The Flash (season 3)
Episodes

The Flash (season 3)

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)

47	1	"Flashpoint"	Jesse Warn	Story by : Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg Teleplay by : Andrew Kreisberg & Brooke Roberts	October 4, 2016	T27.13101	3.17

After preventing the murder of Nora Allen, Barry returns with Eobard Thawne to the present and imprisons him in a cage that dampens his speed.

48	2	"Paradox"	Ralph Hemecker	Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing	October 11, 2016	T27.13102	2.80

Barry learns of multiple changes to the timeline: Iris has not forgiven Joe for concealing that her mother was alive, Cisco is angry with him for not altering the timeline to save his brother Dante from being killed, and he has a new CSI partner, Julian Albert, who does not like or trust him.

49	3	"Magenta"	Armen V. Kevorkian	Judalina Neira & David Kob	October 18, 2016	T27.13103	2.67

Wells and Jesse return to Earth-1, where she reveals she has gained super speed from the second dark matter blast. Wells hopes everyone will dissuade her from using her powers.

50	4	"The New Rogues"	Stefan Pleszczynski	Benjamin Raab & Deric A. Hughes	October 25, 2016	T27.13104	2.80

Three years ago, Sam Scudder and Rosalind Dillon, former cohorts of Leonard Snart, were caught in the original particle accelerator explosion.

51	5	"Monster"	C. Kim Miles	Zack Stentz	November 1, 2016	T27.13105	2.77

Without informing the others, Caitlin visits her estranged mother, Carla, at her medical research company to have her powers examined, but leaves after viciously attacking another scientist who intended to exploit her condition.

52	6	"Shade"	JJ Makaro	Emily Silver & David Kob	November 15, 2016	T27.13106	3.01

When Wally relates his recent dreams of being Kid Flash, Barry reveals what happened to him during "Flashpoint." A metahuman H.R.

53	7	"Killer Frost"	Kevin Smith	Story by : Judalina Neira Teleplay by : Andrew Kreisberg & Brooke Roberts	November 22, 2016	T27.13107	2.95

Savitar opts to drag Barry across the city, while battering him to demonstrate his superiority. Cisco and Caitlin arrive to rescue Barry and Savitar flees.

54	8	"Invasion!"	Dermott Downs	Story by : Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg Teleplay by : Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing	November 29, 2016	T27.13108	4.15

Barry investigates a meteor crash outside Central City that turns out to be a spaceship from which aliens emerge. Lyla tells the team that the "Dominators" landed previously in the 1950s, but then mysteriously departed.

55	9	"The Present"	Rachel Talalay	Story by : Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing Teleplay by : Lauren Certo	December 6, 2016	T27.13109	3.14

Barry asks Jay Garrick for help against Savitar. The two heroes locate and defeat Alchemy and return his weapon to its box, causing Savitar to disappear before he can kill Jay.

56	10	"Borrowing Problems from the Future"	Millicent Shelton	Grainne Godfree & David Kob	January 24, 2017	T27.13110	2.72

Barry has been having nightmares about Iris's murder. Jared Morillo attempts a robbery, but is confronted by Barry, who recalls a news report during his visit in the future when Barry captures Plunder.

57	11	"Dead or Alive"	Harry Jierjian	Story by : Benjamin Raab & Deric A. Hughes Teleplay by : Zack Stentz	January 31, 2017	T27.13111	3.06

An Earth-19 bounty hunter named Gypsy, possessing powers similar to Cisco's, arrives on Earth-1 intending to take H.R. back to Earth-19 for trial and execution, as inter-dimensional travel is forbidden there.

58	12	"Untouchable"	Rob Hardy	Brooke Roberts & Judalina Neira	February 7, 2017	T27.13112	2.91

Barry and Wally continue their training in order to save Iris from Savitar. They race against each other, and Barry wins by phasing through a building.

59	13	"Attack on Gorilla City"	Dermott Daniel Downs	Story by : Andrew Kreisberg Teleplay by : Aaron Helbing & David Kob	February 21, 2017	T27.13113	2.78

Earth-2 Wells is captured while running through the woods. Jesse explains that he was leading an expedition to Gorilla City that was ambushed and killed while Wells disappeared.

60	14	"Attack on Central City"	Dermott Daniel Downs	Story by : Todd Helbing Teleplay by : Benjamin Raab & Deric A. Hughes	February 28, 2017	T27.13114	2.87

Harry and H.R. clash over their different personalities.

61	15	"The Wrath of Savitar"	Alexandra La Roche	Andrew Kreisberg & Andrew Wilder	March 7, 2017	T27.13115	2.52

Wally continues having visions of Savitar and, after a physical altercation with him, finally admits this to the team. The team attempts to question Savitar via Julian, who again acts as a conduit.

62	16	"Into the Speed Force"	Gregory Smith	Brooke Roberts & Judalina Neira	March 14, 2017	T27.13116	2.39

Feeling responsible for everything bad that is happening, and that Wally is suffering inside the speed force, Barry decides to rescue him.

63	17	"Duet"	Dermott Daniel Downs	Story by : Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg Teleplay by : Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing	March 21, 2017	T27.13117	2.71

J'onn J'onzz and Mon-El arrive on Earth-1 with a comatose Kara. The Music Meister attacks and places Barry in a similar coma.

64	18	"Abra Kadabra"	Nina Lopez-Corrado	Story by : Andrew Kreisberg Teleplay by : Brooke Roberts & David Kob	March 28, 2017	T27.13118	2.39

Abra Kadabra, a criminal from the 64th century, comes to Central City, stealing from numerous tech companies and killing two guards.

65	19	"The Once and Future Flash"	Tom Cavanagh	Carina Adly MacKenzie	April 25, 2017	T27.13119	2.67

Killer Frost destroys the necklace. Barry travels to 2024, when he learns that Cisco lost his powers after Killer Frost shattered his hands and forced him to use mechanical prosthetics, H.R.

66	20	"I Know Who You Are"	Hanelle Culpepper	Bronwen Clark & Joshua V. Gilbert	May 2, 2017	T27.13120	2.69

Barry, Cisco, and H.R. visit Tracy to seek her help in making a trap for Savitar; they are interrupted by Killer Frost, who attempts to kill Tracy, but is defeated before she escapes.

67	21	"Cause and Effect"	David McWhirter	Judalina Neira & Lauren Certo	May 9, 2017	T27.13121	2.71

Savitar explains that he is a time remnant of Barry, created by his future self while fighting Savitar. After being shunned by Team Flash, the time remnant became depressed and ran back in time to ultimately become Savitar.

68	22	"Infantino Street"	Michael Allowitz	Story by : Andrew Kreisberg Teleplay by : Grainne Godfree	May 16, 2017	T27.13122	2.48

With 24 hours left before Iris dies, Team Flash learns that there is only one energy source that can power the "Speed Force Bazooka" in the form of a salvaged Dominator technology held at an A.R.G.U.S.

69	23	"Finish Line"	David McWhirter	Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing	May 23, 2017	T27.13123	3.04

H.R. reveals he swapped places with Iris and dies from his injuries.

Sentence(s)

The first episode of the The Flash premiered on October 4, 2016, was watched by 3.17 million people and the season consisted of 23 episodes.

final_sentence: The first episode of the The Flash premiered on October 4, 2016, was watched by 3.17 million people and the season consisted of 23 episodes.