The Elongated Knight Rises

"The Elongated Knight Rises"
Information
Episode number	80 of 184
Original airdate	January 23, 2018
Written by	Sterling Gates Thomas Pound
Directed by	Alexandra La Roche
Guest stars
Hartley Sawyer as Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man Devon Graye as Axel Walker/The Trickster Corinne Bohrer as Zoey Clark/Prank Bill Goldberg as David Ratchet Richard Brooks as Warden Wolfe Jessica Parker Kennedy as Mystery Girl (special appearance by)
Chronology
Preceded by	"The Trial of The Flash"
Followed by	"Honey, I Shrunk Team Flash"

"The Elongated Knight Rises" is the ???th episode of The Flash. It aired on January 23, 2018. "The Elongated Knight Rises" is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of The Flash, and the eightieth episode overall.

Synopsis

When a familiar villain returns to terrorize Central City, Ralph must rise up to defend the innocent while Barry is detained by his trial. Meanwhile, Barry searches for the strength to keep his optimism alive in the face of his new circumstances.

Videos

The Flash 4x11 Promo "The Elongated Knight Rises" (HD) Season 4 Episode 11 Promo

The Flash 4x11 Extended Promo "The Elongated Knight Rises" (HD) Season 4 Episode 11 Extended Promo

The Flash 4x11 Sneak Peek "The Elongated Knight Rises" (HD) Season 4 Episode 11 Sneak Peek

The Flash 4x11 Sneak Peek 2 "The Elongated Knight Rises" (HD) Season 4 Episode 11 Sneak Peek 2

The Flash 4x11 Inside "The Elongated Knight Rises" (HD) Season 4 Episode 11 Inside

Trivia

• The title references the final entry in The Dark Knight trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, which also sees a superhero battle his fear and grow stronger.
• After seeing his father writing "Henry Allen was here" on the wall of the jail cell, Barry writes "So was Barry". A possible nod to "Brooks was here"; "So was Red" from the 1994 Crime-Drama, The Shawshank Redemption.
  • When Barry met Axel and said that he was innocent, Axel replied that everyone there was innocent. Another possible reference to the scene from the movie where Red met Andy.
• While trying to come up with a superhero name while talking to the suicide bomber, Ralph references to two Marvel Comics Superheroes.
  • He says "It's your friendly neighborhood superhero," referencing Spider-Man.
  • He continues that phrase with "Mister..." but stops there, referencing Mister Fantastic, a Marvel superhero with similar powers.
    • It's a parallel to a similar situation back in Flash vs. Arrow when Iris asked the Flash what his real name was and the reply was Ralph coincidentally Elongated Man's civilian first name.
• The Mystery Girl, who first appeared at Barry and Iris's wedding, returned at the end of the episode, interacting with Ralph and Cisco. Later on, she is seen writing in a diary using the same "language" Barry used while writing on the walls in "The Flash Reborn".
• When Ralph got burnt by the Axid, Cisco says that he would not have got the burn if he had xenomorph blood as in "Alien". A reference to the 1979 movie, Alien.
• This is one of the only non-Supergirl episodes to have a reference to Supergirl without being a crossover. The other one is Dead or Alive.
• Axel calls Ralph "strong-arm stretch Armstrong" as a reference to the action figure Stretch Armstrong which could've been released by Jame Jesse and Zoey Clark's toy brand.
• Prank uses Beebo to illustarte the "Axid Shower". Beebo also appeared in DC's Legends of Tomorrow episode "Beebo the God of War".