Armageddon (The Flash)

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"Armageddon"
Arrowverse crossover event
Part 1: The Flash
Episode title	"Armageddon, Part 1"
Episode no.	Season 8 Episode 1
Directed by	Eric Dean Seaton
Teleplay by	Eric Wallace
Production code	T27.14801
Original air date	November 16, 2021 (2021-11-16)
Episode chronology
Part 2: The Flash
Episode title	"Armageddon, Part 2"
Episode no.	Season 8 Episode 2
Directed by	Menhaj Huda
Teleplay by	Jonathan Butler & Gabriel Garza
Production code	T27.14802
Original air date	November 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)
Episode chronology
Part 3: The Flash
Episode title	"Armageddon, Part 3"
Episode no.	Season 8 Episode 3
Directed by	Chris Peppe
Teleplay by	Sam Chalsen
Production code	T27.14803
Original air date	November 30, 2021 (2021-11-30)
Episode chronology
Part 4: The Flash
Episode title	"Armageddon, Part 4"
Episode no.	Season 8 Episode 4
Directed by	Chad Lowe
Teleplay by	Lauren Barnett
Production code	TBD
Original air date	December 7, 2017 (2017-12-07)
Episode chronology
Part 5: The Flash
Episode title	"Armageddon, Part 5"
Episode no.	Season 8 Episode 5
Directed by	Menhaj Huda
Teleplay by	Kristen Kim
Production code	TBD
Original air date	December 14, 2021 (2021-12-14)
Episode chronology
Crossover chronology
Preceded by	"Crisis on Infinite Earths"

"Armageddon" is the seventh Arrowverse crossover event, The crossover took place over five episodes of The Flash, beginning on November 16, 2021 and concluding on December 14, 2021.

Plot

Part 1

Barry Allen's skills have greatly improved after defeating Godspeed six months prior. He stops a train collision in record time and apprehends The Royal Flush Gang during a cryptocurrency heist. Meanwhile, Iris West-Allen now heads the larger and stronger Central City Citizen Media. She interviews Kristen Kramer, who recently disbanded the meta-task force. Iris also promotes Allegra Garcia, who initially struggles to control her new staff, but is eventually able to shift their focuses to the voice of the people. Meanwhile, Ray Palmer arrives in Central City for a tech convention. Chester P. Runk surprises him with a group of tech startups, but Ray turns them down, much to Chester's embarrassment. Despero, a psychic alien, attacks the tech convention and attempts to kill Barry in order to prevent the end of the world which Barry will allegedly cause in 2031. Ray suits up as The Atom and sends him away. Afterwards, Cecile Horton confirms that Despero was telling the truth. Ray decides to create an organization in Chester's father's name that will help new startups and leaves, advising Barry to show Despero the type of person he is. Barry gives his identity to Despero and he gives Barry seven days to prove his innocence.

Part 2

Despero informs Barry that he will lose himself to madness. The next day, Barry investigates an insane security guard, but Kramer forces him to turn in his badge due to a federal investigation suggesting that he was a CCPD mole for Joseph Carver. Later, S.T.A.R. Labs is raided and shut down after a radiation spike, so Barry has Gideon erase everything (including herself) while Chester and Allegra move their tech. Meanwhile, Alex Danvers helps Team Flash research Despero's home planet of Kalanor and his power source, the Flame of Py'tar. Allegra learns that Frost asked Chester to build a weapon to harm Despero despite his pacifism. Later, Barry goes after psychic meta-criminal Xotar, but she causes him to go insane and attack Team Flash, though he is able to place the power-dampening cuffs on her during a jewelry heist. Barry suggests they celebrate with Joe West, but Team Flash informs him that he died six months prior. News footage shows Barry attacking residents of Central City after Xotar had been depowered, but Barry does not remember this or Joe's death. Despero arrives to kill Barry, but Team Flash allows him to escape to the Hall of Justice, where he meets with Jefferson Pierce and asks him for help.

Part 3

Barry urges Jefferson to take away his powers permanently. Jefferson begins to, but stops upon learning of Despero's warning, angering Barry. He lashes out and the two fight, but Jefferson eventually convinces him to stand down. Meanwhile, Iris suspects that Barry was framed and that something was off with Joe's death. She and Allegra find that the train that struck Joe was unusually early. She meets with Deon Owens, and he discovers that someone tapped into the Negative Still Force to change the timeline and kill Joe. Concurrently, Cecile coerces Rosalind Dillon into helping her find Barry. In order to improve Chester's process, Dillon tells Cecile to suppress her grief, but Caitlin Snow convinces her to instead embrace her love. Despero turns on the particle accelerator, absorbs its power, and attacks Cecile's group. He learns Barry's location and travels to the Hall of Justice. Jefferson holds him off while Deon and Iris arrive, and Deon helps Barry travel to 2031. Barry witnesses a future Iris celebrating her marriage to Eobard Thawne alongside Team Flash, Alex, Ryan Choi, and Ryan Wilder, who angrily ask Barry why he's there.

Part 4

Barry prepares to suit up only to find that he is wearing the Reverse Flash Uniform, as Eobard suits up as The Flash. He reveals that he caused this "Reverse Flashpoint" after killing Barry as a child, and orchestrating the events in the present that discredited him. Thawne proclaims that Barry only has 24 hours before the change is permanent and Barry is erased from existence. Barry goes to enlist the aid of Damien Dhark who is alive in this timeline, but eventually finds out that the former is not a villain. Barry convinces him that he must help when he reveals that his daughter Nora is still alive. Wilder concerned for Iris safety gives her a weapon capable of stopping a speedster, as Danvers helps Chester and Allegra to admit feelings for one another, and influence Choi into trying love again. Meanwhile Barry finds that in order to change the timeline back, he must run around the planet so fast that it causes extinction level events, which causes Armageddon. He goes to say goodbye to Iris before the attempt only for Eobard to arrive in an attempt to stop him. Iris former personality bleeds through and she uses the weapon on Eobard in order to help Barry to escape. Dhark fights with Danvers, Frost, Chillblaine, Choi as The Atom and Wilder. Before Eobard can catch up to him, Barry succeeds in resetting the timeline, restoring all changes. Eobard returns to 2021 into the Time Vault in his proper yellow suit.

