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* TransformationTrinket: Despero shifts between human and alien forms with a belt like device.
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* AbsenteeActor:
** Joe doesn't appear at all in the episode. Strangely, a dialog exchange between Chester and Cecile seems to hint that she and Joe had something happen between them, but it's not elaborated on.
** Frost is away getting over Chillblaine.
** Joe doesn't appear at all in the episode. Strangely, a dialog exchange between Chester and Cecile seems to hint that she and Joe had something happen between them, but it's not elaborated on.
** Frost is away getting over Chillblaine.
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* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The majority of the episode involves Team Flash dealing with the Royal Flush Gang, which Barry manages to apprehend at the halfway point of the episode. Afterwards, it focuses on the encounter with Despero and his claims that Barry will destroy the world.
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* AbsenteeActor: Joe doesn't appear at all in the episode. Strangely, a dialog exchange between Chester and Cecile seems to hint that she and Joe had something happen between them, but it's not elaborated on.
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* AbsenteeActor: AbsenteeActor:
** Joe doesn't appear at all in the episode. Strangely, a dialog exchange between Chester and Cecile seems to hint that she and Joe had something happen between them, but it's not elaboratedon.on.
** Frost is away getting over Chillblaine.
** Joe doesn't appear at all in the episode. Strangely, a dialog exchange between Chester and Cecile seems to hint that she and Joe had something happen between them, but it's not elaborated
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* PutOnABus:
** Caitlin mentions that Frost is going on vacation to get over Chillblaine.
** Bart and Nora went back to their own time.
** Caitlin mentions that Frost is going on vacation to get over Chillblaine.
** Bart and Nora went back to their own time.
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* PutOnABus:
** Caitlin mentions that Frost is going on vacation to get over Chillblaine.
**PutOnABus: Bart and Nora went back to their own time.
** Caitlin mentions that Frost is going on vacation to get over Chillblaine.
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* ShoutOut
** As he races off to get his suit, Ray [[Film/SupermanReturns tears open his shirt...]]
** As he races off to get his suit, Ray [[Film/SupermanReturns tears open his shirt...]]
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* LampshadeHanging: It is noted how enhanced criminals breaking into a company to steal a cutting-edge piece of technology is extremely common-place in Central City.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: This incarnation of Despero is solely attacking Flash because he believes Flash is going to destroy a lot of lives in the future. And he's willing to give civilians and even The Atom a chance to leave before he attacks, making him more of a NobleDemon than usual. Most past versions of Despero aren't known for caring about innocent lives or the casualties they might cause.
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* ShoutOut
** As he races off to get his suit, Ray [[Film/SupermanReturns tears open his shirt...]]
** As he races off to get his suit, Ray [[Film/SupermanReturns tears open his shirt...]]
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* UnderestimatingBadassery: The Royal Flush Gang figure that both numbers and having a telepath on their side means they can make short work of the Flash. They realize too late the Flash ''thinks'' as fast as he can run.
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* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Only in Central City can a news staff decide a gang of metahumans staging a robbery is considered not worthy of serious reporting.
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* CosmicRetcon: Caitlin mentions that, for the first time since Ronnie's death, she feels ready to date again. Apparently, the Crisis erased her brief flings with Zoom as "Jay" in Season 2 and Julian Albert in Season 3. However, considering that her relationship with "Jay" was based entirely on lies (and that he tried to kill his friends), she probably doesn't want to count him anyway.
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* CosmicRetcon: Caitlin mentions that, for the first time since Ronnie's death, she feels ready to date again. Apparently, the Crisis erased her brief flings with Zoom as "Jay" in Season 2 and Julian Albert in Season 3. However, considering that her relationship with "Jay" was based entirely on lies (and that he tried to kill his her friends), she probably doesn't want to count him anyway.
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* CosmicRetcon: Caitlin mentions that, for the first time since Ronnie's death, she feels ready to date again. Apparently, the Crisis erased her brief flings with Zoom as "Jay" in Season 2 and Julian Albert in Season 3.
