- "I didn't kill that teacher. I wouldn't take a life. You know, not every meta uses their powers to hurt people. Some use them to help, others to protect people. Our powers don't decide who we are. We do."
- —Barry Allen to Becky Sharpe
"True Colors" is the thirteenth episode of the fourth season of The Flash, and the eighty-second episode overall. It aired on February 6, 2018.
Synopsis
After hearing that Amunet has struck a deal to buy all of the meta-humans in Iron Heights, Barry must decide if he should expose his powers in order to save his cellmates. After a visit from an old friend, Ralph is reminded of his shady past and wonders if he’s really a changed man.[1]
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Videos
The Flash True Colors Scene The CW
The Flash 4x13 Sneak Peek "True Colors" (HD) Season 4 Episode 13 Sneak Peek
The Flash Inside True Colors The CW
Trivia
- This title is a reference to the Cyndi Lauper song "True Colors".
- It may also be a reference to Wolfe's secret willingness to try to sell meta-human inmates for profit coming to light.
- When Ralph shape-shifts into Earl Cox, Iris refers to him as "Braveheart", referencing the 1995 film of the same name and its main character, William Wallace, in regards to Earl's Scottish accent.
- Becky mentions that "Orange isn't the new anything", subtly referencing the TV series Orange Is the New Black.
- Thanking Killer Frost for the pep talk, Ralph calls her a "frosty Oprah", referring to the famous talk show host.
- This is the fifth episode in the series not to feature Tom Cavanagh.
- Cecille mentions that in the past, Central City has had reports of people being dead, only for them to later emerge alive. Examples of these cases include Tony Woodward and Ronnie Raymond, who were both thought to have died in some way or another the night of the particle accelerator explosion, only to be found to be alive sometime afterwards.[2][3][4]
- Ralph refers to Norvock as "Snakes on the Brain", possibly referring to the 2006 film Snakes on a Plane.
- Cisco tells Ralph that his face looks like the painting that came back to life from the 2017 film It.
References
| The Flash season 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Flash Reborn" • "Mixed Signals" • "Luck Be a Lady" • "Elongated Journey Into Night" • "Girls Night Out" • "When Harry Met Harry..." • "Therefore I Am" • "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 3" • "Don't Run" • "The Trial of The Flash" • "The Elongated Knight Rises" • "Honey, I Shrunk Team Flash" • "True Colors" • "Subject 9" • "Enter Flashtime" • "Run, Iris, Run" • "Null and Annoyed" • "Lose Yourself" • "Fury Rogue" • "Therefore She Is" • "Harry and the Harrisons" • "Think Fast" • "We Are The Flash" | ||||