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:''For the {{Seas|1|F}} episode, see {{Ep|The Man in the Yellow Suit}}.''
:''For the eponymous character, see [[Eobard Thawne]].''
{{Quote|Even if I was this monster somehow, or in another life, don't hold my sins against [[Meena Dhawan|her]]. I am begging you. Save her.<br>The Thawne I know has haunted my life since I was just a kid. He's killed [[Nora Allen|people]] I care for. He deserves to rot. He could never put someone else's needs before his. I'm sorry. You're not the man I thought you were. You're someone better.|[[Eobard Thawne#Life as a time remnant|Eobard Thawne]] and [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|The Flash]]}}
{{Episode
|name= The Man in the Yellow Tie
|image= Eobard tries to reason with Meena.png
|number= 169
|season= 8
|epnum= 18
|airdate= June 15, 2022
|writer= [[Sam Chalsen]]
|director= [[Marcus Stokes]]
|before= {{Ep|Keep It Dark}}
|after= {{Ep|Negative, Part One}}
|show= The Flash (The CW)
}}

==Synopsis==
{{Synopsis|With a [[Meena Dhawan|new speedster]] in [[Central City (Earth-Prime)|town]], [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|The Flash]] gets much more than he bargained for, meanwhile [[Cecile Horton|Cecile]]'s powers experience a growth spurt allowing her to aid [[Team Flash]] on an entirely different level.|http://flashtvnews.com/flash-spoilers-the-man-in-the-yellow-tie-description/45814|show=F}}

==Plot==
After training Meena, Barry is shown the Biometric Lightning Oscillation Chamber (BLOC), which grants her speed. She introduces him to its co-inventor: Thawne, with his original face, though he doesn't remember his past or Barry. On Lian Yu, the imprisoned Thawne theorizes that the other is from another timeline. Barry tries to stop Meena from using the BLOC, but she connects to the Negative Speed Force and begins draining power junctions. The alternate Thawne states that he fell in love with Meena and had visions of the BLOC, but was unaware of the NSF. He and Team Flash find Meena in Keystone City, and he is able to disconnect Meena from the NSF. Later, Ray Palmer informs Team Flash that the Flashpoint Thawne was revived by the Time Wraiths[N 2] and Barry theorizes that he was revived again and brought to Meena. Meanwhile, Cecile's powers grow when she stops a bank robbery and mugging. Mark contacts Caitlin with a new plan to revive Frost. John Diggle approaches Thawne on Lian Yu for help in opening his box[N 3], but it disappears when Diggle chooses to remain with his family instead of accepting its power. Deon visits the imprisoned Thawne and tells him that it's time to "fulfill his destiny".{{Section stub}}

==Cast==
===Starring===
*[[Grant Gustin]] as [[Barry Allen (Earth-1)|Barry Allen/The Flash]]
*[[Candice Patton]] as {{F|page=Iris West-Allen|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]]
*{{F|Jesse L. Martin|(credit only)}}

===Special guest star===
*[[Brandon Routh]] as Dr. [[Ray Palmer]]
*[[Tom Cavanagh]] as Professor [[Eobard Thawne|Eobard Thawne/The Flash/Reverse-Flash]]
*[[Matt Letscher]] as Professor [[Eobard Thawne|Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash]]
*[[David Ramsey]] as [[John Diggle|John Diggle/Spartan]] and Deputy Marshal {{F|Bass Reeves|(voice; archive audio)}}

===Guest starring===
*[[Christian Magby]] as [[Negative Still Force|"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 {{F|Sara Lance|(archive footage)}}
*[[Camrus Johnson]] as {{F|Luke Fox|(archive footage)}}
*[[Michelle Harrison]] as {{F|Nora Allen|(archive footage)}}
*[[Audrey Marie Anderson]] as {{F|Lyla Michaels|(archive footage)}}
*[[Marcello Guedes]] as {{F|John Diggle, Jr.|(archive footage)}}
*[[Tiahra Allen]] as {{F|Sara Diggle|(archive footage)}}
*[[Ashley Rickards]] as [[Rosa Dillon]]

