- "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."
- —Barry Allen to Harry Wells
"Attack on Central City" is the fourteenth episode of the third season of The Flash, and the sixtieth episode overall. It aired on February 28, 2017. It acts as the second half of the "Gorilla City" event.
Synopsis
When Grodd and his army of gorillas bring the battle to Earth-1, The Flash and team must find a way to stop them before they destroy Central City. Gypsy returns to join the fight. Meanwhile, Jesse Quick decides she wants to stay with Wally on Earth-1.[1]
Gallery
Videos
The Flash 3x14 Promo "Attack on Central City" (HD) Season 3 Episode 14 Promo
Promo
The Flash Attack on Central City Trailer The CW
Extended promo
The Flash Inside The Flash Attack on Central City The CW
The Flash Attack on Central City Scene The CW
Trivia
- When Cisco claims that they need Gypsy, she asks if he's trying to "Luke Starkiller" her, referencing the original name of the protagonist, Luke Skywalker, from the original Star Wars trilogy.
- The line itself she is likely referring to is one spoken by Princess Leia Organa on a recording to Obi-Wan Kenobi, stating "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope".
- Harry quotes the 1976 film Rocky, claiming about Cisco's Vibe goggles, "It's an improvement". Cisco picks up on this reference, to which Wells acknowledges the actor that speaks it, Burgess Meredith.
- Wells later references Rocky again, exclaiming "yo Rocky" when Barry is beating a punching bag, a nod to the title character's role as a professional boxer.
- When they are unable to find the identity of the man they have a drawing of, Cisco jokes that they're calling him "Jason Bourne", referencing the character from the Bourne novels and films.
- HR mentions a poet from his Earth, "Alfred Yankovic", to which Iris asks if he means "Weird Al". "Weird Al" Yankovic is a musician who parodies many famous songs.
- The missile launcher has a striking resemblance to the one used by Edward Fyers in Arrow's Season 1 flashbacks on Lian Yu.
References
| The Flash season 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Flashpoint" • "Paradox" • "Magenta" • "The New Rogues" • "Monster" • "Shade" • "Killer Frost" • "Invasion!" • "The Present" • "Borrowing Problems from the Future" • "Dead or Alive" • "Untouchable" • "Attack on Gorilla City" • "Attack on Central City" • "The Wrath of Savitar" • "Into the Speed Force" • "Duet" • "Abra Kadabra" • "The Once and Future Flash" • "I Know Who You Are" • "Cause and Effect" • "Infantino Street" • "Finish Line" | ||||