DC Comics fans may also recognize the name “Louise Lincoln” as the identity of a non-Caitlin Snow version of Killer Frost.
The most significant name there with regard to the crossover, however, is Victor Fries.
Depending on when Thomas Snow was in contact with these scientists throughout the years, he may have been communicating with Eobard Thawne doubling as Harrison Wells, and Thawne undoubtedly wouldn’t have gone out of his way to protect Barry.