The Flash (TV Series)

Heart of the Matter, Part 1 (2021)

Candice Patton: Iris West-Allen

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• Iris West-Allen : What are you thinking?

  Barry Allen : Even if we get the S.E.E. working, we're still outnumbered. We need reinforcements.

  Bart Allen : [turning visible]  Hell to the yeah you do.

  Iris West-Allen : How long were you listening?

  Bart Allen : Not long. Not long. I mean, just long enough to hear that Dad finally realized that he should tag me in.

  Nora West-Allen : He meant me, dumbass.

  Barry Allen : No, I didn't.

  Iris West-Allen : Wait, what?

  Barry Allen : Nora, we... we almost died out there. I couldn't protect you. I'm not putting you in that position again.

  Nora West-Allen : Yeah, but we didn't die, and I can help. Mom, a little backup here, please?

  Iris West-Allen : Nora, this war in unpredictable, and it's getting more dangerous.

  Nora West-Allen : What do you think Bart and I deal with every day in 2049?

  Bart Allen : Yeah, come on. We're heroes. Dangerous is, like, kind of part of the job.

  Barry Allen : Not this time.

  Nora West-Allen : You don't just get to decide that. I'm about to turn 30. In four years. The point is, unlike Bart, I'm the real adult.

  Barry Allen : Yeah, we're your parents, and we're saying right now you're still not going out there.

  Nora West-Allen : You can't stop me from fighting.

  Bart Allen : Okay. Me either. Mom?

  Iris West-Allen : Your father is right.

  Nora West-Allen : Well, you can't just send us back to 2049. That's not an option, and we're not gonna go watch TV at Grandpa Joe's.

  Barry Allen : We could always lock you in a pipeline cell until this is all over.

  Nora West-Allen : You wouldn't.

  Iris West-Allen : We will if we have to.

• Gideon : Bhikkhuni Amala confirms Wally West is in deep meditation, handling unrest on the psychic plane.

  Barry Allen : Which means we're out of speedsters to call.

  [Iris appears in a flash of green light] 

  Barry Allen : Iris? Hey. How are you here? How is this possible?

  Iris West-Allen : Deon was able to stabilize me enough to come back until he can find a permanent cure.

  Barry Allen : Oh, thank God. I've missed you so much. It's been impossible without you here with me.

  Iris West-Allen : Well, I'm here now, and I'm gonna be fine.

• Barry Allen : With everything that's happened, the war, you needing to heal in the Still Force...

  Iris West-Allen : Is everything okay?

  Barry Allen : Yeah. Yeah, now that you're back, it's perfect.

  Iris West-Allen : It feels like you wanted to tell me something.

  Barry Allen : It can wait. Irish, oh, so much has happened. Um... you're not gonna believe this, but...

  Iris West-Allen : Our son and daughter are here.

  Barry Allen : [surprised]  Yeah. How did you...

  Iris West-Allen : I was watching from the Still Force. Deon let me see everything that happened, and yeah. They're amazing. I mean, Nora, she's all grown up, and Bart, he's already a young man. It's... it's incredible.

  Barry Allen : So you were with me the whole time.

  Iris West-Allen : Yeah.

  Barry Allen : So you know who Godspeed is to Bart and how much danger he's in. Bart knows what Thawne's done to me. The pain that he's caused, so if Godspeed is Bart's Thawne...

  Iris West-Allen : Then what did he do to Bart?

  Barry Allen : Iris, those Godspeeds quit fighting each other to go after him. I don't they're gonna stop until they've killed our son.

  Iris West-Allen : Then we can't let him go out there until the war is over.

• Barry Allen : Bart, you won't be going into the field.

  Iris West-Allen : Yeah, Bart, your dad told me everything, and I saw the rest in the Still Force. Look, it was one thing when Godspeed was just some meta that you two were fighting in the future, but...

  Barry Allen : He's your Thawne, which means it's personal.

  Bart Allen : Yeah. I mean... Okay, D-Dad, I am... I am sorry for how I reacted earlier, but I... you don't know me... like that yet. I can keep my cool. I promise. I can. Tell them. I can keep my cool, right?

  Nora West-Allen : But you can't.

  Barry Allen : Bart.

  Nora West-Allen : [as he whooshes away, Barry moves to follow him]  Dad. I know Bart can be a bonehead, but he's right. You've only known him for a few hours. I've known him for 19 years. I got this. Trust me.

  Iris West-Allen : [she whooshes away, too]  They are so incredible.

  Barry Allen : We make great people.

  Iris West-Allen : Yeah, we do.

• Barry Allen : You sure you're okay?

  Nora West-Allen : Dad, Mom, I'm fine. I swear. So, how did the Godspeeds recover so fast, let alone recharge themselves? It's like they... they got stronger all of a sudden.

