The Flash S02E23 The Race of His Life Grant Gustin, Danielle Panabaker Finale Recap

The CW network continues with the Season 2 finale of The Flash. In Episode 23, will Iris West (Candice Patton), Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker) and Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), the scarlet speedster, feel The Race Of His Life?

After watching his father, Henry Allen (John Wesley Shipp) drop to the floor, Barry screams and cries. Zoom (Teddy Sears) tells Barry they are now the same. The Flash chases after Zoom all across Central City. Zoom ends up killing himself before escaping. 

During the funeral, Barry is unable to give a eulogy. Joe West (Jesse L. Martin) steps in to give a speech, noticing Barry is consumed with vengeance. Knowing his secret identity, Wally West (Keiynan Lonsdale) offers his condolences. 

As Cisco (Carlos Valdes) wonders what the future holds for Earth-2, Iris talks to Barry before they spot Zoom. To see who is the fastest, Zoom promises to take more lives if they do not race. Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh) realizes that Zoom wants to use Barry to siphon his energy and make a weapon. Zoom plans on taking out all the infinite Earths.

Barry has to run against Zoom and win, but Joe doesn't want him to. Barry cannot deal with losing any loved one, but he wants to kill him.Joe apologizes before Wells shoots Barry in the black. Barry finds himself locked up in his own prison cell.

Barry learns his friends and mentors have betrayed him. Joe asks Iris if they made the right call. The team now has to stop Zoom without Barry. Caitlin believes she can bring out the human side of Zoom. 

Jessie (Violett Beane) wonders what happens after they defeat Zoom. She wants to return back home but it's okay for Wells to stay. At the construction site, Caitlin serves as a distraction to Zoom. Knowing it's a trick, Zoom strikes at Caitlin, who was a hologram the entire time.

During the shoot-out, Cisco opens up a wormhole, accidentally sending Zoom and Joe through it. Cisco vibes but he cannot find Joe. Wally shows up at the lab and Wally refuses to let Iris close the breach. 

Zoom explains to Joe he has the real Jay Garrick in his cell. Wally breaks Barry out of his cell. Cisco vibes Barry to meet with Zoom. After the two set their conditions, Zoom reveals he just wants to leave one Earth around. After saying their goodbyes, Iris tells Barry to kick Zoom's ass.

During the race, the Flash creates a double to free Joe. As the pulse awakens, the Flash fights Zoom while the double dies stopping the pulse. During their fight, the time wraiths arrive to take Zoom to Hell.

Cisco and Wells unlock the Iron Mask, revealing the true Jay Garrick (John Wesley Shipp). Barry is too in shock to see his dad's doppelgänger. Jay puts back his costume and the helmet. Wells and Jessie head back to Earth-2 to send Jay back to Earth-3.

After their farewells, Barry is too hollow to be with Iris. She will wait for him. They kiss but it's not enough for him.

The Flash changes the time-stream and saves his mother from death. 

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