:08:52,699 - [grunts] 213 00:08:52,740 --> 00:08:54,451 - This is Agent Michaels. 214 00:08:54,493 --> 00:08:56,786 I need every available soldier at the aquarium now! 215 00:08:56,828 --> 00:08:59,331 ♪ ♪ 216 00:08:59,373 --> 00:09:01,416 - Dad? - I'm fine. 217 00:09:07,214 --> 00:09:09,841 - W-What was all that feedback? I thought he was under control. 218 00:09:09,883 --> 00:09:11,259 - I don't know. 219 00:09:11,301 --> 00:09:13,136 Nothing like that has ever happened before. 220 00:09:13,178 --> 00:09:15,472 Maybe his neuroregression finally reached the point 221 00:09:15,514 --> 00:09:17,765 where the crown could no longer affect him. 222 00:09:17,807 --> 00:09:19,309 Shay could be lost forever. 223 00:09:19,351 --> 00:09:20,643 - No, no, no. We don't know that. 224 00:09:20,685 --> 00:09:22,187 Why don't you come to S.T.A.R. Labs with us. 225 00:09:22,229 --> 00:09:25,399 We can use the M.A.D. 2.0 to boost the crown's efficiency. 226 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:29,069 - We need to find King Shark before he hurts anyone. 227 00:09:29,110 --> 00:09:31,530 - A.R.G.U.S. backup protocols have been activated, 228 00:09:31,571 --> 00:09:33,114 but King Shark could be anywhere. 229 00:09:33,156 --> 00:09:34,491 - We'll re-task the S.T.A.R. Labs satellite 230 00:09:34,533 --> 00:09:37,911 to work in circuit with A.R.G.U.S. 231 00:09:37,952 --> 00:09:41,081 - What's on your mind? 232 00:09:41,122 --> 00:09:42,582 - Just wondering if we need to rethink 233 00:09:42,623 --> 00:09:44,625 how we're going to catch him. 234 00:09:44,667 --> 00:09:47,295 - [laughing] - Stop, that did not happen. 235 00:09:47,337 --> 00:09:49,089 - Yes, it did. - [laughs] 236 00:09:49,130 --> 00:09:53,718 - Look, my lips went numb, and then they swelled up 237 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:56,971 so bad it looked like I had plastic surgery. 238 00:09:57,013 --> 00:09:58,723 - What did Wally do? - He laughed, of course. 239 00:09:58,765 --> 00:10:00,559 The baby laughed. - [laughs] 240 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:04,521 - At least now I know I'm allergic to Szechuan peppers. 241 00:10:04,563 --> 00:10:08,483 - Dad, do you mind if I work here today, actually? 242 00:10:08,525 --> 00:10:10,693 Might give us some time to catch up. 243 00:10:10,735 --> 00:10:13,988 - Well, you know I'm never gonna turn that down, so... 244 00:10:14,030 --> 00:10:18,076 Uh, but, Cecile tells me that you have 245 00:10:18,118 --> 00:10:20,787 a fancy new office? 246 00:10:20,828 --> 00:10:23,081 - Yeah, yeah, it's just, you know, the plumbing 247 00:10:23,123 --> 00:10:24,916 is really lousy and I can't have water 248 00:10:24,958 --> 00:10:26,751 dripping on my laptop, right? 249 00:10:26,793 --> 00:10:29,504 - Well, hey, uh, the guy that expanded our guest bath-- 250 00:10:29,546 --> 00:10:31,756 he did a really great job and he's really affordable. 251 00:10:31,798 --> 00:10:34,634 - Let me give you his number. - No, Dad, it's fine, really. 252 00:10:34,675 --> 00:10:36,677 - Iris, if you don't take care of this quickly, 253 00:10:36,719 --> 00:10:38,054 it could snowball. 254 00:10:38,096 --> 00:10:40,515 Here. Let me just send it to you. 255 00:10:40,557 --> 00:10:42,058 - Okay, yeah. Yeah. 256 00:10:42,100 --> 00:10:44,519 Actually, yeah, you know what? That's a great idea. 257 00:10:44,561 --> 00:10:46,480 Why don't you send it to me and I'll head over there 258 00:10:46,521 --> 00:10:48,815 and see what I can do. 259 00:10:48,856 --> 00:10:50,191 Thanks, Dad. - Okay. 260 00:10:50,233 --> 00:10:51,818 Muah. - Love you. 261 00:10:51,859 --> 00:10:54,695 - Love you more. 262 00:10:54,737 --> 00:10:57,574 - So, if we wanna boost the crown's powers, 263 00:10:57,616 --> 00:11:00,118 we gotta get it to talk to the M.A.D. 2.0. 264 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,203 - What about a logarithmic code? 265 00:11:02,245 --> 00:11:05,165 - Exactly. You see, this is why we need 266 00:11:05,206 --> 00:11:07,666 more scientists on the team. 267 00:11:07,708 --> 00:11:09,336 - Shay tells me that all the time. 268 00:11:09,377 --> 00:11:11,630 - Well, the guy knows what he's talking about. 269 00:11:11,670 --> 00:11:13,714 All right, so, why don't you use 270 00:11:13,756 --> 00:11:15,800 my workstation, and I'll get this going. 271 00:11:18,719 --> 00:11:21,139 - Fascinating, right? - Yeah, it should be. 272 00:11:21,181 --> 00:11:22,807 - It's the merging of technology 273 00:11:22,849 --> 00:11:24,184 and human consciousness. 274 00:11:24,225 --> 00:11:26,019 - And shark, but no, no, no. 275 00:11:26,060 --> 00:11:29,063 I'm referring to your relationship with Shay Lamden. 276 00:11:29,105 --> 00:11:31,441 - What do you mean, "relationship"? 277 00:11:31,483 --> 00:11:33,193 - [speaking French] 278 00:11:33,234 --> 00:11:37,113 The way your posture relaxes when you're speaking of him 279 00:11:37,155 --> 00:11:38,781 and the way your voice modulates-- 280 00:11:38,823 --> 00:11:42,076 it suggests a familiarity... - Hm. 281 00:11:42,118 --> 00:11:44,787 - Or something more. 282 00:11:44,829 --> 00:11:47,624 - We're both marine biologists, so we have a lot in common. 283 00:11:47,666 --> 00:11:51,461 I guess you could say we've grown very close. 284 00:11:51,503 --> 00:11:53,171 But he's just my patient. 285 00:11:53,213 --> 00:11:54,631 - Oh, of course. 286 00:11:54,673 --> 00:11:58,009 - Look at that. We have liftoff. 