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[Barry] Last season on The Flash…

[Joan] There's no sign of time sickness. You're cured.

-[Iris] Barry! -Iris?

[Iris] I reignited our spark.

You're my lightning rod too.

[Allegra] I don't know how,

you're the most powerful meta this planet has ever seen.

You are date-worthy in all the major categories.

I am?

Yeah, definitely.

[Caitlin] Frost was supposed to live a full life.

I'm gonna bring Frost back.

The circuitry should stimulate and then reactivate

Frost's residual sub-conscience left inside your mind.

Who the hell are you?

-Come on! -Run!

[roaring]

Guys, look out!

Come on, come on!

[roaring]

[men yelling]

[roars]

Welcome back.

Let's do this, one last time.

[man] Help! Help!

Initiate Omega maneuvers now.

Who says work can't be fun?

[roaring]

Not today, lava-face.

Hey, Joey!

Leave my friends alone.

Easy-peasy.

Joe, now.

You should've kept your behind in Iron Heights, Monteleone.

Nice work, Team Flash.

You can't win, Flash. This is the end of everything.

Wait.

Frost?

But you're dead.

Because you couldn't protect me.

[groaning]

[yells]

-I tried to keep you safe. -But you couldn't.

Just like you can't save me and Chuck.

[both groaning]

I'm sorry, son. You did the best you could.

Just wasn't good enough.

[both groaning]

Iris, no. Not you.

No, please. I'll always protect you, I swear.

You can't.

No, no, no, no. Iris, no. Iris, don't…

No!

[panting]

[Iris sighs]

[Iris sighs]

-Good morning. -Hi.

[Iris groans]

-It's Wednesday already, isn't it? -Yeah. Sorry I crashed the party.

-I'm just not ready to go back to work. -[chuckles softly]

I was lost in time for weeks,

and now, I just wanna stay in bed, where it's cozy and safe.

I know.

But Thawne's gone, so is your time sickness.

It's been a great seven days.

Yeah, it has.

Plus, I probably have a lot of CCPD paperwork piled up by now.

And you have a big day at CCC Media.

Big day.

[chuckles]

[sighs]

Ugh.

Okay. Remember…

just say yes.

Yes to what?

Let's talk about it tonight. Have a great day.

[sighs]

Namaste.

You try.

Chester, are--

-Chester? -Yeah.

Hi.

Uh, right, right, monitoring Cecile's neural output.

Come on, babe. Give it a try.

Let's work on your telekinetic control and accuracy.

-Okay. -Just focus.

-You got this. -I got this.

I am telekinetic.

Boom.

[yelps] Sorry!

Damn.

Damn. Hey, no worries, Cecile.

Once you master these new powers, [chuckles]

you're gonna be the new muscle of Team Flash.

-[Cecile] Yeah? Really? -Yeah. [chuckling]

Did you hear that? Muscle.

Um…

Okay. What's wrong now?

It's nothing. Stop stalling.

I'm not stalling. I got this.

I got this.

Feel the ball.

[exhales]

Look out!

Oh, boy.

[Iris] Okay. Get me up to speed.

Well, Taylor is handling our new ad-free portal.

Oh. You two are okay these days?

Oh, yeah, you missed the whole hostage situation

with Sunshine and Dr. Light.

Taylor, Vanya, and Aariz know I'm a meta now,

-and they are keeping my secret, so… -Mm.

-Oh! -Oh. I am so sorry.

Iris. Uh, we missed you.

But also, we've got to do something about our filing system.

I'm fact-checking my High Life piece, I can't find anything.

I'll look into it.

Thanks.

And, boss, I have a feeling more than just our filing system

is about to change.

What is that supposed to mean?

I have a surprise for you.

I wanted to tell you this in person.

So, while you and Barry had your week-long staycation,

I had a surprise meeting with one Ms. Cat Grant.

-As in "CatCo" Cat Grant? -Yes.

