"Welcome to Earth-2" is the thirteenth episode of the second season of The Flash, and the thirty-sixth episode overall. It aired on February 9, 2016.
It acts as the first half of a two-part episode.[1]
Before heading to Earth-2, Barry closes all but one of the breaches so that Zoom has no other way to travel between the parallel Earths. Using the last breach at S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry, Cisco, and Dr. Wells travel to Earth-2, but there is a surge of energy that destabilizes the breach. That caused the trio to be stuck on Earth-2 until Caitlin and Jay are able to fix the speed cannon. Barry decides to impersonate his Earth-2 self to get more information on Zoom. He later meets Iris and Joe of Earth-2 and learns that Iris works for the CCPD, while Joe is a singer at a jazz bar. Barry is attacked by Earth-2's Caitlin and Ronnie Raymond, known there as Killer Frost and Deathstorm, agents of Zoom. In the attack, Joe is killed. Cisco attempts to help the police stop the pair, but is confronted by his own evil doppelgänger, "Reverb". Cisco discovers Reverb has greater power, including control over nervous systems. Barry tries to rescue him but is stopped by Reverb and Deathstorm. Zoom arrives, kills Reverb and Deathstorm for harming the Flash, and then imprisons Barry alongside Jesse. Meanwhile, Jay reveals to Caitlin that he invented Velocity 6 on his Earth and that it is the real reason why he lost his speed and is dying.
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"Alternate Reality Check"
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The Flash 2x13 Promo "Welcome to Earth-2" (HD)
The Flash 2x13 Extended Promo "Welcome to Earth-2" (HD)
The Flash 2x13 Sneak Peek "Welcome to Earth-2" (HD)
The Flash from The Flash 1990s television series, portrayed by John Wesley Shipp. The emblem of this Flash's suit is backward, much like the ones of Reverse-Flash and Zoom; this was taken as a possible clue by some fans, but it was most likely a production error (a left-right "flop"). This universe was later confirmed in Elseworlds to be Earth-90, according to this Flash's later appearances in Elseworlds and Crisis on Infinite Earths crossovers.
Once arriving on Earth-2, Cisco states, "I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore", referencing the quote from Dorothy Gale in the movie The Wizard of Oz.
Barry and Iris' telephone
On the telephone at Earth-2 Barry and Iris' house, the names "Eddie", "Bruce", "Hal", and "Diana" appear as speed dial options below "Mom & Dad". The first name may refer to Eddie Thawne, which suggests the character has an Earth-2 doppelgänger. The other 3 names are references to multiple superheroes from the comics: Bruce Wayne who is the alter ego of Batman, Hal Jordan who is the alter-ego of the second Green Lantern, and Diana Prince who is the alter ego of Wonder Woman.
When Cisco wonders what his doppelgänger would be like, he imagines him to be a rich inventor. In the Flashpoint timeline Barry creates later, Cisco himself is a rich inventor and the CEO of Ramon Industries.
Moments later, Cisco tells Reverb that he will not go to the Dark Side with him, again referencing the Star Wars franchise.
Floyd Lawton's failed attack against Reverb is a reference to a scene from the movie Pulp Fiction.
During a broadcast on Earth-2, the mayor of Central City is referred to as Mayor Snart. This could be a reference to the Earth-2 counterpart of Leonard Snart, or another member of the Snart family.
When Cisco says, "I've seen fire and I've seen rain", he may be quoting lyrics from a song by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Zoom takes out Reverb the same way Thawne killed Cisco in an alternate timeline in The Flash episode "Out of Time".
