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Season 5 – The Flash

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At 11, Barry Allen's life changed completely when his mother died in a freak accident and his innocent father was convicted of her murder. Now a crime-scene investigator, his dedication to learn the truth about his mother's death drives him to follow up on every new scientific advancement and urban legend. When his latest obsession -- a particle accelerator heralded as a world-changing invention -- causes an explosion, it creates a freak storm and Barry is struck by lightning. He awakes from a coma nine months later with the power of superspeed. When he learns that others who have gained powers use them for evil, he dedicates himself to protecting the innocent, while still trying to solve the older mystery.
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The Flash's fifth season maintains the show's high standard for compelling visuals, chilling villains, and well-scripted moments of humor, but also turns a more focused gaze on the role of family dynamics amongst the increasingly complex characters.

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Jeff Beck The Blu Spot The Flash returns with another action-packed season that, while it may not be on the level of previous seasons, still manages to give fans the thrilling, character-centric show that they've come to know and love. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 26, 2019 Full Review David Hogan hoganreviews.co.uk The Flash's fifth season is one of many problems, mainly the many acts of stupidity from Team Flash, but there were a few highlights from certain cast members, at least... Rated: 3/5 May 30, 2019 Full Review Jesse Schedeen IGN Movies "Legacy" worked about as well as could be hoped. May 16, 2019 Full Review Matt Webb Mitovich TV Line The Flash ended Season 5 with its own deluge of devastating family drama, followed by a "Crisis on Infinite Earths" tease of its own. May 16, 2019 Full Review Amelia Emberwing Birth.Movies.Death. It was a little rocky with that Cicada business, but the season closes out strong with plenty of stakes and enough hope to pull you forward. May 16, 2019 Full Review Mikel Zorrilla Espinof The Flash has returned in good form. [Full Review in Spanish] Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 5, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Null L This is when the show truly went downhill and turned painfully boring. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/13/25 Full Review Bin Mohamad Iskandar A I love where Barry and Iris meet their future daughter Nora. Also, I like how after Cicada gets the meta human cure, another Cicada pops out of nowhere. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/08/25 Full Review Wyatt C another good season not my fav tho Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/08/24 Full Review Florian G Es fehlt an Abwechslung und Neues. Bitte bringt nicht einfach nur neue Staffeln raus, weil es die Leute anschauen. Sondern versucht auch guten Content reinzubringen und nicht immer das gleiche zu machen. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/07/24 Full Review Pancapeczka G This season was event better then 2nd season the relations and emotions was amazing, only I feel they forget about science... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/24/23 Full Review Nathaniel A A moderate improvement over season 4. Like the return to format, story, Cicada as the villain is good and Tom Cavanaugh's newest Wells is a nice addition. It's right there with season 3, the only reason it's not above season 3 is Nora. She is nothing but an annoying brat over half the time, makes stupid mistakes and is just an unlikable character overall. In the end, not a bad season as long as you can tolerate Nora. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Oct 9, 2018 Nora After an unexpected guest from the future appears at their home, Barry and Iris must figure out how to get her back to the future without disrupting the timeline. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 16, 2018 Blocked Barry and Team Flash track down a meta that is stealing high-tech weapons, only to cross paths with a new foe named Cicada, who is hunting the very same meta, with nefarious intent. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 23, 2018 The Death of Vibe After Cicada's attack, the team realizes it needs to think outside the box to stop this dangerous new foe; Nora comes up with a plan that ultimately puts a team member in danger; Caitlin delves into her past. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 30, 2018 News Flash Barry and Iris face the ultimate parenting test when Team Flash battles Spin, a savvy millennial armed with meta tech and a dangerous agenda for Nora; Ralph feels defeated until an unlikely source issues a challenge to help boost his confidence. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 13, 2018 All Doll'd Up Nora lets something slip about the future that devastates Iris; in an attempt to distract his wife, Barry asks Iris to team up to stop a new meta, Rag Doll; Caitlin learns something about her father. