SPOILER WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for "Attack on Central City," the latest episode of "The Flash."


Barry Allen has switched gears in his race against time. In "Attack on Central City," the latest episode of "The Flash," he took a more proactive role in his future; that is to say, he switched from defense to offense. In an effort to turn the tide of time, he asked Iris West to marry him. That's right -- in this Valentine's Day-themed episode, which featured several different couples, Barry Allen proposed.

Over the course of the episode, Barry struggled with the idea of killing Gorilla Grodd. He felt that, in order to change the headlines leading up to Iris' death, the only thing that he could do to stop Grodd was kill him. As such, several characters  -- from Earth-2's Harry Wells to Iris -- convinced him not to do it, because mercy and compassion are what make him a hero in their eyes.

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This seemed to give Barry the idea to propose. Instead of fighting his way to the future, he chose to love, and -- through love -- he hopes to end Iris' destiny. After all, a marriage would put them back on track for the future he saw back in Season 1, where the future Iris West-Allen wrote an article about the Flash's disappearance.

At the end of the episode, Iris walked into their apartment to discover that Barry had covered just about every available surface with candles and flowers. As she asked him what was going on, he pulled a ring from his pocket and relayed a story about how his great-grandfather proposed to his great-grandmother after WWII. Then, of course, he asked her to marry him.

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Naturally, the episode drew to a close without revealing Iris' answer -- and there's a very real possibility that she could turn him down. When Barry began to propose, he told her that this could be a way of preventing the future and, thereby, her death. This being the case, it seems that Barry is proposing out of necessity, not love. This could easily cause her to second guess her answer or Barry's sincerity, despite his good intentions. However, we won't know for sure until "The Wrath of Savitar," next week's episode.

Airing Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW, “The Flash” stars Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, Tom Cavanagh, Jesse L. Martin and Keiynan Lonsdale.