I'm not even mad about this episode. Honestly, I'm not. I'm just disappointed. Why? Well, because Eric Wallace had the audacity to say that he wanted to conclude Legends of Tomorrow's cliffhanger, but that they "didn't have time during the season". And yeah I'm paraphrasing, but not by much.
"Didn't have time during the season" you say? But you certainly had time to spend an entire episode justifying why Cecile asked Allegra to move in with her.
See, I'm not mad about the episode itself. I'm mad about what it stands for. It stands for Eric Wallace clearly having no respect for the fans or even the show he's working on.
You want examples? You want receipts? Well I got 'em.
This episode presents us with a device called a Dark Matter Refractor that's created and sold by Goldface, and it has the ability to reflect meta powers back at the metas that used them. And I really hope I'm not the only one who sees the implications of this technology. So what if these things are single use? If the Flash ever comes up to a criminal now, they can just easily bust out one of these devices and suddenly Barry's knocked off his feet at best, and stuck standing still for a bit at worst. This episode shouldn't have ended with Barry and Iris having a baby shower, it should've ended with Barry hanging up the suit for good because the criminals can now easily always defeat him.
"Who cares? It's the final season." Exactly! We've still got seven more episodes where this tech could be used! They *need* to keep using these devices! They're too valuable to criminals to just sweep under the rug!
And you know how I said they were created by Goldface? You know, the metahuman criminal that knows Barry's secret identity now? Why did the writers *let* him make these things since he's supposed to be a quasi-good guy now? They literally *just* finished a story where he worked with the Flash to stop a speedster bent on taking over the world, and the immediate next episode he's suddenly returned to crime. Villains' gotta villain I guess, but it just shows Eric Wallace's lack of consistency. "Oh Goldface is kindof a good guy now? Yeah, we're gonna need to retcon that because we need a villain of the week for our next filler episode. Retcon *all* of that."
And why would the crooks even drop the Dark Matter Refractor after it's been used? Put it back in your pocket and burn it when you get home. You're giving the heroes a chance to figure out what you're using and find a counter to it.
Aren't these devices supposed to be single-use only? So how come Becky's engagement ring can infinitely invert her powers?
And speaking of Becky Sharpe, why is she even alive? I get that Crisis can change some stuff, but this is one of the characters that you canonically *cannot* revive! We've seen DeVoe's high chair in several past episodes, so we know the events of season 4 still happened post-crisis! This means that Becky was still created by DeVoe on the bus, and still had to die so DeVoe could complete his plan. This is one of the characters you can't just say "Crisis changed it" to, because you've already proven the events are the same pre-crisis as they are post-crisis!
But by far the worst thing in the episode is Cecile's dilemma about not being able to visit Joe and her daughter. This plot has absolutely no personal stakes because it was a massive plot point in the two immediately previous episodes that Team Flash can casually use Nash's Instant-Transmission Smoke Bombs to teleport *anywhere in the world!* You don't need a train, Cecile. You don't even need a car. Just borrow one of your new roommate's Instant-Transmission Smoke Bombs and go see your daughter using those. Simple problem? Simple solution.
Oh yeah, and you know how she said "I can't use my powers on a client. It's an ethical line I can't cross."? Well that's not a thing anymore because she reads Becky's mind in this episode. In fact, I was even able to call the exact moment that was going to happen. Because continuity is the devil, apparently.
You know an episode's bad when they play Frank Sinatra at the end and I have no reaction to it. Yikes.
I'm honestly just thankful this is the final season of The Flash, because at this point I know there's no chance it gets better. I have been here since season 1, but this is the last straw for me. I will watch until the end of the season, and then I'm done.
1 / 10.
"Didn't have time during the season" you say? But you certainly had time to spend an entire episode justifying why Cecile asked Allegra to move in with her.
See, I'm not mad about the episode itself. I'm mad about what it stands for. It stands for Eric Wallace clearly having no respect for the fans or even the show he's working on.
You want examples? You want receipts? Well I got 'em.
This episode presents us with a device called a Dark Matter Refractor that's created and sold by Goldface, and it has the ability to reflect meta powers back at the metas that used them. And I really hope I'm not the only one who sees the implications of this technology. So what if these things are single use? If the Flash ever comes up to a criminal now, they can just easily bust out one of these devices and suddenly Barry's knocked off his feet at best, and stuck standing still for a bit at worst. This episode shouldn't have ended with Barry and Iris having a baby shower, it should've ended with Barry hanging up the suit for good because the criminals can now easily always defeat him.
"Who cares? It's the final season." Exactly! We've still got seven more episodes where this tech could be used! They *need* to keep using these devices! They're too valuable to criminals to just sweep under the rug!
And you know how I said they were created by Goldface? You know, the metahuman criminal that knows Barry's secret identity now? Why did the writers *let* him make these things since he's supposed to be a quasi-good guy now? They literally *just* finished a story where he worked with the Flash to stop a speedster bent on taking over the world, and the immediate next episode he's suddenly returned to crime. Villains' gotta villain I guess, but it just shows Eric Wallace's lack of consistency. "Oh Goldface is kindof a good guy now? Yeah, we're gonna need to retcon that because we need a villain of the week for our next filler episode. Retcon *all* of that."
And why would the crooks even drop the Dark Matter Refractor after it's been used? Put it back in your pocket and burn it when you get home. You're giving the heroes a chance to figure out what you're using and find a counter to it.
Aren't these devices supposed to be single-use only? So how come Becky's engagement ring can infinitely invert her powers?
And speaking of Becky Sharpe, why is she even alive? I get that Crisis can change some stuff, but this is one of the characters that you canonically *cannot* revive! We've seen DeVoe's high chair in several past episodes, so we know the events of season 4 still happened post-crisis! This means that Becky was still created by DeVoe on the bus, and still had to die so DeVoe could complete his plan. This is one of the characters you can't just say "Crisis changed it" to, because you've already proven the events are the same pre-crisis as they are post-crisis!
But by far the worst thing in the episode is Cecile's dilemma about not being able to visit Joe and her daughter. This plot has absolutely no personal stakes because it was a massive plot point in the two immediately previous episodes that Team Flash can casually use Nash's Instant-Transmission Smoke Bombs to teleport *anywhere in the world!* You don't need a train, Cecile. You don't even need a car. Just borrow one of your new roommate's Instant-Transmission Smoke Bombs and go see your daughter using those. Simple problem? Simple solution.
Oh yeah, and you know how she said "I can't use my powers on a client. It's an ethical line I can't cross."? Well that's not a thing anymore because she reads Becky's mind in this episode. In fact, I was even able to call the exact moment that was going to happen. Because continuity is the devil, apparently.
You know an episode's bad when they play Frank Sinatra at the end and I have no reaction to it. Yikes.
I'm honestly just thankful this is the final season of The Flash, because at this point I know there's no chance it gets better. I have been here since season 1, but this is the last straw for me. I will watch until the end of the season, and then I'm done.
1 / 10.