CatCo Worldwide Media wants to buy CCC Media

and expand your global footprint

under the umbrella of a major news conglomerate.

She said, "It's a blank check." All you have to do is just say yes.

[chuckles] Iris, this is your future empire,

the one Nora and Bart are always talking about.

This is how it starts. Maybe this is where you win your first Pulitzer.

Wow. Um…

Okay, that's a lot.

So, so, what do you think?

I think…

I left my phone at home.

[laughs]

Uh, I will get back to you.

Okay.

[Kramer] Close the door, Allen. We need to talk.

Captain, I'd like to put myself up for the position

of Director of Central City Police, CSI Division.

Wow.

You must be a mind reader. That's what I was gonna talk to you about.

Siakam's retiring.

Only I wasn't sure if you'd be interested.

I am. More than you know.

All right. Well, there's just one thing.

Are you sure you can balance being the Flash with the added workload?

It won't be a problem.

Okay.

Then I will call the Mayor's office and make a recommendation.

-Thank you. Um, I really-- -[knock on door]

Captain, we've got a transport under attack downtown.

Mobilize units to intercept.

Hey, there. You must be new in town.

I'm the Flash. And you are?

I'm your worst nightmare, dumbass.

And please, you can call me Captain.

A new Captain Boomerang.

Oh, well, look, it doesn't matter how many sticks you throw at me,

this ends with you in Iron Heights.

You'll probably have to kill me first

because I'm never going back to that hellhole.

-[Chester] Flash, are you okay? -Yeah. Just getting my steps in.

We have a 411 on this guy?

[Allegra] Yeah. His name is Owen Mercer.

He's been in and out of Iron Heights since he was 19.

Looks like he spent most of his time there getting his butt kicked by bigger inmates.

He's just your run-of-the-mill baddie.

Well, except for the explosive hardware.

Okay.

[yells]

[Allegra] Flash?

Mercer just teleported out of there. Are you okay?

I'm fine.

[groans]

I guess we're not supposed to catch him today.

Shouldn't we be worried about a guy with that kind of firepower

who jaunts on command?

No. We'll deal with it tomorrow.

I got dinner plans with Iris. You two get some rest.

Did… Did he just tell us to take the rest of the day off?

Yeah. Yeah.

Hey, you okay? You seemed a little quiet at dinner.

Yeah. I'm just tired.

Did you know about the CatCo offer?

Yes. So, I did. I figured it out using this.

I call it my map book. It's a record I'm putting together

of everything that's gonna happen to us in the future.

You're planning our future without me?

No. No, I'm cataloguing it.

Instead of changing the timeline, we're just gonna follow it.

Catalogue how?

I mean, between everything I've picked up time traveling and Gideon's records,

we already know so much about our future.

I spent all week putting it together.

Why would you wanna do that?

Look, um…

I've been having the same nightmare

ever since we defeated the Negative Forces.

And in it, I can't keep you safe.

But with this book, we can see what's coming before it happens.

The good and bad.

Like, with Nora.

Iris…

you're gonna get pregnant in three months.

And you're gonna win two Pulitzers. [laughs]

Like, how great is this, right?

Now we won't have to worry about any Desperos, or mirror dimensions,

or time sickness catching us by surprise.

We're safer now with this.

What's wrong?

[sighs] Um, nothing. I'm just…

I'm tired.

Can we just, um, talk about this tomorrow?

Okay.

-Good night. -Night.

-Morning. -Good morning.

Let's see if I catch Captain Boomerang today.

Hmm.

Doesn't say… Ooh! That's happening this weekend? Iris, guess what?

Barry, please, can you just take a shower first?

I'm still waking up.

Yeah. Yeah, I'll take a shower first.

Then I'll tell you. You're gonna love it.

[shower running]

Babe?

For the sake of our marriage,

could you please put your smelly socks away?

[Barry] Sorry! Thought I did!

[sighs]

It's a new day. You got this.

So, our online numbers are up--

Up 8%. Yes, got it.

So you do read my spreadsheets, cool.

