The Flash Talk Podcast #55 - S 3 Ep 9 THE PRESENT

Cyborg Superman unleashes a virus in a bar, killing all aliens there except Mon-El, who is quarantined by DEO. Eliza, visiting for Thanksgiving, determines that the virus is Kryptonian. At the Fortress of Solitude, Kara learns that Henshaw was after "Medusa", a virus created by her father, Zor-El, to kill non-Kryptonian in case of alien invasion. At L-Corp, she stops Henshaw from getting the isotope required to disperse Medusa. Lena refuses to help when Kara reveals that Lillian is Cadmus' leader. Later, Lena willingly gives Lillian the isotope. Kara and J'onn confront the Luthors and Henshaw before Medusa is launched via rocket. J'onn fights Henshaw, becoming a White Martian, while Kara chases the rocket, which explodes and disperses Medusa. However, Lena has double-crossed Lillian and rendered the virus inert. Lillian is arrested but Henshaw escapes. Eliza cures Mon-El and uses Medusa to restore J'onn's Green Martian form. Alex comes out to Eliza, who supports her. Later, Maggie and Alex kiss after Maggie admits she does have feelings for Alex. An unknown alien race is searching for Mon-El. Barry Allen and Cisco Ramon arrive from another Earth to enlist Kara's help.

4 Des 201615min

Infected by Alice Tetch's blood, Mario vows to make Thompkins hate Gordon. To do so, he orchestrates a series of events that make it appear to her that Gordon is trying to sabotage their marriage. The plan works, and just before Mario and Thompkins' wedding, Thompkins vows never to see Gordon again. On their honeymoon, a deranged Mario attempts to kill Thompkins, but Gordon arrives and guns him down, much to Thompkins' shock. Barbara informs Nygma that Cobblepot killed Isabella because he's in love with him. After verifying this information, Barbara and Nygma plan to betray Cobblepot and usurp his power in the mob. When Bruce and Selina attempt to use their key to break into a vault, they are intercepted by Talon. With the help of Alfred, they kill Talon as Selina's mother reveals herself to them and helps them escape.

4 Des 201614min

Savitar opts instead to race Barry across the city, then batters him to demonstrate its superiority. Cisco and Caitlin arrive and rescue Barry, but Savitar flees. Caitlin, with a Killer Frost aspect having taken over, violently interrogates one of Alchemy's followers at CCPD headquarters, then abducts Julian and coerces him to find other acolytes, in order to find Alchemy and have him remove her powers. Barry and Cisco track her down and imprison her, but the team is fractured after she reveals Barry's role in Dante's death by creating "Flashpoint". Greatly concerned and disregarding the consequences, Joe breaks Wally out of the cocoon. Wally emerges with unmanageable speed powers and he races away in a confused state. Barry offers his life to Caitlin for her freedom in a successful attempt to restore her sanity and gain her help in treating Wally. Joe and Barry locate Wally and stabilize his condition with Caitlin's serum, and Wally soon embraces his new abilities. Julian forces Barry to resign from the CCPD in exchange for him protecting Caitlin from the police. Julian is later revealed to be unwillingly working for Savitar as Alchemy.

29 Nov 201613min

A new vigilante appears in National City and starts killing some of the criminals James secures. Mon-El makes an unsuccessful escape attempt. Lillian demands Kara to arrive at Cadmus by threatening him. Kara arrives and is overpowered by the real Hank, who is enhanced and called the "Cyborg Superman". Winn deduces that the vigilante targets the murderers who were exonerated. The former finds the next target, with James managing to defeat the serial killer, who is arrested. Lillian, whom Kara identifies, forces her to deplete her powers, giving the former the chance to take blood samples of her. Jeremiah saves Kara and Mon-El and helps them escape by staying behind. Kara finally approves the Guardian while Alex finds out about his true identity. Mon-El develops feelings for Kara. Cyborg Superman arrives at the Kryptonian base in the North Pole and uses Kara's blood to trick the system into recognizing him as her, demanding to know about the "Medusa" project. Meanwhile, J'onn begins having hallucinations and finds out about M'gann, whom he locks in the DEO. She warns him that the transfusion will turn him into a White Martian. Alex finally accepts Maggie as just a friend.

