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"My name Is Iris West-Allen, and I once met a young man - a superhero - who I called the Streak. The world has come to know him as the Fastest Man Alive, the Scarlet Speedster. The Flash. But no matter what title you choose for him, he'll always be remembered as the protector of our amazing city and it's citizens, as a beacon of hope for us all, and as the man who sacrificed himself again and again so we could live. Today we say goodbye to him. Today we say goodbye to him, not because he was taken but because he gave himself willingly. And in the end, that's what makes him deserving of the greatest title of all: Hero."

—Iris West-Allen on the Flash's death

"The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Pt. 1" is the seventh episode of the sixth season of The Flash, and the one-hundred-twenty-first episode overall. It aired on November 26, 2019. It acts as the first half of a two-part episode.

Synopsis

As Barry Allen stands on the threshold of his impending death in Crisis, his convictions are tested when the monstrous Dr. Ramsey Rosso infects the Flash with a mysterious, hallucinogenic contagion. Meanwhile, reporter Iris West-Allen uncovers a vast conspiracy.^[src]

Cast

Trivia

This episode is the first time Ramsey is called "Bloodwork".
This episode can be compared to the DC's Legends of Tomorrow episode "Egg MacGuffin" in that in both episodes, an antagonist possesses the male lead while he is saving a teammate. In the latter, Ray Palmer allows himself to be possessed by Neron in order to stop him from killing Nate Heywood, while in this episode, Ramsey infects Barry while he is donating blood to Ralph.
Iris starts to write the article that covers the Flash's disappearance in a Crisis first seen in "Pilot".
- As of this scene, Iris is the show's third character to have a "My name is" monologue after Barry and Nora West-Allen. It is also the second monologue to not be at the beginning of an episode after Nora's which was at the end of the Season 5 premiere "Nora".
When Barry is infected by Ramsey, his appearance and lightning color are based on that of the Negative Flash from the comics, wherein Barry in the comics was similarly infected but rather by Eobard Thawne with the Negative Speed Force.
When the Speed Force attempts to pull Barry away from Ramsey just before he wakes up, its lightning is yellow and white, similar to how Nora West-Allen's was yellow and purple.
Both Barry and Allegra mention that there are 2 days until Crisis, implying that this episode takes place on December 8, 2019. This also may be a reference to the fact that this episode is 2 episodes before Crisis on Infinite Earths.
This is the first episode of The Flash that is not a part of a crossover to end with "To Be Continued".
This is the second official first half of a two-part episode in an Arrowverse series after the DC's Legends of Tomorrow episode "Pilot, Part 1".
Throughout his argument with the Speed Force, Barry admitted to having mixed feelings about his powers throughout the years as being The Flash stating he never "chose this" life.
At one point in his coma, Barry finds himself walking among the gravestones of everyone he failed to save and stops before his own grave. This is a reference to when Ebenezer Scrooge is shown his future by the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come in the novella A Christmas Carol.
- Coincidentally, Barry made his second Arrowverse appearance in the Arrow episode "Three Ghosts".
- The gravestones are marked Leonard Snart, H.R. Wells, Eddie Thawne, Martin Stein, Henry Allen, Nora Allen, Nora West-Allen, and Barry Allen.

References

The Flash season 6
Blood and Truth
"Into the Void" • "A Flash of the Lightning" • "Dead Man Running" • "There Will Be Blood" • "Kiss Kiss Breach Breach" • "License to Elongate" • "The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Pt. 1" • "The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Pt. 2" • "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three"
Reflections and Lies
"Marathon" • "Love Is A Battlefield" • "A Girl Named Sue" • "Grodd Friended Me" • "Death of the Speed Force" • "The Exorcism of Nash Wells" • "So Long and Goodnight" • "Liberation" • "Pay the Piper" • "Success Is Assured"

