Pros:
-A better flashpoint than flashpoint, this is a really dystopian future where Barry has apparently killed the likes of Ray Palmer, Sara Lance, Nate Haywood and Cisco Ramon. This is what flashpoint should've been, a dystopian landscape where the heroes are on their last legs and dying off left and right. This also leads the imagination to wonder: what the hell happened? Are Superman and Supergirl on this earth? We're they killed by another villain or got lost in the phantom zone? Why did chillblaine become a hero in the first place? We don't know all the details but we do know that this world is dark, horrifying, and a perfect replacement for the underwhelming flashpoint of season 3
-Great character moments all around. Ryan and Iris were a great duo this episode and I really do think they should have had more screen time. This does tease a future where these two become friends, but hopefully not as depressing. As well surprisingly Damien Darhk and Barry bonded well over their motivation to fix the timeline. Damien wanted to restore the timeline to save his daughter, motivating Barry to similarly fight for love, which was a major theme of this episode. It was also interesting to see Ryan Choi as a bit of a depressed bachelor drinking his sorrows away. It just hammered home how dystopian this world is considering during crisis his family was his main motivation. Thawne is one f-ed up dude.
-Solid action scenes. While we didn't see too much fighting this week, what we did see was very solid. The fight between Barry and team flash was pretty good, and really showcased the fighting capabilities of Ryan and Alex. As well the fight between Damien and the other heroes was similarly quite good.
-The ending leaves a lot of questions up in the air. Despero definitely isn't as clean as he may have portrayed himself, having killed all of team flash and ruthlessly tortured Cecile all before Barry reset the timeline. This does not seem like the type of man who would show mercy to a despot, so what IS his story. Did he go mad after he lost his home, what is his true motivation? We have one more week to find out. Joe is alive again and team flash don't remember Armageddon, showing that the timeline has been restored. Thawne though seems to have further plans that may involve Mia Queen? It's unclear, but left open.
-The new suits are great, there's not much more to say honestly.
Cons -The Allegra/Chester romance subplot wasn't that great. Like I don't think it was as bad as other people did but I didn't enjoy it either. It was meh. Didn't really effect my outlook on the episode at all. Everything else had me very engaged.
-Solid action scenes. While we didn't see too much fighting this week, what we did see was very solid. The fight between Barry and team flash was pretty good, and really showcased the fighting capabilities of Ryan and Alex. As well the fight between Damien and the other heroes was similarly quite good.
-The ending leaves a lot of questions up in the air. Despero definitely isn't as clean as he may have portrayed himself, having killed all of team flash and ruthlessly tortured Cecile all before Barry reset the timeline. This does not seem like the type of man who would show mercy to a despot, so what IS his story. Did he go mad after he lost his home, what is his true motivation? We have one more week to find out. Joe is alive again and team flash don't remember Armageddon, showing that the timeline has been restored. Thawne though seems to have further plans that may involve Mia Queen? It's unclear, but left open.
-The new suits are great, there's not much more to say honestly.
Cons -The Allegra/Chester romance subplot wasn't that great. Like I don't think it was as bad as other people did but I didn't enjoy it either. It was meh. Didn't really effect my outlook on the episode at all. Everything else had me very engaged.