This is my second review for season 5 of the flash, and I have to say that I am still disappointed. This pains me because I love this show, i come back to my TV every week hoping that it will get better, but it hasn't. I don't understand the point of this episode, they build up this episode as the finale between the Flash and Cicada, and then...they replace Cicada with Cicada Jr. I am personally tired of the Cicada storyline and thought that they should have switched to Nora/Reverse Flash storyline after the mid season break. After seeing the promo for next weeks episode, it does appear that this is going to happen, but knowing this show they will probably delay it another episode. The reason I gave it a 5/10 is because I was semi happy with Barry and surrounding characters this time, although I still struggle with how a team of scientist can be so dumb in so many situations. Cicada's down...but wait, lets not capture him because there's 45 minutes left in this episode. I am also convinced that the writers have no concept of science themselves, how does one block a lightning bolt...I didn't realize that one could spin around with some flare faster than lightening can travel. It also confuses me how Barry can't just put the meta-human cuffs on her. I don't believe anymore of this crap that he's not fast enough to make it across the room, this is the same man that just a season ago, ran to Tokyo and back before a camera turned. I beg that the writers move on to the more interesting storyline that they have been teasing this whole season, because I just don't feel like these episodes are anything more than fillers at this point, where the team starts and ends in the same position. Speed it up Flash and get rid of Cicada.
Review of Failure Is an Orphan
