The Flash
Fallout
TV Flash files “Fallout” as hour 14 of 184 in the TV Flash guide — The Flash (2014–2023) on The CW, season 1, episode 14, aired 2015-02-17, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E14: listed hour 14 of 184 in the The Flash guide, hour 14 of 23 in season 1. It aired 2015-02-17 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Nuclear Man” (S01E13). Next is “Out of Time” (S01E15).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
After the nuclear explosion separates Ronnie and Dr. Stein, Barry and the team believe both men are safe. Caitlin is thrilled to have her fiancé back and prepares to resume their life together while Dr. Stein returns to his wife. However, when General Eiling targets Firestorm, Ronnie and Dr. Stein must decide if they are safer together or apart. Meanwhile, Mason Bridge tells Iris that there is something secretive going on at S.T.A.R. Labs and Dr. Stein gives Barry some important information about time travel.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Fallout sit in the The Flash guide?
S01E14 is listed hour 14 of 184 — hour 14 of 23 in season 1, season 1 episode 14.
When did The Flash S01E14 air?
Fallout aired 2015-02-17 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need Arrow first?
It is the 2014 spinoff and the Arrowverse's bright counter-argument. Arrow context helps; Barry's STAR Labs family is built to welcome a first-time speedster fan.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Grant Gustin's Barry Allen is the Arrowverse's heart-on-sleeve counter-argument: superspeed, STAR Labs found family, Reverse-Flash timeline headaches. Villains of the week plus season-long speedster myth. Sincere broadcast heroics — the cheerful engine that made CW crossovers annual events and multiverse storytelling feel like Thursday-night sport.
The CW did not stagger this one. **2014** put Grant Gustin's Barry Allen on the Thursday ledger as the Arrowverse's heart-on-sleeve counter-argument, and the overnights showed up. Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns: forensic scientist gains superspeed, builds a found family of metahuman allies at STAR Labs — Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, Tom Cavanagh's Wells, Jesse L. Martin's Joe. Villains of the week plus season-long speedster myth. Reverse-Flash timeline headaches included.…
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- Grant Gustin as Barry Allen / The Flash
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- Candice Patton as Iris West
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- Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow
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- Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon
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- Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Wells
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- Jesse L. Martin as Joe West
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