287 00:11:58,051 --> 00:12:00,637 They are actually talking. You see? 288 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:03,014 I knew these two crazy kids were gonna make it work. 289 00:12:03,056 --> 00:12:04,891 - They aren't just synching up. 290 00:12:04,932 --> 00:12:07,477 The M.A.D. 2.0 is acting like an antennae, 291 00:12:07,519 --> 00:12:09,812 amplifying the crown's psychic signal 292 00:12:09,854 --> 00:12:12,232 beyond anything I could have imagined. 293 00:12:12,273 --> 00:12:14,526 - We heard geek screaming. How are things going in here? 294 00:12:14,568 --> 00:12:16,444 - I just need to synch the helmet to my earbuds, 295 00:12:16,486 --> 00:12:19,072 and we're good to go. - Left that in the cortex, 296 00:12:19,113 --> 00:12:22,075 in the main console, by the monitor to the left. 297 00:12:22,116 --> 00:12:23,702 You know what? 298 00:12:23,742 --> 00:12:26,079 Come with me. I'll show you. 299 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,789 - Great work, Cisco. - Oh, well, takes a village. 300 00:12:28,831 --> 00:12:30,208 But every village needs a genius 301 00:12:30,250 --> 00:12:32,293 and that's me, so thank you. 302 00:12:32,335 --> 00:12:34,504 - Now we just have to find King Shark and talk him down. 303 00:12:34,546 --> 00:12:36,839 - Why don't we get the cure injector to Caitlin 304 00:12:36,881 --> 00:12:38,383 and make sure it's ready to go. 305 00:12:38,425 --> 00:12:41,386 - Well, remember, we gotta talk to him first. 306 00:12:41,428 --> 00:12:43,555 - Right. [alert blips] 307 00:12:43,597 --> 00:12:45,848 - We got a hit on King Shark. He's at the wharf. 308 00:12:45,890 --> 00:12:47,934 [alarm ringing] 309 00:12:47,975 --> 00:12:50,937 [dramatic music] 310 00:12:50,978 --> 00:12:58,027 ♪ ♪ 311 00:12:59,946 --> 00:13:01,656 - Caitlin, are you sure he's here? 312 00:13:01,698 --> 00:13:04,534 - Oh, he's there. 313 00:13:04,576 --> 00:13:07,036 He's heading straight right for you. 314 00:13:07,078 --> 00:13:09,956 - [roars] 315 00:13:09,997 --> 00:13:12,125 - Nora, you're up. 316 00:13:12,166 --> 00:13:13,543 - Done. 317 00:13:13,585 --> 00:13:15,462 - Okay, systems are synched. 318 00:13:15,503 --> 00:13:18,131 - Shay? It's me, Tanya. 319 00:13:18,172 --> 00:13:20,508 These people are only here to help you. 320 00:13:20,550 --> 00:13:22,218 Please listen to them. 321 00:13:22,260 --> 00:13:24,429 - It's okay. 322 00:13:24,471 --> 00:13:26,431 - [snarling] 323 00:13:26,473 --> 00:13:28,057 - I think it's working. 324 00:13:28,099 --> 00:13:30,977 - I think you're right. 325 00:13:31,018 --> 00:13:33,938 Let's ask him-- [grunts] 326 00:13:33,980 --> 00:13:36,941 - Shay, stop! Please. 327 00:13:36,983 --> 00:13:39,235 Please. I don't know what's wrong with him. 328 00:13:39,277 --> 00:13:40,945 - [roars] 329 00:13:40,987 --> 00:13:43,323 - [screams] - [gasps] 330 00:13:43,364 --> 00:13:46,075 - Barry? - [panting] 331 00:13:46,117 --> 00:13:47,952 [device beeps] 332 00:13:47,994 --> 00:13:50,204 - [roars] - [grunts] 333 00:13:51,665 --> 00:13:53,958 [King Shark roaring] 334 00:13:54,000 --> 00:14:01,048 ♪ ♪ 335 00:14:11,476 --> 00:14:14,521 - Guys, what's happening? Where's Shay? 336 00:14:18,274 --> 00:14:20,193 - [gasping, grunting] 337 00:14:22,779 --> 00:14:24,698 - Shay? 338 00:14:24,739 --> 00:14:27,742 - What is it? 339 00:14:27,784 --> 00:14:28,993 - What's going on? 340 00:14:29,035 --> 00:14:30,870 - Is Shay okay? 341 00:14:30,911 --> 00:14:33,164 - Yeah. He's human again. 342 00:14:33,206 --> 00:14:40,254 ♪ ♪ 343 00:14:43,174 --> 00:14:45,176 [tense music] 344 00:14:45,218 --> 00:14:47,345 - Where am I? Who are you? 345 00:14:47,387 --> 00:14:48,513 - Hey, hey, hey. - No, enough! 346 00:14:48,555 --> 00:14:50,515 Just get off me! - It's okay. 347 00:14:50,557 --> 00:14:53,226 They're friends. 348 00:14:53,267 --> 00:14:55,687 - [grunts] 349 00:14:55,729 --> 00:14:57,271 Tanya. 350 00:14:57,313 --> 00:14:59,232 - Yeah, it's--it's me. 351 00:15:01,735 --> 00:15:05,112 - I'm...me? 352 00:15:05,154 --> 00:15:07,407 How? 353 00:15:07,448 --> 00:15:09,158 - We call it the cure. 354 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:12,453 It's a serum that suppresses dark matter in meta-humans. 355 00:15:12,495 --> 00:15:14,080 You're the first person to take it. 356 00:15:14,121 --> 00:15:16,915 - Well, except you didn't take it. 357 00:15:16,957 --> 00:15:20,253 - We, um, we gave it to you. 358 00:15:20,294 --> 00:15:22,338 - My--my head is still swirling around. 359 00:15:22,380 --> 00:15:24,507 [soft dramatic music] 360 00:15:24,549 --> 00:15:26,718 Are you saying I'm human again? 361 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:28,678 Forever? 362 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:30,638 - Almost. 363 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:33,808 We developed a cure to work on the human part of a meta-human. 364 00:15:33,850 --> 00:15:37,854 The animal part of your brain fought back a little bit. 365 00:15:37,896 --> 00:15:40,774 There's still some dark matter in your pituitary gland, 366 00:15:40,815 --> 00:15:43,234 but with this new data, we should be able to 367 00:15:43,276 --> 00:15:46,821 address the cure and the next dose should be permanent. 368 00:15:46,863 --> 00:15:49,156 - Monsieur Lamden, I should introduce myself. 369 00:15:49,198 --> 00:15:51,117 Sherloque Wells. You've probably heard of me. 370 00:15:51,158 --> 00:15:54,161 I have a question. I've been debating in my brain. 371 00:15:54,203 --> 00:15:58,249 What drives the King Shark? 