29 Nov 201614min

The team learns of an aberration in Colorado, 1874, where they save Jonah Hex from execution. He reveals that he is fighting an outlaw boss named Quentin Turnbull. Nate reveals that the aberration is Turnbull leading the Western US in its secession to form the "Turnbull Country". The team learns that Turnbull is extracting dwarf star, which Ray used for his A.T.O.M. suit, and that Turnbull is planning to destroy a critical railway connecting the Eastern US to the West, stopping the US Army from marching toward the West. While Sara and Jonah engage Turnbull, Mick and Amaya destroy the mine, and Nate uses his powers to stop the train. Instead of killing Turnbull, Jonah decides to deliver him to the authorities. With the dwarf star taken, Ray plans to rebuild his suit, and shows Nate the suit he has made for the latter. Amaya decides to teach Mick to control his anger. Martin and Jefferson deduce that due to the former's interaction with his past self, he may have married another woman. Sara tells the team that they need to return to 2016 to help their friends.

28 Nov 201612min

A new vigilante appears in Star City, known as "Vigilante", one who kills criminals in cold blood. Quentin tenders his resignation as Deputy Mayor. He later tells Thea about the throwing star and his drunken blackouts, but believes he is being set up. The team intercepts the Vigilante during a bank robbery, but he gets away, as does Eric Dunn, the head of the robbers. D.A. Chase forces one of the other robbers to reveal Dunn's location, and Green Arrow saves him from the Vigilante. Thea convinces Quentin to go into rehabilitation, while Oliver and Susan start getting closer. The team poses as the bank robbers to lure in the Vigilante, who again escapes even after Oliver defeats and nearly unmasks him. Thea tells Oliver about Quentin and the possibility of his being framed; they deduce that Prometheus must know Green Arrow's identity. Evelyn is revealed to be working for Prometheus. In flashbacks, Kovar introduces Oliver to his servant Galina, Taiana's mother. He also claims that the Bratva has only been using Oliver for their own ends, including making a deal with him. Kovar then releases Oliver back to the Bratva.

28 Nov 201612min

When Wally relates his recent dreams of being Kid Flash, Barry reveals what happened to him during "Flashpoint". A metahuman H.R. nicknames "Shade" appears and murders a stockbroker. Caitlin reveals her powers to Cisco and has him "vibe" her to know her future. Cisco sees himself fighting Killer Frost, causing Caitlin to contemplate leaving for good. Alchemy begins summoning Wally to him, so the team locks him in the particle cells for his own safety. Meanwhile, Barry and the others stop Shade's next attack and capture him using meta-dampening handcuffs. Cisco tells everyone the truth about Caitlin, and Barry privately confesses to her that her powers came from him creating "Flashpoint". Wally volunteers to lead the team to Alchemy to capture the villain and stop the memories, which are physically injuring him. Barry, Joe and a S.W.A.T. team locate Alchemy and his followers and surround them. Another speedster, which only Barry can see, suddenly attacks them. As Barry fights it, Alchemy entices Wally to pick up his fallen energy weapon, which encases Wally in a crystal cocoon. Calling itself "Savitar", the speedster overpowers Barry and prepares to stab him.

28 Nov 201614min

In Norway, a group of scientists led by Dr. Jones discover an abnormal dead wolf, which causes the mysterious murder of all the scientists except Jones, who is revealed to be infected by a parasite. The DEO finds out that Jones killed the other scientists. Kara gets angry with Mon-El when she finds out that he uses his powers to make money. The DEO predicts Jones' next target and Kara and J'onn attempt to stop him; but the latter drains their powers, becomes larger and stronger and escapes, leaving the pair weakened and unconscious. Alex convinces M'gann to donate blood in order to save J'onn. Jones attacks his target again; but Mon-El intervenes. With his suit ready, James arrives to fight Jones too, taking the alias "Guardian". Kara regains consciousness and attacks Jones, taking Plutonium 239, which he touches, causing him to be overloaded with energy and implode. James convinces Winn not to tell Kara about his alter ego. Mon-El is abducted by Cadmus. Meanwhile, Alex tells Kara about her feelings for Maggie. Kara encourages her to date Maggie, who reveals that she prefers just a friendship, upsetting Alex.

28 Nov 201614min