- Episodio 17 — The Flash Temporada 1

Barry confronts both Tricksters. James uses a sonic-based joy buzzer that disrupts Barry’s speed equilibrium. Just as Jesse is about to detonate the station remotely, — a callback to his younger self hesitating twenty years ago. He didn’t hesitate this time.

Axel is recaptured; James escapes via a hidden hang glider, laughing: “See you in the sequel, Flash!” Eddie and Iris – Eddie proposes they move in together to escape the shadow of Barry’s secret. Iris agrees, but confesses to Eddie she feels Barry is hiding something huge. Eddie struggles with guilt. The Flash Temporada 1 - Episodio 17

The accomplice is revealed as Harold Hadley , a former detective who worked with Joe. Hadley faked his death years ago and has been training Axel. He plans to break Jesse out to execute a final “grand joke”: detonate bombs disguised as charity water bottles across the city. Barry confronts both Tricksters

The two Tricksters reunite on a rooftop broadcast. James reveals the real punchline: the water bottles are a distraction. The real bombs are in the police station’s evidence lockers — targeting the very symbols of justice. Joe rushes to evacuate the station. He didn’t hesitate this time

Barry races to stop Axel from poisoning the reservoir. Axel uses a “booby trap” gauntlet — quicksilver cement that hardens on impact. Barry gets trapped but vibrates his molecules (Cisco’s idea) to phase through. He defeats Axel, but Harold escapes with Jesse during the chaos.

Caitlin and Cisco analyze Axel’s tech. Cisco notices it’s too sophisticated for a copycat — it mirrors Jesse’s original blueprints exactly. Someone inside S.T.A.R. Labs? No — someone with access to old police evidence lockers. Joe realizes: the missing accomplice was a cop.

– Cisco creates the phasing solution but feels useless in the field. Barry reassures him: “You’re not a sidekick. You’re the guy who saves me so I can save everyone else.”