372 00:15:58,291 --> 00:16:02,712 Is it the shark, or is it the man? 373 00:16:05,381 --> 00:16:07,049 - If you're asking should I be held accountable 374 00:16:07,091 --> 00:16:10,595 for my actions, my answer is simple. 375 00:16:10,637 --> 00:16:12,346 Yes, I should. 376 00:16:12,388 --> 00:16:15,892 ♪ ♪ 377 00:16:15,934 --> 00:16:18,436 I don't remember how many people I hurt, 378 00:16:18,478 --> 00:16:22,189 or who, but that's no excuse. 379 00:16:22,231 --> 00:16:23,691 - What do you remember? 380 00:16:23,733 --> 00:16:26,861 - Fragments. Glimpses. 381 00:16:26,903 --> 00:16:28,905 One day, I was a scientist. The next, I was trapped 382 00:16:28,947 --> 00:16:31,157 in that body and everything felt heightened, 383 00:16:31,198 --> 00:16:33,493 like my emotions were on steroids. 384 00:16:33,534 --> 00:16:37,538 And the rage-- there was so much rage. 385 00:16:37,580 --> 00:16:39,290 - That makes sense. A shark's amygdala triggers 386 00:16:39,332 --> 00:16:41,501 a huge emotional response when it feels attacked. 387 00:16:41,542 --> 00:16:44,211 - Perhaps that's why you escaped today. 388 00:16:44,253 --> 00:16:45,922 You were frightened. 389 00:16:45,964 --> 00:16:49,091 - I don't know. Today felt different. 390 00:16:49,133 --> 00:16:52,345 I don't remember much before I started using Tanya's crown, 391 00:16:52,386 --> 00:16:53,763 but since then, 392 00:16:53,805 --> 00:16:56,599 my mind and memory have been much clearer. 393 00:16:56,641 --> 00:17:00,060 And I especially remember the kindness that you showed me. 394 00:17:00,102 --> 00:17:01,437 - [laughs softly] 395 00:17:01,479 --> 00:17:06,442 ♪ ♪ 396 00:17:06,484 --> 00:17:08,110 - [grunting] - [whimpers] 397 00:17:08,152 --> 00:17:09,570 What-- 398 00:17:09,612 --> 00:17:12,239 [ominous music] 399 00:17:12,281 --> 00:17:15,451 What happened? 400 00:17:15,493 --> 00:17:17,620 - The dark matter in his system is replicating. 401 00:17:17,662 --> 00:17:20,623 - Tanya, I'm sorry. 402 00:17:20,665 --> 00:17:23,626 [soft dramatic music] 403 00:17:23,668 --> 00:17:30,717 ♪ ♪ 404 00:17:32,719 --> 00:17:35,346 - Shay, I'm sorry, but until this is over, 405 00:17:35,388 --> 00:17:37,974 we can't let you leave S.T.A.R. Labs. 406 00:17:38,016 --> 00:17:42,020 ♪ ♪ 407 00:17:42,061 --> 00:17:43,646 [whispering] Call me as soon as the cure 408 00:17:43,688 --> 00:17:45,023 is ready to inject him a second time. 409 00:17:45,105 --> 00:17:47,692 We have to know if this works. 410 00:17:50,403 --> 00:17:51,905 - Barry? - Yeah? 411 00:17:51,946 --> 00:17:53,447 - When you said you wanted me to call you 412 00:17:53,489 --> 00:17:55,366 it was so that we could ask Shay 413 00:17:55,408 --> 00:17:56,659 if he wants to take the cure, right? 414 00:17:56,701 --> 00:17:58,160 - Caitlin-- - 'Cause you know, 415 00:17:58,202 --> 00:17:59,579 out in the field, you didn't really give him 416 00:17:59,620 --> 00:18:00,872 much of a choice. 417 00:18:00,914 --> 00:18:02,415 - But that was kinda hard to do 418 00:18:02,456 --> 00:18:04,042 when King Shark had you dead to rights. 419 00:18:04,082 --> 00:18:05,585 - We had a way of communicating with him, 420 00:18:05,626 --> 00:18:06,794 and you barely gave that a shot. 421 00:18:06,836 --> 00:18:08,462 And we could have tried again. 422 00:18:08,504 --> 00:18:11,090 - I saved you, man. What did you want me to do? 423 00:18:11,131 --> 00:18:12,633 Risk your life? - That's not the point. 424 00:18:12,675 --> 00:18:14,176 - It should be. We're a team. 425 00:18:14,218 --> 00:18:15,678 We're supposed to have each other's backs. 426 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:17,346 - And we agreed, as a team, 427 00:18:17,388 --> 00:18:19,057 to wait for his permission, but you didn't even do that. 428 00:18:19,098 --> 00:18:20,099 - And look what happened. 429 00:18:20,140 --> 00:18:21,392 You're alive, 430 00:18:21,434 --> 00:18:24,020 and Shay seems to like being human, 431 00:18:24,062 --> 00:18:27,523 so that's a win-win. 432 00:18:27,565 --> 00:18:29,692 - Is that what you think a hero does? 433 00:18:29,734 --> 00:18:33,237 Forces other people to do what you want them to do? 434 00:18:33,279 --> 00:18:36,532 - He was gonna eat you, Cisco. 435 00:18:36,574 --> 00:18:38,409 What was I supposed to do? 436 00:18:38,451 --> 00:18:42,789 - We agreed that the cure would never be used as a weapon. 437 00:18:42,830 --> 00:18:44,791 - Tell me something. 438 00:18:44,832 --> 00:18:48,168 Did you change your mind in the moment, 439 00:18:48,210 --> 00:18:50,004 or was this always part of the plan? 440 00:18:50,046 --> 00:18:57,095 ♪ ♪ 441 00:18:59,179 --> 00:19:04,018 - ♪ If I could turn back time, I would do it all again ♪ 442 00:19:04,060 --> 00:19:07,021 [upbeat pop music playing] 443 00:19:07,063 --> 00:19:08,481 - Dad? 444 00:19:08,522 --> 00:19:11,525 - I went by your office 445 00:19:11,567 --> 00:19:14,236 to talk to you. 446 00:19:14,278 --> 00:19:15,780 - Dad, look. I, um-- 447 00:19:15,822 --> 00:19:17,615 - Don't. Don't try it. 448 00:19:17,657 --> 00:19:22,829 I heard about this crazy time loop you all got stuck in. 449 00:19:22,870 --> 00:19:25,623 - Cisco and Nora told me 450 00:19:25,665 --> 00:19:27,333 what happened in every version, 451 00:19:27,374 --> 00:19:30,086 and although I don't remember any of them, 452 00:19:30,128 --> 00:19:32,296 just knowing what did happen-- 453 00:19:32,338 --> 00:19:34,841 - You weren't scared? 