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-{{Quote|My name Is Iris West-Allen, and I once met a young man - a superhero - who I called the Streak. The world has come to know him as the Fastest Man Alive, the Scarlet Speedster. The Flash. But no matter what title you choose for him, he'll always be remembered as the protector of our amazing city and it's citizens, as a beacon of hope for us all, and as the man who sacrificed himself again and again so we could live. Today we say goodbye to him. Today we say goodbye to him, not because he was taken but because he gave himself willingly. And in the end, that's what makes him deserving of the greatest title of all: Hero.|[[Iris West-Allen]] on the [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Flash]]'s death}}
+{{Quote|My name Is Iris West-Allen, and I once met a young man - a superhero - who I called the Streak. The world has come to know him as the Fastest Man Alive, the Scarlet Speedster. The Flash. But no matter what title you choose for him, he'll always be remembered as the protector of our amazing city and it's citizens, as a beacon of hope for us all, and as the man who sacrificed himself again and again so we could live. Today we say goodbye to him. Today we say goodbye to him, not because he was taken but because he gave himself willingly. And in the end, that's what makes him deserving of the greatest title of all: Hero.|[[Iris West-Allen]] on [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|the Flash's]] death}}
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 |writer= [[Jonathan Butler]]<br>[[Gabriel Garza]]
 |director= [[Chad Lowe]]
-|guests= [[Sendhil Ramamurthy]] as Dr. [[Ramsey Rosso|Ramsey Rosso/Bloodwork]]<br>[[Michelle Harrison]] as [[Nora Allen]]<br>[[Victoria Park]] as [[Kamilla Hwang]]<br>[[Kayla Compton]] as [[Allegra Garcia]]
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 ==Synopsis==
-As [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen]] stands on the threshold of his impending death in [[Crisis of 2019|Crisis]], his convictions are tested when the monstrous Dr. [[Ramsey Rosso]] infects the Flash with a mysterious, hallucinogenic contagion. Meanwhile, reporter [[Iris West-Allen]] uncovers a vast conspiracy.<ref>[http://thefutoncritic.com/listings/20191107cw05/ "Listings - FLASH, THE on The CW" - The Futon Critic]</ref>
+{{Synopsis|As [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen]] stands on the threshold of his impending death in [[Anti-Monitor Crisis|Crisis]], his convictions are tested when the monstrous Dr. [[Ramsey Rosso]] infects the Flash with a mysterious, hallucinogenic contagion. Meanwhile, reporter [[Iris West-Allen]] uncovers a vast conspiracy.|http://thefutoncritic.com/listings/20191107cw05}}
+==Cast==
+===Starring===
+*[[Grant Gustin]] as [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen/Dark Flash]]
+*[[Candice Patton]] as [[Iris West-Allen]]
+*[[Danielle Panabaker]] as Dr. [[Caitlin Snow]]/[[Frost]]
+*[[Carlos Valdes]] as [[Cisco Ramon]]
+*[[Hartley Sawyer]] as [[Ralph Dibny|Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man]]
+*[[Danielle Nicolet]] <small>(credit only)</small>
+*[[Tom Cavanagh]] as Dr. [[Harrison Nash Wells]] and [[Eobard Thawne|Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash]]
+*[[Jesse L. Martin]] as Captain [[Joe West]]
+===Guest starring===
+*[[Sendhil Ramamurthy]] as Dr. [[Ramsey Rosso|Ramsey Rosso/Bloodwork]]
+*[[Michelle Harrison]] as [[Nora Allen]]
+*[[Victoria Park]] as [[Kamilla Hwang]]
+*[[Kayla Compton]] as [[Allegra Garcia]]
+===Co-starring===
+*[[Emmett Lee Stang]] as [[Unnamed Black Hole member|Mystery Man]]
 ==Trivia==
 *This episode is the first time [[Ramsey Rosso|Ramsey]] is called "Bloodwork".
