The Flash
Harry and the Harrisons
TV Flash files “Harry and the Harrisons” as hour 90 of 184 in the TV Flash guide — The Flash (2014–2023) on The CW, season 4, episode 21, aired 2018-05-08, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E21: listed hour 90 of 184 in the The Flash guide, hour 21 of 23 in season 4. It aired 2018-05-08 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Therefore She Is” (S04E20). Next is “Think Fast” (S04E22).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When they need an organic weapon to use against Thinker, Team Flash turns to Amunet... but Caitlin has an ulterior motive. Meanwhile, Cisco forms a "Council of Harrisons" after the Council of Wells kicks Harry out of the group.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Harry and the Harrisons sit in the The Flash guide?
S04E21 is listed hour 90 of 184 — hour 21 of 23 in season 4, season 4 episode 21.
When did The Flash S04E21 air?
Harry and the Harrisons aired 2018-05-08 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
Grant Gustin's Barry Allen / The Flash was 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…
- Candice Patton as Iris West
Candice Patton played Iris West on The Flash — Grant Gustin's heart-on-sleeve Arrowverse counter-argument, STAR Labs found family, Reverse-Flash timeline headaches, villains of the week plus a season-long speedster myth. Sincere broadcast…
- Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow
Danielle Panabaker’s Caitlin Snow steadied The Flash as STAR Labs science with a pulse — Grant Gustin’s heart-on-sleeve Barry, villains of the week, Reverse-Flash timeline headaches. Arrowverse found family in a Cortex. TV Flash files her…
- Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon
Carlos Valdes played Cisco Ramon on The Flash — STAR Labs found-family engineer, vibe as a later superpower, the joke that kept Grant Gustin's sincere speedster hour from becoming only a frown in a suit. Villains of the week, timeline…
- Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Wells
Tom Cavanagh multiplied The Flash as Harrison Wells — STAR Labs found family, Reverse-Flash timeline headaches, superspeed sincerity as the Arrowverse's heart-on-sleeve counter-argument. Villains of the week plus season-long speedster…
- Jesse L. Martin as Joe West
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