#The flash season 5 episode 1 recap free

The Flash realizes he must sacrifice himself to destroy the weapon (by running on it backwards), but Earth-90 Flash stops him, steals his speed, and takes the hit himself, erasing Earth-1 BarryвЂ™s long-fated death in the process. The Flash and Black Lightning ( Cress Williams) discover the Anti-MonitorвЂ™s multiverse-destroying cannon, as well as its power source: Earth-90вЂ™s Barry Allen (also John Wesley Shipp) running on a treadmill (of sorts). Unfortunately, it is revealed that in order to save the multiverse, Barry must still die. Meanwhile, the real Monitor dubs the Flash, Supergirl ( Melissa Benoist), Batwoman ( Ruby Rose), Martian Manhunter ( David Harewood), White Canary ( Caity Lotz), Lex Luthor ( Jon Cryer), and Ryan Choi ( Osric Chau) his вЂParagons.вЂ™ The Green Arrow (Oliver Queen, as played by Stephen Amell), also mixed up in the game, winds up sacrificing himself in an effort to save as many Earth-2 denizens as possible, as well as to save the lives of Barry and Supergirl. He subsequently enslaves Nash, who he renames вЂPariah,вЂ™ to his cause.

#The flash season 5 episode 1 recap free

Nash finds and opens the MonitorвЂ™s portal only to find out it was a trick by the Anti-Monitor to break free from said portal and kickstart Crisis. Although only one part of the crossover aired on The Flash, the entire event is important, so what follows is a summary of the entire thing. This is where the big crossover event of the season, вЂCrisis on Infinite Earths,вЂ™ falls into line.

He discovers that his disappearance is unavoidable, occurring across all timelines. Barry consults with Earth-3вЂ™s Flash, Jay Garrick ( John Wesley Shipp), who uses a gadget to project BarryвЂ™s mind past the antimatter wall. Speaking of The Monitor ( LaMonica Garrett), he returns with some bad news for the Flash: Crisis is coming in a few months (instead of in 2024 as originally predicted) and will indeed require his sacrifice, as вЂњevents have been set into motion that cannot possibly comprehend.вЂќ Flash tries to run to the day after his foretold disappearance (as reported by a future edition of IrisвЂ™s The Citizen periodical) to see just what happens, but is stopped by a wall of antimatter in the timeline. It turns out eternium can be used to locate the MonitorвЂ™s portal, and Nash is obsessed with proving him to be a false god. This time, itвЂ™s Nash Wells, a universe-travelling adventurer in search of вЂeterniumвЂ™ particles. Of course, with almost every new season comes a new Wells ( Tom Cavanagh).

After much chaos and in-team fighting, Flash and the rest of BloodworkвЂ™s disciples are freed from his influence, thanks in large part to Allegra, and Bloodwork is arrested. As a result, Flash becomes infected (sighвЂ¦) and falls under the control of Bloodwork. Unfortunately, Bloodwork infects Ralph ( Hartley Sawyer), who then requires a blood transfusion from Barry in order to survive. Team Flash sets to work on developing a cure for BloodworkвЂ™s condition. Ramsey Rosso, played by Sendhil Ramamurthy) who can control people through the use of dark matter, the very substance he needs to stay alive due to his HLH cancer.

Over the season, Allegra becomes a member of Team Flash and a reporter for The Citizen.ДЄ new villain emerges named Bloodwork (Dr. But Cecile ( Danielle Nicolet) senses this with her empath abilities and helps clear her name with her defense attorney abilities. She has been arrested under false pretenses, due in no small part to her evil cousin, Ultraviolet ( Alexa Barajas). Barry destroys the hole with his speed and makes Chester whole again (no pun intended).ДЄnother new character joins the fold in the form of Allegra Garcia ( Kayla Compton), who can control UV particles and rays. Unfortunately, a giant one materializes, sucking his consciousness into it and thus requiring the intervention of Flash and gang. Chester has the small personal issue of accidentally opening up black holes around the city with his mind. CiscoвЂ™s ( Carlos Valdes) girlfriend, Kamilla ( Victoria Park), has just been let in on the existence of Team Flash, and is eager to learn more.ДЄ new character, who eventually becomes a part of Team Flash, is introduced by the name of Chester P. Season 6 begins with Barry ( Grant Gustin) and Iris ( Candice Patton) still reeling from the loss of their daughter, Nora Allen ( Jessica Parker Kennedy), at the end of season 5.