 *This episode can be compared to the {{S|L}} episode {{Ep|Egg MacGuffin}} in that in both episodes, an antagonist possesses the male lead while he is saving a teammate. In the latter, [[Ray Palmer]] allows himself to be possessed by [[Neron]] in order to stop him from killing [[Nate Heywood]], while in this episode, Ramsey infects [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry]] while he is donating blood to [[Ralph Dibny|Ralph]].
-*[[Iris West-Allen|Iris]] starts to write the article that covers the Flash's disappearance in [[Crisis of 2019|a Crisis]] first seen in {{Ep|Pilot (The Flash (The CW))}}.
+*[[Iris West-Allen|Iris]] starts to write the article that covers the Flash's disappearance in [[Anti-Monitor Crisis|a Crisis]] first seen in {{Ep|Pilot (The Flash (The CW))}}.
 **As of this scene, Iris is the show's third character to have a "My name is" monologue after Barry and [[Nora West-Allen]]. It is also the second monologue to not be at the beginning of an episode after Nora's which was at the end of the [[Season 5 (The Flash)|Season 5]] premiere {{Ep|Nora}}.
 *When Barry is infected by Ramsey, his appearance and lightning color are based on that of the Negative Flash from the comics, wherein Barry in the comics was similarly infected but rather by [[w:c:dc:Professor Zoom|Eobard Thawne]] with the [[w:c:dc:Negative Speed Force|Negative Speed Force]].
-*When the [[Speed Force]] attempts to pull Barry away from Ramsey just before he wakes up, its lightning is yellow and purple, similar to that of Nora West-Allen's.
+*When the [[Speed Force]] attempts to pull Barry away from Ramsey just before he wakes up, its lightning is yellow and white, similar to how Nora West-Allen's was yellow and purple.
-*[[Allegra Garcia|Allegra]] mentions that there are 2 days until Crisis, implying that this episode takes place on December 8, 2019. This may be a reference to the fact that this episode is also 2 episodes before {{Cross|Crisis on Infinite Earths}}.
+*Both Barry and [[Allegra Garcia|Allegra]] mention that there are 2 days until Crisis, implying that this episode takes place on December 8, 2019. This also may be a reference to the fact that this episode is 2 episodes before {{Cross|Crisis on Infinite Earths}}.
 *This is the first episode of {{S|F}} that is not a part of a crossover to end with "To Be Continued".
-*This is the second official first half of a two-part episode in an [[Shared multiverse|Arrowverse]] series after the ''DC's Legends of Tomorrow'' episode {{Ep|Pilot, Part 1}}.
+*This is the second official first half of a two-part episode in an [[Arrowverse]] series after the ''DC's Legends of Tomorrow'' episode {{Ep|Pilot, Part 1}}.
+*Throughout his argument with the [[Speed Force]], Barry admitted to having mixed feelings about his powers throughout the years as being The Flash stating he never "chose this" life.
-*At one point in his coma, Barry finds himself walking among the gravestones of everyone he failed to save and stops before his own grave. This is a reference to [[wikipedia:Ebenezer Scrooge|Ebenezer Scrooge]] in the famous novella ''[[wikipedia:A Christmas Carol|A Christmas Carol]]''.
+*At one point in his coma, Barry finds himself walking among the gravestones of everyone he failed to save and stops before his own grave. This is a reference to when [[wikipedia:Ebenezer Scrooge|Ebenezer Scrooge]] is shown his future by the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come in the novella ''[[wikipedia:A Christmas Carol|A Christmas Carol]]''.
 **Coincidentally, Barry made his second Arrowverse appearance in the {{S|A}} episode {{Ep|Three Ghosts}}.
-**Among the names on the gravestones were [[Leonard Snart]], [[Eddie Thawne]], [[Martin Stein]], [[Henry Allen]], [[Nora Allen]], and [[Nora West-Allen]].
+**The gravestones are marked [[Leonard Snart]], [[Harrison Wells (Earth-19)|H.R. Wells]], [[Eddie Thawne]], [[Martin Stein]], [[Henry Allen]], [[Nora Allen]], [[Nora West-Allen]], and Barry Allen.
 ==References==