JoeListen,... you were right. I do treat Barry differently than I treat you. But not because I think Barry's better than you.
Joe
Wally, you're a lot like I was when I was a kid. You're fearless, and you take risks, and that makes you a handful just like I was. And now you're getting powers. That, alone, would make me nervous because I know what I would have done if I got powers. But you're not getting your speed the same way Barry got his. You're getting your speed the same way Magenta and the Rival got theirs. So it's not that I don't trust you, Wally, it's just that I don't trust what's going on with you right now, and that scares the living hell outta me.
Barry, you are an incredible C.S.I. and no one in this building cares more about helping people find justice than you. And that was long before you were The Flash. This lab, it's your life.
You're my life. Both of you. And Wally and Caitlin and Cisco. If these past few months have taught me anything, it's that I would give up everything I have to keep you all safe. No regrets.
Joe
Every time I think you've run out of ways to be a hero, you show me another one.
Joe
Hey. You put my son's life in danger. Again.
And he saved Barry's life. Joe, why... why do you think I help Wally? 'Cause I'm selfish, 'cause I get something? I don't get anything out of it. I help Wally 'cause the kid is special. He's extraordinary. His powers are extraordinary. Look, I get it. I'm not his dad. I don't have the same safety concerns as you, of course not. But Joe, one thing I do know: the longer you deny someone their potential, the more they're gonna look for it elsewhere.
Joe
Okay, well, remember, the best way to teach somebody something is to throw 'em in the deep end. That's how I taught you how to swim.
That was... I'm sill mad about that.
Joe
You can swim now, can't you?
Wally. What was that? I mean, you're supposed to be shadowing me.
Wh-wait, you're mad at me? I thought...
Observe and learn. That's it.
Joe
Whoa...
Joe
Barr, ease up. Wally just saved your life.
I'm sorry, Wally, but if you can't learn to follow orders, this deal between us, it's over.
What the hell were you thinking?
Joe
Now is not the time, Gypsy.
You know, you got a really messed up sense of justice for a cop.
Joe
[walks right up to her] Watch yourself. I took two oaths in my life. One: to uphold the law. The other: to protect my family. Guess which one takes priority?
Joe
He was my prisoner, too. And you're on my Earth. He has information that could save Iris's life, so I don't give a damn. It's because of you he's on the loose.
Because of me? No, no. Because of you. You opened that door! You let him out! That is on you, detective!
Joe
Look, I am going to wait for you at the end of the marathon.
CHCecile Horton
No, you're not pulling out of this thing.
Joe
I am not as easy with running as some of the members of my family. [kisses Cecile]
I'm gonna let it slide. I'm gonna let it.
Joe
Yeah? [playfully] Oh, you gettin' mad?
Mm-mmm. I will never get mad. I love you too much to be mad.
[Both Joe and Cecile grow uncomfortable as they each realize what Cecile just said.]
And the White Witch? I'm guessing you know why she's after me?
Well, she's teamed up with an evil speedster from the future, and apparently you develop the technology to trap him for an eternity. So...
He calls himself Savitar.
Savitar? And he's from the future?
And I build a trap for him? Me?
He wants to kill you before you build it. That's why he sending Killer Frost after you.
Killer Frost? Her name... is Killer Frost?
Joe
We know it's a lot to take in.
Well, to be fair, you're basically telling me I'm Sarah Connor in Terminator.
Eh, more like Miles Dyson.
Yeah. Good effort, though.
[Iris gives the eulogy at H.R.'s funeral]
When I think of H.R., I'm reminded of a story that John Lennon once told. When Lennon was five years old, his teacher asked him to write down what he wanted to be when he grew up. Lennon wrote "Happy". His teacher said that he didn't understand the assignment, and Lennon said they didn't understand life. H.R. understood life. He wasn't a genius, and he didn't have super-speed. But when we needed him the most, he was a hero. He was my hero. [walks over to Joe]
Joe
[hugging Iris] Mine, too.
[Cisco places H.R.'s drumsticks on the gravestone.]
[to the casket] Good on ya, mate.
[to the casket] Thanks for believing in me, H.R.
[Barry takes Cisco aside.]
Hey, I've been looking for the right time to tell you.
Right before H.R. died, he asked me to give you a message.
[Flashback to H.R. whispering to Barry: "Tell Cisco this took strength, and he gave it to me."]
I know that you've had a connection with every Wells that we've met, but... I dunno, something about this Wells...
[Barry prepares to enter the Speed Force prison to save Central City from being destroyed.]
Barry, Wally and Jay said they were in Hell.
[A portal opens from the Speed Force, and Nora Allen appears.]
Joe
Barry, it's your mother.
Barry isn't going to Hell. But like all runners must eventually, he's reached his finish line. His race is over.
You can't take him with you.
She's not taking me anywhere. I have to go.
Why? Why are you being punished?
This, all of this, it started with my mistake. With Flashpoint. This is my penance. This is my redemption.
My beautiful boy. It's time to rest.
Babe, do you really need... all the smelly old records in there?
Joe
Records? You mean my vintage jazz LP collection, that I painstakingly and carefully collected over the last thirty years?
Joe
Those are my loves, babe. They're going in the coffin with me when I die.
Okay, maybe we could bury them now, and you can just join them at a later date.
Joe
Oh, you got jokes. You're lucky I only gave you the key, 'cause I'm starting to re-think this whole move-in thing.
Joe
[smiling] No, I'm not. [They laugh and kiss.]
Sorry I'm late, the curls were not cooperating this morning. [notices blood-spattered crime scene] Oh, good Lord! Why would you show me that?
Joe
We think this is because of some weird technical glitch, and you're our weird tech expert.
This completely ruined Sriracha for me.
Joe
We did it? We brought dark matter into Central City.
When you pulled me out of the Speed Force, yeah.
All the people in that bus. We turned them into metas.
Every time we try to do something right, it goes horribly wrong.
Maybe we should burn some sage.
Joe
What's wrong, Wally?
You guys tell me. I mean, the city was about to blow up, no one realized I wasn't here...
I went to Earth-2. I had to talk to Jesse, hear it from her. She told me she needs to focus on herself, and I get it, and I think I have to do the same, right? So... I'm leaving Central City.
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