Feels like my shift started 100 years ago.
Drink more coffee. You're around it all day. Duh.
Besides, that place is so boring.
- Wait. What's that? - Um...
Yeah, just some guy cosplaying.
What's he doing now?
I don't know. Must be some sort of comic-con thing or something.
What in the world?
Natalie? Natalie, what's that noise?
Natalie, what's that noise?
Natalie? Natalie?
My beautiful boy.
I'm giving him all the strength I can to heal him.
Which means I'll be weak for a bit longer.
Because psych and fuerza attacked you?
Exactly.
Do you remember what happened?
Only some of it.
When I was reborn, I was surrounded by light and love.
Then came the pain.
I could feel these forces of nature were like me. Only... evil.
If they're like you, then why are they trying to kill you?
I'm not sure,
but I think it's to feed.
That's why I had to find Barry Allen.
I thought he could keep me safe until I fully recovered.
But if the other forces find me in this condition,
I wouldn't survive another attack.
Don't worry.
We are gonna figure out a way to keep you safe.
Somehow.
Holy Henry t. Sampson...
Wow. So you're the actual, all-encompassing,
immeasurably interstellar,
and mind-bendingly cosmerific...
Yes, Chester p. Runk. I am the speed force.
Woo-hoo. Chessman...
How's that isotope detection system coming along?
Yeah, actually...
- She knows my name. - I think she does.
Okay.
Behold, believers...
This puppy I designed can boost isotopic signals
for our satellites to scan.
Now all we need to do is build a few units,
place them around the outskirts of the city, and...
Eureka!
And then we would get an early warning
if psych or fuerza decided to come back.
And they can detect foundational isotopic signatures.
So, we won'tjust know they're coming...
We'll know, whoever it is, psych or fuerza,
which one is headed our way.
Chester, that is amazing.
Could we use this to follow the other forces?
Perhaps find them before they find us?
Not yet.
Right now they only work in close proximity, so...
But at least now we have a way to help protect you.
Cisco, how long would it take to make enough amplifiers?
We have everything we need in the star. Labs Van.
So, we could build them as we go.
So let's do this, baby.
- 'Cause team chesco is on the case! - 'Cause team chesco is on the case!
- Ah! - Let's get it.
Separated at birth.
Hey.
What's all this?
Norvok finally brought the rest of my stuff over
from one ofamunet's stash houses.
I was gonna throw everything away but then muse struck.
Oh, wow. It's great.
Yeah, this'll really give the place some attitude when I'm done.
I'm sorry. You wanna hang that in here?
Yeah. That empty wall behind you, it's been driving me crazy.
Well, you know what they say...
Great minds...
What do you think?
Um... it's missing something.
Much better.
You know, art should always provoke a strong reaction.
It does.
And... sensor is ready.
Excellent.
Once the amplifier goes live,
then our early warning system will be a go.
And that means it's time for...
Coffee and a cronut.
Coffee and a cronut...
Actually, you know, there's a sip-n-dash in masonville.
Or was, back in the day.
Oh, I used to live there,
but grandma runk and I moved to central city
when I was done with high school.
All right.
- Looks like we're ready to go. - Okay, cool.
-What? _why?
Look at this.
What do you think?
You think it's the neutrino filtration glitching on us?
Cisco, Cisco, Cisco...
What?
We're okay? We're okay.
What was that?
I have no idea.
Well, looks like the sensor's working.
Did I give you my phone?
Mine's gone, too.
Okay, hold up.
Where's the Van?
It was just here.
Does the Van have a secret cloaking mode that I don't know about?
Asking for a friend.
That's no Van.
Whoa.
Ches...
We've just been under-the-domed.
Nora?
You all right?
Yeah.
Just making sure nothing happens to Barry.
How do you deal with all this?
Well, it's never easy dealing with a threat.
Especially when it affects someone that you care about.
But don't worry, okay?
By this time tomorrow,
Barry will be back to his old self, healed,
wrapped up on the couch, full bbb-style.
Bbb. Barry's blanket burrito.
It's hard to explain.
No, I understand.
It's something between the two of you.
Actually, you know what?
It doesn't have to be.
I wanna show you something.
Come with me.
We made it.
Now we can find a phone and call s.T.A.R. Labs before...
Tell me you're seeing what I'm seeing.
Does it have anything to do with space jam being back in stock?
At that blockbuster video that doesn't exist anymore?
