- "You are a leader. And not in spite of your past, but because of it. You're Allegra freakin' Garcia. You always know who you are, what you wanna do, but you can't lead if you're trying to stay in the dark."
- —Chester P. Runk to Allegra Garcia[src]
"Keep It Dark" is the seventeenth episode of the eighth season of The Flash, and the one-hundred-sixty-eighth episode overall. It aired on June 8, 2022.
Synopsis[]
| The Flash goes off the grid to look for answers about a new Meta in town. Meanwhile, Allegra pulls out all of the stops at CC Citizen Media, to protect a source and a friend.[src] |
Plot[]
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash
- Candice Patton (credit only)
- Danielle Panabaker as Dr. Caitlin Snow
- Danielle Nicolet as Defense Attorney Cecile Horton
- Kayla Compton as Allegra Garcia
- Brandon McKnight as Chester P. Runk
- Jesse L. Martin as Joe West
Special guest star[]
- Tom Cavanagh as Professor Eobard Thawne
Guest starring[]
- Emmie Nagata as Dr. Kimiyo Hoshi/Dr. Light
- Natalie Sharp as Millie Rawlins/Sunshine
- Rachel Drance as Taylor Downs
- Shayan Bayat as Aariz Mousa
- Lindy Booth as Vanya Davis
- Kausar Mohammed as Dr. Meena Dhawan
Co-starring[]
- Stephanie Izsak as Officer Daisy Korber
- Kaitlyn Santa Juana as Lydia Sanchez
- Bobo Le as Andi
- Daylin Willis as Ivo Employee
Gallery[]
Videos[]
The Flash 8x17 Promo "Keep It Dark" (HD) Season 8 Episode 17 Promo
Trivia[]
- This episode was influenced by the 1976 movie Assault on Precinct 13.[1]
- The episode title references the Genesis song of the same name.
- Jenna West's backpack features the Batwoman symbol found on the Batsuit.
- The scene where Taylor reveals Allegra's past was briefly shown in "Into the Still Force" when Barry visited the Still Force in search of Iris.
- Allegra is revealed to manipulate light around her face when helping Flash in public.
- A new speedster is in town, but is a rookie.
Goofs[]
- Thawne claims the ability to run around the planet in 5 seconds, which is inconsistent with most previously seen speeds. Thawne struggled to catch up to Barry in Reverse-Flashpoint, taking longer than 5 seconds to cross over the Atlantic Ocean. This was during a 2 minute period that it was going to take Barry to accelerate up to Mach 40 (over 500 times slower than this claimed speed).
- When Barry saw the confrontation between Taylor and Allegra in the Still Force, Taylor wore a jacket and carried a laptop, yet she had neither when it played out in this episode.
References[]
| The Flash season 8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armageddon | ||||
| "Armageddon, Part 1" • "Armageddon, Part 2" • "Armageddon, Part 3" • "Armageddon, Part 4" • "Armageddon, Part 5" | ||||
| Interlude II | ||||
| "Impulsive Excessive Disorder" • "Lockdown" | ||||
| Death Revisited | ||||
| "The Fire Next Time" • "Phantoms" • "Reckless" • "Resurrection" • "Death Rises" • "Death Falls" | ||||
| Interlude III | ||||
| "Funeral for a Friend" • "Into the Still Force" • "The Curious Case of Bartholomew Allen" | ||||
| It's All Negative | ||||
| "Keep It Dark" • "The Man in the Yellow Tie" • "Negative, Part One" • "Negative, Part Two" |