The Flash (TV Series)

Memorabilia (2019)

Jessica Parker Kennedy: Nora West-Allen

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Quotes 

• Nora West-Allen : So, um, I just have to tell you one little thing.

  [shows the year 2021 on the newspaper] 

  Nora West-Allen : See that ledger down there? That's the year the paper was founded in my time.

  Barry Allen : 2021. That's two years from now.

  [the year changes to 2019] 

  Nora West-Allen : You're changing the future already.

• Nora West-Allen : I looked all over CCPD. There's no sign of the portal.

  Grace Gibbons : How could you have looked everywhere? You were gone for about two seconds.

  Nora West-Allen : Well, I'm really fast. I-I used to run track in high school. Go CC Squirrels.

• Nora West-Allen : All right, Gracie, let's get you through this portal and out of your coma before anyone notices I snuck in here.

  [noticing the portal is about to close] 

  Nora West-Allen : Oh, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

  [the portal closes] 

  Nora West-Allen : Oh, no. I'm trapped.

• Nora West-Allen : We're gonna find a way out of here, I promise.

  Grace Gibbons : I feel like I've been in this police station for a long time, and now I'm gonna be here forever, aren't I? Just... leave me alone.

• Nora West-Allen : You know, when I was your age, I had to come to this very same police station all by myself, too. It's kind of scary in here.

  Grace Gibbons : I'm not scared.

  Nora West-Allen : Well, I was. I'm scared all the time. In fact, once, there was this really bad guy and he wanted to hurt a whole lot of people on a plane.

  Grace Gibbons : A meta?

  Nora West-Allen : Mm-hmm. But I helped stop him.

  Grace Gibbons : Whoa, really?

  Nora West-Allen : I was terrified, though. But you know what my secret is? I just imagine what will happen after I do the thing. Do you want to try it? Okay, close your eyes.

  [Grace does so] 

  Nora West-Allen : And think about what will happen once you're out of here.

  Grace Gibbons : I'll see Uncle Orlin.

  Nora West-Allen : Let's find our way out of here, okay?

• Nora West-Allen : Look, Grace, is there anywhere else you can take me? Another memory?

  [a bright light leads her and Grace into another memory] 

  Nora West-Allen : Where are we?

  Grace Gibbons : My house.

• Nora West-Allen : [entering Grace's memory]  CCPD?

  Captain David Singh : Okay, Jones, here's the kid.

  Officer Jones : We found her in the car hiding under the seat. Her parents were at the ATM when the meta attacked.

  Captain David Singh : Damn. We located her next of kin?

  Female Social Worker : Mm, maybe an uncle. Still tracking down his last known address.

  Captain David Singh : Well, she can't sleep on this bench. We've gotta get her out of here.

• Orlin Dwyer : I'm gonna make this right, Gracie. Every meta will die.

  Nora West-Allen : Grace, how did you hear Orlin that night? You were in a coma.

  Grace Gibbons : I know.

  [in a conspiratorial whisper] 

  Grace Gibbons : But I've been listening.

• Nora West-Allen : Hello?

  Caitlin Snow : Nora, is that you?

  Nora West-Allen : Caitlin!

  Caitlin Snow : [high-fiving Sherloque]  Yes! I told you the M.A.D. 2.0 could complete your emergency beacon. Uh, Nora, your parents went into your memories. Uh, let me conference them in.

  Nora West-Allen : Sorry, my parents went where?

• Barry Allen : Why did you go in without us? We had a plan.

  Nora West-Allen : No, I know, um... you know, just with the machine being ready, uh, and knowing that Cicada was still out there, I guess I just, um, I got a little excessive.

  Sherloque Wells : It's not the only reason, though, right? It was protecting her secret.

  Barry Allen : What secret is that?

  [tense moment, as Nora looks around nervously] 

  Sherloque Wells : Well, her feelings for her mother when she was a child. Must be painful memories. Is that correct, Nora?

  Nora West-Allen : [covering]  Yeah, exactly.

• Barry Allen : Happy first day in your new office.

  Iris West-Allen : You're so sweet.

  Nora West-Allen : So, have you decided what you're gonna name the paper?

  Iris West-Allen : I don't know. "Central City Citizen" has a certain ring to it.

  Barry Allen : You sure?

  Iris West-Allen : Yeah, you were right. Future isn't always what it seems. We decide what it gets to be.

• Nora West-Allen : Dad told me about the memory that you saw.

  Iris West-Allen : I know it wasn't real, Nora, but it must have come from a very real place. You must have been so angry with me to see me that way.

  Nora West-Allen : I... I was angry all the time. Angry for not getting to have a dad, angry 'cause nobody seemed to understand what I was feeling. And it didn't matter what you did or said, mom. I was always gonna be angry at you, because you were there.

