Barry Allen quotes from The Flash

Nora

[rushing to Barry's side] Dad! Dad, are you okay?

Barry

I'm okay. I've been hit with lightning before. [groans] It's okay.

Nora

It's not okay. I guess... greatness isn't hereditary.

Joe

Barr, all the information this girl has on you comes from that museum. There're literally statues of you on pedestals. How much do you think she wants to impress her hero?

Barry

So what do I do?

Joe

Well, show her it's okay not to be perfect coming out of the gate. There's no shortcuts. Takes time to get things right. And that's not a failure. That's life. And also, show her that no matter what, you're always gonna love her. That's what parents do.

Iris

Still swirling around up there?

Barry

I just don't get Nora. I mean, I thought our training was sinking in. I mean, she defeated Block, she was really making progress. And next thing you know, she wants to break into CCPD and kidnap a suspect in police custody. I mean, it's like she wants to... make Hersch Cicada.

Iris

Barry, you really don't get why she's obsessed?

Barry

Wait, should I?

Iris

Think about it. She's been hearing about the ripple effects on the timeline since she got here. And at first, they were relatively small, but now, Cicada...

Barry

Not so small.

Iris

He's one of the worst serial killers in history, and now because of Nora, he's here early. And an entirely different person.

Barry

With an entirely different set of victims.

Iris

That is a huge weight to bear for someone who just wanted to spend time with a dad she never knew. She feels really guilty, Barry. She wants to try to fix her mistakes, whatever that takes. Sounds like another speedster I know, actually.

Barry

Hold on. Look at the time stamp on the post. Seven-fifty-two pm? Nora and I were still with Jonesy, and the fire at C.C.P.N. hadn't even been reported yet.

Iris

I guess you'll always be the first one to the scoop if you're the one making it.

Caitlin

So she's some sort of "Early Edition" meta who creates stories?

Iris

Fake news taken to a whole new level.

Nora

[emotional] Mom thinks that she had good reason to suppress my powers in the future. But she doesn't know what that reason is.

Barry

I'm sure it's a good one. Look, Nora, I don't have to visit the future to know what kind of mother Iris is gonna be. She cares about family, more than anyone I've ever met. Okay? I support her decisions. Past, present and future.

Nora

[shocked and appalled] Then I guess I need to rethink what the meaning of "family" is.

Iris

Tripped alarm at Central City Art Gallery. Someone stole a Monet.

Barry

[in disbelief] At 10 a.m.? That's bold.

Police man. Fancy cuffs.

Barry

Peter, you don't want to do this. Look, I know how you got your abilities. The night of the Enlightenment, right? You were hit by a piece of the satellite, weren't you?

Crushed. Snapped. Broo-ken.

Barry

Okay. Well, I know people who can help you. People who can stop your suffering.

Suffering can't be stopped. Especially hers (Iris).

Barry

[hard] If you touch Iris--

Don't want to hear your pain. Only your wife's.

Cisco

Iris West-Allen, I know bad-assery when I see it, and that was raw, unrefined, cage-free, non-GMO bad-assery right there.

Caitlin

You dove off a building.

Barry

For me.

Iris

Yeah, I guess I kinda did.

Nora

What was going through your mind?

Iris

Uh, "Please, God, don't let me drop this key."

Nora

I mean, weren't you afraid? You're not a speedster.

Iris

No, I'm not. But my husband and my partner and my best friend... is.

Barry

Dude. Hey, we need to talk.

Cisco

Why? I thought that dramatic confrontation worked perfect.

Barry

Look, we all want to help Caitlin.

Cisco

Oh, do you?

Barry

Yeah, I want Caitlin to have a chance to be with her father–

Cisco

Just like Nora got the chance to be with you? See, this is your problem. You think that this is just another perfect father-daughter pairing. Reunited.

Barry

I'm not blinded by my feelings.

Cisco

Well, they're not helping you to see any clearer. You gotta stop thinking this like Nora's dad and start thinking about it like a CSI. Please? Don't do it for me, do it for her.

Barry

Uh, is it safe for this to be here?

Cisco

[far too focused on the core] Yeah, a little dark matter never hurt anybody.

Barry

What?

Caitlin

Careful.

Barry

[softly] I know, I know.

Caitlin

This is a critical time.

Barry

Okay.

Caitlin

Steady hands.

Barry

Aah... call time of death.

Caitlin

It's okay. It's a pie. It's not supposed to be a piece of cake.

Barry

Wow. [They both laugh]

Nora

I get it. Sometimes you have to sacrifice yourself to save others. Even if it means leaving your family behind.

Barry

Not exactly. Look, when I ran into that storm, I was thinking that I want to save everyone, but the person I was thinking about the most... was you.

Nora

... Me?

Barry

Yeah, I don't choose being the Flash over being with my family. I'm the Flash for my family. And I don't have to run to the future to understand why I sacrifice myself. I do it to save you. And your mom. All the people I love.

Nora

You know, maybe one say, if I train enough, I'll be able to save you.

Barry

I don't doubt it.

Who's your friend? Let me guess. Jesse Chambers... no, Libby Lawrence... wait, Danica Williams--

Barry

It doesn't matter... who she is.

[stares at Barry, then at Nora.] She's your daughter. You've brought me your daughter. It's, uh.... Dawn, if I'm not mistaken. [bows to Nora]

Nora

.... Nora.

"Nora". [regards her] Oh. That's nice. [to Barry] At least you still have one.

Nora

You really hate him (Thawne), don't you?

Barry

Do you not know what he did?

Nora

Well, I... I know he was your arch-enemy.

Barry

He killed my mother. In our home. When I was eleven years old. An eleven-year-old boy. You know why he did it? He thought if I suffered a tragedy that was horrific enough, I'd never recover. I'd never become the Flash

Nora

[getting emotional] I didn't... I didn't know that.

Barry

There's probably a lot that's happened to me that's not in the Flash Museum.

Nora

That's why you didn't want me to come with you, isn't it? It's not because it was dangerous, or because of the timeline. But because you didn't want me to know these awful things about you, so it's not what I would remember most when I went back. [Barry nods] You don't have to protect me from this stuff.

Barry

Yes, I do.

Nora

No, you don't.

Barry

Yes. Yes, I do. You're my daughter.

Nora

Yeah, and you're my father! And I just want to know my father! [embraces Barry, who hugs her in return]

Barry

Cicada.

Cicada

Is that what you call me?

Barry

Not all metahumans are responsible for what happened to Grace.

Cicada

Yes, they are. The destruction they cause. The death. The pain.

Barry

I know about pain and death. Taking it out on the world, that's not gonna help. Think about Grace.

Cicada

She's all I think about, Flash. And I'm making the world safe for her. Every metahuman must go.

Barry

And what about you? You're a metahuman now.

Cicada

I am. And after you're gone, I'll join you.