Flash: The Trap

"The Trap" is the twentieth episode of season one of the superhero fantasy & action series The Flash. The episode was directed by Steve Shill with a script written by Alison Schapker and Brooke Ekmeier. It first aired on the CW Network on Tuesday, April 20th, 2015 at 8:00 pm.

Appearances

 * The Flash, Barry Allen


 * Caitlin Snow
 * Cisco Ramon
 * David Singh
 * Eddie Thawne
 * Joe West
 * Iris West


 * Harrison Wells/Eobard Thawne


 * Nora Allen
 * Rob


 * Central City Police Department


 * Humans
 * Altered humans
 * Metahumans
 * Shape-shifters


 * Central City
 * Central City Police Station
 * Central City Medical Center
 * CC Jitters
 * S.T.A.R. Labs


 * Gideon


 * Harrison Wells' wheelchair


 * Shape-shifting
 * Super-speed


 * 2024
 * 21st century
 * April 25th
 * Artificial intelligence
 * Central City Citizen
 * Central City Picture News
 * Crisis
 * Doctor
 * Dreams
 * Fire Chief
 * Gunshot victims
 * Hospital
 * Metahumans
 * Nurse

Notes & Trivia

 * The Flash was developed for television by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns.


 * "The Flash: The Trap" redirects to this page.


 * This episode is rated TV-PG.


 * This episode is production code number 3J5370.


 * This episode had a viewership of 3.93 million people upon its initial broadcast in the United States, which is up by .18 from the previous episode. It rated 1.5% in the 18-49 viewing demographic.


 * This episode is included on disc four of the Flash: The Complete First Season DVD and Blu-ray collections. The Blu-ray also included an UltraViolet digital HD download. It was produced by Warner Home Video and released to retailers on September 22nd, 2015.


 * Producer Joseph Patrick Finn is credited as JP Finn in this episode.


 * Production designer Tyler Bishop Harron is credited as Tyler Harron in this episode.


 * Writer Brooke Roberts is credited as Brooke Ekmeier in this episode.


 * Actor Tom Cavanagh receives a "With..." credit qualifier in the main cast line-up for this episode.


 * Actor Jesse L. Martin receives a "With..." credit qualifier in the main cast line-up for this episode.


 * The voice of Gideon is provided by Morena Baccarin. She is uncredited for her participation in this episode.


 * This is the first episode of The Flash directed by Steve Shill. His next episode is "The Darkness and the Light".


 * This is the fourth episode of The Flash written or co-written by Alison Schapker. She previously worked on "The Sound and the Fury".


 * This is the fifth episode of The Flash written or co-written by Brooke Ekmeier. She previously worked on "Rogue Time". Her next episode is "Enter Zoom".


 * This is the first appearance of Gideon.


 * This is the second and final appearance of Hannibal Bates, who dies in this episode. He appeared last in "Who is Harrison Wells?".

Story notes

 * The newspaper headline indicates that Iris West and Barry Allen are married in the future.


 * Eddie Thawne asks Joe West's permission to marry Iris in this episode, but Joe does not give his blessing.


 * Cisco Ramon reveals that he put a tracker in Harrison Wells' wheelchair, which is how they know that he is approaching the Time Vault.

Allusions

 * Cisco Ramon refers to Gideon as HAL. The HAL 9000 is the name of the artificial intelligence that goes rogue in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey.


 * Barry Allen, Caitlin Snow, and Cisco Ramon discovered the Time Vault room at the end of "Who is Harrison Wells?".


 * The flashback scene where Joe West first meets Harrison Wells takes place in between scenes from the pilot episode. They take place while Barry is still in a coma.


 * Cisco Ramon makes reference to Dreamscape and Inception in this episode. Dreamscape is a 1984 science fiction film directed by Joseph Ruben and written by David Loughery and Chuck Russell. Inception is a 2010 science fiction film written and directed by Christopher Nolan.


 * Cisco Ramon makes reference to the 1984 film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, which was directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Harrison Ford.

Quotes

 * Gideon:Good evening, Barry Allen.
 * Barry Allen: Uh... H-hi. You know who I am?
 * Gideon: Of course. Barry Allen, director of Central City Police, CSI Division.
 * Barry Allen: Director?
 * Cisco Ramon: I guess you get a promotion.
 * Gideon:Also known as The Flash. Founding member of...
 * Barry Allen: What are you?
 * Gideon:I'm Gideon, an interactive artificial consciousness.
 * Cisco Ramon: A.I. Sick.

....
 * Barry Allen: You know Doctor Wells?
 * Gideon: Yes.
 * Barry Allen: Do you know who he really is?
 * Gideon: I don't understand the question.
 * Barry Allen: I... I mean, what is he doing here? W-why did he come here?
 * Gideon: To kill you.

....
 * Eobard Thawne: What I wouldn't have given... Oh, all those times before I've had you like this, so helpless, but Fate... Fate's tricky, isn't it? I come here to destroy you, and then to get home I have to be the one who creates you. Huh. But I will say, it's been an education, watching you grow up all these years - science fairs and soccer games - no hint, no sign, no trace of the man you will be one day - for whom I have nothing but hate. And to be clear, nothing is forgiven. There will be a reckoning, I promise you, Barry Allen, then you will die.

Crew

 * Geoff Garrett - Co-producer
 * Jennifer Lence - Co-producer
 * Carl Ogawa - Co-producer
 * Glen Winter - Producer
 * JP Finn - Producer
 * Alison Schapker - Consulting producer
 * Gabrielle Stanton - Consulting producer
 * Aaron Helbing - Co-executive producer
 * Todd Helbing - Co-executive producer
 * Sarah Schechter - Executive producer
 * David Nutter - Executive producer


 * Andrew Kreisberg - Executive producer
 * Greg Berlanti - Executive producer
 * Blake Neely - Composer
 * Grainne Godfree - Story editor
 * Jeffrey C. Mygatt - Director of photography
 * Tyler Harron - Production designer
 * Nathan Draper - Editor
 * Charles Lyall - Production manager
 * Robert Crippen - First assistant director
 * Chris Lamb - Second assistant director
 * Ide Foyle - Set designer