  Iris West-Allen : You're going through a lot, Nora.

  Nora West-Allen : But so were you. I mean, I thought you were trying to stop me from being me, but you were trying to stop me from being dad. I-I mean, ending up like him. You guys had a whole life together and a child, and he vanished. I-I can't imagine how hard that must have been for you. And from that day, you... you were protecting me. I-I get that now. So sorry for the way that I treated you, both back then and now, when I first got here. I... you didn't deserve that.

  Iris West-Allen : Thank you. You're an amazing woman, Nora West-Allen. I will always love you, past, present, and future.

  Nora West-Allen : I love you, too, mom.

• Nora West-Allen : It's hard to keep a secret, but it's a lot easier when you're reminded why you're doing it. I met someone who told me that she would do anything to protect her family. She helped me see that... so would I. My parents can't know that you're helping me stop Cicada. There's too much at risk. And I'll do anything to protect them. Even lie.

• Nora West-Allen : I want you to think about the biggest secret in your life. The one you keep from the people that you love or even from yourself. I want you to imagine what would happen if that secret got out. Remember when you asked me that? I've been using all of your training. Studying my pulse, managing microexpressions, limiting non-congruent gestures, destroying any piece of evidence. I don't know how much longer I can keep this up. And not just because of the risks. But because the closer I get to my parents, the more I feel like I'm hurting them. Data entry complete, Gideon.

  Gideon : Thank you, Nora West-Allen. Shall I send this to the usual recipient?

  Nora West-Allen : Yes. Send it to Eobard Thawne, priority level urgent.

• Nora West-Allen : Okay, Gideon, how do I hack this thing so that dad won't see my memories?

  Gideon : In any configuration, if you and Barry Allen go in together, you still risk exposing your memories.

  Nora West-Allen : So I can't do anything.

• Nora West-Allen : Gideon, is that...

  Gideon : Grace Gibbons' brain waves. It would appear Sherloque Wells has planted the transceiver disc.

  Nora West-Allen : So I can go in alone. A-And I'll be back before anyone notices, but by that time, Grace'll be awake anyway.

• Nora West-Allen : Grace, I don't know what you think Orlin said...

  Grace Gibbons : You said you looked everywhere. I get it now. You have speed. You're her, aren't you? You're the Flash's daughter? You're the one who hurt my uncle.

• Nora West-Allen : Grace, I want to help you.

  Grace Gibbons : No, you don't. Uncle Orlin told me about you. You and your dad are trying to hurt him.

  Nora West-Allen : Only because he's trying to hurt other people, innocent people!

  Grace Gibbons : No, he only hurts metas, like the one who killed my parents. Like you! You're a meta and a liar!

  Nora West-Allen : All metas aren't bad.

  Grace Gibbons : My uncle is a hero. He protects people, and I protect my uncle!

• Barry Allen : You ready for this?

  Nora West-Allen : Dad, I'm just... I'm not fast enough yet.

  Iris West-Allen : No backing out now. This is the biggest race of your life.

  [it's revealed they're ice skating] 

  Nora West-Allen : Not really.

  Barry Allen : Get ready, set, go!

  Nora West-Allen : Dad, dad...

  [he takes off] 

  Nora West-Allen : [following him, wobbly]  Wait, wait! Oh, god.

  Iris West-Allen : [catching her for stability]  Whoa, whoa, whoa. Gotcha.

• Nora West-Allen : This is so embarrassing. I'm really good at the ice skating game on my Pocket Pal!

  Iris West-Allen : Okay, you're just gonna bend your knees.

  Nora West-Allen : [doing so]  'Kay.

  Iris West-Allen : And lean forward a little. Just, yeah.

  [letting Nora go] 

  Iris West-Allen : Yeah.

  Nora West-Allen : I'm doing it.

  Iris West-Allen : You're doing it.

  Nora West-Allen : I'm skating.

  [laughing] 

  Nora West-Allen : This is like schway city, mom.

• Sherloque Wells : Together, we went dozens of times, until one time I found myself in a memory of a motel room in Montreal, where what do I find but Watsune in flagrante deli in interpersonal relationship with my wife; fourth wife, but still.

  Nora West-Allen : You're saying you could see your partner's memories?

  Sherloque Wells : It's a possible side effect of traveling in pairs.

• Grace Gibbons : Who are you?

  Nora West-Allen : You can see me? Oh, right, you're Grace's consciousness in her old memory. I'm Nora.

  Grace Gibbons : Can you take me to my parents?

  Nora West-Allen : No, um, I can't, but if you come with me, I can help you feel better.

  [kneeling down, indicating the stuffed animal Grace is holding] 

  Nora West-Allen : You know, when I was your age, I had a friend just like this. I bet he'd like to feel better, too.