454 00:19:34,882 --> 00:19:36,342 - I don't know. 455 00:19:36,383 --> 00:19:38,052 I mean, I broke into Cicada's home. 456 00:19:38,094 --> 00:19:41,055 Dad, I fought him. 457 00:19:41,097 --> 00:19:44,308 And as terrifying as that was, I mean, 458 00:19:44,350 --> 00:19:46,268 at least I could react to it, you know? 459 00:19:46,310 --> 00:19:48,896 But now--now that he knows who I am, who my family is, 460 00:19:48,938 --> 00:19:51,607 I mean, he could show up at any moment. 461 00:19:51,649 --> 00:19:53,109 - I just, I-- 462 00:19:53,151 --> 00:19:55,277 I feel-- - Powerless. 463 00:19:55,319 --> 00:19:58,364 - Yeah, I just-- 464 00:19:58,405 --> 00:20:02,076 I don't know, I can't go back there. 465 00:20:02,118 --> 00:20:04,996 - Okay, get up. 466 00:20:05,038 --> 00:20:06,497 - Dad, I just told you... [stammers] 467 00:20:06,539 --> 00:20:08,374 I don't want to go back there, you know? 468 00:20:08,415 --> 00:20:10,668 - I'm not taking you there. 469 00:20:10,710 --> 00:20:12,003 - Then where? 470 00:20:12,045 --> 00:20:14,130 - Someplace where I can show you 471 00:20:14,172 --> 00:20:17,508 how powerful you really are. 472 00:20:17,550 --> 00:20:19,510 Pack it up. Come on. 473 00:20:19,552 --> 00:20:22,513 [soft dramatic music] 474 00:20:22,555 --> 00:20:26,517 ♪ ♪ 475 00:20:26,559 --> 00:20:28,644 - We gotta talk. 476 00:20:28,686 --> 00:20:29,979 - Don't you know you shouldn't 477 00:20:30,021 --> 00:20:31,480 interrupt others while they're brooding? 478 00:20:31,522 --> 00:20:33,816 Trying to get my Oliver Queen on here. 479 00:20:33,858 --> 00:20:36,069 - I ran some more tests on Shay. 480 00:20:36,110 --> 00:20:38,278 The reason he doesn't remember anything that happened 481 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:40,698 this morning is because he experienced a severe brain wave 482 00:20:40,740 --> 00:20:42,366 disruption in his frontal lobe. 483 00:20:42,408 --> 00:20:44,618 That's the feedback that we all heard. 484 00:20:44,660 --> 00:20:47,454 So, that's why he snapped on us 485 00:20:47,496 --> 00:20:49,289 like it was "Jaws: The Revenge"? 486 00:20:49,331 --> 00:20:51,167 - A frontal lobe that compromised would of course 487 00:20:51,209 --> 00:20:55,546 result in lack of control over emotions and judgment. 488 00:20:55,588 --> 00:20:58,549 - So you think maybe the crown might have done this? 489 00:20:58,591 --> 00:21:01,385 - No, that's the thing. The crown is not the problem. 490 00:21:01,427 --> 00:21:02,970 The way the neurotransmitters work in this device 491 00:21:03,012 --> 00:21:04,013 never would have caused that. 492 00:21:04,055 --> 00:21:05,514 - So what you're saying is 493 00:21:05,556 --> 00:21:07,016 the telepathic crown was working the whole time? 494 00:21:07,058 --> 00:21:08,726 - Yes, so that begs the question, 495 00:21:08,768 --> 00:21:12,063 what caused King Shark to go berserk? 496 00:21:12,105 --> 00:21:15,357 - Guys, hey. Um... 497 00:21:15,399 --> 00:21:19,403 I just wanted to apologize for earlier. 498 00:21:19,445 --> 00:21:22,240 I was definitely too harsh. 499 00:21:22,281 --> 00:21:24,867 [grunts] 500 00:21:24,909 --> 00:21:27,161 [electricity crackles] 501 00:21:27,203 --> 00:21:30,164 [dramatic music] 502 00:21:30,206 --> 00:21:35,128 ♪ ♪ 503 00:21:35,169 --> 00:21:37,255 No way. 504 00:21:37,296 --> 00:21:42,509 ♪ ♪ 505 00:21:42,551 --> 00:21:44,637 Caitlin. 506 00:21:50,143 --> 00:21:51,894 - Hello, Flash. 507 00:21:51,936 --> 00:21:53,771 - [growling] 508 00:21:57,942 --> 00:21:59,485 - Cisco's cerebral scan is clear. 509 00:21:59,526 --> 00:22:01,570 Mine is as well. We are both back to normal. 510 00:22:01,612 --> 00:22:03,530 - No more strings on us. 511 00:22:03,572 --> 00:22:05,574 - Killer Frost says she's sorry for that ice blast. 512 00:22:05,616 --> 00:22:07,118 That was Grodd, too. 513 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:08,661 Now she's ready for some payback. 514 00:22:08,702 --> 00:22:10,163 - Yeah, me too. 515 00:22:10,204 --> 00:22:11,872 Do we have a 20 on our Simian Svengali? 516 00:22:11,914 --> 00:22:13,540 - Data and company are working on it, 517 00:22:13,582 --> 00:22:15,084 but Grodd's psychic abilities 518 00:22:15,126 --> 00:22:17,003 are helping him conceal his location, 519 00:22:17,044 --> 00:22:18,420 so he could be anywhere by now. 520 00:22:18,462 --> 00:22:21,215 - I thought every square inch of A.R.G.U.S. 521 00:22:21,257 --> 00:22:23,134 was supposed to be power dampened 24 hours a day. 522 00:22:23,176 --> 00:22:24,802 - It is. 523 00:22:24,844 --> 00:22:27,721 - [laughs] Then how does an 800-pound gorilla escape? 524 00:22:27,763 --> 00:22:29,598 - Let me show you. 525 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:32,518 I went through our security footage. 526 00:22:32,559 --> 00:22:35,395 This is from the night of May 22nd, 2018. 527 00:22:35,437 --> 00:22:37,397 - That's the night-- - Of the Enlightenment. 528 00:22:37,439 --> 00:22:39,108 [soft dramatic music] 529 00:22:39,150 --> 00:22:40,901 - DeVoe's dark matter wave took down all tech 530 00:22:40,943 --> 00:22:42,111 in the surrounding areas. 531 00:22:42,153 --> 00:22:44,362 Luckily, our generators kicked in. 532 00:22:44,404 --> 00:22:46,782 - But not for a second. - One second. 533 00:22:46,824 --> 00:22:48,326 That's all Grodd needed 534 00:22:48,366 --> 00:22:50,203 to psychically implant instructions in a guard. 535 00:22:50,244 --> 00:22:51,829 - Instructions to secretly shut down 536 00:22:51,871 --> 00:22:53,706 the power dampeners in his cell, 537 00:22:53,747 --> 00:22:55,916 and find out any other information he needed to know. 538 00:22:55,958 --> 00:22:57,835 - So that's why King Shark flipped out? 539 00:22:57,877 --> 00:22:59,962 Because Grodd was trying to mind control him? 540 00:23:00,004 --> 00:23:01,505 - Likely as a distraction. 