Also, Taylor is handling our new--

New ad-free portal.

Yeah. But she also--

Knows that you are a meta, along with Aariz and Vanya.

Allegra, we don't need to go over this again. Hey, watch out.

[chuckles] Iris, you're back.

Great, 'cause we have got to do something about--

About our new filing system. I am working on it.

-Come on. -Thanks, boss.

What, are you psychic now?

No, I'm just having serious déjà vu.

I know how to get you out of that. I have a surprise for you.

Something about CatCo Media buying us?

Did Kara tell you? She promised to let me do it.

No. Allegra, we discussed this already.

We did?

Then why aren't you freaking out that it's a blank check?

If I just say yes…

Right. Iris, this is your future empire.

The one Nora and Bart are always talking about--

Don't say this is how it starts

or that this is where I win my first Pulitzer.

How'd you know I was gonna say that?

I don't know.

[sighs] Barry, what did you do this time?

[Kramer] So Director Siakam is retiring. I wanted to talk about

putting a recommendation in for you to replace him

if you're interested.

[chuckles] Captain, are you joking?

You already recommended me.

Oh, not yet, I haven't.

Hold on. Did you change your mind? You're not supposed to change your mind.

Really?

Allen, I'm not sure that you're ready for more responsibility.

It seems like you may have enough going on already.

What do you mean?

That maybe being the Flash and a CSI is enough on your plate.

You can't take this back. It has to happen. The book says so.

Okay. I have no idea what you're talking about.

And watch your tone.

We're done here.

Captain, we've got a transport under attack downtown.

Mobilize units to intercept.

Allen?

Yeah.

Ooh.

Captain Boomerang, right?

Didn't we do this already?

Nope. But since you know who I am,

I'm sure you're aware that I'm your worst nightmare.

You said the same thing yesterday.

Dumbass. We just met. Just now.

Let's skip to the fighting part so I can carve that stupid look off your face.

Barry, did you time travel us?

[Barry] If I did, it wasn't on purpose.

Look, whatever's going on, we'll figure it out.

[Barry yelling]

[both gasping]

[stammering] What just happened?

I don't know.

One second, I was in the Cortex, and then there was a white flash.

And then I was in bed with you.

I think I just died.

What?

How are you here?

How are we both here?

[both] We're in a time loop.

It looks like Gideon's scans detected composite temporal particles on you.

Does that mean my time sickness is back?

No.

But you have been exposed to some kind of tachyon feedback loop.

Barry too.

Now, you're both stuck on this merry-go-round called Wednesday.

It's called Groundhog Day.

Feedback loop, over and over, like the movie. Anybody? Come on.

I can't be the only one thinking this.

So, this Owen Mercer, what's his connection?

He robs a Kord Industries truck every day. But I don't know why.

Yo, check this out. So, I just checked Kord's database.

Guess what they're transporting today? A Roemer Accelerator.

It's like the particle accelerator, only portable.

Barry, if your speed interacted with this puppy,

the reaction could've created a temporal effect. Like a time loop.

-Is there any way to reverse it? -Yeah.

If we could get our hands on whatever powers the accelerator

and analyze its components, we may be able to figure out

what chocolate is affecting the proverbial peanut butter.

-Oh, where'd you get this? -[Barry] Kord Industries.

While security was loading the accelerator,

I searched the device and found this inside.

This is quantum based micro-circuitry. This is game-changing tech, yo.

I'm gonna go get the workshop ready. Barr, I'm gonna need your help with this.

Yeah. Okay.

We'll be standing by if you need anything.

-[Barry]-Mm-hmm. -Yeah. See ya.

Barry, the day has already repeated twice.

-I know. -What if this goes on forever?

No, no, it won't. Chester and I will find a way out.

Well, what do I do till then?

Just do what you always do today. Go to work.

Okay? Just go to work and… It'll be fine.

It's gonna be fine.

[pop song playing]

[Allegra] All you have to do is just say yes.