** However, considering that her relationship with "Jay" was based entirely on lies (and that he tried to kill his friends), she probably doesn't want to count him anyway.
** However, considering that her relationship with "Jay" was based entirely on lies (and that he tried to kill his friends), she probably doesn't want to count him anyway.
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* CosmicRetcon: Caitlin mentions that, for the first time since Ronnie's death, she feels ready to date again. Apparently, the Crisis erased her brief flings with Zoom as "Jay" in Season 2 and Julian Albert in Season 3.
**3. However, considering that her relationship with "Jay" was based entirely on lies (and that he tried to kill his friends), she probably doesn't want to count him anyway.
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* ForcedFriendlyFire: When the Royal Flush Gang all try to rush at Barry, he just goes into Flashtime and redirects their attacks to hit one another.
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* TheChainsOfCommanding: Vanya, Aariz and Queen at first don't take the newly promoted Allegra seriously at all. It's only after she makes it clear that the Citizen is supposed to be a voice to all the people that they begrudingly follow her instructions.
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* TheChainsOfCommanding: Vanya, Aariz Aariz, and Queen Taylor at first don't take the newly promoted Allegra seriously at all. It's only after she makes it clear that the Citizen is supposed to be a voice to all the people that they begrudingly begrudgingly follow her instructions.
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* OutOfFocus: Kramer gets only a handful of scenes near the beginning, just enough to tell us she's disbanding her meta-hunting unit.
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* OneSteveLimit: Averted. The episode mentions Barry and Iris's future daughter Nora and Ray's wife Nora.
* OutOfFocus: Kramer gets only a handful of scenes near the beginning, just enough to tell us she's disbanding her meta-hunting unit.
* OutOfFocus: Kramer gets only a handful of scenes near the beginning, just enough to tell us she's disbanding her meta-hunting unit.
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* RunawayTrain: The Royal Flush gang causes the train from where they are stealing their beryllium core from to go out of control, causing Flash to evacuate it before it crashes with another train.
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* RunawayTrain: The Royal Flush gang causes the train from where they are stealing their beryllium core from to go out of control, causing Flash to evacuate it before it crashes with another train.
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* FutureMeScaresMe: Apparently, Barry breaks bad in 10 years from the current point in time, devastating the world, which Eclipso tries to stop.
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* FutureMeScaresMe: Apparently, Barry breaks bad in 10 years from the current point in time, devastating the world, which Eclipso Despero tries to stop.
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* KillMeNowOrForeverStayYourHand: How Barry manages to convince Eclipso to reconsider. When he reappears, he just stands there, allowing his enemy to read his mind. Eclipso then gives him 7 days to prove him wrong.
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* KillMeNowOrForeverStayYourHand: How Barry manages to convince Eclipso Despero to reconsider. When he reappears, he just stands there, allowing his enemy to read his mind. Eclipso Despero then gives him 7 days to prove him wrong.
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* NobleDemon: Combined with WellIntentionedExtremist, Eclipso seems sincere in doing what he does to save the future, and he strictly goes after Barry, telling civilians and even Ray to just run away, as his quarrel is not with them. He later even gives Barry a chance to prove him wrong after reading his mind.
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* NobleDemon: Combined with WellIntentionedExtremist, Eclipso Despero seems sincere in doing what he does to save the future, and he strictly goes after Barry, telling civilians and even Ray to just run away, as his quarrel is not with them. He later even gives Barry a chance to prove him wrong after reading his mind.
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* TheWorfEffect: Barry completely demolishes the Royal Flush Gang, easily countering Queen's telepathy by thinking at super speed. Enter Eclipso, who easily reads his mind and makes short work of ''him''. He gets described as "thinks like Grodd, punches like Fuerza".
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* TheWorfEffect: Barry completely demolishes the Royal Flush Gang, easily countering Queen's telepathy by thinking at super speed. Enter Eclipso, Despero, who easily reads his mind and makes short work of ''him''. He gets described as "thinks like Grodd, punches like Fuerza".
