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Subject 9

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For the titular character, see Izzy Bowin.
"So? Who's gonna be my buddy then?"
"I may have to pull some strings, but I will see if I am available."
—Izzy Bowin and Ralph Dibny

"Subject 9" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of The Flash, and the eighty-third episode overall. It aired on February 27, 2018.

Synopsis[]

Barry meets a powerful woman whose abilities could help him in his battle with DeVoe. Meanwhile, after learning that DeVoe is targeting everyone who was on the bus, Ralph decides he doesn't want to be a hero anymore, his only concern is staying alive. Harry offers to help Joe.[src]

Plot[]

"Subject 9" begins with Barry coming back to work at the CCPD. As he enters the office, his colleagues brush him off. He's told to visit Captain Singh.

Singh puts Barry on undefinite time off from the Mayor.

Barry advises the group at STAR Labs that they have to discover the remainder of the metahumans from the bus. Ralph and Cisco walk in with some evidence from the bus, and they find a demo CD for Izzy Bowin, a hopeful country musician. Cisco utilizes his powers to find Izzy and Barry and Ralph go out to talk with her.

At the DeVoe sanctuary, Clifford uncovers his new host body is breaking down at a quick pace, and he needs to move into another body at the earliest opportunity.

Barry and Ralph approach Izzy and start disclosing to her how DeVoe is coming after her. Not trusting them, Izzy utilizes her sonic-based forces to divert the pair and leaves.

Harry is getting a coffee at Jitters when Cecile strolls in. She vents to him about being up throughout the night as she can hear Joe's dreams and says they're loud and fast "like an action movie". Harry says he may have something to get her out.

Group Flash discovers Izzy's location through her website, and Barry, Ralph, and Cisco suit up to talk with her. As they go to caution her again, DeVoe shows up on scene. DeVoe uses his powers to take out Team Flash just for Izzy to sonic impact DeVoe, harming him. DeVoe flees from the area with Marlize.

They take Izzy back to STAR Labs, where they disclose DeVoe's body-taking capacities. Izzy says that she's given up such a great amount to go after her country music career in Central City. A baffled Izzy doesn't agree to stay with the group and storms out of the lab. Ralph follows after her and explains that DeVeo is after him too, as he was also on that bus, but his friends are going to keep him safe.

In the wake of chatting with Ralph, Izzy chooses to remain.

Back at their lair, the DeVoes get into a quarrel over Clifford's perspective.

At STAR Labs, Iris gives Izzy a fiddle to channel her forces through. Harry's dealing with a helmet to stop Cecile's forces, yet Cecile doesn't care for it in light of the fact that the head protector is excessively awkward. The two contend about it.

The gathering is attempting to prepare Izzy on utilizing her fiddle to all the more precisely use her powers.

Harry goes toward the West home to talk with Cecile about their fight. He gives her a handheld version of the gadget. She invites Harry in and they talk about the gadget, trying to reinforce their companionship.

Upset about injured during practice, Izzy takes out Ralph so she can get away from STAR Labs and take on DeVoe without anyone else.

Somewhere else in the lab, Harry has returned and discloses to the remainder of Team Flash that he can utilize the gadget he worked for Cecile on DeVoe. Harry considers it a cerebral inhibitor, and we see a flashback from last season where Savitar makes reference to the gadget.

Ralph comes to and tells the remainder of the group that Izzy left. Cisco vibes her area and sees her in the warehouse district being approached by DeVoe. He then gets kicked out of his vibe by DeVoe who knows he is watching. The team go after Izzy but Caitlin remains to care for Cisco as he has been throw to the floor following his vibe.

Izzy takes a stab at utilizing her fiddle just for the strings to break. Barry and Ralph appear trying to put the cerebral inhibitor on DeVoe, and a battle breaks out. After DeVoe takes out both Barry and Ralph, Izzy's ready to put the inhibitor on Devoe's brow.

DeVoe, in any case, uses Kilg%re's ablities to hack the inhibitor and expel it from her forehead. DeVoe then traps Izzy in a forcefield and kills her, taking her body simultaneously.

The group rendezvous back at STAR Labs to brainstorm ideas to utilize the inhibitor to stop DeVoe. Harry blames himself for the cerebral inhibitor failing and, after stopping himself from throwing things in frustration, as he usually does, he storms out. Cisco uncovers he's been chipping away at a hypothesis that DeVoe's lair exists in a type of pocket dimension that he can breach to.

Harry and Cecile are having espresso at Jitters as Harry attempts to work out an issue on a napkin. He communicates his dissatisfactions on his strained relationship with his daughter.

Back at his apartment, Ralph is wallowing in grief while listening to Izzy's CD. Barry shows up to comfort his friend, and Ralph gives him a business card requesting that he become an partner at his P.I. firm. Ralph reminds Barry that there are still three bus metas to find and once they do, they're going to take down DeVoe

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Trivia[]

  • Barry is forced to remain suspend from CCPD until the end of the season; when Iris prints Devoe's plans and the public learns why Barry was framed.
  • The song sung by Izzy Bowin at the beginning of the episode is the country single "Somethin' Bad" by Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood.
  • Ralph suggests "Soundwave" as a nickname for Izzy Bowin, before Cisco shoots it down as it's already the name of a Transformer. In fact, there are a number of Transformers with this name.
  • One of Izzy's updates mentions a "starfish situation" in Blue Valley, a callback to the episode "Therefore I Am", in which Wally mentions having battled a "starfish from outer space", a reference to Starro.
  • DeVoe suggests "The Fiddler" as a nickname for Izzy, referencing her gender-swapped comic counterpart, Isaac Bowin.
  • Ralph tells Barry that "this Turner don't need no Hooch", referencing the 1989 detective comedy film Turner & Hooch.
  • Izzy says a fiddle would only help in a fight against the Devil, referencing the Charlie Daniels song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia".
  • When the team discovers a digital representation of the warping signature of DeVoe, Cisco exclaims, "space: the final frontier", referencing the tagline for the Star Trek franchise.
  • Ralph states, "Killer robots come out of this elevator." This is a reference to Metallo coming out of the elevator and shooting Supergirl in "Crisis on Earth X, Part 3".
  • After transferring his mind into Izzy's body, DeVoe plays Bach's "Parita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaconna".
  • When Barry is offered the opportunity to be Ralph's P.I. partner, he replies, "You like me. You really like me". This is an homage to Sally Field's acceptance speech, which itself has been popularly misquoted that way, after winning the Best Actress Oscar for 1984's Places in the Heart.
  • This is the second episode and the first non-crossover episode of the Flash to not feature Jesse L. Martin (Joe West).

Goofs[]

  • Clifford DeVoe retains Izzy Bowin's accent when he transfers his mind into her body, even though accents are mental, not physical.

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