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"The lesson I have prepped for today is much more simple. Life 101: there are no happy endings."

"Don't Run" is the ninth and midseason finale episode of the fourth season of The Flash, and the seventy-eighth episode overall. It aired on December 5, 2017.

Synopsis

Amunet kidnaps Caitlin and puts meta-dampener handcuffs on her to keep her from turning into Killer Frost. Amunet tells Caitlin she needs her to perform a tricky medical task and if Caitlin fails, Amunet will kill her. Meanwhile, The Thinker traps The Flash in a speedster-proof prison. With the clock ticking, The Team doesn't have the time or resources to track both Caitlin and Barry so Iris is forced to choose who to save.^[src]

Cast

Uncredited

Derek Schnobb as Passerby

Gallery

Videos

The Flash 4x09 Sneak Peek "Don't Run" (HD) Season 4 Episode 9 Sneak Peek Mid-Season Finale

The Flash Don't Run Scene The CW

The Flash 4x09 Sneak Peek 3 "Don't Run" (HD) Season 4 Episode 9 Sneak Peek 3 Mid-Season Finale

The Flash 4x09 Deleted Scene "Don't Run" (HD) Season 4 Episode 9 Deleted Scene Mid-Season Finale

The Flash 4x09 Behind the Scenes "Don't Run" (HD) Season 4 Episode 9 Behind the Scenes

Trivia

The title is a reference to Barry's final line as the CCPD show up to arrest him.
Cisco likens Harry to Ebenezer Scrooge and the Grinch. In reply, Harry claims that "you're a mean one, I wouldn't touch you with a 39-and-a-half-foot pole", quoting the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" from the 1966 TV special Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!.
- Cisco also calls both Harry and Ralph "humbugs", referencing Ebenezer Scrooge's catchphrase in the Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol.
- Cisco claims this as a "Festivus miracle", a phrase commonly used by Kramer in the TV series Seinfeld.
When Amunet prevents Caitlin from transforming into Killer Frost, she quips that "Frosty melted away", referencing the 1969 TV special Frosty the Snowman in which the protagonist is in danger of melting.
Cisco calls Amunet an "evil Mary Poppins", referencing her English accent.
The Flash suit is revealed to have kept the life-raft function that Cisco installed earlier and showed off in "Mixed Signals".
When DeVoe (disguised as Dominic Lanse) goes to describe the West house, Cisco suggests "bitchin'", a callback to the season premiere, "The Flash Reborn", in which a decoded message from a discombobulated Barry reads "This house is bitchin'".
DeVoe gains the ability of telepathy through his transferring his mind and consciousness into the body of Dominic. In the DC comics, Clifford DeVoe originally the ability of telepathy, although Barry Allen is immune to telepathy.
The Thinker tells the Flash, "You should learn to lose every once in a while, Bar. A little humility will prepare you for what lies ahead." These are actually the Thinker's last dying words to Jay Garrick, the original Flash in the comics.
It is revealed that DeVoe's birthday is on Christmas.

References

The Flash season 4
"The Flash Reborn" • "Mixed Signals" • "Luck Be a Lady" • "Elongated Journey Into Night" • "Girls Night Out" • "When Harry Met Harry..." • "Therefore I Am" • "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 3" • "Don't Run" • "The Trial of The Flash" • "The Elongated Knight Rises" • "Honey, I Shrunk Team Flash" • "True Colors" • "Subject 9" • "Enter Flashtime" • "Run, Iris, Run" • "Null and Annoyed" • "Lose Yourself" • "Fury Rogue" • "Therefore She Is" • "Harry and the Harrisons" • "Think Fast" • "We Are The Flash"