Iris, this your future empire. This is how it starts.

Let me think about it. Coffee?

Okay. So, if we reverse engineer the photon relays inside this puppy,

we should be able to trigger a reaction that'll negate the incursion.

Okay.

[device powering up]

That's weird.

[both yelping]

Sorry.

Let me guess, whatever you and Chester did didn't work.

Don't worry. We're not gonna make the same mistake twice.

-This is so simple, I don't know why… -[device powering up]

[both gasp]

[both gasp]

[Allegra] All you have to do is just say yes.

-What do you say? -Not today.

-What do you say? -Not today.

-What do you say? -I say, "Not today."

I need time to consider the variables.

And what I really want is a cocktail.

Hey, it's five o' clock somewhere.

[both gasping]

-You lying. -Nope.

We did this 15 times already?

Yes.

Guess I should keep this suit on.

Look, the Starchives' walls are three feet thick.

So, I will very carefully move it inside.

We'll use your remote drone for analysis.

-Until then-- -Don't touch the battery.

Just you.

Can you…

Thanks, man.

[pop song continues]

[device powers up]

[screams]

[panting]

Hey.

Iris?

Oh, thank God, you're okay.

Yeah.

I figured since I already know the drill, I might as well enjoy it.

What are you doing?

Absolutely nothing.

Iris, I know how difficult this is,

but are you sure you should be doing that right now?

-You want a glass? -Um…

'Cause it won't really matter.

I mean, obviously, you weren't able to get the battery to work and,

hey, tomorrow we won't have hangovers.

Iris, this is serious.

And today, instead of being forced into making a major decision,

one that [scoffs] seems to have already been made for me somehow,

I realize that I can do whatever I want.

I don't have to say yes, ever.

Merlot?

That's it.

Have you been saying no to Cat Grant's offer?

I haven't said either way.

That's why we're stuck here.

What if it has nothing to do with the battery?

What if we're trapped here until you say yes, like the book says?

The map book says I'm supposed to?

Yes! You expand to a second building.

CCC Media grows exponentially.

You get two Pulitzers.

Don't you see? You have to accept the offer.

So, what? Now you want me to just follow the map book's instructions forever?

-I mean, if it's our way out of here. -Yeah. No, thanks.

Barry, if I have to decide between

following instructions for the rest of my life

or being stuck here for the foreseeable future…

[laughs]

I'll have more Merlot, please.

-You want to stay in a time loop? -Yes.

Right now, I do.

Because that map book is not the answer. Not for me.

-Why not? -Because I don't want to know

everything that's gonna happen and when it's gonna happen.

It guarantees a future where we're together. And safe.

Yes, in exchange for our free will.

Iris, it's not just about today.

I want tomorrow too, and the day after that

and the week after that and everything else. I want all of it.

Barry, look, when I was lost in the Still Force,

bouncing between past, present and future,

not knowing where I would end up, that was my nightmare.

And, look, I know we're stuck here,

but today is the first time in a long time that I am not worrying about anything.

I'm just living in the moment.

Iris, I wanna meet our kids as babies.

[Iris sighs]

And then grow old together.

But if we don't follow what's in this book,

we don't get any of that.

You don't know that.

You don't know that.

But don't you want our future anymore?

Yes, of course I do.

I just want to be able to choose it.

I thought you already did.

I need some air.

[Cecile sighs]

Hey.

-Guess somebody else had a bad day. -Join us for dinner, son?

Pasta carbonara, right?

-How'd you know? -Lucky guess.

Lousy ending?

I hate that too.

No, the opposite. It's a perfect ending.

Iris' and mine.

Is this book from 2049?

No, I made it.

It's a chronicle of my future with Iris, or was.

Now I don't know if we have one.

-You're gonna move into this house? -Yeah.

Yeah, a couple of years from now. Nora chips a tooth on those stairs.

And then right here on this couch is where Bart says his first word.

-Barry, it sounds perfect. -It is, it is.

