License to Elongate

"Name's Allen. Barry Allen."

—Barry Allen

"License to Elongate"
Information
Season 6 » Episode 6
Episode number	120 of 184
Original airdate	November 19, 2019
Written by	Thomas Pound Jeff Hersh
Directed by	Danielle Panabaker
Guest stars
Sendhil Ramamurthy as Dr. Ramsey Rosso Kayla Compton as Allegra Garcia Brandon McKnight as Chester P. Runk Carlo Rota as Remington Meister
Chronology
Preceded by	"Kiss Kiss Breach Breach"
Followed by	"The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Pt. 1"

"License to Elongate" is the sixth episode of the sixth season of The Flash, and the one-hundred-twentieth episode overall. It aired on November 19, 2019.

Synopsis

Barry turns his attention to prepping Elongated Man for life after Crisis and without The Flash, but Ralph ultimately teaches Barry a lesson. Meanwhile, Cecile faces her own moment of self-discovery while helping a recuperated Chester P. Runk reclaim his identity.

Trivia

• The title references the James Bond film License to Kill, adding to the list of James Bond-related references involving Ralph.
• Ralph lets Barry in on everything he knows about Sue Dearbon, including that she was last seen wearing a one-of-a-kind designer dress by Victoria Vale. In the comics, Vicki Vale is a journalist with a very long history with Bruce Wayne/Batman. Vicki was first introduced in Batman #49 in 1948 in a story entitled "Scoop of the Century!" The character, largely set up to be a Lois Lane-type figure for Batman stories, had suspicions that Bruce Wayne and Batman were one and the same. The character was also frequently portrayed as a love interest for Bruce.
• This is the first episode to not feature Candice Patton (Iris West-Allen) between the 2 title cards.
• The Elongated Man emblem that Barry gives to Ralph at the end of the episode resembles that of his comic book counterpart.
• While pretending to be drunk, Barry tells Ultraviolet, "I love Mortal Kombat! You know what my favorite part is? Finish him!" This is a reference to Mileena, a similarly masked female character from the video game Mortal Kombat II.
• Remington Meister for many Bond villains is a variation of Goldfinger in particular, and January Galore is a reference to P*ssy Galore, both featured in Goldfinger.
• Nash mentions that Allegra reminds him of someone close to him, possibly her Doppelgänger. Perhaps an alternate version of Jesse Quick given their similar age and general appearance.
• This episode sets up villains that will appear and be expanded upon in the second half of the season

Goofs

• While giving Ralph the Elongated Man emblem, Barry does not blur his face or filter his voice despite likely being viewed by people he knows.