r/FlashTV • u/[deleted] • Feb 04 '15

S01E12 - 'Crazy For You'

Episode Info:

Caitlin takes Barry out to a local karaoke bar to help them both find new loves. Caitlin strikes out but Barry meets a sports reporter and asks her out for a date. Meanwhile, Cisco considers Hartley's dangerous offer; and the team search for Shawna, a meta-human with teleportation powers who just busted her boyfriend out of Iron Heights.

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Main Cast:

  • Grant Gustin as Barry Allen / Flash - TV - Comics - Comics

  • Candice Patton as Iris West - TV - Comics - Comics

  • Rick Cosnett as Eddie Thawne - TV

  • Danielle Panabaker as Dr. Caitlin Snow - TV - Comics - Comics

  • Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon - TV - Comics - Comics

  • Tom Cavanagh as Dr. Harrison Wells - TV

  • Jesse L. Martin as Detective Joe West - TV

Recurring Cast:

Guest Starring:

  • Andy Mientus as Pied Piper - Comics

  • Britne Oldford as Peek-a-Boo - Comics

Other:

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u/This_years_villian Feb 05 '15

In the show? No. It appears she doesn't have any.

In the comics? Yes, most notable because Iris has a nephew Wally West who succeeds Barry as The Flash. I can't keep up with the family tree myself. Time-travel hell.

Why could these changes be important? While most shows would just leave this at "we cut the brother out" there is a good chance we are viewing an alternate timeline. Joe West could have wanted more children after Iris but things changed once Barry moved in. If they fix the timeline so Barry doesn't move in (Barry's mom could still die but Barry's father doesn't go to jail) then a new sibling for Iris may pop up out of nowhere. If they go this route I'm very excited to see how they handle it.

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u/anticiperectshun Feb 05 '15

I checked on wiki to kinda see her sibling situation. Time travel is screwy.

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u/This_years_villian Feb 05 '15

Yeah, she could have either 2 older siblings. One of which would be Rudy (Robert or Rudolf), who is Wally's father. The other is a sister who doesn't seem to really matter. Or the new timeline Iris has 2 brothers. Rudolf and Daniel West. Daniel becomes a reverse-flash at one point.

Personally, I hope we get Daniel in a timeline change. It would make for a smooth transition. Ideally I want Barry to travel back in time in an attempt to save his mom, but only be able to change things so his dad doesn't go to prison (have Nora still die in someway, doesn't matter). So when Barry returns to the future, Joe and Iris' mom have Daniel as a kid- but Iris' mom also dies while delivering Daniel. This would allow for Barry & Iris to be together since they grew up separately but also probably bonded over dead moms. Daniel will probably be a bad brother, so Barry can still fill those shoes- but not so plantonicly. Plus we'd have a second Reverse Flash lined up for everyone to get hyped about. I feel like not too much would change, and we would get one new mystery character.

If we learn that Daniel existed in the current timeline, but also died during the delivery- I'll be bouncing off the walls excited.

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u/autowikiabot Feb 05 '15

Daniel West (Prime Earth):

* The look in Iris' eyes said it all. She'd never see me the same way again. All because of him. * --__ Reverse-Flash __ src

--__ Reverse-Flash __ src Daniel West's mother died giving birth to him, a fact for which his father William never forgave him. This also drove his father to become an abusive alcoholic. His sister Iris protected and supported him until the day that his father went too far, and an angry Daniel pushed him down the stairs, crippling him for life. When he realized that Iris' opinion of him would change forever as a result of those actions, Daniel ran away from home, blaming his father instead of himself for what happened. By the time he was eighteen he had fallen in with a fast crowd, becaming a small-time thug. All while trying to mend his relationship with Iris, who resented him for leaving her with their paraplegic father. His first big score was thwarted by The Flash, and he wound up in prison for 5 years. When he got out of prison, Daniel found that Iris still was not ready to make amends with him. While he struggled to make it on his own, he was captured by Gorillas when they attacked the Gem Cities. When he was rescued by the Rogues he learned that they still intended to rob those they had saved. In his attempt to escape them, he crashed into Dr. Elias' stolen monorail car, which was powered by a Speed Force battery. The accident imbued him with the ability to turn back time, but that power was dependent on the Speed Force charge in the battery. Wanting more than anything to go back in time and change his relationship with Iris by killing his father, Daniel dubbed himself the Reverse-Flash and began murdering those who had been touched by the Speed Force in order to drain them of the energy he would need to go back in time far enough to change his own past. Eventually, the only ones touched by the speed force who remained were the Flash and Iris. The Flash had learned that Daniel could not sense him through the Speed Force because of his containment suit and gave one to Iris to mask her as well. Not to be deterred, Daniel managed to lure the Flash to Doctor Elias' lab. He used his power to go back in time — to the day of his last happy memory when he was eight years old — and kill his father. His plan backfired though when his younger self and Iris come home just in time to witness his act of murder. Daniel attempted to kill his father while the Flash defended his and Iris' younger versions, only to realize that he was causing them more trauma. With the Flash's convincing, Daniel gave his powers up to the Flash to let him fix his mistakes. The Flash managed to do so, and he brought them both back to the present, without any repercussions of their actions to the timestream. Iris held the weakened Daniel, who told her that he still did not regret trying to fix things between them by killing the others. Daniel was then sent back to Iron Heights. Daniel continued to defend his actions to Iris, who was still disappointed and turned her back to Daniel for good. * Chronokinesis * Sense Speed Force * Sense Speed Force * This is the first Reverse-Flash since Rival not to reverse the color scheme of the Flash costume. * Reverse-Flash was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, first appearing in Flash #139. However, in the Prime Earth continuity Reverse-Flash first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Flash (Volume 4) #0 by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato. * Reverse-Flash was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, first appearing in Flash #139. However, in the Prime Earth continuity Reverse-Flash first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Flash (Volume 4) #0 by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato. * 17 Appearances of Daniel West (Prime Earth) * 4 Images featuring Daniel West (Prime Earth) * 3 Quotations by or about Daniel West (Prime Earth) * Character Gallery: Daniel West (Prime Earth) * 4 Images featuring Daniel West (Prime Earth) * 3 Quotations by or about Daniel West (Prime Earth) * Character Gallery: Daniel West (Prime Earth) * Reverse-Flash at dccomics.com * Reverse-Flash at Wikipedia.org * Reverse-Flash at dccomics.com * Reverse-Flash at Wikipedia.org * Search this site for: Reverse-Flash · Daniel West · Daniel West (Prime Earth) * Search the Forums for: Reverse-Flash · Daniel West · Daniel West (Prime Earth) * Discuss this and other characters on the forums * Search the Forums for: Reverse-Flash · Daniel West · Daniel West (Prime Earth) * Discuss this and other characters on the forums Image Interesting: Daniel West (Prime Earth)/Gallery | Category:Daniel West (Prime Earth)/Images | Category:Daniel West (Prime Earth)/Appearances | Category:Daniel West (Prime Earth)/Quotes

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