==Gallery==
===Videos===
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The Flash 8x18 Promo "The Man in the Yellow Tie" (HD) Season 8 Episode 18 Promo
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==Trivia==
*The episode title is similar to that of the {{Seas|1|F}} episode, {{Ep|The Man in the Yellow Suit}}.
**At the end of the episode, when [[Eobard Thawne]], portrayed by [[Tom Cavanagh]], reminisces about his past, a memory is shown from {{Ep|The Man in the Yellow Suit}}, in which he was supercharging his [[Reverse-Flash suit (Earth-1)|Reverse-Flash suit]] in the [[Time Vault (Earth-1)|Time Vault]] while saying "Merry [[Christmas]]".
*This episode marks the first appearance of {{F|Matt Letscher|([[Eobard Thawne]])}} on {{S|F}} since {{Ep|Flashpoint}}.
*[[Ray Palmer]] mentions fighting off creatures from [[w:c:dc:Morlaidh|Morlaidh]] with his sword, a reference to the ''Sword of the Atom'' storyline in the DC comics.
**This offscreen battle also partially references to his experience with an ion infused sword in {{Ep|Camelot/3000}}.
*In following with the season's catchphrase of "leveling up", Cecile and the Negative Speed Force display substantially upgraded abilities.
*In describing [[John Diggle|Diggle]]'s odysseys across the cosmos, Eobard references the Source Wall, the barrier of the multiverse in the comics. He also mentions Mandrakk, a cosmic entity from the comics also known as Dax Novu, the Dark Monitor.
*When Diggle opens the [[Unknown green object|cube]], he sees flashes of space and hears voices. These voices are actually snippets of Diggle's dialogue pulled from other episodes in the [[Arrowverse]]. 
**The first says "No one can know my secret"; This is a line pulled from "[[Invasion! (Arrow)|Invasion]]", where [[Oliver Queen|Oliver]] wakes up in an alternate reality in which Diggle is the Green Arrow. This line is itself a reference to Oliver saying the same thing in the {{Ep|Pilot (Arrow)}} as well as in {{Ep|Legacy (Arrow)}}.
**The second line is "Don't come between those folks and their gold" which is pulled from the {{S|L}} episode {{Ep|Stressed Western}}. David Ramsey plays [[Bass Reeves]], a Marshall in 1891, who encounters the [[Legends]] as they attempt to contain an [[Unnamed Haverack|alien threat]]. 
**The third line is "Sir, we are quite sure you will bring them back to justice" which comes from the third part of the {{Cross|Elseworlds}} [[:Category:Crossovers|crossover]] event {{Ep|Elseworlds, Part 3}}. A version of Diggle says this to [[John Deegan]] who is masquerading as [[Superman suit (John Deegan)|Superman]] in a warped reality created by the [[Book of Destiny]]. 
**The last coherent line is "This universe is far bigger than any of us could have dared imagine". This is a snippet pulled from Diggle's eulogy at Oliver's funeral in the {{S|A}} {{Seas|8|A}} finale "[[Fadeout]]". In the episode, this line is played over the scene of Diggle originally finding the [[Unknown green object|box]]. 
**Following these four lines, Diggle hears overlapping voices saying "Worlds await" just as he did in {{S|F}} episode {{Ep|P.O.W.}} These voices are inferred to be from the Guardians, the creators of the Green Lantern Corps in DC comics. 
*Due to the uncertainty of {{S|F}} being renewed for a [[Season 9 (The Flash)|ninth season]] at the time the episode's script was written, [[Eric Wallace]] decided to conclude Diggle's story arc with the [[Unknown green object|object]] in this episode, out of fear that if {{S|F}} was not renewed, the storyline would not be finished.<ref>[https://tvline.com/2022/06/28/the-flash-season-8-finale-preview-why-diggle-green-lantern-ended/ "{{S|F}} Boss Teases 'Awesome' Finale Reveals, Sheds Light on Wrap-Up of Diggle's Green Lantern-y Arc" - TVLine]</ref>
*This episode contains flashback scenes from past episodes of {{S|F}}, {{S|L}}, {{S|A}}, and {{S|B}}.
*This is the first eighteenth episode of a season of {{S|F}} to not feature [[August Heart|August Heart/Godspeed]] since {{Seas|4|F}}'s {{Ep|Lose Yourself}}.

==References==
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