The Flash quotes

Wally

So this is it. huh?

Barry

Yeah. This is the starting line to our race. Cisco set up sensors all along the course and he'll be tracking our speed all the way to the finish line on the other side of town.

Wally

No, I meant "This is it." You know, the day the greatest upset in speedster history goes down.

Barry

Wally. Man, this isn't about winning or losing, okay? This is about training. So you can get faster and beat Savitar and save Iris.

Wally

[serious] Yeah. Which I'm gonna do.

Barry

Okay.

Wally

[back to enthused] But first I'm gonna make you eat my dust, I'm sorry.

Barry

Okay, you know there is a reason they call me "The Fastest Man Alive".

Caitlin

What's his name?

Julian

Doesn't really matter much now, does it?

Caitlin

Of course. I should call him by his name. After everything he's been through, he deserves that much respect.

Julian

He is a corpse. Thus impervious to such bedside manners.

Caitlin

Well, thank goodness, 'cause I'd hate to have to subject him to yours.

Wally

That hurt like...

H.R.

Like you ran into a giant wooden wall, 'cause you did.

Caitlin

Just a little bit longer and she's dead. How's that for changing the future?

Julian

I know who you are, Caitlin. You do not want to do this.

Caitlin

This is who I am. You said it, it's time for me to take responsibility for my actions. Time for me to own who I really am.

Julian

Who you are is Caitlin Snow. I know first hand the battle going on inside of you. I know what it feels like. When it happened to me, I lost. All right? I was weak. And I let it win. And I did... I did horrible things to a lot of good people, and you don't have to do that. You're not gonna do that. You're stronger than that, Caitlin, you're far stronger than I am. You're one of the strongest people I've ever known. You can win this fight. [puts a gentle hand on her arm, speaks softly] Iris needs your help now.

Iris

You know, sometimes it feels like the Flash is this guy my boyfriend becomes when he runs off to save other people. Like I'm the only one who doesn't get the Flash. He felt separate from you. But yesterday, when you saved me, I remembered that I have no reason to be scared. The man I love is a superhero. I love and trust you, Barry Allen, the Flash. I love all of you. And I always will.

Caitlin

Jesse, that's not who you think it is. This is H.R. You met him briefly before you left last time.

H.R.

[bows dramatically] At your service, madame.

Wally

He's Harry's replacement.

H.R.

Some would say "improvement".

Cisco

Um... this is Harry's daughter.

H.R.

Yeah.

Cisco

He's been kidnapped.

H.R.

Ee... I didn't know. I'm so... I thought...

Jesse

Sorry about that.

H.R.

I'm sorry, too. I'm sorry I took the smile from your face.

Julian

Fascinating. Do you often travel to other Earths?

Barry

No. Uh, well... when I have to. Look, Julian, will you just tell Singh that, I don't know, I'm under the weather or something? It's, you know, it is kinda what we do on Team Flash. We cover for each other.

Julian

What does Caitlin think of all this multiverse-hopping? Does she approve?

Barry

She's coming with me.

Julian

[shocked] You're letting her go?

Barry

It's her choice.

Julian

Allen, it's not a wise move, surely. She can barely control her cold powers as is.

Barry

We might need her for Grodd.

Julian

Grodd? [realizing] Telepathic gorilla?

Barry

Yeah.

Julian

Where are you going? Are you going to Planet of the Apes?

Barry

No, it's just a... city of them. Will you cover for me?

Julian

Are you going to Planet of the Apes?

Barry

I'm not going to Planet of the Apes, okay? Calm down. Will you cover for me?

Julian

I've got you, yeah, of course.

Barry

I won't kill him! I WON'T ! I know how you all fear humans! You think we want war with gorillakind. We don't. We're not all murderers and killers. We only want peace. Which is why I'm sparing your leader! We call it "mercy"!

H.R.

What you doing up there?

Jesse

Just, uh... hanging out.

H.R.

What are... what are you thinking about?

Jesse

Wally. He wants me to stay here with him.

H.R.

Ah. Yeah, he does. Guy is no dummy. Congratulations. Oh, that's great. Love... nothing like young love.

Jesse

Yeah, I just... I don't... I don't know if it's the right thing.

H.R.

Why?

Jesse

He's on his own journey. Besides, my dad just got captured by gorillas. And if... if he does come back, how could I ever tell him I'm leaving?

H.R.

