On this episode of The Flash, the team must contend with Grodd, the super-sized meta gorilla that has telepathic abilities that were made stronger due to the particle accelerator blowing up. It appears that he considers Wells his “father” and likely had been used to distract Barry, Cisco, and Caitlin from looking for Wells.
Meanwhile, Wells still has Eddie trapped and is still being secretive about some things when it comes to the future. However, he stuns Eddie by giving him a piece of information that Eddie likely did not want to know.
Iris confronts Barry about his secret and things are tense between them as she finds out Eddie and Joe also knew he was the Flash. It is clear throughout the episode that it isn’t just his secret she is upset about, but also the fact he kept it a secret for so long that he was in love with her. While Barry attempts to fix things with Iris, she also helps the team try to stop Grodd in an effort to save Joe when he becomes trapped in his lair.
The showdown with Harrison Wells is coming to a head and we are only two episodes away from the season finale. Until then, check out our top ten moments from “Grodd Lives.”
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10. Trust me
Iris goes to see Barry in an effort to see if he will talk to her about who he is. She doesn’t say anything about knowing his identity as The Flash and asks Barry if he thinks the Flash is searching for Eddie. He assures her he believes he is doing what he can.
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9. Disappointed
Barry deals with a man in a mask who is trying to rob the Gold Reserve. When he goes to confront him, a piercing pitch and images that he can’t identify take him down. While Caitlin and Cisco look him over, Iris comes in, revealing she knows his identity. Barry talks to her and she discovers both Eddie and Joe knew the truth as well.
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8. Man in the mask
Joe and Barry find out that gold is being transported and an ice cream truck is taking it. Joe is in the truck when the man in the mask comes and when they are attacked by a land mine, Barry makes it in time to knock the man down. When they remove his mask, they discover it is General Eiling.
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7. Grodd
When the gang gets Eiling into the metahuman prison, they discover he is practically in a trance. He responds to Barry so he gets him to tell them who he is. They discover he is Grodd and Caitlin tells them about the experiments Eiling had done on him to create soldiers with telepathic abilities. Iris comes to help and tells them about stories where two city workers were killed in the sewers and that people heard animal noises. Joe, Cisco, and Barry go down there to find Grodd, but they aren’t a match for him.
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6. Eddie finds out
West still has Eddie and he taunts Eddie about not being memorable in the future. Then, he decides to up the ante by telling Eddie that Barry will marry Iris in the future.
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5. Confronting Grodd
Barry goes to try and fight Grodd so he can save Joe. Cisco and Caitlin make a headset that should prevent Grodd from using mind control on him. However, at one point Barry loses the headset since it goes offline and Grodd overpowers him. Iris gets on the intercom and urges him to fight it and to do it for her. Barry flashes back to moments he had with her, including the kiss from the alternate future. It allows him to overcome the telepathic link and escape. When Grodd comes toward him again, a train passes and allows Barry to get to Joe.
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4. Joe and Iris
Joe is in the hospital with three fractured ribs and Caitlin and Cisco leave him alone to talk to Iris. He tells her that while he was stuck in the sewer, all he thought about was their fight. Joe tells Iris that his love for her has made him want to keep her safe and he has to remember she is a young woman who can make her own choices. They make up and hug.
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3. Four of us
Cisco, Barry, and Caitlin talk about Grodd, who is still somewhere in the city. Cisco feels like he didn’t do enough to help Barry with the headset. However, Barry points out that it did work and they did a great job. Caitlin points out Iris also helped too.
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2. The spot
Barry and Iris meet at the spot where she met The Flash. She tells him she doesn’t feel like she knows him and Barry tells her that thinking of her always brought him back to his feet. She admits that he was right about them, but she is with Eddie.
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1. The key
Eddie is still stuck with Wells, who is making something throughout the episode. He calls it a “key” and he leaves the spot where they are hiding to put it inside a hole, where it lights up a long tunnel. It appears to be some sort of advice to take him home.
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