But Iris doesn't want to be tied down,

so she's willing to risk letting it all go.

[warbling]

And you're afraid of losing her again, aren't you?

I mean…

These last few years, her time sickness, the mirror universe, the…

I mean, when I thought Thawne killed her,

my whole world fell apart.

So, when I got her back, I swore I would do whatever I could

to make sure that we always had a future.

You made this book yourself?

[Barry] Yeah.

And I'm guessing you collected all the facts you possibly could.

Just like a good detective.

Barry, this book of yours may predict a future where Iris is safe with you,

but is she happy?

Because one thing this book doesn't do

is tell you why things happen the way they did.

And it damn sure can't tell you how people feel about it.

Barry, honey, Joe's right.

The future isn't something that you can map out and put in a book.

The future is something that you…

It's something that you create with the people that you love.

You've been gone all day.

I had a lot to think about.

I haven't changed my mind.

You don't have to.

This book…

It's a love story,

but it's just a story.

The real thing, that's you and me.

That's all we need. It's all I need.

Which is why I wanna just appreciate every second of our lives,

while it's happening, with you.

Even if we repeat the same day forever?

What's better than living out eternity

with the most incredible woman on the planet?

Wait.

Are you sure about that?

I'm sure about you.

Whatever happens next…

we'll do it together.

Morning.

-Morning. -You ready for this?

Let's have some fun.

Iris. I'm so glad you're back.

-Boy, we've got to do something-- -About the new filing system.

-Poppy seed? -Yeah, that's my favorite.

Iris, let me get you up to speed.

[Iris] On your big surprise, yes.

Hand these out. Thanks.

Wait. What? How did you know? It was supposed to be a surprise.

So, I already know about Cat Grant's offer,

and I am good with expanding my media footprint.

-You are? -She is.

But I am expanding it in my own way.

This is the start of my future empire,

the one that Bart and Nora are always talking about.

So, I've already talked to Sue Dearbon,

and she is going to give CCC a loan to buy the Coast City Gazette.

Their staff is already experiencing layoffs,

so we can bring in their unique voices under our umbrella, not CatCo's.

Okay. Wow.

-Shall we? -Yeah.

Ooh. We still have a few hours to kill.

Well, whatever shall we do with all of our time, Mr. Allen?

I don't know.

You guys okay?

Yeah. You wanna…

See you.

[Barry] Cannonball!

-This is way better than a coffee break. -How much time do we have?

Enough to get a refill.

-See my cannonball? -I saw.

-It was good, right? -Really good.

-Did you see the splash? -I did.

-It was a big splash, right? -It was a big splash.

I don't know.

The director position comes with a pretty heavy workload.

And you're wondering if I can balance it with being the Flash.

I'll make sure he does.

Okay.

I will call the Mayor's office and make my recommendation.

Thanks, Captain. Gotta run. Mercer's gonna be right on time.

Who's Mercer?

[Barry] Chester, Owen Mercer's attacking a Kord Industries convoy.

But don't worry, I've got a plan.

Barr, are you part Nostradamus?

-Yeah. How'd you know it was Mercer? -I'll tell you later.

I was hoping you'd show up, Flash.

Right. 'Cause you like fighting

ever since you got roughed up at Iron Heights.

Now you need to prove you're the new big Rogue on campus. Blah, blah, blah.

Shut up!

Okay. [chuckles]

[exhales sharply]

[groans]

Ow! [laughs]

I'd step back if I were you.

Yeah, I got you, I got you.

-Iris? -Didn't wanna miss out on the fun.

It's two against one, Mercer. You're going back to Iron Heights.

I'm sorry about that, Flash.

See, I promised myself I'd never go back to that hellhole.

And there is one thing you don't know about me.

[device whirring]

I always have a comeback.

I'm picking up a fusion signature inside the accelerator.

Oh, man. He has a tactical nuke inside that thing.

You set off a nuclear bomb?

-Yeah. -Millions of people could die.

That's true.

