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The Flash – Season 5, Episode 4 News Flash

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The Flash – Season 5, Episode 4

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Aired Oct 30, 2018

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Barry and Iris face the ultimate parenting test when Team Flash battles Spin, a savvy millennial armed with meta tech and a dangerous agenda for Nora; Ralph feels defeated until an unlikely source issues a challenge to help boost his confidence.

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Counterbalanced by a healthy dose of humor, "News Flash" dives into some tense family drama as viewers learn more about the strained relationship between Nora and Iris.

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Autumn Noel Kelly

Newsweek

12/14/2018

Candice Patton's performance carries the episode, and with good reason. "News Flash" was crucial to set up Iris West's journalism career.

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Chancellor Agard

Entertainment Weekly

12/13/2018

Honestly, this may be the show's best revelation in quite some time. It's powerful because it's so personal to all of the characters involved.

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Scott Von Doviak

AV Club

10/31/2018

B

The episode doesn't go so far as to make the villain an actual Russian bot, but the message that people are easily brainwashed by provably phony headlines on dodgy platforms is received loud and clear, thank you very much.

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Jessie Robertson

Flickering Myth

04/24/2019

This was a great episode. The opening "family breakfast" defines what The Flash is all about. Great, smart, character driven writing.

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Alex Page

Pagey

12/07/2018

4/5

A new type of threat is introduced to Team Flash as the tension between Nora and Iris is delved into.

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Tyler McCarthy

Den of Geek

11/14/2018

Fortunately, "News Flash" swooped in just in time to give us some much-needed answers while simultaneously giving us an even deeper look into the new big bad, Cicada.

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Synopsis

Barry and Iris face the ultimate parenting test when Team Flash battles Spin, a savvy millennial armed with meta tech and a dangerous agenda for Nora; Ralph feels defeated until an unlikely source issues a challenge to help boost his confidence.

Director: Brent Crowell
Executive Producer: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter, Sarah Schechter
Screenwriter: Kelly Wheeler, Lauren Certo
Network: The CW
Rating: TV-PG (V)
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date: Oct 30, 2018