The Flash (2014–…): Season 9, Episode 1 - Wednesday Ever After - full transcript

- Last season on "The Flash"...

- There's no sign of
your time sickness.

- You're completely cured.
- Barry!

- Iris?
- I reignited our spark.

You're my lightning rod too.

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.

- Frost was supposed
to live a full life.

I'm gonna bring Frost back.



- The circuitry should
stimulate and then reactivate

Frost's residual subconscious
left inside your mind.

Who the hell are you?

Guys, look out!

Welcome back.

Let's do this one last time.

Help! Help!

Initiate omega maneuvers now.

Who says work can't be fun?

- Not today, lava-face.

- Hey, Joey, leave
my "Friends" alone.

Easy peasy.

Joe, now.

- You should've kept your behind



at 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.

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

- Just like you can't
save me and Chuck.

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

It just wasn't good enough.

Iris, no. Not you.

No, please. I'll
always protect you.

I swear.

You can't.

- No, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no, no.

Iris? Oh, Iris. No!

Good morning.

Hi.

It's Wednesday
already, isn't it?

- Yeah, sorry to
crash the party.

I'm just not ready
to go back to work.

I was lost in time for
weeks and now I just want to

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.

Ugh.

Okay, remember,

just say yes.

Yes to what?

We'll talk about it tonight.

Have a great day.

Namaste.

Your try.

Chester, are... Chester?

- Yeah?
- Hi.

Oh, 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.

Whoa!

- Sorry!
- Damn.

Damn. Hey, no worries, Cecile.

Once you master
these new powers...

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

- Yeah? Really?
- Yeah. Yeah.

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.

Be the ball.

Whoa! Look out!

Oh, boy.

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 am a meta now

and they are keeping
my secret, so...

- Ooh!
- Oh, I am so sorry.

Iris, we missed you.

But also, we've
gotta do something

about our filing system.

I'm trying to fact check
my "High Life" piece

and 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 weeklong 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.

Iris, this is your
future empire,

the one that 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 what do you think?

I think...

I left my phone at home.

Uh, I will get back to you.

Okay.

- 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.

- I really...
- Captain,

we've got a transport
under attack downtown.

Mobile 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.

You're Captain Boomerang.

Well, look, it doesn't
matter how many sticks

you throw at me, this ends
with you in Iron Heights.

- You probably have
to kill me first,

because I'm never going
back to that hellhole.

Flash, are you okay?

- Yeah, just
getting my steps in.

We have a 411 on this guy?

- 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,

and now he's just your
run-of-the-mill baddie.

Well, except for the
explosive hardware.

Okay.

Ahh!

- Flash, Mercer just
teleported out of there.

- Are you okay?
- I'm fine.

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

- Uh, 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 he just tell us to
take the rest of the day off?

Yup. Yup.

Babe, 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 mapbook.

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 cataloging it.

Instead of changing
the timeline,

we're just gonna follow it.

Catalog how?

- I mean, between everything
I've picked up time travelling

and Gideon's records,

we already know so
much about our future.

I spent all week
putting it together.

- Why would you want to 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.

You're gonna win two
Pulitzers!

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?

Nothing. I'm just...

tired.

Can we just, um...

talk about this tomorrow?

Okay.

- Good night.
- Night.

- Morning.
- Morning.

- Let's see if I catch
Captain Boomerang today.

Hmm. Doesn't say.

Ooh, that's happening
this weekend?

- Iris, guess what.
- Baby, 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.

- Babe, for the sake
of our marriage,

could you please put
your smelly socks away?

Sorry, thought I did!

- 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.
- Ooh.

Oh, Iris, you're back.

Great, 'cause we've 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.

Barry, what did
you do this time?

- So Director
Siakim is retiring.

I wanted to talk to you about
putting a recommendation in

for you to replace him
if you're interested.

- What? Captain,
are you joking?

You already recommended me.

Well, 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.

Ooh.

Captain Boomerang, right?

Didn't we do this already?

- Nope, and 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?

- If I did, it
wasn't on purpose.

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

What? 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?

We're in a time loop.

It looks like Gideon's scans

detected composite
temporal particles on you.

- So does that mean that
my time sickness is back?

- No, but you have been
exposed to some kind

of tachyon feedback
loop. Barry too.

And now, you're stuck on this

merry-go-round called Wednesday.

It's called "Groundhog Day."

Feedback loop over and
over like the movie.

Anybody? Come on, guys.

I can't be the only one
who's 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 a 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?
- Kord Industries.

While security was loading the
accelerator onto the truck,

I searched the entire 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.
- All right, well, we'll be

standing by if you need
anything else, all right?