541 00:23:01,547 --> 00:23:04,591 - Grodd's only ever controlled human minds before. 542 00:23:04,633 --> 00:23:06,593 - He must have had a hard time controlling King Shark 543 00:23:06,635 --> 00:23:08,221 because of the animal part of his brain. 544 00:23:08,262 --> 00:23:12,641 - So King Shark was trying to resist Grodd's iron will? 545 00:23:12,683 --> 00:23:14,143 Respect. 546 00:23:14,185 --> 00:23:15,936 - If Grodd's had his powers for a year, 547 00:23:15,978 --> 00:23:17,813 why wait until now to escape? 548 00:23:17,855 --> 00:23:20,066 - It's probably no coincidence that the first thing he did 549 00:23:20,107 --> 00:23:21,942 was steal the telepathic crown. 550 00:23:21,984 --> 00:23:23,110 - Tanya did say she's been 551 00:23:23,152 --> 00:23:24,695 working on the crown for a while. 552 00:23:24,737 --> 00:23:26,989 Grodd probably knew this was his perfect opportunity. 553 00:23:27,031 --> 00:23:29,116 - And it was thanks to our tech. 554 00:23:29,158 --> 00:23:31,244 - All right, well, now that Grodd has the crown, 555 00:23:31,285 --> 00:23:32,995 what's gonna happen when he uses it? 556 00:23:33,037 --> 00:23:36,456 - It'll amplify his mental abilities a thousand-fold. 557 00:23:36,498 --> 00:23:38,959 Instead of just being able to mind control 558 00:23:39,001 --> 00:23:40,794 a few people at a time... 559 00:23:40,836 --> 00:23:43,589 - He'll be able to control the whole city. 560 00:23:43,630 --> 00:23:50,679 ♪ ♪ 561 00:23:53,099 --> 00:23:56,852 - Forgive me. I'm intruding. 562 00:23:56,894 --> 00:23:58,562 Or am I? 563 00:23:58,604 --> 00:24:02,275 I see him out there and I see you in here in the shadows. 564 00:24:02,316 --> 00:24:03,734 Why is that, I wonder? 565 00:24:03,776 --> 00:24:05,694 - Can you blame me? 566 00:24:05,736 --> 00:24:07,238 You saw his hand transform. 567 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:10,574 - [laughs] Yes, right. "Shark Week!" 568 00:24:10,616 --> 00:24:12,952 Not something you see every day, but no, 569 00:24:12,993 --> 00:24:15,996 I thought your hesitation occurred 570 00:24:16,038 --> 00:24:18,332 before that moment, not after. 571 00:24:18,374 --> 00:24:22,086 It was a slight hesitation, but it was there nonetheless. 572 00:24:22,128 --> 00:24:24,838 Again, why do you think that is? 573 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:26,382 - I don't know... [laughs softly] 574 00:24:26,424 --> 00:24:29,802 - No? Well, perhaps I could be so bold as to offer 575 00:24:29,843 --> 00:24:32,846 a suggestion that it is not the hand 576 00:24:32,888 --> 00:24:35,015 of which you were frightened, but rather, 577 00:24:35,057 --> 00:24:37,851 it was seeing the face 578 00:24:37,893 --> 00:24:40,313 of the man that you love. 579 00:24:40,354 --> 00:24:43,399 - I don't love Shay. We're friends. 580 00:24:43,441 --> 00:24:46,152 - All right, well, let's take a look at that too, shall we? 581 00:24:46,193 --> 00:24:48,570 So this is a friend from another Earth, 582 00:24:48,612 --> 00:24:50,781 for whom you left a high-paying job 583 00:24:50,823 --> 00:24:53,033 and for whom you have dedicated every waking moment 584 00:24:53,075 --> 00:24:55,661 of your life trying to help. It doesn't quite add up. 585 00:24:55,702 --> 00:24:58,789 - I can't love Shay. 586 00:24:58,831 --> 00:25:02,418 He's my dead husband's doppelganger from Earth-2. 587 00:25:02,460 --> 00:25:05,587 How crazy would I have to be to fall in love with him? 588 00:25:05,629 --> 00:25:07,381 - No crazier than marrying the same woman 589 00:25:07,423 --> 00:25:09,049 from five different Earths... 590 00:25:09,091 --> 00:25:11,010 [laughs] I know. 591 00:25:11,051 --> 00:25:12,594 I'm very good at marrying people, 592 00:25:12,636 --> 00:25:15,097 but not so great at staying married. 593 00:25:15,139 --> 00:25:16,723 Along the way, though, 594 00:25:16,765 --> 00:25:19,477 on these countless Earths and countless doppelgangers, 595 00:25:19,517 --> 00:25:21,561 I learned there is one thing 596 00:25:21,603 --> 00:25:24,690 that makes all of us unique. 597 00:25:24,731 --> 00:25:28,319 And if that 598 00:25:28,361 --> 00:25:31,947 is what you fell in love with, well then, 599 00:25:31,989 --> 00:25:34,700 perhaps a face doesn't matter that much. 600 00:25:34,741 --> 00:25:41,790 ♪ ♪ 601 00:25:50,299 --> 00:25:53,260 - You missed a beautiful sunset earlier. 602 00:25:53,302 --> 00:25:54,845 - Too bad. 603 00:25:54,887 --> 00:25:57,473 It's my favorite time of day. - Mine, too. 604 00:25:57,515 --> 00:26:00,726 I almost forgot what one looked like. 605 00:26:00,767 --> 00:26:04,230 Did you know sharks are colorblind? 606 00:26:04,271 --> 00:26:07,941 When I was King Shark, my world was dull and gray. 607 00:26:10,819 --> 00:26:13,239 And then I met you, and everything changed. 608 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:17,201 ♪ ♪ 609 00:26:17,243 --> 00:26:19,870 I thought you were avoiding me. 610 00:26:19,912 --> 00:26:21,788 - I was, 611 00:26:21,830 --> 00:26:24,917 but not anymore. 612 00:26:24,958 --> 00:26:27,878 - Tanya, are you disappointed in me now that I'm-- 613 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:31,173 - No, not at all. 614 00:26:34,427 --> 00:26:38,847 They say every sunset is unique. 