Yeah. And get this. I saw a sip-n-dash store back there
that got torn down when I was in high school.
I think we just time-traveled.
Really?
So, tonight we're gonna party like it's 1998?
None of the pay phones work.
We don't have cell phones.
And we're trapped in an invisible barrier.
We are stuck...
In the '90s?
This is so epic! Epic!
Wait. No, no, no. It is off the heezy-fo-sheezy.
Okay, cheesy, why don't you calm down?
Look. Is this frickin' awesome?
Yes.
Do we desperately need to figure out a way to get back home?
Also yes.
Well, how are we supposed to do that without a delorean hot tub?
By looking at what brought us here.
A green energy wave
that looks like it came straight out of turtle 2.0, white whale's revenge.
Coincidence? I think not.
Look, I know you and turtle 2.0 kinda have this thing...
I'll say.
Maybe we're not dealing with a meta at all.
The amplifier showed an isotopic surge when the wave hit.
So it's one of our forces.
Wait. Check the signatures. Was it fuerza or psych?
Neither. The sensor detected a temporal energy.
So there's a new force in town, and...
And it can control time.
Yeah, okay, we got to get outta here and warn the team.
- The speed force isn't safe. - Not so fast.
We need to know exactly who we're up against.
Remember how the speed force
asked if the amplifiers could track the forces?
Yeah.
If we added a transmitter diode to the sensor...
It could localize the isotopic circuits enough
to detect a new force within a 20-yard radius.
Right, but we need the kind of maxed-out receiver
that just doesn't exist yet.
Time to go shopping.
Man, there's a tech station right here.
Ches, hurry up. This is embarrassing.
See?
One man's trash is another man's...
Another man's reason for a tetanus shot?
I already got my tetanus shot.
I can't believe you just used junk to fix our sensor.
Just think of it as one repurposed force finder.
Rest in peace, ultrafax 4000.
Damn, they don't make 'em like you anymore.
All right.
Let's find ourselves a time god.
The high school, huh?
The sensor seems to think they're in here somewhere.
Let's do this.
Yo, yo, yo. For real?
Masonville's principal suffers zero fools. Feel me?
All right, then we just sneak in, simple.
We gotta blend in.
We got to kick it up a notch.
This is how we do it
come on.
This is how we do it
check it out!
Once upon a time in '94
monte/I made no money and life sure was slow
there lived a dj and Paul was his name
he came up to monty, this is what he said
you and oji are gonna make some cash
sell a million records and we're makin' the dash
I'm buzzin' because...
This is how we do it...
All right. Here's the plan.
We ask people questions.
See if anybody has any diabolical plans to alter the future.
- Yes. - And then we check the sensor.
If it spikes...
Then we've found our time god.
Let's get it.
This for the yearbook?
Yeah. "Future falcon forecast" section.
- Mm-hm. - What's the question again?
Where do you see yourself in 23 years?
Shorty's eyes he rollin' when I start to flow
fallen on the stage but my boo's a no-show
my girl complains, my verses be weak
she shakes the 8-ball
"see? Outcome looks bleak"
yeah
yeah.
Twenty-three... yeah.
In 23 years, I'll be like everyone else in this dumb high school.
A zombie. Totally dead.
But I'm the bomb
I'm gonna kill in the future
blowin' all them rap minds
you'll be needin' a suture
dead inside from slaving away at a thankless job.
Nice, nice, nice, nice.
- Jobs are bad. - That'll be all.
- Uh... - Yeah. Keep going.
- Keep spittin'. - Yeah, you got it, boy.
Blowin' all them rap minds you'll be needin' a suture
boom
and that's my falcon forecast
it's Reggie q., I'm out the past
Oh!
- Drop the mic. - Yes.
- He's spittin'... - Yes.
- No. - No? Okay.
- Carry the two... - No, you don't carry the two.
K-dog. Check it out.
Parents got it for me.
Said they want the NFL to be able to hit me up anytime.
- It's hella cool, right? - Yeah, yeah. Nice, Deon.
Yeah, man.
You know, in the future, I want to be just like Deon.
You know he's gonna kill it in state championship tomorrow.
Yo, k-swizzle, it's time to bounce.
Well...
That's not him.
Wait till those dumb jocks see what the future has in store for them.
Yo. Parker, right?
Listen. Do you have a couple minutes to spare
so we can ask you a few questions?
Who are you?
