- "Barry Allen: Who is the Turtle?
Caitlin Snow: It's Cisco's white whale.
Jay Garrick: Half whale, half turtle." - —Barry Allen, Caitlin Snow and Jay Garrick
"Potential Energy" is the tenth and midseason premiere episode of the second season of The Flash, and the thirty-third episode overall. It aired on January 19, 2016.
Synopsis
Now that they've grown closer, Barry considers telling Patty that he is The Flash. Meanwhile, Joe and Iris try to get to know Wally, and the team hunts down a meta-human who can slow time itself.[1]
Trivia
- Russell Glosson is based on the villains Turtle Man and his predecessor The Turtle.
- The Vandervoort diamonds are likely a reference to actress Laura Vandervoort, who played Supergirl on Smallville and also Indigo on Supergirl.
- Patty tells Barry that she is planning to attend Midway City University. In the comics, Midway City is the home of Hawkman and Hawkwoman. It is also the base of operations of the Doom Patrol.
- Cisco refers to The Turtle as a "30-something, meta-human, not-a-Ninja-Turtle".
- The Turtle's base, Naydel Library, is a reference to the character's co-creator Martin Naydel.
- This is Eobard Thawne's first true appearance since his "death" in the Season 1 finale, "Fast Enough".
Gallery
Promos
The Flash Season 2 "Everything Will Change" Promo (HD)
References
| The Flash season 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Man Who Saved Central City" • "Flash of Two Worlds" • "Family of Rogues" • "The Fury of Firestorm" • "The Darkness and the Light" • "Enter Zoom" • "Gorilla Warfare" • "Legends of Today" • "Running to Stand Still" • "Potential Energy" • "The Reverse-Flash Returns" • "Fast Lane" • "Welcome to Earth-2" • "Escape from Earth-2" • "King Shark" • "Trajectory" • "Flash Back" • "Versus Zoom" • "Back to Normal" • "Rupture" • "The Runaway Dinosaur" • "Invincible" • "The Race of His Life" | ||||