This show does an amazing job and doing nothing. This was another filler episode if it wasn't noticeable. They started the episode off with a good sense of urgency, for once everyone seemed to be on board with either finding a way out of the mirror-verse or creating the artificial speed force...and yet the only progression we get in these storylines comes in the final minutes of the episode.
I'm not a fan about how they keep changing history on the flash...one flaw that I noticed was that Barry was able to throw lightning in the flashback from season 1...even though he doesn't learn that until season 2. Even if crisis changes that then why doesn't it change anything else...like potentially letting Barry's dad survive???
Hartley was actually my favourite character this episode, his witty sarcasm was definitely needed and his and Cisco's hate for each other is always comedically enjoyable. I can't believe that they had to wait 30 minutes into the episode before they revealed that Hartley and Roderick were in love...I don't know about everyone else but I kind of put that together when Cisco was explaining the whole bridge situation.
Barry also showcased a TON of speed this episode, which gave me a 50/50 enjoyment factor because finally the flash was back! But also confuses me as to why he was able to use so much speed here in comparison to the last few episodes. Also why does every speedster have so many cool abilities and Barry can only throw a bolt of lightning...they seem to understand the mechanics of how these speedsters do this stuff because they are able to come up with counter solutions. And yet Barry doesn't ever go like wow maybe that might be useful to at least know how to do some of that stuff.
When they defeat Godspeed and we see his blue lightning blood I got super excited that was the key to Barry retaining some speed or something to do with the artificial speed force. Also if the speed force is dead how does Godspeed have speed...why is that question never asked...and also if they had 4 Godspeed speedsters why weren't they trying to study them in order to make this speedforce? Having Barry draw on a board is not sufficient enough to say they addressed that issue.
I know Hartley helped Barry in the fight but I don't think that was necessarily the mutual agreement they had in mind when they saved his boyfriend...think they would have hoped he would help out with some more important stuff later. Cisco says Hartley left some ideas but Hartley was obviously the smartest person on the show since thawne, so I would have liked to see him stick around for more.
This Caitlin/killer frost side story is just laughable. Calls a 911 message that takes Ralph away from helping work on the urgent issue of helping get everyone out of the mirror-verse, only for it to not be an urgent issue and then Ralph doesn't let Caitlin know that team flash is falling apart and while Barry is trying to save lives he's printing out jokey Dib-plomas???
I hope Nash is somehow able to channel thoughts from the other Wells eventually which will make his character more interesting, his post crisis Allegra story is just boring and irrelevant.
Next weeks episode is the last and I can't help but think we're going to be left disappointed...I know the season was cut short and they couldn't have predicted that but it does look like all the problems are somehow going to get solved in what was going to be episode 22. I thought that Barry and Hartley's pep talk at the end was going to ignite an idea in Barry but no...it was just to get him to do another pep talk for team flash. I'm happy he's getting back to being a leader...but this was not necessary.
Also now that every superhero is on the same earth I can't help but think that Barry without his speed wouldn't call Kara or someone...I guess they'd rather just let more people die...
Don't think they thought the after effects of crisis through that much and it seems the writers just write these on an episode to episode basis without having a plan for the season. Eva also just took a good old break this episode...there's absolutely no explanation of why she didn't just go straight to her husband and start punishing him.
I hope Barry gets his speed back next episode, I hope iris and Camilla get out of the mirror verse but I think that's just asking the flash to work too fast for their capabilities...see you all next week!
I'm not a fan about how they keep changing history on the flash...one flaw that I noticed was that Barry was able to throw lightning in the flashback from season 1...even though he doesn't learn that until season 2. Even if crisis changes that then why doesn't it change anything else...like potentially letting Barry's dad survive???
Hartley was actually my favourite character this episode, his witty sarcasm was definitely needed and his and Cisco's hate for each other is always comedically enjoyable. I can't believe that they had to wait 30 minutes into the episode before they revealed that Hartley and Roderick were in love...I don't know about everyone else but I kind of put that together when Cisco was explaining the whole bridge situation.
Barry also showcased a TON of speed this episode, which gave me a 50/50 enjoyment factor because finally the flash was back! But also confuses me as to why he was able to use so much speed here in comparison to the last few episodes. Also why does every speedster have so many cool abilities and Barry can only throw a bolt of lightning...they seem to understand the mechanics of how these speedsters do this stuff because they are able to come up with counter solutions. And yet Barry doesn't ever go like wow maybe that might be useful to at least know how to do some of that stuff.
When they defeat Godspeed and we see his blue lightning blood I got super excited that was the key to Barry retaining some speed or something to do with the artificial speed force. Also if the speed force is dead how does Godspeed have speed...why is that question never asked...and also if they had 4 Godspeed speedsters why weren't they trying to study them in order to make this speedforce? Having Barry draw on a board is not sufficient enough to say they addressed that issue.
I know Hartley helped Barry in the fight but I don't think that was necessarily the mutual agreement they had in mind when they saved his boyfriend...think they would have hoped he would help out with some more important stuff later. Cisco says Hartley left some ideas but Hartley was obviously the smartest person on the show since thawne, so I would have liked to see him stick around for more.
This Caitlin/killer frost side story is just laughable. Calls a 911 message that takes Ralph away from helping work on the urgent issue of helping get everyone out of the mirror-verse, only for it to not be an urgent issue and then Ralph doesn't let Caitlin know that team flash is falling apart and while Barry is trying to save lives he's printing out jokey Dib-plomas???
I hope Nash is somehow able to channel thoughts from the other Wells eventually which will make his character more interesting, his post crisis Allegra story is just boring and irrelevant.
Next weeks episode is the last and I can't help but think we're going to be left disappointed...I know the season was cut short and they couldn't have predicted that but it does look like all the problems are somehow going to get solved in what was going to be episode 22. I thought that Barry and Hartley's pep talk at the end was going to ignite an idea in Barry but no...it was just to get him to do another pep talk for team flash. I'm happy he's getting back to being a leader...but this was not necessary.
Also now that every superhero is on the same earth I can't help but think that Barry without his speed wouldn't call Kara or someone...I guess they'd rather just let more people die...
Don't think they thought the after effects of crisis through that much and it seems the writers just write these on an episode to episode basis without having a plan for the season. Eva also just took a good old break this episode...there's absolutely no explanation of why she didn't just go straight to her husband and start punishing him.
I hope Barry gets his speed back next episode, I hope iris and Camilla get out of the mirror verse but I think that's just asking the flash to work too fast for their capabilities...see you all next week!