- We're students. - Students.
- Just like you. - Yeah, you guys talk like my dad.
Come on. Don't be whack.
- All right, we are 17. - I'm 16.
We love the real world.
We like beanie babies and the matrix.
The matrix hasn't come out yet.
Ah, shoot! See? I had a feeling...
Wait a second.
- How did you know that? - This isn't right.
You gotta help me. Please.
We're trapped in the same day.
No, wait.
It knows I broke free.
It's gonna start over. Oh, god!
Oh, not again!
Okay.
That was freaky.
You all right, dude?
Who are you?
Where am I?
Did you take my headgear?
Dude, it's me. Chester.
No. I don't know you.
Stranger danger!
Stranger danger.
Uh... Cisco?
How old are you?
I'm seven, you predator.
Because you still think it's 1998.
Oh, no, no.
- Cisco. - Don't chase after me.
I don't wanna get in your Van.
I'm not trying to hurt you. Listen, just listen. Okay?
You're not seven.
You're 30. And you're a scientist at s.T.A.R. Labs. Remember?
What about visiting Atlantis?
Or king shark versus grodd?
Oh, god. Please tell me you remember game of thrones.
- Littlefinger. - Yes.
- The iron throne. - Yes.
- "The rains of castamere." - "The rains of castamere. "Yes!
Chester.
How did we get here?
Last thing I remember, Parker was going all get out on us.
No, no. Parker's not our biff tannen.
A modern reference jolted him awake, just like you.
We're back on main street.
Right before the wave hit,
Parker said, "it's gonna start over."
Gotta go.
- It's a time loop. - It's a time loop.
This isn't about changing the future,
it's about reliving one day over and over.
When Parker woke up, it reset the loop.
But why didn't you get whammied?
I think the sensor absorbed the temporal energy
and shielded me.
I mean, by the looks of it, that's not happening again.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
We have to fix this.
Othennise, if the loop resets, we won't be shielded.
We won't remember that we're stuck in the past,
and we'll be trapped here like everyone else.
We have to fix this now.
Okay, you know, I think I have the parts to fix this at grandma runk's.
Perfect. Let's go there right now.
And while we're on our way maybe we can figure out
what's so special about December 4th, '98.
You know what?
These parts ain't at grandma runk's.
Some place better.
Please don't go dumpster-diving.
This blanket is quite well-loved.
He's had it for years.
How does swaddling himself help?
Well, it's not about the blanket.
It's more like wrapping himself in the memories and the comfort
associated with the blanket.
It's like being hugged by warm, loving arms.
His mother made it for him.
He doesn't really talk about her much. So...
Not even with you?
They were so close.
Being reminded of what happened,
he's forced to think about that night.
The violence of it all...
It stays with him.
And I wish that I could take that away from him, but...
I can't.
Ti-82. Girl, you still fine.
Stop flirting with the calculators.
- We got a problem. - What?
The x-76 power converter,
they just sold the last one to that guy.
Okay, chill. It's not that big a deal.
He actually looks pretty reasonable.
I say we just offer to buy it back from him.
No, no, no. We can't go after him.
Okay. Why not?
Ches, what's going on?
We can't go after him because...
He's my dad.
I'm the last person he'd wanna help right now.
Ches, you wanna tell me what's going on?
My pops was a very smart guy,
who traveled all the time,
trying to get rich off his latest invention. So...
He never had time for me.
It was always, "sorry, son.
I don't believe in quitting."
- Look, whatever happened... - Tomorrow, my dad dies
in a car accident on his way to some big meeting in coast city.
Today's the last day I see him alive.
I'm sorry.
That's heavy for anyone.
Let alone a kid.
What if...
What if you're here for a reason?
This could be your chance to talk to your dad.
What good would that do?
I can't save his life. That would just reset the time loop.
No, I just got to stay firm.
Keep doing my thing.
I understand.
Don't worry about the converter, all right?
I'll get it from him.
You're gonna go talk to my dad?
Just long enough to get the x-76.
Then I come back here, we fix everything
and it all goes back to normal.
That is what you want, right?
Oh, thank god.
I thought you might go somewhere Barry knows,
but you weren't at s.T.A.R. Labs and c.C.P.D. Seemed unlikely.
Yes, and I know how he loves the coffee here.
I never took into account
how much his mother's death might still weigh on him.
What have I done?
I'll change my appearance.
