I'm pretty sure the misleading hype about this ep being an Iris-centric ep in an Iris-centric season + another fake out about Savitar's ID will lead to a few disappointed viewers. Thankfully, I'm not one of them.
Awesome: KF's escape, Wally helping Barry jump to the future, Top and MM's whammying Barry, and reformed future team flash. I complain a lot about team flash, but I have to say, I like future team flash so much more than current team flash already. What's not to like: only 4 members and Julian is of them!, and no shoehorned LI standing around. (After Felton and Gustin's fun panel at SVCC, the show really needs to bring Felton back for next season.)
Saint of DCCWverse: Cisco Ramon. First futureBarry abandons him/the team. Now presentBarry does the same thing. Barry Allen From Any Time = The WORST. Yet still, not a word of anger or hate when Barry deserved both. Where are Top and MM to give Barry another deserved can of whoop@ss?! And Cisco's hands?!
Surprise #1: present and future Barry convo in the time vault was...oddly compelling. It conveyed just how much of a weak, spineless, selfish person Barry is/will be, something that CAN NOT be overstated enough. Yes! Also, good job by Gustin/editing department making that scene seamless.
Surprise #2: Cisco's follow up lesson that yo, Bare! You have family/friends who need you/deserve your help. Just because you lost the "love of your life" doesn't negate your responsibility to them. YES!
This was amazingly good, because for the first time, we see what happens to Cisco, Caitlin, Wally, Joe and Julian when he turns his back on them. They're no longer just pieces to be moved around in Barry's Quest To Save Iris West; they're Barry's family/friends and they MATTER, too.
Savitar: still don't care who he is, so I wasn't disappointed by the unreveal. But it looks like it might be Ronnie or Eddie.
Great character ep with a much needed critical look at the downside of Barry's obsession with saving Iris at the expense of his family/friends/team flash/Central City. Still not feeling the futuresuit, though. Score: 8.5
Awesome: KF's escape, Wally helping Barry jump to the future, Top and MM's whammying Barry, and reformed future team flash. I complain a lot about team flash, but I have to say, I like future team flash so much more than current team flash already. What's not to like: only 4 members and Julian is of them!, and no shoehorned LI standing around. (After Felton and Gustin's fun panel at SVCC, the show really needs to bring Felton back for next season.)
Saint of DCCWverse: Cisco Ramon. First futureBarry abandons him/the team. Now presentBarry does the same thing. Barry Allen From Any Time = The WORST. Yet still, not a word of anger or hate when Barry deserved both. Where are Top and MM to give Barry another deserved can of whoop@ss?! And Cisco's hands?!
Surprise #1: present and future Barry convo in the time vault was...oddly compelling. It conveyed just how much of a weak, spineless, selfish person Barry is/will be, something that CAN NOT be overstated enough. Yes! Also, good job by Gustin/editing department making that scene seamless.
Surprise #2: Cisco's follow up lesson that yo, Bare! You have family/friends who need you/deserve your help. Just because you lost the "love of your life" doesn't negate your responsibility to them. YES!
This was amazingly good, because for the first time, we see what happens to Cisco, Caitlin, Wally, Joe and Julian when he turns his back on them. They're no longer just pieces to be moved around in Barry's Quest To Save Iris West; they're Barry's family/friends and they MATTER, too.
Savitar: still don't care who he is, so I wasn't disappointed by the unreveal. But it looks like it might be Ronnie or Eddie.
Great character ep with a much needed critical look at the downside of Barry's obsession with saving Iris at the expense of his family/friends/team flash/Central City. Still not feeling the futuresuit, though. Score: 8.5