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** Ray mentions that, even though he's not a Legend anymore, he gets together with Nate at least once a month just to hang out. However, Ray recently seems to have lost contact with him. What Ray doesn't know is that his ex-teammates are stranded in the 20s after the events of the ''Legends'' Season 6 finale.
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* OhCrap: A guard says this when dealing with the Royal Flush Gang.
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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Mass breakout at Iron Heights? All that was seen is a distant view of the prison as the Flash apprehends all the inmates in seconds.
* OhCrap: Aguard says this guard's reaction when dealing with the Royal Flush Gang.
* OhCrap: A
* PungeonMaster: The Royal Flush Gang are fond of card game-related puns.
* RebuiltPedestal: After Ray puts on the Atom suit again and later dedicates a non-profit organization to Chester's dad, the latter's admiration for the former is reignited.
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* RebuiltPedestal: After Ray puts on the Atom suit again and later dedicates a non-profit organization to Chester's dad, the latter's admiration for the former is reignited.
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* YouAreInCommandNow: Iris promotes Allegra into the position of Supervising Editor, much to her initial dismay, as the more experienced co-worker don't take her seriously at first.
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* YouAreInCommandNow: Iris promotes Allegra into the position of Supervising Editor, much to her initial dismay, as the more experienced co-worker co-workers don't take her seriously at first.
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Wrong villain.
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* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Eclipso mentions being born among the stars, thus Barry trying to create a vortex to trap him in a vacuum has no effect on him.
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* AuthorAppeal: ''Flash'' EP Eric Wallace has [[https://www.cbr.com/flash-armageddon-eric-wallace-interview admitted]] Despero is his all-time favorite Justice League villain.
* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace:Eclipso Despero mentions being born among the stars, thus Barry trying to create a vortex to trap him in a vacuum has no effect on him.
* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace:
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* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Eclipso mentions being born among the stars, thus Barry trying to create a vortex to trap him in a vacuum has no effect on him.
* EurekaMoment: The team has one when Chester mentions Tech Con paying in cryptocurrency this year. They then deduce that the Royal Flush Gang has not changed their MO - all of their previous targets connect to them planning a crypto heist.
* FutureMeScaresMe: Apparently, Barry breaks bad in 10 years from the current point in time, devastating the world, which Eclipso tries to stop.
* FutureMeScaresMe: Apparently, Barry breaks bad in 10 years from the current point in time, devastating the world, which Eclipso tries to stop.
* KillMeNowOrForeverStayYourHand: How Barry manages to convince Eclipso to reconsider. When he reappears, he just stands there, allowing his enemy to read his mind. Eclipso then gives him 7 days to prove him wrong.
* NobleDemon: Combined with WellIntentionedExtremist, Eclipso seems sincere in doing what he does to save the future, and he strictly goes after Barry, telling civilians and even Ray to just run away, as his quarrel is not with them. He later even gives Barry a chance to prove him wrong after reading his mind.
* NoHonorAmongThieves: The Royal Flush Gang try to pull a YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness on Jared Haywood after the latter successfully finishes the crypto heist. Thankfully, Barry intervenes.
* NoHonorAmongThieves: The Royal Flush Gang try to pull a YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness on Jared Haywood after the latter successfully finishes the crypto heist. Thankfully, Barry intervenes.
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Barry is convinced by Despero that he is going to destroy the world ten years from now. Team Flash talk him out of it, and Ray adds that the best way to convince Despero:
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: TheWorfEffect: Barry completely demolishes the Royal Flush Gang, easily countering Queen's telepathy by thinking at super speed. Enter Eclipso, who easily reads his mind and makes short work of ''him''. He gets described as "thinks like Grodd, punches like Fuerza".
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre:
** Iris gives Allegra a motivating speech when the latter is struggling with her new position.
** Barry is convinced by Despero that he is going to destroy the world ten years from now. Team Flash talk him out of it, and Ray adds that the best way to convince Despero:
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre:
** Iris gives Allegra a motivating speech when the latter is struggling with her new position.
** Barry is convinced by Despero that he is going to destroy the world ten years from now. Team Flash talk him out of it, and Ray adds that the best way to convince Despero:
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* BrokenPedestal: When Ray tells Chester he doesn't plan on starting another tech company, the latter is crushed and avoids interacting with Ray at all for most of the episode.
