The Trap

"The Trap"
Information
Episode number	20 of 184
Original airdate	April 28, 2015
Written by	Alison Schapker Brooke Eikmeier
Directed by	Steve Shill
Guest stars
Patrick Sabongui as David Singh Martin Novotny as Hannibal Bates/Everyman Jeremy Schuetze as Rob Morena Baccarin as Gideon
Chronology
Preceded by	"Who is Harrison Wells?"
Followed by	"Grodd Lives"

"The Trap" is the ???th episode of The Flash. It aired on April 28, 2015.

"You ruined my life, all of our lives"

—Barry Allen screaming to Eobard Thawne

"The Trap" is the twentieth episode of the first season of The Flash, and the twentieth episode overall. It aired on April 28, 2015.

Synopsis

Barry, Caitlin, Cisco and Joe set a trap for Wells. Cisco uses himself as prey which puts him in grave danger. Meanwhile, Eddie makes a decision regarding Iris, which leaves Joe a bit unsettled.

Production

Preparation ran from February 13, 2015 until February 23, 2015. Shooting began February 24, 2015 and ran until March 6, 2015.

Future Newspaper

• The newspaper from the year 2024, reveals that Barry disappeared in an explosion of light, after fighting against the Reverse-Flash, with the help of Green Arrow, The Atom, and Hawkgirl; this reveals that at some point in the future, Oliver goes under the codename Green Arrow, as he is known by this alias in the DC comics.
• The newspaper from the year 2024, was written by Iris West-Allen, this reveals that at some point in the future, Barry and Iris get married.
• The newspaper also reveals that Joe West will become the Central City Police Department's Chief of Police.
• Cisco points out that in the newspaper the Flash suit is brighter red, with the chest logo having a white circle rather than the current red. He also mentioned that if they took the idea from the picture to make a suit like the one in it, it would mean they would be living in a causal nexus, a time distortion paradox were forces from the future caused by its past, goes to the past to make itself possible in the future. The suit in the newspaper actually resembles the Flash's suit from the DC comics.

  

  Newspaper article showing Green Arrow, The Atom & Hawkgirl helping The Flash with a fight against the Reverse Flash.

Trivia

• Gideon reveals that at some point in the future, Barry gets promoted as director of the Central City Police Department's CSI division, and Barry created her.
• Gideon mentions to Barry that he is a founding member of, but is interrupted by the latter (before she can finish her sentence) who wants to know what she is, however, in a comic preview of the same scene, Gideon is interrupted after stating the word "justice". It is implied that he is a founding member of the Justice League.
• The glasses Barry wears are very similar to the ones Captain Cold wears in the comics