Season 5 (The Flash)

## Season 5

"*People call me XS. Every day, I hope to live up to the legacy of the Flash. But I've still got a long way to go.*"
—Nora West-Allen[src]
The **fifth season** of *The Flash* premiered on October 9, 2018, on The CW and concluded on May 14, 2019. It consisted of 22 episodes.

## Synopsis

However, with the arrival of Barry and Iris' speedster daughter, Nora, who arrived from the future admitting to having made a "big mistake", things are anything but status quo. Will parenthood be the challenge that finally slows The Flash down?[src]

## Cast

### Main cast

* Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash/Savitar/Green Arrow
* Candice Patton as Iris West-Allen
* Danielle Panabaker as Dr. Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost
* Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon/Vibe
* Hartley Sawyer as Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man
* Danielle Nicolet as District Attorney Cecile Horton
* Jessica Parker Kennedy as Nora West-Allen/XS
* Chris Klein as Orlin Dwyer/Cicada
* Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Sherloque Wells, Professor Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash, Dr. Harrison Wolfgang Wells, and Dr. Harrison "Harry" Wells
* Jesse L. Martin as Detective/Captain Joe West

### Recurring cast

* Patrick Sabongui as Captain/Chief David Singh
* Susan Walters as Dr. Carla Tannhauser
* Kyle Secor as Dr. Thomas Snow/Icicle
* Islie Hirvonen and Sarah Carter as Grace Gibbons/Cicada
* Lossen Chambers as Dr. Vanessa Ambres
* Klarc Wilson as Officer Jones
* Troy James as Peter Merkel/Rag Doll
	+ Phil LaMarr as Peter Merkel/Rag Doll (voice)
* Liam McIntyre as Mark Mardon/Weather Wizard
* Reina Hardesty as Joslyn Jackam/Weather Witch
* John Wesley Shipp as Dr. Henry Allen and The Flash
* Victoria Park as Kamilla Hwang
* Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Renee Adler, Harrison Sherloque Wells' first ex-wife, Harrison Sherloque Wells' second ex-wife, Harrison Sherloque Wells' fourth ex-wife, and Harrison Sherloque Wells' fifth ex-wife

## Trivia

* This was the last season of *The Flash*​​​:
	+ To have Todd Helbing as the showrunner. He was replaced by Eric Wallace in the next season.
	+ To have an introduction at the beginning of every episode.
* This was the first season of *The Flash*:
	+ To have two main antagonists, Orlin Dwyer and Grace Gibbons. They both shared the same moniker "Cicada" and the same mission.
	+ To have a female main antagonist.
	+ To have 22 episodes; all previous seasons consisted of 23 episodes.
	+ To not feature Wentworth Miller (Leonard Snart/Captain Cold/Leo Snart) in any capacity.
	+ Where Emily Bett Rickards didn't reprise her Arrowverse role of Felicity Smoak.
	+ To not feature Carlos Valdes (Cisco Ramon/Vibe) in every episode.
	+ To not feature Violett Beane (Jesse Wells/Jesse Quick) and John Wesley Shipp (Jay Garrick/The Flash) since their introductions in Season 2.
* This was the only season of *The Flash* to feature new regulars Jessica Parker Kennedy (Nora West-Allen/XS) and Chris Klein (Orlin Dwyer/Cicada) who are only credited for their respective episode appearances.
* Before the season started, Wally West was confirmed to appear in three episodes. However, he only appeared in "Nora" and "What's Past is Prologue".
* Frost shouldn't have been the only meta immune to the Lightning dagger; technically Barry and Nora got their powers from the Speed Force, not Dark matter itself.

## Gallery

### Title cards

Nora title card.pngVariant title card for "Nora" and "Godspeed". Also used as the end title card for "Legacy".The Flash seasons 4-5 title card.pngElseworlds, Part 1 title card.pngVariant title card for "Elseworlds, Part 1".
### Promotional images

The Flash season 5 key art.pngKey artThe Flash season 5 poster.pngPoster featuring the first look at the new Flash suitThe Flash season 5 West-Allen family promo.png"Fast, Present and Future"Elseworlds poster - Destiny will be rewritten.png"Destiny Will Be Rewritten"The Flash season 5 poster - King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd.pngThe poster for "King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd"
## References

1. ↑ "'The Flash' Changing Showrunners for Season 6 (Exclusive)" - The Hollywood Reporter
2. ↑ "The Flash: 12 spoilers for season 5, from Nora's secret to episode 100" - Digital Spy

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