The Flash has returned to our screens and the show has hit the ground running in the second half of season 4. The second half of the season is when the show really gets into the meat of the season and this episode wasted no time doing it.
If you split this episode into all the aspects of what makes a good episode, all of those aspects would receive fantastic marks. The writing of both the story and dialog was fantastic, each character has some form of moment to be reflected on, the editing was outstanding, especially in the final scene, and the overall acting was solid by all the cast.
Getting into some story points, I loved how Barry was convicted. To often on shows like this, a problem is introduced and us as the audience question how they will get out of it, which then leads to a simply solution that fixes the problem before it becomes a massive thing. This is different. We know Barry will get out at some point, it wouldn't be The Flash without it, however his release seems further away after this episode.
An scene in this episode I want to focus on is the one with Joe and Dibny when Joe wanted to plant evidence. Dibny is a character that I have really enjoy so far this season however this is by far my favourite scene with him. The way they built up his mistakes when they introduced him into this show have now paid off because we get to see his acceptance into his mistakes and how he doesn't want to see Joe go through the same thing.
My favourite aspect of this episode however, as previously mentioned was the final scene. The contrast between the judge handing down Barry's verdict and Captain Singh giving The Flash an award was fantastic to see because they are two completely different images of the same person. I mentioned in my review of the latest Supergirl episode that I liked what these shows focus some time on the person behind the mask, and this moment was one of those times they did exactly that. To the public, The Flash is a hero, but to be that hero, the public identity of Barry Allen had to be tainted.
Overall, a fantastic episode of The Flash. No doubt this show has some ups and downs some times but it is episodes like this that blow me away as a fan and it heightens my love for the show even more.
9/10
If you split this episode into all the aspects of what makes a good episode, all of those aspects would receive fantastic marks. The writing of both the story and dialog was fantastic, each character has some form of moment to be reflected on, the editing was outstanding, especially in the final scene, and the overall acting was solid by all the cast.
Getting into some story points, I loved how Barry was convicted. To often on shows like this, a problem is introduced and us as the audience question how they will get out of it, which then leads to a simply solution that fixes the problem before it becomes a massive thing. This is different. We know Barry will get out at some point, it wouldn't be The Flash without it, however his release seems further away after this episode.
An scene in this episode I want to focus on is the one with Joe and Dibny when Joe wanted to plant evidence. Dibny is a character that I have really enjoy so far this season however this is by far my favourite scene with him. The way they built up his mistakes when they introduced him into this show have now paid off because we get to see his acceptance into his mistakes and how he doesn't want to see Joe go through the same thing.
My favourite aspect of this episode however, as previously mentioned was the final scene. The contrast between the judge handing down Barry's verdict and Captain Singh giving The Flash an award was fantastic to see because they are two completely different images of the same person. I mentioned in my review of the latest Supergirl episode that I liked what these shows focus some time on the person behind the mask, and this moment was one of those times they did exactly that. To the public, The Flash is a hero, but to be that hero, the public identity of Barry Allen had to be tainted.
Overall, a fantastic episode of The Flash. No doubt this show has some ups and downs some times but it is episodes like this that blow me away as a fan and it heightens my love for the show even more.
9/10