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The Flash – Season 3, Episode 9 The Present

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Barry heads for Earth-3 to get advice from Jay Garrick on how to stop Savitar; Wally tells Barry he's been training with H.R.; old wounds are reopened as Cisco faces Christmas without Dante.
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The Flash — Season 3, Episode 9

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Barry Allen hopscotches across the past, Present, and a dire future in an intense midseason finale that excels at reinforcing the emotional pain that drives the Scarlet Speedster.

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Grant Gustin

Barry Allen

Candice Patton

Iris West

Danielle Panabaker

Caitlin Snow

Carlos Valdes

Cisco Ramon

Tom Cavanagh

Dr. Harrison Wells

Jesse L. Martin

Detective Joe West
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Angelica Jade Bastién New York Magazine/Vulture 08/01/2018
3/5
"The Present" may lack cohesion, but it does illuminate how the nature of time and our desire to move beyond its constraints shape us. Go to Full Review Allison Keene Collider 07/30/2018
3/5
The Flash is still figuring out to the rules and how to make things work, something it had a lot of confidence in to start. But as its world becomes more complicated, its narrative mechanics must as well. Go to Full Review Chancellor Agard Entertainment Weekly 07/27/2018
B
It gave us some much-needed answers while also sending the show in a new direction. Go to Full Review Molly Templeton Reactor 08/24/2018
These things-fear, loss-drive so many superhero plots, including Flashpoint. But at its best, The Flash remembers that loss and loneliness drive regular human lives as well. Go to Full Review Ja-Quan Greene Black Nerd Problems 08/03/2018
I'm so glad they're finally giving Iris a legitimate roll on this team. Homegirl is a talent they've been wasting on damsel duties. Go to Full Review Jesse Schedeen IGN Movies 08/02/2018
8.6/10
With all the doom and gloom this week, it was nice to see the writers take some time at the end of the episode to celebrate the holiday season and wrap up 2016 on a more upbeat note. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Barry heads for Earth-3 to get advice from Jay Garrick on how to stop Savitar; Wally tells Barry he's been training with H.R.; old wounds are reopened as Cisco faces Christmas without Dante.
Director
Rachel Talalay
Executive Producer
Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter, Sarah Schechter
Screenwriter
Aaron Helbing, Todd Helbing, Lauren Certo
Network
The CW
Rating
TV-PG (L|V)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Dec 6, 2016
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