Not really my problem, though, is it?

Barry, you have to get that machine out of here.

-[Allegra] Barry, you can't. -[Chester] She's right.

The fusion build-up I'm picking up is gonna be hella volatile.

If you try and move the accelerator, it could explode.

Barr, we have maybe 20 seconds to stop this before it explodes.

-I said yes. I don't understand. -I know.

And we had the best day ever, but it's not over yet.

Ten, nine,

eight, seven, six,

five, four, three,

two, one.

[people yelling]

[Chester] Oh, my God. The Flash did it. The Flash did it.

We're frackin' alive, baby.

Yeah.

-We're alive. -We're alive.

[exhales]

Uh…

[panting]

You still having fun, Mrs. West-Allen?

[laughs]

With you?

Always, Mr. Allen.

[Iris] Thank God it's Thursday.

You wouldn't believe all the stuff we tried.

Once we even tried connecting the battery to the particle accelerator.

After 58 time loops, you kind of throw caution in the wind.

And, apparently, you learn how to phase through a nuclear blast mid-explosion.

Fifty-eight time loops? Didn't that get boring?

It was kind of romantic.

Aw.

Uh, so, how'd you guys get out?

Living the day apart didn't work, so we lived it together, the right way.

And then let that timeline correct itself.

Phasing explosions, time loops.

You have been through a lot in nine years,

-you both have. -[cell phone buzzing]

And I'm very proud of you.

-Thank you. -Thanks, Dad.

Sue's calling. I'm gonna take this outside.

Hi, Sue. What's goin' on?

So, Owen Mercer, he still got away with that battery.

Satellites are scanning, as soon as he turns up, we'll get him.

Pinning down a bad guy that can teleport, that's gonna be tough.

Yeah, and how's a boomerang-wielding psycho

suddenly a tech genius? Doesn't make sense.

He has a partner. Someone who is the brains to his brawn.

Yeah. But who?

Thanks for everything, Sue. You are the best.

And when you get back in town, we will celebrate with a bottle or two.

Okay, bye.

-Everything okay? -Yeah.

-Yeah? -Everything is more than okay.

Coast City Gazette is now a part of the CCC Media empire.

I got everything the book said I would, except I did it on my own terms.

-That's great. I'm proud of you. -Thank you.

So, I've been thinking about what you said.

How we should write our own future and enjoy every moment.

These last few years, you know,

it feels like we've spent so much time saving the world,

we never really got that classic newlywed experience.

Mm.

Yeah. Now I'm gonna be pregnant in three months.

Feels like we just can't catch a break.

So, let's make one, together.

So, what, you're suggesting a babymoon adventure?

Only, let's not wait until the third trimester.

Just start right now.

Okay.

-Okay. -Okay.

I did it! Joe, I did it.

Ooh! Let all tires near and far be warned, 'cause, baby, I did it.

I knew you could, babe.

[warbling]

Okay.

Okay, okay, you've been super anxious all day,

and you're not telling me what's going on.

I know it's not about my football skills.

What's the deal?

Nine years in this superhero life, that's how long it's been, Cecile.

And don't get me wrong, it's been equal parts incredible and terrifying.

And it will be even more incredible with your new abilities.

I'm sensing a "but" coming.

It makes me ask…

what's next for us?

Not just you and me, for our whole family.

Joe, what are you saying?

I think we should leave Central City.

Caitlin, I got your alert. What's wrong?

Caitlin?

Frost, is that you?

I'm neither, I'm afraid.

And I'm sorry to meet you like this, but I'm glad you came.

You sent that alert?

From Caitlin's phone, yes.

This is strange, I know, but I'll explain everything.

If you're not Frost or Caitlin, then who are you?

[whistles]

All that for this, huh?

Sure it was worth it?

'Cause I'm kind of, you know, running out of boomerangs.

Hello?

Creepy.

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

Fine.

What's our next move?

Not what. Who.

The Flash is never truly alone.

But once I'm done with him, he will be.