Paradox

"Paradox" is the second episode of the third season of The Flash, and the forty-eighth episode overall. It aired on October 11, 2016.

Synopsis
Barry realizes the effects from Flashpoint are much greater than he thought. Meanwhile, Barry meets new co-worker Julian Albert and is surprised by Julian's immediate disdain for Barry.

Trivia

 * This is the second episode of the series where Tom Cavanagh doesn't appear.
 * When Barry and Jay are in the Motorcar diner in 1998, Dawson's Creek is playing on the TV. John Wesley Shipp played the title character's father on Dawson's Creek.