Well, 'cause you're human. That's... that's how. That's what we do. Look, my point is this. When it comes to love, you gotta go for it. You know? Everything else be damned. 'Cause if you don't, you're gonna end up being the kind of person that lives the rest of their life with regret. I mean, I know that telling your dad that, you know, you're... you're switching Earths, that's gonna be a difficult conversation to have, but one that you've got to go for if you want to be happy. But, that's just my opinion. What do I know? I'm just a handsomer guy than your dad with a song in his heart. Good luck, Jesse.

Caitlin

I like you, Julian. I do. And I like that you like me. But I'm also afraid of my powers. And not what they could do to me, but what they could do to anyone who gets close to me.

Julian

Caitlin, I'm not afraid

Caitlin

You should be. Fear me, Julian. It's not a threat. Just good advice

Julian

Okay. Fine. I'll fear you. You know what really helps me when I'm scared?

Caitlin

What?

Julian

Just a good filet steak. [Caitlin smiles.] Bit of Béarnaise on the side, mashed potatoes. Does the trick every time.

Caitlin

Really?

Julian

I promise. I think we should find a local steakhouse and be terrified together.

Caitlin

Sure. Together it is.

H.R.

[about the way Harry brushes his teeth] O-ooh. You go front-to-back. Toothbrush. You go front-to-back? 'Cause I'm a small-circles kinda guy. Wonder how the other Wells brushes his teeth.

Harry

The murderer?

H.R.

I'm fascinated by the subtle differences between us, you know?

Harry

And the not-so-subtle ones.

H.R.

Like what?

Harry

Like the fact that I'm a genius, and you're a moron. [spits his toothpaste into H.R.'s coffee mug, then leaves]

H.R.

[still in good humor] Okay. See you at the party.

Cisco

[trying to convince Gypsy to help Team Flash] Don't tell me you're gonna run away from this.

Gypsy

I never run.

Cisco

Then stand and fight with us. We need you.

Gypsy

You need me. Are you trying to Luke Starkiller me?

Cisco

[amused at the reference] What if I am? Is that what it's gonna take to get you to stay? Here's a bonus: you get to spend extra time with this face [points to his face]. Look at this face, c'mon. Who doesn't want to get to spend extra time with this guy?

Barry

No matter what I do to stop Grodd, he just keeps finding new ways to attack, new ways to destroy, and I... Iris doesn't think I should, but the only way this ends is if I kill him.

Harry

"Kill him". That might be the most idiotic thing I've ever heard you say.

Barry

Wait, what?

Harry

Iris is right. You don't want to listen, go ahead, keep being an idiot.

Barry

I don't understand.

Harry

Don't. Kill. Grodd.

Barry

Harry, you of all people should understand. You would've killed to save Jesse. You were gonna kill Zoom.

Harry

Barry, there's a thousand things I've done... that I'm not proud of. Some of them recently. Every time I do one of those things, it makes it easier to do it the next time. I look at you, out there battling the darkness with honor and hope, and I'm reminded that there's always another way. Always. Killing Grodd is not your answer. Saving one life doesn't justify taking another. Find the other way.

Cisco

Gypsy, please. (Grodd)'s gonna destroy my city. And he's gonna hurt the people I love.

Gypsy

I told you before, that's not my problem. Look, just go back to Earth-1 before someone sees you and I have to do something that I don't want to.

Cisco

You know, you told me I could do things with my powers I'd never even imagined. And you're right. 'Cause I'm not just vibing people anymore, I'm vibing what they feel. You know what I'm getting right here, right now, from you? You're more than this. You're like me. You want to do something good. Look, we need something to stop Grodd, and I'm gonna need your help getting it. Please, be the hero I know you wanna be.

Iris

What is all this?

Barry

I've been really busy recently with trying to avoid the future, and I forgot that there's always another way.

Iris

What is that?

Barry

Making the future. [opens a box containing an antique engagement ring] Our future. [gets down on one knee] My great-grandfather gave this to my great-grandmother after World War Two. He wanted to propose before he was shipped out, but he didn't have the money. And he bought this three years later when he was stationed in London. Fought his way across France, all the way to Berlin, with this ring around his neck with his dog-tags. And when he got back, she was waiting for him in the dock of the Brooklyn Navy yards. He proposed on the spot. After my mom passed away, Joe held on to this for me. Until tonight.

Iris

Barry...

Barry

Iris West... will you marry me?