Null and Annoyed

"We'd make a fortune. An improv group made up of superheroes. We can take it to Washington. We'd be the "D.C. Comics"."

—Ralph Dibny

"Null and Annoyed"
Information
Season 4 » Episode 17
Episode number	86 of 184
Original airdate	April 10, 2018
Written by	Lauren Certo Kristen Kim
Directed by	Kevin Smith
Guest stars
Hartley Sawyer as Ralph Dibny/Elognated Man Kim Engelbrecht as Marlize DeVoe Miranda MacDougall as Clifford DeVoe/The Thinker Paul McGillion as Earl Cox Bethany Brown as Janet Petty/Null Danny Trejo as Josh/Breacher Kevin Smith as Bob the Security Guard (special appearance by) Jason Mewes as Jay the Security Guard
Chronology
Preceded by	"Run, Iris, Run"
Followed by	"Lose Yourself"
Blog post	Post 77 "Breacher 2.0"

"Null and Annoyed" is the seventeenth episode of the fourth season of The Flash, and the eighty-sixth episode overall. It aired on April 10, 2018.

Synopsis

Barry and Ralph take different approaches to finding the remaining bus metas before DeVoe gets to them. However, Ralph's cavalier attitude frustrates Barry and the two clash over what it means to be a hero. Meanwhile, Breacher returns to ask Cisco for a favor.[src]

Gallery

Videos

The Flash 4x17 Extended Promo "Null and Annoyed" (HD) Season 4 Episode 17 Extended Promo

Extended promo

The Flash Null And Annoyed Scene The CW

The Flash Inside Null And Annoyed The CW

Trivia

• The title is a reference to the idiom "null and void".
• Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith's cameos in the episode, the latter non-speaking, pays homage to their roles as Jay and Silent Bob, who have appeared in many of Kevin Smith's films, such as Clerks.

• Ralph suggests forming a superhero comedy group, going to Washington (also known as D.C. for its location in the District of Columbia) and calling themselves the "DC comics", referencing the comic book publisher of the same name.
  • Ralph also called the simulation DeVoe "Doc Ock" a reference to the Marvel villain Doctor Otto Octavius also known as "Doctor Octopus" or "Doc Ock"
  • Raph also uses "Turtle Power" by engulfing his head inside himself. Possibly a nod towards Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, (TMNT).

• When Barry's floating around in S.T.A.R. Labs after being affected by Janet Petty's gravity-bending powers, Ralph suggests Barry burp like Charlie Bucket to get himself down, referencing a scene in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
• Seemingly not taking the situation seriously, Ralph mentions his confusion over the incredible divisive series finale of the TV series Lost, also mentioning characters Kate Austen and Jack Shephard.
• Cisco exclaims "jumpin' jellyfish", possibly referencing either SpongeBob SquarePants or the ride of the same name at Disney California Adventure.
• When mentioning his plans to spend his old age at a dragon farm on Earth-47, Cisco refers to Breacher as "Khaleesi", referencing the title used by Daenerys Targaryen, the "mother of dragons", in the TV series Game of Thrones.
• When Harry Wells enters the Time Vault, the Reverse Flash music starts to play.
  • Gideon tells Wells that it has been 1,078 days since "they" last spoke. From the date of airing, that date is April 28, 2015, the day "The Trap" premiered, which was the last time Gideon appeared chronologically in the series.