The Man in the Yellow Tie

For the season 1 episode, see "The Man in the Yellow Suit".

For the eponymous character, see Eobard Thawne.

"The Man in the Yellow Tie"
Information
Season 8 » Episode 18
Episode number	169 of 170
Original airdate	June 15, 2022
Written by	Sam Chalsen
Directed by	Marcus Stokes
Chronology
Preceded by	"Keep It Dark"
Followed by	"Negative, Part One"

"The Man in the Yellow Tie" is the eighteenth episode of the eighth season of The Flash, and the one-hundred-sixty-ninth episode overall. It aired on June 15, 2022.

Synopsis

With a new speedster in town, The Flash gets much more than he bargained for, meanwhile Cecile's powers experience a growth spurt allowing her to aid Team Flash on an entirely different level.[src]

Plot

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Cast

Starring

• Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash
• Candice Patton as Iris West (archive footage)
• Danielle Panabaker as Dr. Caitlin Snow
• Danielle Nicolet as Defense Attorney Cecile Horton
• Kayla Compton as Allegra Garcia
• Brandon McKnight as Chester P. Runk
• Jesse L. Martin (credit only)

Special guest star

• Brandon Routh as Dr. Ray Palmer
• Tom Cavanagh as Professor Eobard Thawne/The Flash/Reverse-Flash
• Matt Letscher as Professor Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash
• David Ramsey as John Diggle/Spartan and Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves (archive audio)

Guest starring

• Christian Magby as Deon Owens
• Jon Cor as Mark Blaine
• Kausar Mohammed as Dr. Meena Dhawan

Co-starring

• Jessica Barrera as Young Woman
• Chris Cound as Mugger
• Daniel Letto as Bank Teller
• Ryan Pugsley as Bank Robber #1
• Dan Ginnane as Bank Robber #2
• Barbara Patrick as Bank Robber #3

Uncredited

• Caity Lotz as Co-Captain Sara Lance (archive footage)
• Camrus Johnson as Luke Fox (archive footage)
• Michelle Harrison as Nora Allen (archive footage)
• Audrey Marie Anderson as Lyla Michaels (archive footage)
• Marcello Guedes as John Diggle, Jr. (archive footage)
• Tiahra Allen as Sara Diggle (archive footage)
• Ashley Rickards as Rosa Dillon

Gallery

Videos

The Flash 8x18 Promo "The Man in the Yellow Tie" (HD) Season 8 Episode 18 Promo

Trivia

• The episode title is similar to that of the Season 1 episode, "The Man in the Yellow Suit".
  • At the end of the episode, when Thawne, portrayed by Tom Cavanagh, reminisces about his past, a memory is shown from "The Man in the Yellow Suit", in which he was supercharging his Reverse-Flash suit in the Time Vault while saying "Merry Christmas".
• This episode marks the first appearance of Matt Letscher (Eobard Thawne) on The Flash since "Flashpoint".
• Ray Palmer mentions fighting off creatures from Morlaidh with his sword, a reference to the Sword of the Atom comic.
  • This offscreen battle is also in partial reference to his experience with an ion infused sword in "Camelot/3000".
• In following with the season's catchphrase of "leveling up", Cecile and the Negative Speed Force display substantially upgraded abilities.
• In describing Diggle's oddyseys across the cosmos, Eobard references the Source Wall, the barrier of the multiverse in DC comics. He also mentions Mandrakk, a cosmic entity from the comics also known as Dax Novu, the Dark Monitor.
• This episode contains flashback scenes from past episodes of The Flash, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, and Batwoman.
• This is the first eighteenth episode of a The Flash season to not feature August Heart/Godspeed since Season 4's "Lose Yourself".