The Flash · Season 1
Question for the room: How did I get stuck doing the buddy system thing with Ralph?
[whispering] It's the best way to keep Ralph safe, Cisco.
[low voice] Yeah. It's the best way to keep Ralph safe, Cisco.
Well, clearly you've never had to stay over in an apartment that uses neon beer signs for lamps and the kitchen sink for a shower. Ralph, I love you, but you sleep on a futon.
A futon's not that bad.
It is when it's damp!!
Why is it damp?
I sweat a lot when I sleep.
You're nasty
I think I'd remember seeing you on my bus.
Actually, I was kind of, big-boned back then. I was on a strict diet of gin, donuts, and regret. But I got another shot at it. And I worked my tight butt off, and now I'm the hottest superhero in town. My life has never been better, kind of like yours.
Yeah, but aren't you afraid of losing it all?
Yeah, I am. Which is why I'm a part of this team. You said that your family bailed on you, so I can understand why you wouldn't trust someone to look out for you. But Izzy, I can tell you first-hand that these amazing weirdos, they won't bail. They created a buddy system for me, and if you'll stay, they'll keep you safe. I promise.
So? Who's gonna be my buddy then?
I may have to pull some strings, but I will see if I am available.
Iris, you weren't at Iron Heights. I saw up close what DeVoe did. To Becky. To all of them. And I couldn't do anything except... just stand and watch it happen. DeVoe is ruthless. He's not gonna stop until he's taken her powers and her life. He's not gonna go easy on her, so neither can I.
I am so sorry that you had to experience that. But Barry, we can't be ruthless like DeVoe. He's willing to sacrifice anyone and anything. Just remember that the next time you're pushing too hard, okay? You of all people know that heroes aren't made overnight.
Look, I'm sorry about... [gently pantomimes his earlier outburst]. You know, I just... I can't seem to stop DeVoe, can't stop my daughter Jesse from hating me, can't seem to stop blowing it when I try to befriend someone who's my own age.
Did you just say "befriend"? That's what you've been trying to do? You've been trying to... "befriend" me?
Well, yes, through transitive property. I respect West, West respects you, so....
Harry, that was... borderline sweet.
Thank you?
DeVoe's still out there. And until that threat's over, we gotta keep this buddy system going.
I thought you might say that, Allen. Which is why I got you this. [hands Barry a business card that reads "Barry Allen, Private Investigator".]
You want me to be your partner?
[scoffs] Oh, hey, come on. This, uh... this Turner don't need no Hooch. But... I do know what it's like to get fired from CCPD when you didn't even really break the law.
You absolutely broke the law.
And I remember, after I lost my job... felt like I lost a piece of my identity. And now you won't have to deal with that problem. So the next time we're out in the field and somebody asks you who you work for, you won't have to get all stammery.
You like me. You really like me.
Listen, Miyagi–
What?
I've been here all day opening breaches, all right? So unless you wanna rub your hands together and do some magical shoulder pop–
I'm not rubbing your shoulder.
That's what I thought. I'm taking five.
Ah, come on.
[through clenched teeth] I'm taking five!
How is it we live together, work together, sleep in the same bed together, but it still feels like we don't spend any real time as husband and wife?
[over the intercom] Allen. West-Allen. Cortex. Now!
I have no idea.
[regarding the nuclear bomb] I'm guessing this is our Ark of the Covenant.
Something like that, yeah.
Whooah. Yeah, that'll definitely melt your face.
We send the bomb into the Speed Force, let it detonate in there.
Like hell you will!
What do you mean? Why not?
Because, Flash, if you do that, we may lose the Speed Force forever.
What do you mean we might "lose" the Speed Force?
An explosion of that size could destroy it completely. If that were to happen, every speedster across space and time would lose access to their speed instantly.
.... Every speedster?
Even if it got rid of Thawne and every other evil speedster in the multiverse, you cannot do this! I won't let you.
Well, I'm sorry, Jay. If this is the only way to save everyone in the city, I have to.
[Joe runs to check on an unconscious Flash, who has managed to stop the explosion with lightning from the Speed Force.]
Flash! Flash! Flash?
[waking up, but still exhausted] Are we dead?
No.
Oh, that's good.
Listen, Ramon, DeVoe wants these bodies. Maybe we change the bodies, we keep these people safe.
I'm sorry, don't you have, like, six PhDs?!
Seven!
Yeah. Which one of them is in "Mad Science"?!
"Mad Science" is just an area of study. It's not a degree.
[Frye has just melted a bank vault open with his metahuman powers.]
Stealing is a sin. You shouldn't be using the powers you've been given this way.
I'll use them any way I see fit. Including frying you to a crisp if you move any closer.
[slowly advancing towards Frye] Oh, I don't think you will. You don't want to hurt me or anyone in this bank. You can still walk away from this. But the moment you touch that money, your life changes forever. Now, you don't really want that, do you?
Maybe you're right. [Kim tries to put his hand on Frye's shoulder, but Frye belts him, knocking Kim down on top of another bank customer. The touch causes Kim's own power to transfer from Frye to the customer.] Or maybe you've got a death wish! [tries to use his powers on Kim, but can't] What the hell? My powers. they're gone. [Frye is tackled by a bank guard.]
Cisco, why can't you just help him?
Why am I the only one who thinks putting a rageaholic and dark matter together is a bad idea?
He's trying to stop DeVoe. That's not a bad idea.
He's trying to match his intellect with a madman whose innovations are warping his brain. Have you not seen Spider-Man 2?
No.
How can you live with yourself?
[feeling down] I lost my speed. I lost my job at the C.C.P.D. It just feels like DeVoe is... slowly taking everything away from me.
[embracing Barry] He hasn't taken everything away.
What if I never get it back?
Hey. Caitlin is gonna find something. Okay? Until then, you just have to... watch me like I've watched you these last three years.
Yeah, I guess so. [The alarm goes off, and Iris races away at super-speed, leaving Barry alone taken aback.] Wow, that's... super annoying.
You know, you didn't have to give up your speed, right? I mean, I would've never asked you to.
I know.
Why'd you do it?
.... Do you know what makes a great speedster? [Barry shakes his head] It isn't their speed. It's being the light that everyone needs when the world grows dark. It's the kind of person they are. The kind of person that always wants to help. That's why being the Flash is your destiny. It's your way of helping others. But it isn't mine. [shows Barry her new "Saved by the Flash" blog] This is.
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