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* ArcWords: The term "Leveling up" is used a great deal throughout the episode.
* BrokenPedestal: When Ray tells Chester he doesn't plan on starting another tech company, the latter is crushed and avoids interacting with Ray at all for most of the episode. He comes around again at the end of the episode.
* BrokenPedestal: When Ray tells Chester he doesn't plan on starting another tech company, the latter is crushed and avoids interacting with Ray at all for most of the episode. He comes around again at the end of the episode.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Vanya, Aariz and Queen at first don't take the newly promoted Allegra seriously at all. It's only after she makes it clear that the Citizen is supposed to be a voice to all the people that they begrudingly follow her instructions.
** Barry mentions Deon still helping Iris with her temporal sickness.
* CosmicRetcon: Caitlin mentions that, for the first time since Ronnie's death, she feels ready to date again. Apparently, the Crisis erased her brief flings with Zoom as "Jay" in Season 2 and Julian Albert in Season 3.
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* HeroWorshipper: Chester towards Ray, leading to the BrokenPedestal above.
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Ray mentions Nora still making children happy throughout the world.
* HeroWorshipper: Chester towards Ray, leading to the BrokenPedestalabove.above (and RebuiltPedestal below).
* LieToTheBeholder: With the tech in his belt, Despero can transform into a more human form.
* HeroWorshipper: Chester towards Ray, leading to the BrokenPedestal
* LieToTheBeholder: With the tech in his belt, Despero can transform into a more human form.
* MistakenForRacist: Kramer initially mistakes Barry's uneasiness about her abilities as him having a problem with her being a meta, when he is really worried about his identity being discovered.
* MomentKiller: Ray crashes in Barry's and Iris's place just as they are about to make out, and they seem mildly annoyed with him at first (which he doesn't notice).
* MomentKiller: Ray crashes in Barry's and Iris's place just as they are about to make out, and they seem mildly annoyed with him at first (which he doesn't notice).
* RebuiltPedestal: After Ray puts on the Atom suit again and later dedicates a non-profit organization to Chester's dad, the latter's admiration for the former is reignited.
* RunawayTrain: The Royal Flush gang causes the train from where they are stealing their beryllium core from to go out of control, causing Flash to evacuate it before it crashes with another train.
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-->"Just show him who you really are, like you do with this team each and every day."
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-->"Just show him who you really are, like you do with this team each and every day.""
* YouAreInCommandNow: Iris promotes Allegra into the position of Supervising Editor, much to her initial dismay, as the more experienced co-worker don't take her seriously at first.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Iris promotes Allegra into the position of Supervising Editor, much to her initial dismay, as the more experienced co-worker don't take her seriously at first.
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* OhCrap: A guard says this when dealing with the Royal Flush gang.
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* OhCrap: A guard says this when dealing with the Royal Flush gang.Gang.
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* CurbStompBattle: Despite being outnumbered, the Flash makes short work of the Royal Flush Gang, and even looks like he was having fun doing it. Even with the presence of a telepath, Flash countered her power with his speed-thinking.
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* HeroWorship: Chester has this towards Ray, leading to the BrokenPedestal above.
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* HeroWorship: HeroWorshipper: Chester has this towards Ray, leading to the BrokenPedestal above.
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* PutOnABus: Of a sort. Caitlin mentions that Frost is going on vacation to get over Chillblaine.
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* PutOnABus: Of a sort. PutOnABus:
** Caitlin mentions that Frost is going on vacation to get overChillblaine. Chillblaine.
** Bart and Nora went back to their own time.
** Caitlin mentions that Frost is going on vacation to get over
** Bart and Nora went back to their own time.
* RiddleForTheAges: Ray sabotages Despero's belt, temporarily sending him off...that not even Ray himself is sure where ''or'' when.
