Well, that's more like it! "The Once and Future Flash" was a well rounded and strongly written episode of The Flash, atypical of the season. The only problem I have with this episode is that it dragged out the Savitar reveal yet again. I'm not sure I have much investment in it anymore, as the writers haven't given us much of a reason, besides "well, he's the big bad". There's only four episodes left, so there's probably not much depth to him. Unlike Prometheus on Arrow, or the Legion of Doom on Legends of Tomorrow, it seems like the writers barely even cared about making Savitar interesting. Anyway, the future setting was a nice way of adding stakes to the end of the season. It was a bit shocking to see the main cast so thoroughly broken. It went a little too far into darkness at times, but made up for it at the end of the episode with a genuinely fun and emotionally resonant climax. Caitlin finally has something to, but I hope they dial back the cheesiness of her lines. Her powers also don't make sense at all. Why would gaining frost powers be enough to make her evil? Instead of making Caitlin a complex character with flaws that are exemplified by the frost powers, (because that would be taking chances, something the creative team are clearly against, considering all 3 seasons have the same formula) the writers cheat by magically making her evil. That's bad writing. On the whole though, I enjoyed "The Once and Future Flash".
+Future setting
+Caitlin has something interesting to do...
+Raises stakes
+HR in the future
+Great climax
-Savitar continues to suck
-...but they wimped out by making her evil
-Emo Barry
-Future Suit looks ridiculous. Why can't we just get the comic book suit?
8/10
+Future setting
+Caitlin has something interesting to do...
+Raises stakes
+HR in the future
+Great climax
-Savitar continues to suck
-...but they wimped out by making her evil
-Emo Barry
-Future Suit looks ridiculous. Why can't we just get the comic book suit?
8/10