- Yeah, see you.
- Mm-hmm.

- Barry, the day's
already repeated twice.

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

No, no, it won't.

Chester and I will
find a way out.

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.

- All you have to
do is just say yes.

Iris, this is 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.

That's weird.

Sorry.

- ♪ You see the
way that we go ♪

Whatever you
and Chester did didn't work.

- Yeah, but don't worry,
we're not gonna make

the same mistake twice.

- This is so simple.
I don't know why...

- ♪ Over and over
and over again ♪

♪ And again

- 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.

Plus I need more time to
consider all the variables.

And what I really
want is a cocktail.

Hey, it's 5:00 somewhere.

♪ Yeah, we go crazy

You lying.

- Nope.
- 15 times?

- We did this 15 times already?
- Yes.

- Guess I should probably
keep this suit on, huh?

- The Starchive walls
are 3 feet thick.

So I will very carefully
move it inside,

and then we will use a
remote drone for analysis.

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

just you.

Can you...

Thanks, man.

♪ Twist, twist, jump

♪ And that's where
we're standing ♪

♪ On top

♪ Again and again

♪ Over and over and over

♪ Again and again

♪ And again

♪ Over and over and over

♪ Again and again

♪ And again

♪ Over and over and over

♪ You got me running again

♪ Over and over and over

♪ Again and again

♪ Again and again

♪ And again

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?

- 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...

Seems to have already
been made for me somehow,

I realized 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 the time loop has
nothing to do with the battery?

What if we're trapped
here until you say yes,

like the book says?

- The mapbook 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 mapbook'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...

Hmm.

I'll have more Merlot, please.

- You want to stay
in a time loop?

Yes. Right now, I do,

because that mapbook 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 am just living in the moment.

- Iris, I want to meet
our kids as babies.

And then grow old together.

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

- we don't get any of it.
- 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.

- 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, yeah. A couple
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

by what's in this book,
so she's willing to risk

letting it all go.

- 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?

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
happened 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,

and that's all we
need. It's all I need.

Which is why I want to 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.
- Mm.

- 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?

Oh, yeah. That's my favorite.

- Iris, let me get
you up to speed.

On your big surprise. Yes.

- Want to 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."

They're 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?

- Sorry. Yeah. You want to?

See ya.

Cannonball!

This is way better
than a coffee break.

How much time do we have?

- Enough to get a refill.
- Mm.

See my cannonball?

- I saw your cannonball.
- It was good, right?

- It was really good.
- Did you see the splash?

- I did see the...
- It was a big splash, right?

- It was a big splash.
- Yeah.

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.

Got to run. Mercer's
gonna be right on time.

Who's Mercer?

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
over and over at Iron Heights.

Now, you need to prove you're
the new big rogue on campus.

- Blah, blah, blah.
- Shut up!

Okay.

Ow!

- I'd stay back if I were you.
- Yeah.

- I got ya. I got ya. I got ya.
- Iris?

- Didn't want to
miss out on the fun.

It's two against one, Mercer.

You're going back
to Iron Heights.

- Yeah, I'm sorry
about that, Flashy.

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

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

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.

- Barry, you can't.
- She's right, Barry.

The fusion buildup
I'm picking up

is going to be hella volatile.

If you try and move
the accelerator,

it could explode.

Barry, we have maybe 20
seconds to stop this before...

- I said yes. I
don't understand.

I know.

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

Ten, nine,

eight, seven,

six, five,

four, three,

two, one.

- Oh, my God.
The Flash did it.

The Flash did it. We're
frakkin' alive, baby.

Yeah.

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

Uh...

- You still having
fun, Mrs. West-Allen?

With you?

Always, Mr. Allen.

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 to the wind.

- And apparently you
learned how to phase

through a nuclear
blast mid-explosion.

- 58 time loops?
Didn't that get boring?

It was kind of romantic.

Aw.

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 the time
line correct itself.

- Phasing, explosions,
time loops.

You have been through
a lot in nine years.

You both have.

And I'm very proud of you.

- Thanks, Dad.
- Sue's calling.

I'm gonna take this outside.

Hi, Sue. What's going on?

- So Owen Mercer...

He still got away
with that battery.

The satellites are scanning,

so 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?
It 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.

- Yeah, I know. 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 baby-moon adventure?

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

Just start right now.

Okay.

- Okay.
- Okay.

I did it.

Joe, I did it.
Oh, let all tires

near and far be warned,
'cause baby, I did it.

I knew you could, babe.

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?

All that for this, huh?

Sure it was worth it, 'cause
I'm kind of, you know,

running out of boomerangs.

Hello?

Creepy.

Oh, now 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.