Growing Pains

"Growing Pains"
Information
Season 7 » Episode 7
Episode number	140 of 184
Original airdate	April 13, 2021
Written by	Sam Chalsen Jess Carson
Directed by	Alexandra La Roche
Chronology
Preceded by	"The One With The Nineties"
Followed by	TBA

"Growing Pains" is the seventh episode of the seventh season of The Flash, and the one-hundred-fortieth episode overall. It aired on April 13, 2021.

Synopsis

When a mysterious ice powered enemy frames Frost for a brutal crime, she must find a way to clear her name. Meanwhile, Barry and Iris have a surprise houseguest, and Joe continues to deal with Kristen Kramer.[src]

Cast

Starring

• Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash
• Candice Patton as Iris West-Allen
• Carlos Valdes (credit only)
• Danielle Panabaker as Dr. Caitlin Snow and Frost
• Danielle Nicolet as Meta-Attorney Cecile Horton
• Kayla Compton as Allegra Garcia
• Brandon McKnight as Chester P. Runk
• Jesse L. Martin as Captain Joe West

Guest starring

• Michelle Harrison as the Speed Force
• Carmen Moore as Kristen Kramer
• Jon Cor as Mark Blaine/Chillblaine

Co-starring

• Stephanie Izsak as Officer Daisy Korber
• Malaika Jackson as Rene Carpenter

Uncredited

• Tom Felton as Julian Albert (archive footage)
• Anne Dudek as Tracy Brand (archive footage)

Gallery

Videos

The Flash 7x07 Promo "Growing Pains" (HD) Season 7 Episode 7 Promo

Trivia

• This episode's title is a reference to the classic 1980s sitcom, Growing Pains.
• Cecile states that the Caitlin's assaulting Savitar's acolyte, kidnapping Julian, along with Frost trying to kill Tracy and kidnapping Cecile herself are the crimes Frost is being charged with.
  • Unknown how Frost got pinned for Julian, Cecile and Tracy's cases (as they work with Team Flash and would have kept quiet; Julian kept his promise, at least Pre-Crisis); plus the CCPD thinks Snart is still "off grid", never considering him.
• Frost pleads guilty to all four crimes; even when Caitlin is actually responsible for half or them (as Frost didn't awaken until Abra Kadabra temporarily killed Caitlin).
• Chester is a fan of Mighty Morphing Power Rangers; having compared the Speed Force to the Rangers' mentor and leader Zordon.
• Chillblaine was first introduced to the DC Comics in 1991 in The Flash Annual (Volume 2) #4. He's actually a sidekick and romantic interest for Captain Cold's sister, Golden Glider. Glider basically blasts him with her brother's cold gun and he becomes Chillblaine. There have been four Chillblaines and only the last one was truly a supervillain. The first three were killed in battle or discarded. All Chillblaines have been known for their looks and not for their brains. They don't really have superpowers or abilities of their own - nor do they have a nemesis. However, the fourth Chillblaine went rogue and murdered Glider for her freeze technology, and Captain Cold avenged his sister by killing Chillblaine.
• Barry mentions Cisco isn't around at the time (presumably on a vacation with Kamila); mentioning he would hate the name Chillblaine (both because it sounds lame and Cisco hates when a villain self-names).
• The fact someone with psychiatric training is with Kramer and Joe upon arresting Caitlin suggests that Kramer put together a psychological assessment that Caitlin is either unstable or has a split personality
  • The second one was true, but no longer.

Goofs

• The presence of dark matter at the crime scene at Ivo Labs should have been enough to exonerate Frost of that crime, since she did not get her powers from the particle accelerator explosion.
• Frost and Chillblaine's fight is supposed to take place in Keystone City; however, Kristen Kramer shows up with the Meta-human Task Force from Central City.
  • Plus, unless Chillblaine called them, there's no way they could have shown up so conveniently.