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+{{Quote|The lesson I have prepped for today is much more simple. Life 101: there are no happy endings.|[[Clifford DeVoe]] to [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen]]}}
 {{Episode
 |name= Don't Run
-|image=Flash_4e09_Don't_Run.png
+|image= Barry trapped in DeVoe's prison.png
+|season=4
-|titlecard= <!--Only use when episode has a variant title card-->
+|epnum=9
 |number= 78
 |airdate= December 5, 2017
 |writer= [[Sam Chalsen]]<br>[[Judalina Neira]]
 |director= [[Stefan Pleszczynski]]
-|guests= [[Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Amunet Black]] ''(special guest star)''<br>[[Hartley Sawyer]] as [[Ralph Dibny]]<br>[[Patrick Sabongui]] as [[David Singh]]<br>[[Kim Engelbrecht]] as [[Marlize DeVoe]]<br>[[Kendrick Sampson]] as [[Dominic Lanse|Dominic Lanse/Brainstorm]] and [[Clifford DeVoe]]<br>[[Jessica Camacho]] as [[Gypsy|Cynthia/Gypsy]]
+|guests= [[Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Leslie Jocoy|Amunet Black]] ''(special guest star)''<br>[[Hartley Sawyer]] as [[Ralph Dibny]]<br>[[Patrick Sabongui]] as [[David Singh]]<br>[[Kim Engelbrecht]] as [[Marlize DeVoe]]<br>[[Kendrick Sampson]] as [[Dominic Lanse|Dominic Lanse/Brainstorm]] and [[Clifford DeVoe]]<br>[[Jessica Camacho]] as [[Cynthia|Cynthia/Gypsy]]
 |before= {{Ep|Crisis on Earth-X, Part 3}}
 |after= {{Ep|The Trial of The Flash}}
-|show= The Flash
+|show= The Flash (The CW)
 }}
-"'''Don't Run'''" is the ninth episode and midseason finale of the [[Season 4 (The Flash)|fourth season]] of ''[[The Flash]]'', and the seventy-eighth episode overall. It aired on December 5, 2017.
 ==Synopsis==
-[[Amunet Black|Amunet]] kidnaps [[Caitlin Snow|Caitlin]] and puts [[Power-dampening cuffs|meta-dampener handcuffs]] on her to keep her from turning into Killer Frost. Amunet tells Caitlin she needs her to perform a tricky medical task and if Caitlin fails, Amunet will kill her. Meanwhile, [[Clifford DeVoe|The Thinker]] traps [[Barry Allen|The Flash]] in a speedster-proof prison. With the clock ticking, [[Team Flash|The Team]] doesn’t have the time or resources to track both Caitlin and Barry so [[Iris West|Iris]] is forced to choose who to save.<ref>[http://flashtvnews.com/flash-spoilers-dont-run-description/30310 ''Flash Spoilers: “Don’t Run” Description'' - FalshTVNews]</ref>
+{{Synopsis|[[Leslie Jocoy|Amunet]] kidnaps [[Caitlin Snow|Caitlin]] and puts [[Power-dampening cuffs|meta-dampener handcuffs]] on her to keep her from turning into [[Frost|Killer Frost]]. Amunet tells Caitlin she needs her to perform a tricky medical task and if Caitlin fails, Amunet will kill her. Meanwhile, [[Clifford DeVoe|The Thinker]] traps [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|The Flash]] in a speedster-proof [[Clifford DeVoe's sanctuary|prison]]. With the clock ticking, [[Team Flash|The Team]] doesn't have the time or resources to track both Caitlin and Barry so [[Iris West-Allen|Iris]] is forced to choose who to save.|http://flashtvnews.com/flash-spoilers-dont-run-description/30310|show=F}}
+== Cast ==
+=== Starring ===
+* [[Grant Gustin]] as [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen/The Flash]]
+* [[Candice Patton]] as [[Iris West-Allen]]
+* [[Danielle Panabaker]] as [[Caitlin Snow]]
+* [[Carlos Valdes]] as [[Cisco Ramon|Cisco Ramon/Vibe]]
+* [[Neil Sandilands]] as [[Clifford DeVoe|Clifford DeVoe/Thinker]]
+* [[Tom Cavanagh]] as [[Harry Wells|Harrison "Harry" Wells]]
+* [[Jesse L. Martin]] as Det [[Joe West]]
+=== Special Guest Star ===
+* [[Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Leslie Jocoy|Amunet Black]]
+=== Guest Star ===
+* [[Hartley Sawyer]] as [[Ralph Dibny]]
+* [[Patrick Sabongui]] as Captain [[David Singh]]
+* [[Kim Engelbrecht]] as [[Marlize DeVoe]]
+* [[Kendrick Sampson]] as [[Dominic Lanse|Dominic Lance/Brainstorm]] and [[Clifford DeVoe|Clifford DeVoe/The Thinker]]
+* [[Jessica Camacho]] as [[Cynthia|Gypsy]]
+=== Uncredited ===
+* [[Derek Schnobb]] as Passerby
 ==Gallery==
 ===Videos===
 <gallery>
-The Flash Don’t Run Trailer The CW
+The Flash Don't Run Trailer The CW
 The Flash 4x09 Sneak Peek "Don't Run" (HD) Season 4 Episode 9 Sneak Peek Mid-Season Finale
 The Flash Don't Run Scene The CW
 The Flash 4x09 Sneak Peek 3 "Don't Run" (HD) Season 4 Episode 9 Sneak Peek 3 Mid-Season Finale
-The Flash Inside Don’t Run The CW
+The Flash Inside Don't Run The CW
 The Flash 4x09 Deleted Scene "Don't Run" (HD) Season 4 Episode 9 Deleted Scene Mid-Season Finale
 The Flash 4x09 Behind the Scenes "Don't Run" (HD) Season 4 Episode 9 Behind the Scenes
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 ==Trivia==
-*The title is a reference to [[Barry Allen|Barry]]'s final line as the [[Central City Police Department|CCPD]] show up to arrest him right after he realizes that [[Clifford DeVoe]], now possessing [[Dominic Lanse]]'s body, planted knives along with his old body to make it look as if Barry had killed him.