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* TimeyWimeyBall: Despero is convinced that Flash is going to destroy the world ten years from now... except that just last season Flash interacted with his 20+-year-old children, who didn't mention anything about their dad going berserk and trashing everything.
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* TimeyWimeyBall: Despero is convinced that Flash is going to destroy the world ten years from now... except that just last season Flash interacted with his 20+-year-old children, who didn't mention anything about their dad going berserk and trashing everything.everything.
* TitleDrop: Despero tells Barry about how he is going to usher in "Armageddon".
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Barry is convinced by Despero that he is going to destroy the world ten years from now. Team Flash talk him out of it, and Ray adds that the best way to convince Despero:
-->"Just show him who you really are, like you do with this team each and every day."
* TitleDrop: Despero tells Barry about how he is going to usher in "Armageddon".
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Barry is convinced by Despero that he is going to destroy the world ten years from now. Team Flash talk him out of it, and Ray adds that the best way to convince Despero:
-->"Just show him who you really are, like you do with this team each and every day."
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* {{Dedication}}: When Ray decides to open his new non-profit organization, he names it in honor of Chester's father.
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* TheBusCameBack: The Royal Flush Gang returns for the first time since Season 1, with new members this time.
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* TheBusCameBack: BrokenPedestal: When Ray tells Chester he doesn't plan on starting another tech company, the latter is crushed and avoids interacting with Ray at all for most of the episode.
* TheBusCameBack:
** The Royal Flush Gang returns for the first time since Season 1, with new members thistime.time.
** Ray Palmer comes back to the general Arrowverse since his departure from ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''.
* CarFu: Despero throws a car at Flash and Atom, which the heroes dodge by Ray shrinking them down.
* TheBusCameBack:
** The Royal Flush Gang returns for the first time since Season 1, with new members this
** Ray Palmer comes back to the general Arrowverse since his departure from ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''.
* CarFu: Despero throws a car at Flash and Atom, which the heroes dodge by Ray shrinking them down.
* HeroWorship: Chester has this towards Ray, leading to the BrokenPedestal above.
* MasterOfIllusion: Despero can make himself appear in different places, confusing both Flash and Atom during their battle.
* MasterOfIllusion: Despero can make himself appear in different places, confusing both Flash and Atom during their battle.
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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Despero comes back to the past in order to kill Flash before he goes evil.
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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Despero comes back to the past in order to kill Flash before he goes evil.evil.
* TimeyWimeyBall: Despero is convinced that Flash is going to destroy the world ten years from now... except that just last season Flash interacted with his 20+-year-old children, who didn't mention anything about their dad going berserk and trashing everything.
* TimeyWimeyBall: Despero is convinced that Flash is going to destroy the world ten years from now... except that just last season Flash interacted with his 20+-year-old children, who didn't mention anything about their dad going berserk and trashing everything.
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* ActorAllusion: When Ray runs off to change into his Atom suit, he [[Film/SupermanReturns rips his shirt open]].
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* OutOfFocus: Kramer gets only a handful of scenes near the beginning, just enough to tell us she's disbanding her meta-hunting unit.
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* AbsenteeActor: Joe doesn't appear at all in the episode. Strangely, a dialog exchange between Chester and Cecile seems to hint that she and Joe had something happen between them, but it's not elaborated on.
* TheBusCameBack: The Royal Flush Gang returns for the first time since Season 1, with new members this time.
* ContinuityNod:
** Barry flashes back to the Royal Flush Gang's first appearance when examining their second crime.
** After Ray shrinks down Barry to dodge Despero's attack, Barry remarks that he finally knows how [[Series/{{Arrow}} Diggle]] feels.
** When the group discusses how to deal with Despero, they decide to call in [[Series/Supergirl2015 Alex]] for advice.
* PutOnABus: Of a sort. Caitlin mentions that Frost is going on vacation to get over Chillblaine.
* TheReveal: Ten years from now, Flash will go insane and start destroying everything, causing panic and destruction everywhere.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Despero comes back to the past in order to kill Flash before he goes evil.