  Chester P. Runk : I think I know how. Okay, so the S.E.E. battery needed 700 nanometers of microwave energy to power the device, but the battery wasn't charged by Allegra. It was charged with...

  Barry Allen : My lightning.

  Chester P. Runk : Which was equivalent to 5 billion nanometers of energy.

  Iris West-Allen : So, Barry's lightning supercharged the S.E.E.

  Chester P. Runk : Yeah. When the Godspeeds were blasted, they got a super dose of your Speed Force energy, too. Barry, I am so sorry. Look, I-I-I should have seen this coming, and I...

  Barry Allen : No, man. No. You did everything right. This is not your fault.

  Iris West-Allen : Okay, so how long until the next batch shows up?

  Chester P. Runk : 45 minutes, tops. But I'll see if I can get my Pops' device working again before then.

• The Flash : I'm in position.

  Iris West-Allen : Nora, are you ready?

  XS : [being pursued by Godspeed clones]  On my way with the guests of honor.

  [stopping next to Barry] 

  XS : Now!

  [Barry activates the S.E.E., and the clones crumple to the ground] 

  XS : Holy schrap, it worked.

  Chester P. Runk : Uh, guys? Sensors are picking up a massive increase in the clones' kinetic energy. They're recharging.

• Barry Allen : What did Joan say?

  Iris West-Allen : It's true. Jay got his speed back when the Speed Force was reborn.

  Chester P. Runk : And then those clones took him.

  Barry Allen : They're gonna kill Jay.

  Bart Allen : I won't let them.

  Barry Allen : Bart, we've got this under control.

  Bart Allen : No, you don't.

  Barry Allen : Okay, we're working on a plan. Just give us some time.

  Bart Allen : We don't have time, Dad!

  Chester P. Runk : Uh, guys, I'm-I'm triangulating the Godspeeds' comm signals now. It came from Zauriel Cathedral on Morrison Ave.

  Bart Allen : Well, that's where I'm going.

  Nora West-Allen : Bart, wait.

  [he whooshes away] 

  Nora West-Allen : Dad, they knew how Bart would react if they took Uncle Jay. He knows he's running into a trap, but he doesn't care. You have to stop him. You have to save him.

  Barry Allen : We have to save him.

• Jay Garrick : As soon as I flip the collider, your synaptic pathways will open, and then Ms. Horton will guide your consciousness into his.

  Cecile Horton : [to August]  Don't worry. I am gonna be right here with you the whole time.

  Iris West-Allen : Barry, I know this August Heart seems harmless, but the real August Heart is locked away inside of his mind. From what we know...

  Barry Allen : He's a monster.

  Iris West-Allen : Be careful.

  Chester P. Runk : The collider's primed.

  Jay Garrick : Ms. Horton?

  Cecile Horton : I'm ready.

  Barry Allen : [wearing Jay's helmet as a conducter]  Yeah. August? If you're not comfortable with this, you don't have to do it.

  August Heart : It's okay. I need to know who I am, even if it's someone I despise.

• Nora West-Allen : I should have stopped him from going.

  Iris West-Allen : Nora, this isn't your fault.

  Nora West-Allen : Yes, it is. I'm his older sister. I'm supposed to keep him safe. This is what Godspeed always does. He always goes after the people we love the most.

  Barry Allen : [seeing Caitlin enter]  How's he doing?

  Caitlin Snow : He's still unresponsive. Bart's in some sort of deep comatose state.

  Jay Garrick : The Godspeeds were feeding off me when Bart turned up, and by the time they turned their sights on him, I had nothing left in the tank. How'd you know how to stop 'em?

  Barry Allen : Actually, it was my son's idea. I guess sometimes it pays to be impulsive.

  Jay Garrick : Can't argue with that.

  Iris West-Allen : Why hasn't Bart's speed healing kicked in?

  Caitlin Snow : It has, but his Speed Force saturation's so depleted that whatever speed he has left is being used to keep him alive. I'll keep monitoring him, but unfortunately, all we can do now is wait.

• Iris West-Allen : This whole parenting thing is different this time around.

  Barry Allen : Yeah, I know. I always knew our kids would have a hard life being speedsters, but I never thought they'd have to deal with a Thawne of their own. It's like there's a curse on our family. I mean, tragedy follows us everywhere. Maybe that's our real legacy.

  Iris West-Allen : You don't believe that.

  Barry Allen : This all started the night Thawne killed my mom, and I might not know where he is now, but our fight still isn't over. And in the other timeline, Nora's Godspeed killed her best friend, Lia. And now, I think this Godspeed killed someone Bart loved. History's repeating itself.

  [a thought strikes him] 

  Barry Allen : Iris, if we beat the Godspeed clones here, in 2021, the real August Heart will never get his powers back.

  Iris West-Allen : Which means that when Nora and Bart go back to 2049, there won't be a Godspeed there to endanger them.

  Barry Allen : We have to break the chain.

  Iris West-Allen : We will.