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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*The title is a reference to the novel [[wikipedia:The Girl with the Red Balloon|''The Girl with the Red Balloon'']], which involves time travel.
 
*The title is a reference to the novel [[wikipedia:The Girl with the Red Balloon|''The Girl with the Red Balloon'']], which involves time travel.
**It also refer to [[Grace Gibbons]] since she is the girl who's hatred causes [[Nora]]'s lighting to go red.
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**It also refers to [[Grace Gibbons]] and [[Nora West-Allen|Nora]], who both emit red lightning.
*When about to fight [[Grace Gibbons|Cicada]], [[Ralph Dibny|Ralph]] morphs his hands into blades a reference to the 1991 science fiction film [[wikipedia:Terminator 2 Judgement Day|Terminator 2: Judgement Day]] in which the T-1000 does the same thing.
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*When getting ready to fight [[Grace Gibbons|Cicada]] at CCPD, [[Ralph Dibny|Ralph]] morphs his hands into blades. This could be a reference to the 1991 science fiction film [[wikipedia:Terminator 2 Judgement Day|Terminator 2: Judgement Day]] or the DC comics character [[wikipedia:Metamorpho (comics)|Metamorpho]]
*At the beginning of the episode while testing his new tech gun, [[Cisco Ramon|Cisco]] says sometimes you have to pull down your pants and slide on the ice. This is a direct quote from. The TV show [[wikipedia:M*A*S*H (tv series)|M*A*S*H]] where twice, once in the finale psychiatrist Sidney Freedman says the exact same thing.
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*At the beginning of the episode while testing the mirror gun, [[Cisco Ramon|Cisco]] says "sometimes you have to pull down your pants and slide on the ice". This is a direct quote from the TV show [[wikipedia:M*A*S*H (tv series)|''M*A*S*H'']], where twice, including in the finale, psychiatrist Sidney Freedman says the exact same thing.
*References to previous episodes are mentioned including:
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*References to previous episodes are made including:
 
**[[Renee Adler|Renee]] mentions watching a fight on the 6 o'clock news, between "A [[Shay Lamden (Earth-2)|Giant Shark]] and a [[Grodd|Giant Gorilla]]" referring to {{Ep|King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd}}.
 
**[[Renee Adler|Renee]] mentions watching a fight on the 6 o'clock news, between "A [[Shay Lamden (Earth-2)|Giant Shark]] and a [[Grodd|Giant Gorilla]]" referring to {{Ep|King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd}}.
**Barry remembers trapping Thawne in the containment cell in "[[Fast Enough]]"
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**Barry remembers trapping Thawne in the containment cell in {{Ep|Fast Enough}}.
**[[Neil Borman|Fallout]] gets mentioned, referring to the events of "[[Fury Rogue]]".
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**[[Neil Borman|Fallout]] and [[Earth-15]] are mentioned, referring to the events of {{Ep|The Trial of The Flash}}.
 
**[[Ralph Dibny|Ralph]] mentions that [[David Hersch]] was supposed to be [[Cicada]] in the original timeline, before [[Nora West-Allen|Nora]] changed it, referring to {{Ep|The Death of Vibe}}.
 
**[[Ralph Dibny|Ralph]] mentions that [[David Hersch]] was supposed to be [[Cicada]] in the original timeline, before [[Nora West-Allen|Nora]] changed it, referring to {{Ep|The Death of Vibe}}.
*It is revealed that [[Lightning dagger|Cicada's Dagger]] is part of [[Eobard Thawne|Thawne]]'s plan as it's what's dampening his powers in prison in the future (held against his body underneath a vest that's locked onto his body in 2049).
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*It is revealed that [[Lightning dagger|Cicada's Dagger]] is part of [[Eobard Thawne|Thawne]]'s plan as it's what's dampening his powers in prison in the future (held against his body underneath a vest that's locked onto his chest in 2049).
*Cisco's saying he would have to "Science the crap out of this" was a reference to the 2015 science fiction film [[wikipedia:The Martian|The Martian]] where Matt Damon's character said he would have to "Science the shit out of this".
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*Cisco's saying he would have to "Science the crap out of this" was a reference to the 2015 science fiction film [[wikipedia:The Martian|''The Martian'']] where [[wikipedia:Matt Damon|Matt Damon]]'s character said he would have to "Science the shit out of this".
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**[[Ray Palmer]] made a similar reference when stranded on the moon in 1970 in the {{S|DC's Legends of Tomorrow}} [[Season 2 (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)|season 2]] episode, {{Ep|Moonshot}}; when he realized [[Legends|the team]] wouldn't be able to pick him up, he stated "And now I know how Matt Damon felt", referring to the latter's character becoming stranded on Mars. Shortly thereafter, he makes a video recording describing his predicament, stating that he'll "have to science the crap out of this thing."
*It is revealed revealed that [[Eobard Thawne]] is the true main antagonist and the mastermind of the events of [[Season 5 (The Flash)|Season 5]].
 
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* When Ralph Dibny mentions 'in this timey-wimey crap' it is an allusion to the Doctor Who series (2005 onward) as the Doctor tries to explain time travel.
   
 
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Revision as of 04:33, 17 September 2019

"Thawne's plans got plans"
Ralph Dibny

"The Girl With The Red Lightning" is the twenty-first episode of the fifth season of The Flash, and the one-hundred-thirteenth episode overall. It aired on May 7, 2019.

Synopsis

Team Flash is on high alert after Cicada II threatens to unleash a dangerous virus that would put all meta-humans at risk.[1]

Trivia

  • The title is a reference to the novel The Girl with the Red Balloon, which involves time travel.
  • When getting ready to fight Cicada at CCPD, Ralph morphs his hands into blades. This could be a reference to the 1991 science fiction film Terminator 2: Judgement Day or the DC comics character Metamorpho
  • At the beginning of the episode while testing the mirror gun, Cisco says "sometimes you have to pull down your pants and slide on the ice". This is a direct quote from the TV show M*A*S*H, where twice, including in the finale, psychiatrist Sidney Freedman says the exact same thing.
  • References to previous episodes are made including:
  • It is revealed that Cicada's Dagger is part of Thawne's plan as it's what's dampening his powers in prison in the future (held against his body underneath a vest that's locked onto his chest in 2049).
  • Cisco's saying he would have to "Science the crap out of this" was a reference to the 2015 science fiction film The Martian where Matt Damon's character said he would have to "Science the shit out of this".
    • Ray Palmer made a similar reference when stranded on the moon in 1970 in the DC's Legends of Tomorrow season 2 episode, "Moonshot"; when he realized the team wouldn't be able to pick him up, he stated "And now I know how Matt Damon felt", referring to the latter's character becoming stranded on Mars. Shortly thereafter, he makes a video recording describing his predicament, stating that he'll "have to science the crap out of this thing."
  • When Ralph Dibny mentions 'in this timey-wimey crap' it is an allusion to the Doctor Who series (2005 onward) as the Doctor tries to explain time travel.

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