Appear in my true form to all of you from now on,
as lightning, because I can't keep hurting him like this.
You're not causing him pain. You're giving him a gift.
How?
It's like how his blanket reminds him of his mom.
And that memory gives him comfort and peace.
It's the same thing with you.
So I'm not a painful reminder?
No, not at all. You are a happy one.
I may be his lightning rod, but you are his lightning.
Thank you.
Can I help you, kid?
Me? Yeah.
I'd like to buy your x-76 converter.
What makes you think I have one, mister...
Boyega, John boyega.
The clerk at the tech shop said that you bought the last one
and they don't get another shipment for a week. So...
Look, I'd like to help you,
but I need this x-76 power converter, too.
You need it for some important invention, right?
Nope. Throwing it away.
My son, Chester, is working on a project.
I've looked at his plans.
Two days from now, he's gonna need that part,
but I'll be back on the road by then.
I'm throwing it away now so that he can find it later...
When he needs it.
Do you have kids, Mr. Boyega?
If you do some day, you'll understand.
Wait. So why not just give it to him?
It's my way of teaching him to be resourceful and a problem solver.
- It's kind of brilliant. - I know.
Plus, he gets the joy of learning to see treasure...
Where other people see trash.
Do you do this kind of thing a lot for him?
Everything I do is for him.
He's the reason I get out of bed in the morning.
But don't you ever resent having to work so hard, 24/7?
I'm the boy's father.
Chester is worth any sacrifice I have to make.
Besides...
When it comes to him...
I don't believe in quitting.
You don't care about your work more than your son.
You care about your work because...
I'm just a man trying to do the right thing.
Make my son proud.
Yeah, this is weird.
Sorry. Uh...
It was pretty inspiring.
And I hope I can be a great dad too someday.
Something tells me you will be.
Still not selling you that part, though.
But if you really need one, I think I have an idea.
Hold that.
Cisco, my pops is pretty cool, man.
Yeah. Sounds like it.
I'm just really glad we had a day to hang out.
I didn't even realize that my pops isn't just smart.
Dude's a genius. Check it.
Pops and I built it, together.
Wow.
You know what this means?
Now we can disrupt the temporal isotopes...
- And go home. - And go home.
- Yes! - Yo, nerds, been looking for you.
Hey, yo, Deon. We were just going to...
- Thinking of going to blockbuster. - Blockbuster.
- You ever seen space jam? - Four times, man.
Oh, man. It's so good.
Now it's time to kick you wannabe urkels to the curb.
Because whoever you two are...
You don't belong here.
This is my time...
And you two got to go.
Time god.
Thanks for ruining my perfect day. Not.
Yo, Deon.
Why bum around 1998?
Man, I thought you left the small town life
for college and the NFL...
That wasn't me!
You will have 30 minutes to create an amuse-bouche...
Another woman
oh, crap.
Caity, I think we got a problem.
What do you mean?
Grandma runk said that after you won state...
It was the second string quarterback that led the team to victory.
Not me, dumb-ass.
I got injured and taken out in the first quarter.
He got all the victory.
I got four pins in my knee and a job selling used cars.
I came back to the past because I have no future!
That's weird...
Because your future looks bright to me!
You dweebs really think you can stop me?
You trippin'.
- Oh, not good. - Oh, snap.
I just erased it from time.
My bad.
Could somebody please tell me what this green energy
is doing to my city?
There are geothermic isotopes all over the city,
which means we know it's one of the forces.
We're just trying to figure out which one.
This used to be a tablet.
So, it's not just me.
Baby girl.
You look incredible.
So do you, dad.
Frost.
Caitlin.
Thanks for trying.
Nora, Iris told you were here, but...
It's so good to see you.
It's good to see you too, captain.
Scans show that the isotopic foundation is unstable.
The green wave is spreading and heading toward downtown.
What's that noise?
Natalie. Natalie. Natalie.
Oh, my god.
I was able to trace the energy to a nearby town.
Masonville?
Cisco and Chester were installing an early warning system by there.
Looks like something triggered the amplifier sensor?
If I can access the data drive,
I might be able to figure out what set this off.
"Temporal," as in time travel?
Yeah, but this energy doesn't match psych or fuerza, which means...
Which means that we're dealing with a new force of nature that can...
Alter time.
Buckle up, fools,
because once I reset my time loop, you'll forget everything.
We've got to get out here. He's too powerful.
We can't fight him on our own. Come on.
