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The Flash Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2018 - 2019
Episode 1
Nora
Tue, Oct 9, 201842 mins
After an unexpected guest from the future, Nora West-Allen, appears at their home, Barry and Iris must figure out how to get her back to the future without disrupting the timeline - even more than she already has. Team Flash must work together to send Nora back, while simultaneously fighting off another villainous meta.
Episode 2
Blocked
Tue, Oct 16, 201842 mins
Barry and Team Flash track down a meta that is stealing high-tech weapons, only to cross paths with a new foe named Cicada, who is hunting the very same meta, with nefarious intent.
Episode 3
The Death of Vibe
Tue, Oct 23, 201842 mins
After Cicada's attack on The Flash, the team realizes they need to think outside the box to stop this dangerous new foe. Desperate to help her parents, Nora comes up with a plan that ultimately puts a member of Team Flash in danger. Meanwhile, Caitlin delves into her past.
Episode 4
News Flash
Tue, Oct 30, 201841 mins
Barry and Iris face the ultimate parenting test when Team Flash battles Spin, a savvy millennial armed with meta tech, and a dangerous agenda for their daughter, Nora. Ralph is feeling defeated until an unlikely source issues a challenge to help boost his confidence.
Episode 5
All Doll'd Up
Tue, Nov 13, 201842 mins
Nora lets something slip about the future that devastates Iris. In an attempt to distract his wife, Barry asks Iris to team up to stop a new meta, Rag Doll. Meanwhile, Caitlin learns something about her father.
Episode 6
The Icicle Cometh
Tue, Nov 20, 201842 mins
Caitlin, Barry, and Cisco learn something new about Caitlin's father; Iris and Sherloque follow a clue about Cicada.
Episode 7
O Come, All Ye Thankful
Tue, Nov 27, 201842 mins
While Nora grapples with unresolved anger over her father's disappearance in the future, Barry and Team Flash must stop a powerful new meta, Weather Witch, from killing her own father, Weather Wizard.
Episode 8
What's Past Is Prologue
Tue, Dec 4, 201842 mins
Barry and Team Flash come up with a plan to stop Cicada. However, the plan calls for Barry and Nora to travel back in time to gather some key necessities. Meanwhile, Sherloque's suspicions about Nora continue to grow.
Episode 9
Elseworlds, Part 1
Sun, Dec 9, 201842 mins
Arkham Asylum doctor John Deegan rewrites reality, which results in Oliver Queen and Barry Allen swapping lives. In the new reality, they are the only ones that know that they are in the wrong lives and have each other's powers, which prompts them going to Gotham City with Kara Danvers / Supergirl to confront Deegan.
Episode 10
The Flash & the Furious
Tue, Jan 15, 201942 mins
While Nora grapples with the revelation that Thawne killed her grandmother, Team Flash must stop the formidable team-up of a newly sprung from jail Weather Witch and Silver Ghost, a new meta-tech villain who can control engines and motorized technology. Meanwhile, Caitlin and Cisco discuss creating a meta-human cure.
Episode 11
Seeing Red
Tue, Jan 22, 201942 mins
During a battle with Cicada, Nora is severely injured. Due to Cicada's dampening powers Nora's speed healing isn't working, leaving Barry and Iris scared for their daughter's future. Upset about his injured child, The Flash is filled with rage and confronts Cicada in a brutal battle. Meanwhile, Killer Frost keeps interfering with Caitlin's work on the cure.
Episode 12
Memorabilia
Tue, Jan 29, 201942 mins
When Sherloque wants to use a memory machine on Barry and Nora to help gain access to Grace's memories, Nora panics, fearing her parents will find out the secrets she's been keeping from them. Nora secretly decides to use the machine on her own which ends in disaster after she gets trapped inside Grace's mind. Barry and Iris go in after their daughter and Iris is brokenhearted by what she finds. Meanwhile, Ralph tricks Cisco into going out for a night out on the town.
Episode 13
Goldfaced
Tue, Feb 5, 201942 mins
Barry and Ralph must go undercover as criminals in an illegal black market to purchase a device that could help them stop Cicada. Once inside, Barry and Ralph find their morality tested as they slip deeper into the criminal world, eventually having to choose between committing a crime, or losing the means to defeat one of their greatest foes. Meanwhile, Iris investigates a lead on Cicada's whereabouts and ends up in a dangerous situation.
Episode 14
Cause and XS
Tue, Feb 12, 201942 mins
After Iris lands in serious danger, Nora races to save her mother. Barry puts the finishing touches on the metahuman cure, leaving Cisco with a rare night off so he decides to take Kamilla on a date.
Episode 15
King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd
Tue, Mar 5, 201941 mins
When Gorilla Grodd attacks Central City, Barry and friends find themselves teaming up with King Shark; when they hit a snag, they bring in Dr. Tanya Lamden to try to reach the man behind the shark.
Episode 16
Failure Is an Orphan
Tue, Mar 12, 201942 mins
With the meta-human cure ready to use, Barry and Team Flash must figure out a way to subdue Cicada long enough to take it. Killer Frost steps in to help with the plan. Meanwhile, Joe eases back into work, and Nora isn't happy about the way her dad plans to stop Cicada.
Episode 17
Time Bomb
Tue, Mar 19, 201942 mins
Team Flash finds out that metahuman Vickie Bolen is in danger, and they race to save her; they discover she's a suburban mom who is hiding her abilities from her family; Barry encourages Vickie to share her secret with her family.
Episode 18
Godspeed
Tue, Apr 16, 201942 mins
After discovering that Nora is working with Thawne, Barry and Iris disagree about how to handle their daughter in the wake of this shocking news. Team Flash isn't sure they can trust Nora, so they go through her journal to find out exactly how she came to work alongside their greatest nemesis.
Episode 19
Snow Pack
Tue, Apr 23, 201942 mins
When Icicle returns to enact the next phase of his devious plan, Caitlin and her mother, Dr. Carla Tannhauser, must resolve their long-combative relationship to defeat the icy monster. After Barry makes a big decision about their family without consulting her, Iris decides to take matters into her own hands.
Episode 20
Gone Rogue
Tue, Apr 30, 201942 mins
Barry continues to struggle with his feelings over Nora's betrayal; Brie Larvan, Joss Jackam and Peter Merkel return to Central City; Cisco makes a bold decision.
Episode 21
The Girl with the Red Lightning
Tue, May 7, 201942 mins
Team Flash is on high alert after Cicada II threatens to unleash a dangerous virus that would put all meta-humans at risk.
Episode 22
Legacy
Tue, May 14, 201942 mins
Barry faces off with his oldest, and most formidable nemesis, Reverse Flash.
