The Flash (TV Series)

The Fire Next Time (2022)

Jesse L. Martin: Joe West

Quotes 

• Cecile Horton : Shouldn't we be toasting with champagne?

  Joe West : Mm-mm. Plain, old light beer. That was Henry's favorite. I used to give him hell about it. I'd say, "You're a doctor. You should have better taste", and he'd laugh, and he'd say, "Oh, I'll drink something more expensive when you buy it."

  Iris West-Allen : Do you guys remember when Henry filled in on Dad's softball team?

  Joe West : Oh, my gosh. What a disaster.

  Cecile Horton : What? What happened?

  Iris West-Allen : Well, even as a kid, I knew that you're not supposed to catch a ball with your face.

  Cecile Horton : Oh, no! No, really?

  Iris West-Allen : Yeah, right in the nose.

  Joe West : Good thing, as a doctor, he was able to reset it himself.

• Joe West : That looks familiar. Been what, seven, eight years since I've seen this board? Except the last time, it was covered with photos of a different man. Cecile told me what happened. The team is worried about you.

  Barry Allen : No, they don't have to be. I'm fine.

  Joe West : No, you're not. They don't know what today is. I do. February 1 - Henry's birthday. I remember when he was turning 45, and your mom threw that surprise birthday. The whole block showed up, and you were baking cupcakes for weeks, and when the big night came, before he could even take off his coat, the pager went off.

  Barry Allen : They actually needed him. Had to miss his own party.

  Joe West : And you were disappointed. Of course. But you understood. He was helping save people's lives, right?

  Barry Allen : Yeah.

  Joe West : But Henry, he was crushed. He was worried that he was missing all these moments with you and your mom. But I told him, "Those cupcakes might be stale now. But you'll have more birthdays for both of them."

  Barry Allen : Oh, there were. That was the last one before it happened.

  [remembers the night of his father's arrest] 

  Barry Allen : Joe, the look in my dad's eyes that night... It was the same look in Birch's eyes when they arrested him. Look of an innocent man... desperate not to lose his son... Begging someone to believe him.

  Joe West : And you do?

  Barry Allen : Yeah, I do. I just keep thinking about all the time my dad lost. All the birthdays we spent, separated by plexiglass. I can't let Birch and his son go through that if he's innocent.