Success Is Assured

"Stand down. Joseph is dead."
"Well...I didn't see that coming."

—Eva McColloch and Nash Wells

"Success Is Assured"
Information
Season 6 » Episode 19
Episode number	133 of 184
Original airdate	May 12, 2020
Written by	Kelly Wheeler Lauren Barnett
Directed by	Phil Chipera
Chronology
Preceded by	"Pay the Piper"
Followed by	"All's Wells That Ends Wells"

"Success Is Assured" is the nineteenth and final episode of the sixth season of The Flash, and the one-hundred-thirty-third episode overall. It aired on May 12, 2020.

Synopsis

Barry considers a risky plan to save Iris from the Mirrorverse. Ralph attempts to stop Sue from making a grave mistake that could destroy her life.[src]

Plot

As Eva McCulloch dons a new suit to accommodate for years in another dimension, "David" tells Rob that he has chosen to be with his "mother", not him. The two decided that all that Joseph Carver has must be destroyed before he dies.

Team Flash has a meeting at the police precinct, since Barry Allen doesn't want to add his job to everything else he has recently lost. During the meeting, Ralph Dibny reveals the Black Hole diamond he got from Sue Dearbon; Allegra Garcia notes that it emits radiation. Focusing the emissions, she helps the team to find a warehouse that Black Hole uses for storage. When the Flash and Elongated Man arrive, they see "David" has killed the security guards and is about to set the place ablaze. "David" succeeds.

The game plan now changes to the protection of Carver from his deranged wife. Caitlin Snow cannot participate though, as Carla Tannhauser has arrived to take her daughter away to heal. The two decided to heal their relationship as Frost wants to be closer to her as well.

At a Black Hole safe house, Eva captures Sunshine, Ultraviolet, and Dr. Light, and transports them to the Mirrorverse.

In the Mirrorverse, at its version of S.T.A.R. Labs, Iris West-Allen and Kamilla Hwang discuss how to find David Singh; though Kamilla has not adapted, Iris begins to itch and, every-so-often, begins to see what appears on reflective surfaces.

With his meta-humans gone, Carver goes to Team Flash for protection. At the precinct while they wait for an A.R.G.U.S. transport, the team and Carver encounter "David"; he proposes to exchange Iris for Carver. As Barry listens, Nash Wells pushes "David" away and teleports the team back to S.T.A.R. Labs. He argues with Barry that he is beginning to act less than heroic, citing that Barry was willing to kill him in order to be rid of Eobard Thawne.

Meanwhile, Sue has reunited with her parents, but has become a Black Hole operative to keep them safe. When Team Flash takes Carver to McCulloch Technologies to protect him there, Sue is present, plotting to double-cross and kill him herself.

Suddenly, Eva McCulloch's team arrives; they have willingly switched sides. Carver sends his security guards to assault the women causing a melee that eventually brings Team Flash into the fight. The Flash is protecting Carver from Eva; Eva succeeds in killing Carver. With Carver dead, the fight is over.

Carver's death causes Joe West to no longer need to be in witness protection; he and Cecile Horton join the team as Barry feels bad about his failures.

Sue is jubilant that Carver is dead; Ralph informs her that Eva had a press conference, blaming her for Carver's death.

In the Mirrorverse, Iris has a moment of clarity and locates David. Suddenly, as Kamilla panics, Iris glows and disappears...

Cast

Starring

• Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash
• Candice Patton as Iris West-Allen
• Danielle Panabaker as Dr. Caitlin Snow/Frost
• Carlos Valdes (credit only)
• Hartley Sawyer as Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man
• Danielle Nicolet as Defense Attorney Cecile Horton
• Efrat Dor as Dr. Eva McCulloch/Mirror Mistress
• Tom Cavanagh as Dr. Harrison Nash Wells and Dr. Harrison "Harry" Wells
• Jesse L. Martin as Captain Joe West

Guest starring

• Patrick Sabongui as Chief "David Singh"
• Susan Walters as Dr. Carla Tannhauser
• Victoria Park as Kamilla Hwang
• Kayla Compton as Allegra Garcia
• Natalie Dreyfuss as Sue Dearbon
• Eric Nenninger as Joseph Carver
• Emmie Nagata as Kimiyo Hoshi/Dr. Light
• Natalie Sharp as Millie Rawlins/Sunshine

Co-starring

• Alexa Barajas as Ultraviolet
• Mark Brandon as Richard Dearbon
• Nancy Hillis as Penelope Dearbon
• Andrew J. Hampton as Maurice
• Darcy Hinds as McCulloch Guard
• Kat Elizabeth as Reporter 1
• Connor Wylie as Reporter 2

Trivia

• The title references the mantra frequently repeated by the Reflections to Eva McCulloch which in-turn was inspired by the phrase from the Wright brothers.
• Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Grant Gustin revealed in an interview with TVLine that this episode serves as the sixth season finale.
  • Also, the episode has a different cliffhanger than planned, as the original season finale was going to have an Eobard Thawne-based cliffhanger for the next season.
  • Since the season was cut short, this marks the first season finale where Carlos Valdes (Cisco Ramon) is absent.
    • This probably notes that during the events of this episode, Cisco was possibly at Atlantis trying to get the component for the artificial speed force machine in which in the previous episode it was mentioned that the component was located in Atlantis.
  • At the end of the episode, the "To Be Continued.." was shown to prepare for the next season.
    • This is the second time on the show that this has happened. The last time was The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Pt. 1.

• This is the first season finale where the main season antagonist was not defeated by Team Flash; however, this is due to this episode not originally being written as a season finale.
  • This is the second season finale where a main character doesn't get killed. The first was the Season 4 finale.

Goofs

• Nash Wells shouldn't make an appearance at CCPD because the police who are working there could have recognized him as Harrison Wells because of what happened in Season 1 in which Eobard Thawne was supposed to turn himself in because of his crimes such as the creation of the Particle accelerator and the murder of Nora Allen.
  • However, it's possible Barry could have explained Nash being Harrison Wells' twin like he did with Hartley, though it is unknown when he could have done this.
    • This could be the excuse HR used in the alternate 2024.
  • Given Nash's expertise in adventuring, he is very good at sneaking around and not getting noticed.
  • Given it's been over five years since then and Harrison Wells was declared dead, it's not far-fetches for people to think it's simply mistaken identity; there's the old concept that some people have (non-multiverse) "dopplegangers" out in the world.
• In the mirrored McCulloch Technologies, the secret room behind the mirror is accessible by a button on the right hand side. However, in the real world, the button is still on the right when it should be on the left.

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