+*The title is a reference to [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry]]'s final line as the [[Central City Police Department|CCPD]] show up to arrest him.
+*[[Cisco Ramon|Cisco]] likens [[Harry Wells|Harry]] to [[wikipedia:Ebenezer Scrooge|Ebenezer Scrooge]] and [[wikipedia:Grinch|the Grinch]]. In reply, Harry claims that "you're a mean one, I wouldn't touch you with a 39-and-a-half-foot pole", quoting the song "[[wikipedia:You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch|You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch]]" from the 1966 TV special ''[[wikipedia:Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special)|Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!]]''.
-**This is the second episode to feature Barry getting arrested; this time for a crime he didn't commit.
+**Cisco also calls both Harry and [[Ralph Dibny|Ralph]] "humbugs", referencing Ebenezer Scrooge's catchphrase in the [[wikipedia:Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens]] novella ''[[wikipedia:A Christmas Carol|A Christmas Carol]]''.
-*[[Cisco Ramon|Cisco]] likens [[Harrison Wells (Earth Two)|Harry]] to [[wikipedia:Ebenezer Scrooge|Ebenezer Scrooge]] and [[wikipedia:Grinch|the Grinch]]. In reply, Harry claims that "you're a mean one, I wouldn't touch you with a 39 and a half foot pole", quoting the song "[[wikipedia:You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch|You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch]]" from the 1966 TV special ''[[wikipedia:Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special)|Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!]]''.
-*Cisco calls both Harry and [[Ralph Dibny|Ralph]] humbugs, referencing Ebenezer Scrooge's catchphrase in the Charles Dickens novella ''[[wikipedia:A Christmas Carol|A Christmas Carol]]''.
 **Cisco claims this as a "Festivus miracle", a phrase commonly used by [[w:c:seinfeld:Cosmo Kramer|Kramer]] in the TV series ''[[w:c:seinfeld:Seinfeld|Seinfeld]]''.
-*When [[Amunet Black|Amunet]] prevents [[Caitlin Snow|Caitlin]] from transforming into Killer Frost, she quips that "Frosty melted away", referencing the 1969 TV special ''[[wikipedia:Frosty the Snowman (film)|Frosty the Snowman]]'' in which the protagonist melts.
+*When [[Leslie Jocoy|Amunet]] prevents [[Caitlin Snow|Caitlin]] from transforming into [[Frost|Killer Frost]], she quips that "Frosty melted away", referencing the 1969 TV special ''[[wikipedia:Frosty the Snowman (film)|Frosty the Snowman]]'' in which the protagonist is in danger of melting.
 *Cisco calls Amunet an "evil [[wikipedia:Mary Poppins (character)|Mary Poppins]]", referencing her English accent.
+*[[The Flash suits|The Flash suit]] is revealed to have kept the life-raft function that Cisco installed earlier and showed off in {{Ep|Mixed Signals}}.
-*When [[Clifford DeVoe|DeVoe]] (disguised as [[Dominic Lanse|Dominic]]) goes to describe the [[West house]], Cisco suggests "bitchin'", a callback to the season premiere, {{Ep|The Flash Reborn}}, in which a decoded message from a discombobulated Barry reads "This house is bitchin'".
+*When [[Clifford DeVoe|DeVoe]] (disguised as [[Dominic Lanse]]) goes to describe the [[West house]], Cisco suggests "bitchin'", a callback to the season premiere, {{Ep|The Flash Reborn}}, in which a decoded message from a discombobulated Barry reads "This house is bitchin'".
-*This episode is the beginning of the famous and critically acclaimed The Flash comic story, ''The Trial of The Flash'' which begins in issue #323 and ends in #350. It follows Barry's trial for supposedly killing an individual.
+*DeVoe gains the ability of telepathy through his transferring his mind and consciousness into the body of Dominic. In the DC comics, [[w:c:dc:Clifford DeVoe (New Earth)|Clifford DeVoe]] originally the ability of telepathy, although [[w:c:dc:Barry Allen (New Earth)|Barry Allen]] is immune to telepathy.
-**This storyline was foreshadowed in the episode, {{Ep|Fast Enough}}, when Barry ran through the Speed Force a witnessed a vision of himself in prison.
+*The Thinker tells the Flash, "You should learn to lose every once in a while, Bar. A little humility will prepare you for what lies ahead." These are actually the Thinker's last dying words to [[w:c:dc:Jason Garrick (New Earth)|Jay Garrick]], the original Flash in the comics.
-**The comic story title is the title of the next episode.
+*It is revealed that DeVoe's birthday is on [[Christmas]].
-*DeVoe gains the ability of telepathy through his transferring his mind and consciousness into the body of Dominic. In the DC comics, DeVoe had the ability of telepathy, however, Barry Allen is immune to telepathy.
-*This is the fourth mid-season finale.
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