Wallace then commented that the series would return to Barry and Iris West-Allen's relationship. Speaking to the events of the season, showrunner Eric Wallace said that Barry Allen / The Flash would become "the most confident, incredibly powerful, secure team leader". The season was announced on February 3, 2021, along with 11 other CW series, including Batwoman and Legends of Tomorrow.
Deon informs Barry of his findings and sends him to 2031, where he witnesses a future Iris celebrating her marriage to Eobard Thawne alongside Team Flash, Alex, Ryan Choi, and Ryan Wilder, who are unhappy to see him. He learns Barry's location and travels there, but is held off by Jefferson, Iris, and Deon. Despero turns on the particle accelerator, absorbs its power, and attacks Cecile's group. In order to improve Chester's process, Dillon tells Cecile to suppress her grief, but Caitlin Snow convinces her to embrace her love instead. Concurrently, Cecile coerces Rosalind Dillon into helping her find Barry. She begins to see temporal particles and meets with Deon Owens, who discovers that someone tapped into the Negative Still Force to change the timeline and kill Joe. She investigates his death with Allegra, discovering a unique set of coincidences that suggest foul play. Meanwhile, Iris suspects that Barry was framed and that Joe's supposed death was a set-up. Barry angrily lashes out at Jefferson, but is eventually convinced to stand down. He begins to, but stops when Barry mentions Despero. In compliance with the Injustice Protocols, Barry asks Jefferson to permanently remove his powers. Despero arrives to kill Barry, but the team allows him to escape to the Hall of Justice, where he meets with Jefferson Pierce. News footage shows Barry attacking residents of Central City after Xotar had been depowered, but he doesn't remember this or Joe's death. Barry suggests they celebrate with Joe West, but is informed that he died six months prior. She causes him to go insane and attack his team, but later depowers her during a jewelry heist. With a hint from the insane security guard, Barry goes after psychic meta-criminal Xotar. Allegra learns that Frost asked Chester to build a weapon to harm Despero despite his pacifism. Alex Danvers assists Team Flash in researching Despero and learn about his home planet of Kalanor and his power source, the Flame of Py'tar. Labs is raided and shut down after a radiation spike, so Barry has Gideon erase everything (including herself) while Chester and Allegra move their tech. The following day, Barry investigates an insane security guard, but Kramer forces him to turn in his badge over a federal investigation suggesting that he was a mole for Joseph Carver. Barry gives his identity to Despero, who gives him one week to prove his innocence.ĭespero informs Barry that he will lose himself to madness. Later, Ray decides to create an organization in Chester's father's name that will help new start-ups and leaves. Cecile Horton confirms that Despero was telling the truth. Ray suits up as The Atom and sends him away. He attempts to kill Barry, stating that he is responsible for the end of the world. Suddenly, Despero arrives and attacks the tech convention.
Runk surprises him with a group of tech start-ups, but Ray turns them down, much to his embarrassment. Meanwhile, Ray Palmer arrives in Central City for a tech convention, and Chester P. Iris also promotes Allegra Garcia, who initially struggles to control her new staff, but is eventually able to shift their focuses to the voice of the people. She interviews Kristen Kramer, who recently disbanded the meta-task force. Iris West-Allen now heads the larger and stronger Central City Citizen Media. After stopping a train collision in record time, he apprehends the Royal Flush Gang during a cryptocurrency heist. Six months after the Godspeed war, Barry Allen's skills have gradually improved. In 2031 Central City, psychic alien Despero witnesses the end of the world. Main article: List of The Flash episodes The Flash season 8 episodes No.