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"The Man in the Yellow Tie" is the 18th episode of the eight season American superhero television series The Flash. The episode was directed by Marcus Stokes and written by Sam Chalsen.

The episode features guest appearances from former Arrowverse series regulars Brandon Routh, Tom Cavanagh and Matt Letscher.

Plot

After sucsesfully catching her Meena Dhawan shows Barry Allen the Biometric Lightning Oscillation Chamber (BLOC), which grants her speed and is introduces him to its co-inventor: the time remnant of Thawne from Flashpoint, though he does not remember his past or Barry. Barry tries to stop Meena from using the BLOC, but it connects her to the Negative Speed Force and she begins draining power junctions. The alternate Thawne states that he fell in love with Meena and had visions of the BLOC, but was unaware of the Negative Speed Force. He reminds Meena of their love and she disconnects from it.

Later, Ray Palmer informs Team Flash that the Flashpoint Thawne was revived by the Time Wraiths and Barry theorizes that he was revived again and brought to Meena. Meanwhile, Cecile's powers grow when she stops a bank robbery and mugging, but is stalked by a mysterious woman. Mark contacts Caitlin with a new plan to revive Frost.

John Diggle approaches the original Thawne imprisoned on Lian Yu for help in opening his box, but it disappears when Diggle chooses to remain with his family instead of accepting its power. Deon Owens visits the imprisoned Thawne and tells him that it is time to "fulfill his destiny."

Production

Writing

"The Man in the Yellow Tie" was written by Sam Chalsen. The episode concludes the story line revolving the mysterious box that John Diggle received in the Arrow series finale. While the original plan was for Diggle to end up becoming a Green Lantern this was not the case. Arrowverse co-creator Marc Guggenheim revealed that the reason for the change was because they were unable to get permission from DC Comics to use the Green Lantern IP.

The episodes title references the title of the season 1 episode "The Man in the Yellow Suit".

Casting

"The Man in the Yellow Rie" features series regulars Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Nicolet, Jesse L. Martin, Danielle Panabaker, Kayla Compton, and Brandon McKnight. Kausar Mohammed appears in a recurring role as Meena Dhawan. David Ramsey guest starred as John Diggle.

The episode features a guest appearance by Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer. Routh returned to the role after his character was written out of Legends of Tomorrow season five stating that it was easier to return for The Flash, rather than Legends of Tomorrow. Matt Letscher and Tom Cavanagh both appear as different versions of Eobard Thawne. Letscher's version of the character last appeared in the Legends of Tomorrow season 7 episode "The Fixed Point" where he sacrificed himself to save the Legends. The Cavanagh version last appeared in the five part season premiere Armageddon where he was nearly erased from existence.

Release

"The Man in the Yellow Tie" first released on The CW on June 15, 2022 to an audience of 500 thousand live viewers. The episode was down around 80 thousand viewers from the previous one.

Reception

The resolution to Diggle's storyline was met with a negative response. CinemaBlend's Mick Joest descrbed the ending as a disapointment that failed to reach expectations writing, "what I can’t understand is why it took over two years to pay off a storyline that simply featured John rejecting the box". Writing for ScreenRant Charles Raymond felt that while the decison to have Diggle stay with his family was in character it wasted the two years of set up the plotline had been given.

Notes

1. As depicted in the Legends of Tomorrow episode "The Fixed Point".
2. First seen in the Arrow episode "Fadeout".

References

1. ^ "The Man in the Yellow Tie - The Flash". CBS News. June 13, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
2. Warner, Sam (17 June 2022). "The Flash just revealed answer to Arrow's biggest mystery John Diggle returns". Digital Spy. Retrieved December 14, 2024. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 58 (help)
3. Raymond, Charles Nicholas (2022-06-17). "The Flash's Green Lantern Solution Wastes 2 Years Of Arrowverse Setup". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
4. Burlingame, Russ (2024-07-06). "The Arrowverse Wanted to Suit Diggle Up in a Green Lantern-Inspired Costume, But DC Balked". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
5. Flook, Ray (2024-07-07). "Arrow Team Was "Trying to Push the Envelope" with Diggle/Green Lantern". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
6. Behbakht, Andy (2022-06-09). "The Flash Season 8 Episode 18 Trailer Reveals Shocking Villain Return". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
7. ^ Anderson, Jenna (June 16, 2022). "The Flash Has a Surprising Legends of Tomorrow Cameo in "The Man in the Yellow Tie"". ComicBook.com. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
8. ^ Joest, Mick (2022-06-16). "The Flash Finally Resolved Diggle's Long-Running Arrowverse Storyline, And I'm Disappointed". Cinemablend. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
9. Routh, Brandon (November 16, 2021). "Small Victory: Brandon Routh Makes His DC Return on The Flash". DC (Interview). Interviewed by Tim Beedle. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
10. Drum, Nicole (2022-06-16). "The Flash: That Eobard Thawne Twist in "The Man in the Yellow Tie" Explained". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
11. Salem, Mitch (June 16, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 6.15.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
12. Metcalf, Mitch (June 9, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 6.8.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
13. Raymond, Charles Nicholas (2022-06-17). "The Flash's Green Lantern Solution Wastes 2 Years Of Arrowverse Setup". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-12-15.

External links

• "The Man in the Yellow Tie" at IMDb

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