Part 5

Barry is reunited with Joe West who is alive again, Damien Dhark has also returned from Reverse Flashpoint due to a timestone he is in possession of. Thawne attacks CCPD and is stopped by the combined efforts of The Flash and Mia Queen the Green Arrow, who arrived there in search of her brother William. Thawne reveals that he is now the one who is being erased by time, and asks Barry for help. Despero returns and urges Barry to let Thawne Die, and that he could still cause Armageddon. Barry and Iris contemplate letting Thawne pass away until Joe reprimands them and reminds them of the heroes they are. In response, Despero gains mental control over Mia Queen and the team holds her off while Barry races to stop Despero, whom he finds was the real despot on Kalanor, from destroying the city while armed with a device in his now gold boots that depower Despero's flame. In order to ensure Thawne is not erased Barry removes Thawnes power and has him remanded into A.R.G.U.S. Custody. Later during a celebration, Dhark through the timestone says a farwell to his daughter Nora, and Iris refers Mia to Felicity Smoak to help her with a new lead on William. At CCPD a Photograph displays a 2014 photograph where Eddie Thawne is standing with Nora and Bart Allen.

Cast and characters

Further information: List of The Flash characters

Main and recurring

• Grant Gustin as Barry Allen / The Flash and Reverse-Flash
• Candice Patton as Iris West-Allen
• Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow and Frost
• Danielle Nicolet as Cecile Horton
• Kayla Compton as Allegra Garcia
• Brandon McKnight as Chester P. Runk
• Jesse L. Martin as Joe West

Recurring

• Carmen Moore as Kristen Kramer
• Tony Curran as Despero

Guest

• Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer / The Atom
• Rachel Drance as Taylor
• Lindy Booth as Vanya
• Shayan Bayat as Aariz
• Agam Darshi as Queen
• Ryan Jefferson Booth as King
• Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers / Sentinel
• Morena Baccarin as Gideon (voice; uncredited)
• Kandyse McClure as Xotar
• Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning
• Javicia Leslie as Ryan Wilder / Batwoman
• Osric Chau as Ryan Choi / The Atom
• Christian Magby as Deon Owens
• Ashley Rickards as Rosalind Dillon / Top
• Jon Cor as Mark Blaine / Chillblaine
• Tom Cavanagh as Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash
• Neal McDonough as Damien Darhk
• Katherine McNamara as Mia Queen / Green Arrow
• Courtney Ford as Nora Darhk
• Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance (archive footage)
• Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake (archive footage)
• Ben Lewis as William Clayton (archive footage)

Production

CW President Mark Pedowitz said would "not quite be a crossover, but it will have a crossover-type feel". One of these potential appearances was Cress Williams, reprising his role from the Arrowverse series Black Lightning as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning, who indicated in May 2021 that he had been approached to make a guest appearance in the season and was in talks to appear. Williams said he was "down" to appear since he enjoyed being a part of the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover and felt he and Gustin got along well during their scenes together. Pedowitz also indicated at that time that other actors had also been approached. Re-elaborating in July 2021, Wallace said that the five-episode event would not be like a typical Arrowverse crossover, noting that "I think it’ll give people that sense of scope that you sometimes feel—both emotionally and in the action sequences—with a crossover, without actually having 20 characters in one scene." However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions were put in place that limited some of the crew's options. In August 2021, it was announced that the crossover event would be known as "Armageddon" with multiple Arrowverse heroes and villains returning. Wallace described the event as "the most emotional Flash episodes ever" with "some truly epic moments and huge surprises". In November 2021, The Flash showrunner Eric Wallace urged viewers to rewatch the Arrow episode "Green Arrow & The Canaries", as the "Armageddon" event would provide several answers to the loose ends left behind by the episode.

Casting

In addition to the main cast returning, "Armageddon" includes guest appearances from characters across the Arrowverse shows including former series regular Tom Cavanagh as Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash, Javicia Leslie as Ryan Wilder / Batwoman, Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer / The Atom, Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning, Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers / Sentinel, Katherine McNamara as Mia Queen / Green Arrow, Osric Chau as Ryan Choi, and Neal McDonough as Damien Darhk. Tony Curran portrays the crossover’s main villain, Despero. Courtney Ford cameos as Nora Darhk in the fifth episode while Katie Cassidy, Juliana Harkavy, and Ben Lewis appear through archive footage as Laurel Lance, Dinah Drake, and William Clayton.

Marketing

The first trailer for the "Armageddon" event was released on October 19, 2021, three days after DC FanDome. The official poster for "Armageddon" was released on November 3, 2021.

Release

"Armageddon" aired on The CW, with the five episodes releasing weekly, starting from November 16, 2021 to December 14, 2021.

Reception

Ratings

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Armageddon, Part 1"	November 16, 2021	0.2	0.75	0.1	0.46	0.4	1.21
2	"Armageddon, Part 2"	November 23, 2021	0.1	0.67	0.1	0.45	0.3	1.12
3	"Armageddon, Part 3"	November 30, 2021	0.2	0.73	0.1	0.46	0.3	1.19
4	"Armageddon, Part 4"	December 7, 2021	0.2	0.73	0.2	0.47	0.3	1.20
5	"Armageddon, Part 5"	December 14, 2021	0.2	0.72	TBD	TBD	TBD	-->

References

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