In this episode of The Flash, actor Mark Hamill reprised his earlier role as The Trickster as he was up to his old ways as James Jesse, a villain who was imprisoned for his crimes.
When a new trickster by the name of Axel Walker comes to town, Barry must stop him before he bombs Central City, or so he makes them think. While making Joe and Barry think he has no idea what is going on, James Jesse actually is involved in his own major trick, and Henry Allen ends up an unwitting pawn in his game.
Meanwhile, Iris is getting suspicious about the disappearance of her co-worker, Mason Bridge. When she asks The Flash for help, he realizes this could be dangerous and he ends up revealing himself to another person, bringing them in to help keep Iris safe.
Finally, flashbacks to 15 years previous show what happened the night Nora Allen was killed and the events afterwards that led us to where we are today. As if The Flash couldn’t get even more powerful and cause our jaws to drop, they drop yet another twist into the story of Eobard Thawne and Harrison Wells.
We will just have to wait until April to find out what will happen. But for now, let’s look at some of the top moments in this episode, “Tricksters.”
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10. Joe and Barry
Joe and Barry have a discussion about Harrison where they wonder what it is he could want with Barry. Barry remembers Wells had once said he needed “more speed” and as much as he wants to confront Wells, Joe tells him they have to wait.
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9. New trickster
Parents and children are playing in a park when mysterious parachutes containing boxes come floating down. They all think it is fun until the boxes explode upon landing. Flash is just in time to save one little boy named Henry.
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8. Flashback
We get flashbacks to the night of Nora’s murder and see the fight between Flash and Reverse-Flash. Then we discover because of going back in time, all of his energy was depleted, leaving Reverse-Flash stuck in the past.
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7. The Lair
After talking to James Jesse, Joe and Barry go to his lair and they discover a secret wall and when Barry opens it, he realizes it is about to explode and he uses his speed to save himself and Joe. They discover whatever was in the lair is now missing.
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Original trickster
Joe and Barry go to talk to the original trickster, who is angry when he discovers someone is trying to take his legacy. When Cisco contacts Barry about a vlog the trickster has posted in which he is going to bomb Central City, Jesse angrily yells at the video of the unknown trickster to “take off my mask!”
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5. Harrison flashback
A flashback of Harrison and his late wife, Tess, shows them in the beginning stages of his plans for S.T.A.R. Labs. But then we see a mysterious the figure watching them. This is the same person seen in the earlier flashback from the night of Nora’s death. Later, he is at the scene of Harrison’s accident and he doesn’t help his wife survive.
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4. Diversion
While Barry is talking to Iris, who is worried about her missing co-worker Mason, he gets word from Cisco about another vlog. They discover the trickster has left a bomb in Central City and when Barry tries to look, he ignores Harrison’s advice that it could be a trick. But then they find out the bomb was actually at Iron Heights prison and it had been a diversion to get James Jesse out of jail. They also took a hostage, Barry’s father.
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3. Distraught
Barry still doesn’t trust Harrison and he doesn’t know what to do since his dad is still missing. He is unsure of whether he can trust Harrison with his father’s life and Joe talks to him gently about how he always sees how people are good and he wishes he could do the same. Barry is heartbreaking in his scene as he tells Joe he can’t lose Henry.
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2. Danger
The Tricksters taint champagne with a poison in order to rob people of their money at a fundraiser for the mayor. The Flash goes to stop it, but Jesse straps a bomb to his wrist so he can’t move less than 600 mph or he will die. He runs as fast as he can and Harrison tells him he has to run through a wall. Barry is not sure he can do it, but Harrison assures him he can. Barry is able to get rid of the bomb and he also quickly gives everyone an antidote to the poison before finding his father. The two share a hug as Barry unmasks himself for his dad for the first time.
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After seeing his dad off to prison, Joe and Barry make the decision to bring Eddie in to the secret of the Flash. They are doing this so Iris will stop looking into Mason’s disappearance and will be safe from the danger that is happening. Barry then tells Joe and Eddie that he felt like the way Harrison talked him through running was as though he was saying it from experience and he thinks Wells is Reverse-Flash. Then, we come to discover that Eobard Thawne had never been Wells to begin with and had transferred his cells into his own body so he could become Harrison. The real Harrison is dead and Eobard took his identity.