- "Fake news taken to a whole new level."
- —Iris West-Allen
"News Flash" is the fourth episode of the fifth season of The Flash, and the ninety-sixth episode overall. It aired on October 30, 2018.
Synopsis[]
Barry and Iris face the ultimate parenting test when Team Flash battles Spin, a savvy millennial armed with meta-tech, and a dangerous agenda for their daughter, Nora. Ralph is feeling defeated until an unlikely source issues a challenge to help boost his confidence.[src] |
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash
- Candice Patton aa Iris West-Allen
- Danielle Panabaker as Dr. Caitlin Snow
- Carlos Valdes (credit only)
- Hartley Sawyer as Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man
- Danielle Nicolet as District Attorney Cecile Horton
- Jessica Parker Kennedy as Nora West-Allen/XS
- Chris Klein as Orlin Dwyer
- Tom Cavanagh as Sherloque Wells
- Jesse L. Martin as Detective Joe West
Guest starring[]
Co-starring[]
- Rob Compton as Detective Rowell
- Derek Kwan as Uniformed Cop
- Andy Nez as Plant Foreman
- Klarc Wilson as Officer Jones
Trivia[]
- This is the first episode of the series to not feature Carlos Valdes (Cisco Ramon).
- This leaves only three cast members to appear in every episode: Grant Gustin (Barry Allen), Danielle Panabaker (Caitlin Snow), and Candice Patton (Iris West-Allen).
- The stadium where a hypnotized Nora attacks Barry is the same stadium where Barry first battled the Reverse-Flash in "The Man in the Yellow Suit".
- The stadium is BC Place home to the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) as well as the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer (MLS). The Stadium is located at 777 Pacific Boulevard Vancouver BC Canada. It has been seen in the background of many shots throughout the series as well as many other episodes of Arrowverse series.
- Team Flash discovers meta-tech in this episode.
- This is the first time that both Sherloque and Ralph use a misquoted saying by the literary counterpart, Sherlock Holmes; Elementary.
- After this episode, Joe West would not appear in present-day again until "King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd", due to Jesse L. Martin taking a medical leave of absence from The Flash after sustaining a back injury during the off season.
Goofs[]
- Sherloque points to his chest area and asks Caitlin to hit him there calling it "the solar plexus". Both of them should be fully aware that the solar plexus is lower down the torso, below the rib-cage.
References[]
The Flash season 5 | ||||
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"Nora" • "Blocked" • "The Death of Vibe" • "News Flash" • "All Doll'd Up" • "The Icicle Cometh" • "O Come, All Ye Thankful" • "What's Past is Prologue" • "Elseworlds, Part 1" • "The Flash & The Furious" • "Seeing Red" • "Memorabilia" • "Goldfaced" • "Cause and XS" • "King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd" • "Failure is an Orphan" • "Time Bomb" • "Godspeed" • "Snow Pack" • "Gone Rogue" • "The Girl With The Red Lightning" • "Legacy" |