Barry learns that Devoe knows he is the Flash and knows everything about him. In a final ditch effort, Barry shows up to DevoeвЂ™s classroom to get him to confess to his evil intentions. His mind appears to be feeding off of his body, rendering the rest of his body to become weak. In the present, however, that is not the case due to him being diagnosed with an accelerated form of ALS. In the flashbacks we see a Devoe is walking around and fairly healthy. Unfortunately, despite his efforts, Barry was unable to gain anyoneвЂ™s belief that Devoe is evil. When caught, Barry is suspended from work for harassing the Devoes. Barry, refusing to listen, finds himself repeatedly confronting Devoe to get answers by breaking into his house or showing up in the classroom. This gives him the ability to have unlimited intelligence.Д«arry and JoeвЂ™s abrupt appearance had the Devoes jaded, and naturally, they went to complain about them, asking not to be bothered. Eager to take advantage of the power they could derive from the accelerator, Devoe puts on the cap and gets struck by lightning as the explosion occurs. This causes a great source of anxiety and paranoia for Barry who is hell-bent on proving Devoe is evil.ДЄs we learn, Devoe and his wife were at the press conference the night of the particle accelerator explosion. The Thinker is a very complex, and a complicated villain that poses a unique threat to this season.ДЄs Barry conveys his utter distrust for Devoe, the team finds nothing but positive information about the man. From Savitar to Samuroid, he has been the mastermind behind it all, and we see the psychological effects come to fruition through Barry in this episode. One of the most intriguing things about this seasonвЂ™s villain is that he doesnвЂ™t exhibit a direct physical threat, but a psychological one. Harrison Wells was preparing to showcase his particle accelerator, which would provide the power needed for the cap. In another flashback, DevoeвЂ™s wife has created the вЂњthinking capвЂќ but they must figure out a way to power such a device. The discomfort is very visible in BarryвЂ™s face as he looks around DevoeвЂ™s home, spotting a picture of a samurai (remember Samuroid!). Meanwhile, in the present, Joe and Barry pick up where they left off in last weekвЂ™s episode, in DevoeвЂ™s home for an interrogation. He shows his wife the blueprint he has created and asks her to bring it life by building it.

This cap would allow him to have limitless thoughts and intelligence unlike anyone has ever seen. DevoeвЂ™s passion has always been expanding the ability to think, so much so that he has created an idea for a вЂњthinking capвЂќ. (TVGuide)ДЄs we prepare for next weekвЂ™s epic вЂњCrisis On Earth XвЂќ crossover, this weekвЂ™s The Flash focused on its central villain, The Thinker.ДЄ flashback to four years prior shows Clifford Devoe (aka The Thinker) as a professor teaching his students. Meanwhile, Iris puts the final touches on the wedding, which is a week away.

Synopsis:В Barry comes face to face with DeVoe and DevoeвЂ™s past is revealed through flashbacks. If you would like to read my review of the last episode, click here.

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