Ches?
I don't believe in quitting.
These isotopic signatures are moving at speeds
that should be impossible.
This new force is rewinding time at random.
We can't stop it.
What happens if we get stuck in one of these time pockets?
We could end up in the stone age.
Oh, my god. It's up to Cisco and Chester now.
Hey, yo, Deon.
Listen to me.
You can make us forget our futures...
But there's no power in the world that will make you forget yours.
Yeah, tell me about it!
Tried to rewrite that night 100 times.
No matter what I try to do, I can't change what happens.
What happened to you must be a fixed point.
You can't change it.
So maybe you should stop trying and instead, choose to see
the possibilities in every new day.
Look, your future's still not written, Deon.
I hate my future!
I'm supposed to be the next Patrick mahomes, man.
Look, I know it's easy...
To hold on to the bad stuff.
Ever since I was a kid,
I thought that my pops cared more about hisjob than me.
Boo-hoo, man.
And I carried that hurt around with me for years.
But today, when I looked at my past with fresh eyes...
I saw that my dad worked hard to give me a better life.
And once I saw that, it helped me let go of that pain, Deon.
You can do the same...
But not until you stop letting one moment in your past
define all the moments in your future.
Future's on me?
Yeah.
So I get to figure out what it looks like?
So I get to decide what happens from now on?
Not just for me...
But for everyone.
Time to bounce.
Well, Barry, looks like your vitals have stabilized.
How you feeling?
I feel fine.
So, no luck finding Deon yet?
So far, satellites haven't found any traces of his
temporal energy signature.
And he's a time god. So who knows
where or when he might be hiding?
Plus, I think Deon's only just now
starting to realize the full scope of his powers.
But I don't get it.
Not once did he mention chasing after you.
Well, unlike the others, he might not know that I survived.
That makes sense.
You know, it's weird. Every time you and Chester talk about Deon,
he sounds a lot more reasonable than psych,
and a lot less lethal than fuerza.
Even so, being able to control time
makes him the most powerful force yet.
He could stop you in your tracks anytime, anywhere. That's his power.
It's like he's the opposite of the speed force.
He's the still force, which I guess
would make fuerza the strength force.
And that would make psych the sage force.
If this new force is more powerful than me,
then how did you defeat him, Cisco?
I didn't defeat him.
Chester p. Did.
I got lucky.
Yeah, I'm going to leave the going mano-a-mano with big bads
to the flash, you know.
Oh. That's kamilla. Supposed to meet up at jitters.
Caitlin, you still in?
Absolutely. Let me grab my bag.
What about you, ches? You still down?
No. I actually have an errand to run,
but bring a brother back a vibe-accino?
Duh.
Hey, you didn't get lucky.
All right? What you did out there...
I'm proud of you.
Yeah.
I guess I'm just a man trying to do the right thing.
Make my pops proud.
Caitlin, hurry up. I'm trying to get this coffee and a cronut.
Iris...
Thanks to you, I'm seeing things a lot clearer now.
Well, I imagine you two are anxious to get home,
so I'll see in the morning.
Wait. You're staying here tonight?
Well, I want to know right away
if the satellites find the other forces.
Yeah. No, I get that,
but we'll get an alert if that happens.
Nora, we have clean sheets in our guest room
and plenty of blankets.
Sounds cozy.
Yeah, it is.
You should stay with us tonight. Right, Barry?
Sure.
Yeah, of course.
You have no idea how much that would mean to me.
- Really. - It's our pleasure.
- Thank you. - Come on.
I got you, pops.
I'MMA finish what you started.
Okay.
Oh... no. No. No, no, no.
Is that damn time bubble back?
Oh, no. I just like the look.
So I decided to swing by a thrift store.
Picked up these bad boys, too.
Listen, we need to talk.
Ugh. Nothing good ever starts with "we need to talk."
This new state liaison that's auditing c.C.P.D.,
her name's Kristen Kramer.
I just found out that she's here to catch a dangerous fugitive
- meta-human. - Hm.
She's here for killer frost.
That's not who I am anymore.
I know. I just got to find a way to make her see that.
In the meantime, you need to lay low.
Yeah, that's not going to happen.
She's former army intelligence, frost.
I don't care if she's xena, warrior Princess.
I am finally free to live my own life,
and no one is going to take that away from me.
So if this Kristen Kramer wants to come after me,
then I say, "bring it on."