615 00:26:38,889 --> 00:26:42,351 Do you think that's true? 616 00:26:42,393 --> 00:26:44,395 - Yes, I do. 617 00:26:44,437 --> 00:26:51,485 ♪ ♪ 618 00:27:01,954 --> 00:27:03,581 - Dad, this is not going to work. 619 00:27:03,621 --> 00:27:05,040 - You haven't even tried it yet. 620 00:27:05,082 --> 00:27:06,708 - Look, I get it. 621 00:27:06,750 --> 00:27:08,586 I'm supposed to take out my frustrations on that bag 622 00:27:08,626 --> 00:27:11,629 and somehow get over it, but it's not that easy. 623 00:27:11,671 --> 00:27:13,090 - To confront what ails you? 624 00:27:13,132 --> 00:27:14,841 No, it's not. It's hard. 625 00:27:14,883 --> 00:27:16,969 I had to go all the way across the world to do it. 626 00:27:17,010 --> 00:27:19,263 - Are you talking about Tibet? 627 00:27:19,305 --> 00:27:20,889 I thought you went there to see Wally. 628 00:27:20,931 --> 00:27:22,682 - I did, but that's not the only reason I went. 629 00:27:22,724 --> 00:27:24,935 I went there to heal. 630 00:27:24,977 --> 00:27:26,562 - Is that why you were gone for so long? 631 00:27:26,604 --> 00:27:29,565 - Wally convinced me to come east with the baby. 632 00:27:29,607 --> 00:27:32,276 He said it would help me repair my mind, 633 00:27:32,318 --> 00:27:34,652 my body, restore this old soul of mine. 634 00:27:34,694 --> 00:27:36,905 So with Cecile's blessing, 635 00:27:36,947 --> 00:27:39,492 that's what I did. 636 00:27:39,533 --> 00:27:40,909 - And did it work? 637 00:27:40,951 --> 00:27:44,121 - I bent, baby girl. 638 00:27:44,163 --> 00:27:46,499 But Cicada ain't going to break me. 639 00:27:46,540 --> 00:27:48,083 Ain't going to break you either. 640 00:27:48,125 --> 00:27:49,502 Come on. 641 00:27:49,543 --> 00:27:52,296 [rousing music] 642 00:27:52,338 --> 00:27:54,089 Come on, Iris. Show Cicada what you got. 643 00:27:54,131 --> 00:27:55,757 - [grunting] 644 00:27:58,427 --> 00:28:00,638 - Break him, Iris. 645 00:28:00,678 --> 00:28:03,932 ♪ ♪ 646 00:28:03,974 --> 00:28:05,643 - [shouts, grunts] 647 00:28:05,683 --> 00:28:08,145 - Break him! 648 00:28:08,187 --> 00:28:10,356 - [shouts] 649 00:28:10,397 --> 00:28:13,233 - [laughs] 650 00:28:13,275 --> 00:28:16,403 Yeah. - [panting] 651 00:28:16,445 --> 00:28:18,447 [dramatic music] 652 00:28:18,489 --> 00:28:20,199 - What's happening? 653 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:22,576 - Our fuzzy friend is crawling up the Broome Belfry. 654 00:28:22,618 --> 00:28:24,203 What is it with him and that tower? 655 00:28:24,244 --> 00:28:26,246 - 'Cause it's at the exact epicenter of the city... 656 00:28:26,288 --> 00:28:28,123 - Making it the perfect place to broadcast from. 657 00:28:28,165 --> 00:28:29,749 - He's going to use the crown. 658 00:28:29,791 --> 00:28:32,294 - And get inside everyone's head in the city. 659 00:28:34,087 --> 00:28:37,049 - [roars] 660 00:28:37,090 --> 00:28:40,553 ♪ ♪ 661 00:28:40,594 --> 00:28:43,639 - Hear your master, Humans. 662 00:28:43,681 --> 00:28:48,227 Soon, you will only know my will-- 663 00:28:48,268 --> 00:28:52,314 the will of Grodd! 664 00:28:54,816 --> 00:28:57,528 - How long before everyone's under Grodd's mind control? 665 00:28:57,570 --> 00:28:59,029 - A few minutes, maybe less. 666 00:28:59,071 --> 00:29:01,198 We need to dismantle that crown and get it away from him. 667 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:02,366 - I can try talking to him. 668 00:29:02,408 --> 00:29:03,701 He's always had a sweet spot for me. 669 00:29:03,742 --> 00:29:05,244 - Good. - The hell you will. 670 00:29:05,285 --> 00:29:07,496 - Nope, Killer Frost is gonna be a hard sell on that one. 671 00:29:07,538 --> 00:29:09,039 - We're immune to his mind control, right, 672 00:29:09,081 --> 00:29:10,541 because we're speedsters? 673 00:29:10,583 --> 00:29:12,251 - No. 674 00:29:12,292 --> 00:29:13,960 - Okay, The Flash Museum just straight up 675 00:29:14,002 --> 00:29:15,379 got a lot of stuff wrong. 676 00:29:15,421 --> 00:29:16,796 - Wait, but do you have any extra 677 00:29:16,838 --> 00:29:18,424 anti-mind control headsets lying around? 678 00:29:18,465 --> 00:29:19,841 - There's a few in the workshop, 679 00:29:19,883 --> 00:29:21,218 but it didn't work so well last time. 680 00:29:21,260 --> 00:29:22,511 - Yeah, but now there's two of us. 681 00:29:22,553 --> 00:29:24,555 I need you to run at him as fast as you can 682 00:29:24,597 --> 00:29:26,223 without reversing time. - Okay. 683 00:29:26,265 --> 00:29:28,517 - That'll get his attention. - What are you gonna do? 684 00:29:28,559 --> 00:29:30,185 - An old trick. 685 00:29:30,227 --> 00:29:33,188 [dramatic music] 686 00:29:33,230 --> 00:29:37,359 ♪ ♪ 687 00:29:37,401 --> 00:29:39,403 [people screaming] 688 00:29:39,445 --> 00:29:41,405 [panicked chatter] 689 00:29:41,447 --> 00:29:44,199 - [roars] 690 00:29:44,241 --> 00:29:51,290 ♪ ♪ 691 00:29:52,832 --> 00:29:55,544 - [grunts] 692 00:30:01,967 --> 00:30:03,427 - Get the crown! 693 00:30:06,096 --> 00:30:07,473 - Dad? 694 00:30:07,514 --> 00:30:09,475 - [heavy breathing] 695 00:30:11,393 --> 00:30:14,438 [sharp feedback ringing] 696 00:30:15,981 --> 00:30:17,441 [roars] - [grunts] 697 00:30:20,319 --> 00:30:21,487 [tires screeching] 698 00:30:21,528 --> 00:30:22,904 [horns blaring] 699 00:30:22,946 --> 00:30:24,281 - We can't move. 700 00:30:24,323 --> 00:30:25,699 - The mental dampeners are working, 701 00:30:25,741 --> 00:30:27,159 but Grodd's too strong. 