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 20, 2018 The Icicle Cometh Caitlin, Barry and Cisco learn something new about Caitlin's father; Iris and Sherloque follow a clue about Cicada. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 27, 2018 O Come, All Ye Thankful Nora grapples with unresolved anger over her father's disappearance in the future; Barry and the team must stop a powerful new meta, Weather Witch, from killing her own father. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 4, 2018 What's Past Is Prologue Barry and the team come up with a plan to stop Cicada, but it calls for Barry and Nora to travel back in time to gather some key necessities; Barry hesitates, concerned about his daughter seeing certain parts of his life. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 9, 2018 Elseworlds When Barry and Oliver Queen wake up one morning and realize they have swapped bodies, the two set off to find out what disturbed the timeline to cause such a shift. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 15, 2019 The Flash & The Furious While Nora grapples with the revelation that Thawne killed her grandmother, Team Flash must stop Weather Witch and Silver Ghost, a new villain who can control engines and motorized technology; Caitlin and Cisco discuss creating a metahuman cure. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 22, 2019 Seeing Red During a battle with Cicada, Nora is severely injured; due to Cicada's dampening powers, Nora's speed healing isn't working; Barry and Iris are scared for their daughter's future; an enraged Flash confronts Cicada in a brutal battle. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 29, 2019 Memorabilia Sherloque wants to use a memory machine on Barry and Nora to help gain access to Grace's memories; Ralph tricks Cisco into going out for a night out on the town. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 5, 2019 Goldfaced Barry and Ralph must go under cover as criminals in an illegal black market to purchase a device that could help them stop Cicada; Iris investigates a lead on Cicada's whereabouts and ends up in a dangerous situation. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 12, 2019 Cause and XS After Iris lands in serious danger, Nora races to save her mother; Barry puts the finishing touches on the metahuman cure; Cisco gets a rare night off, and he decides to take Kamilla on a date. Details Episode 15 Aired Mar 5, 2019 King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd When Gorilla Grodd attacks Central City, Barry and friends find themselves teaming up with King Shark; when they hit a snag, they bring in Dr. Tanya Lamden to try to reach the man behind the shark. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 12, 2019 Failure Is an Orphan With the meta-human cure ready to use, Barry and the team must figure out a way to subdue Cicada long enough to take it; Killer Frost steps in to help with the plan; Joe eases back into work; Nora isn't happy about her dad's plans to stop Cicada. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 19, 2019 Time Bomb Team Flash finds out that suburban mom Vickie Bolen is in danger, and they race to save her; they discover she's a metahuman who is hiding her abilities from her family; Barry encourages Vickie to share her secret with her family. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 16, 2019 Godspeed After discovering that Nora is working with Thawne, Barry and Iris disagree about how to handle their daughter; Team Flash aren't sure they can trust Nora, so they go through her journal to find out how she came to work alongside their nemesis. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 23, 2019 Snow Pack When Icicle returns to enact the next phase of his devious plan, Caitlin and her mother must resolve their long-combative relationship to defeat the icy monster; Barry makes a big decision about their family without consulting Iris. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 30, 2019 Gone Rogue Barry continues to struggle with how he feels about Nora's betrayal; Brie Larvan, Joss Jackam and Peter Merkel return to Central City; Cisco makes a bold decision. Details Episode 21 Aired May 7, 2019 The Girl With the Red Lightning Team Flash is on high alert after Cicada II threatens to unleash a dangerous virus that would put all meta-humans at risk. Details Episode 22 Aired May 14, 2019 Legacy Barry faces off with his oldest and most formidable nemesis, Reverse Flash. Details
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Season Info

Director
David McWhirter, Stefan Pleszczynski, Gregory Smith, Kevin Tancharoen
Executive Producer
Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter, Sarah Schechter
Screenwriter
Todd Helbing, Jonathan Butler, Eric Wallace, Kristen Kim, Thomas Pound, Kelly Wheeler, Lauren Certo, Judalina Neira, Sam Chalsen, Gabriel Garza, Sterling Gates, Joshua V. Gilbert
Network
The CW
Rating
TV-PG (L|V)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 9, 2018
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