Warning: This article contains spoilers for Tuesday’s episode ofThe Flash, “Masquerade.”

But as the COVID-19 pandemic wore on, the installment transformed into something deeper and more purposeful.

And if we don’t, we can manifest that in really challenging ways."

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Danielle Nicolet on ‘The Flash’.Bettina Strauss/The CW

It was really great," Nicolet says of working so closely with Gustin.

All we did on those days were those scenes.

For us, it was just really exciting.

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Candice Patton and Danielle Nicolet on ‘The Flash’.The CW

We were shooting a horror movie, which is what it felt like."

She never told anyone, including Joe (Jesse L. Martin), because she felt ashamed.

That confession helped her regain control of her mind and break free.

“I loved it,” Nicolet says of learning this new piece of information about Cecile’s backstory.

The journey through this episode is the end of her doing that."

I think it was just so not terribly dissimilar to Cecile.

I needed to just allow myself to feel my feelings."

On the flip side, the actress also enjoyed playing the episode’s big bad in the real world.

After defeating Psycho-Pirate’s mask, Cecile decided to tell Joe the truth.

“There’s no more half-stepping for her.

She is clear on who she is and she’s proud of it.

The Flashairs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on the CW.