702 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:29,202 I'm trying to hack into the crown, but Grodd won't let me. 703 00:30:29,244 --> 00:30:30,746 - He's gonna kill them. 704 00:30:30,788 --> 00:30:33,582 - Not if you turn me back. 705 00:30:33,624 --> 00:30:35,417 I can stop Grodd. 706 00:30:35,459 --> 00:30:38,962 He can't read my mind-- at least, not when I'm a shark. 707 00:30:39,004 --> 00:30:40,673 - Can you do that? 708 00:30:40,714 --> 00:30:42,758 - I mean, if we accelerate the cell cycle, 709 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:44,343 do something that will prompt a return 710 00:30:44,384 --> 00:30:45,803 to the dark matter cellular form. 711 00:30:45,843 --> 00:30:48,597 - Right, right, perhaps a vibration or a jolt, right? 712 00:30:48,639 --> 00:30:50,599 - Yes, if it was strong enough, 713 00:30:50,641 --> 00:30:52,476 but there would be permanent consequences. 714 00:30:52,518 --> 00:30:54,520 If we re-saturate your meta-genic cells, 715 00:30:54,561 --> 00:30:56,104 that will eliminate the possibility 716 00:30:56,146 --> 00:30:58,273 for you to transform them back into human cells. 717 00:30:58,315 --> 00:31:01,234 - He won't be able to use the cure. 718 00:31:01,276 --> 00:31:04,822 - Shay, if you agree to this, 719 00:31:04,862 --> 00:31:06,657 you'll never be human again. 720 00:31:06,699 --> 00:31:10,035 - Tanya, I can save Flash, the people of this city, you, 721 00:31:10,076 --> 00:31:11,911 and make up for some of the horrible things I've done. 722 00:31:11,953 --> 00:31:13,706 I have to do this. 723 00:31:15,541 --> 00:31:17,668 - I'm afraid of losing you. 724 00:31:17,710 --> 00:31:21,254 - You won't. 725 00:31:21,296 --> 00:31:23,632 - Well, is there anyone in this room 726 00:31:23,674 --> 00:31:25,467 that can provide a vibrational jolt? 727 00:31:25,509 --> 00:31:26,885 - I'm doing it. 728 00:31:26,926 --> 00:31:33,975 ♪ ♪ 729 00:31:42,609 --> 00:31:45,028 - [grunts] 730 00:31:47,322 --> 00:31:50,367 [grunting] 731 00:31:52,828 --> 00:31:55,873 [roars] 732 00:32:01,336 --> 00:32:05,090 - My mind grows. 733 00:32:05,131 --> 00:32:06,592 Soon, 734 00:32:06,633 --> 00:32:09,511 Grodd will rule this city, 735 00:32:09,553 --> 00:32:11,179 this world. 736 00:32:11,221 --> 00:32:13,014 And you-- 737 00:32:13,056 --> 00:32:16,810 gone forever. 738 00:32:16,852 --> 00:32:22,733 ♪ ♪ 739 00:32:22,775 --> 00:32:25,151 - King Shark? - Huh? 740 00:32:26,945 --> 00:32:32,075 - King Shark wants you gone! 741 00:32:32,117 --> 00:32:33,577 [both grunt] 742 00:32:36,830 --> 00:32:43,879 ♪ ♪ 743 00:33:13,283 --> 00:33:20,332 ♪ ♪ 744 00:33:53,281 --> 00:34:00,330 ♪ ♪ 745 00:34:07,128 --> 00:34:09,172 - Oh, no. 746 00:34:11,383 --> 00:34:13,218 Guys, King Shark's not moving. 747 00:34:13,259 --> 00:34:14,887 - When a shark is turned upside down, 748 00:34:14,928 --> 00:34:16,388 it enters tonic immobility. 749 00:34:16,429 --> 00:34:18,056 - He's in a state of paralysis. 750 00:34:18,097 --> 00:34:19,599 - How do we wake him up? 751 00:34:19,641 --> 00:34:21,142 - Don't sharks have electroreceptor organs 752 00:34:21,184 --> 00:34:22,895 called ampullae of Lorenzini? 753 00:34:22,936 --> 00:34:25,355 It's how they detect electromagnetic fields, right? 754 00:34:25,397 --> 00:34:26,982 - Yes, it's how they navigate. 755 00:34:27,024 --> 00:34:29,275 - And it will also attract electricity, right? 756 00:34:29,317 --> 00:34:33,112 So if we can get enough electricity to him, we can... 757 00:34:33,154 --> 00:34:35,032 - Electrify his ass back up. - Electrify his ass right up. 758 00:34:35,072 --> 00:34:37,034 - Barry! - Yeah, we heard. 759 00:34:37,074 --> 00:34:38,785 Time for another old trick. 760 00:34:40,913 --> 00:34:43,957 - [roars] 761 00:34:47,210 --> 00:34:54,259 ♪ ♪ 762 00:34:58,055 --> 00:35:00,974 [roars] 763 00:35:01,016 --> 00:35:02,768 - [roars] 764 00:35:06,104 --> 00:35:07,564 - You okay? 765 00:35:19,618 --> 00:35:23,038 - [snarling] 766 00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:30,127 ♪ ♪ 767 00:35:33,381 --> 00:35:36,301 - Yes! - Yes! 768 00:35:36,342 --> 00:35:39,304 [rousing music] 769 00:35:39,345 --> 00:35:46,394 ♪ ♪ 770 00:35:50,065 --> 00:35:52,609 - Nothing to it. 771 00:35:52,651 --> 00:35:54,694 - Long live the king. 772 00:35:54,736 --> 00:35:57,781 - [roaring] 773 00:36:03,328 --> 00:36:05,872 - I know Grodd almost turned all of our brains 774 00:36:05,914 --> 00:36:08,625 into scrambled eggs, but that Kaiju battle 775 00:36:08,667 --> 00:36:10,627 was the stuff of dreams. 776 00:36:10,669 --> 00:36:12,211 - Seriously, way better than anything 777 00:36:12,253 --> 00:36:13,755 I read in The Flash Museum. 778 00:36:13,797 --> 00:36:15,674 - Now that Grodd is safely locked up, 779 00:36:15,715 --> 00:36:18,384 what's stopping him from getting out again? 780 00:36:18,426 --> 00:36:20,428 - A medically-induced coma, 781 00:36:20,470 --> 00:36:22,097 one safely administered by Caitlin 782 00:36:22,139 --> 00:36:23,515 and the A.R.G.U.S. medical staff. 783 00:36:23,556 --> 00:36:25,767 - Exposure to the crown kickstarted Grodd's 784 00:36:25,809 --> 00:36:27,477 mental abilities into high gear. 785 00:36:27,519 --> 00:36:29,312 They're growing even now. 786 00:36:29,354 --> 00:36:32,732 Fortunately, I realized that if Grodd's brain remains inactive, 787 00:36:32,774 --> 00:36:34,317 he can't access his mental powers. 788 00:36:34,359 --> 00:36:36,611 - Add in newly-enhanced AI power dampeners 789 00:36:36,653 --> 00:36:38,905 that upgrade to keep up with Grodd's power. 790 00:36:38,947 --> 00:36:41,158 - You're welcome, by the way-- 791 00:36:41,199 --> 00:36:42,951 anything it takes to keep the city safe. 792 00:36:42,993 --> 00:36:44,577 - Speaking of keeping the city safe, 793 00:36:44,619 --> 00:36:46,788 we couldn't have done this without Shay. 794 00:36:46,830 --> 00:36:50,333 - How'd you guys convince him to turn back into King Shark? 795 00:36:50,375 --> 00:36:52,169 - We didn't. 796 00:36:52,210 --> 00:36:53,920 - He volunteered. 797 00:36:53,962 --> 00:36:56,089 - And you can never turn him back into a human? 798 00:36:56,131 --> 00:36:57,590 - I don't think so. 799 00:36:57,632 --> 00:37:01,219 - So he's gonna stay King Shark forever? 800 00:37:01,260 --> 00:37:04,221 [somber music] 801 00:37:04,263 --> 00:37:11,229 ♪ ♪ 802 00:37:11,270 --> 00:37:13,899 - Well, 803 00:37:13,940 --> 00:37:15,901 the good guys won once again, 804 00:37:15,942 --> 00:37:19,154 and yet you do not seem like you're really celebrating. 805 00:37:19,196 --> 00:37:20,780 Why that is? - [huffs] 806 00:37:20,822 --> 00:37:23,158 After all that's happened today, 807 00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:25,827 I just wonder how it will effect-- 808 00:37:25,869 --> 00:37:27,913 - Your relationship? 809 00:37:27,954 --> 00:37:30,456 Well, that's a big question, I must admit. 810 00:37:30,498 --> 00:37:32,209 But you know what? 811 00:37:32,250 --> 00:37:35,712 You will figure it out, both of you, together. 812 00:37:35,754 --> 00:37:37,881 - If so, we'll have you to thank. 813 00:37:37,923 --> 00:37:40,008 - Oh, no, no, no, no. - Me especially. 814 00:37:40,050 --> 00:37:41,551 - No, no, no. I did nothing. 815 00:37:41,593 --> 00:37:43,095 No, you're right, I did help quite a bit. 816 00:37:43,136 --> 00:37:44,846 The point here is simply this, 817 00:37:44,888 --> 00:37:48,975 and that is that whether it's man or shark or... 818 00:37:49,017 --> 00:37:51,770 man-shark, 819 00:37:51,811 --> 00:37:56,691 the heart wants what the heart wants. 820 00:37:56,733 --> 00:37:59,861 And so, you must be open to that. 821 00:37:59,903 --> 00:38:02,864 - Sounds like you've solved life's greatest mystery. 822 00:38:02,906 --> 00:38:05,784 - Well, that's what I do. - [laughs] 823 00:38:07,035 --> 00:38:09,121 - If so, 824 00:38:09,162 --> 00:38:13,917 I hope one day, you find what you're looking for too-- 825 00:38:13,959 --> 00:38:16,253 maybe in another doppelganger. 826 00:38:16,294 --> 00:38:18,671 [hopeful music] 827 00:38:18,713 --> 00:38:20,090 - Of course. 828 00:38:20,132 --> 00:38:23,135 ♪ ♪ 829 00:38:23,176 --> 00:38:25,220 - I'll leave you to it. 830 00:38:29,099 --> 00:38:33,310 - Tanya, you look sad. 831 00:38:33,352 --> 00:38:36,564 Why? 832 00:38:36,606 --> 00:38:38,357 - We found each other today, 833 00:38:38,399 --> 00:38:40,652 and now that connection is-- 834 00:38:40,693 --> 00:38:43,989 - Still here. 835 00:38:44,030 --> 00:38:47,033 - Shay, what you did-- 836 00:38:47,075 --> 00:38:51,913 - I would do it again for you, my love. 837 00:38:54,499 --> 00:39:01,547 ♪ ♪ 838 00:39:05,177 --> 00:39:08,138 [soft dramatic music] 839 00:39:08,180 --> 00:39:15,228 ♪ ♪ 840 00:39:20,275 --> 00:39:24,570 - Time to bend. 841 00:39:24,612 --> 00:39:26,114 [sighs] 842 00:39:31,661 --> 00:39:33,705 [phone chimes] 843 00:39:37,042 --> 00:39:38,793 - King Shark versus Gorilla Grodd? 844 00:39:38,835 --> 00:39:41,754 Are you kidding me? I missed that? 845 00:39:41,796 --> 00:39:47,677 ♪ ♪ 846 00:39:47,719 --> 00:39:50,471 [laughs softly] 847 00:39:50,513 --> 00:39:54,809 - Are you sure you don't want something a bit more grown up? 848 00:39:54,851 --> 00:39:56,895 - Um, you take that back. 849 00:39:56,936 --> 00:39:59,939 This snack is a delicacy no matter how old you are. 850 00:39:59,981 --> 00:40:01,607 - [scoffs] - Guys, hey. 851 00:40:01,649 --> 00:40:03,693 I just--Swedish Fish? 852 00:40:03,735 --> 00:40:05,695 I love those. 853 00:40:05,737 --> 00:40:10,616 Um, look, I know today has been crazy, 854 00:40:10,658 --> 00:40:12,994 and I just wanted to make sure that we're good, 855 00:40:13,036 --> 00:40:15,413 I know Grodd made you blast me in the face 856 00:40:15,454 --> 00:40:18,166 but I also know I kinda deserved it-- 857 00:40:18,208 --> 00:40:19,751 same with being ice blasted. 858 00:40:19,792 --> 00:40:22,295 I shouldn't have used the cure as a weapon 859 00:40:22,337 --> 00:40:24,297 and forced it on King Shark. 860 00:40:24,339 --> 00:40:26,341 I promise it won't happen again. 861 00:40:26,383 --> 00:40:30,469 ♪ ♪ 862 00:40:30,511 --> 00:40:33,306 - Apology accepted. 863 00:40:33,348 --> 00:40:35,558 Goober. 864 00:40:35,600 --> 00:40:38,937 - And we know something good did come out of today. 865 00:40:38,978 --> 00:40:40,813 We know the meta-human cure works. 866 00:40:40,855 --> 00:40:43,191 - And now we can use it to help all of the metas 867 00:40:43,233 --> 00:40:46,278 in Central City and beyond. 868 00:40:46,319 --> 00:40:49,364 - Maybe we start with Cicada. 869 00:40:51,032 --> 00:40:52,825 - I'm sorry, what? 870 00:40:52,867 --> 00:40:55,287 - I know, I just-- 871 00:40:55,328 --> 00:40:56,746 people can surprise you. 872 00:40:56,788 --> 00:40:58,581 Today definitely reminded me that. 873 00:40:58,623 --> 00:41:01,500 And like you've been saying, everybody deserves a choice 874 00:41:01,542 --> 00:41:04,337 to be whoever they want to be-- 875 00:41:04,379 --> 00:41:07,382 that includes our enemies. 876 00:41:07,424 --> 00:41:10,468 I think we should offer the cure to Cicada. 877 00:41:14,431 --> 00:41:21,479 ♪ ♪ 878 00:41:31,448 --> 00:41:32,991 - Greg, move your head. the cure to Cicada.