User Reviews

Okay, maybe I'm in a forgiving mood since I just watched "Painkiller" before this episode, but it wasn't that bad. I mean, this season's been hit-or-miss so far, and this episode is far from what we know Eric Wallace to be capable of, with such standout episodes as "The Last Temptation of Barry Allen: Part 1" and "The Exorcism of Nash Wells" in his repertoire, but at least it's not as bad as when he took that vacation ahead of "Mother".

They very much, I think unintentionally, made Chillblaine into a sort of icy Reverse Flash, and I liked it. He's a villain that was jealous of Killer Frost's ice powers, so he worked up some tech to give himself the powers, and then tried to kill Killer Frost at the end to prove he was superior. Obviously, saying he's literally Reverse Flash with ice powers is a bit of a stretch, since Thawne is a bit more nuanced than that, but the evil scheme is basically the same. I enjoyed it. Also that shot of Frost and Chillblaine shooting ice at each other in the bar looked awesome! Well done. The main problem I have with this guy is that he hasn't had any setup! Imagine if he showed up in the middle of "Central City Strong" or "Fear Me", and then we got this episode three episodes down the line. That could've been a good twist, but instead they packed it all into one episode. That's some wasted potential right there.

Kristen Kramer's witch hunt continues this week, and though you may think she's being ridiculous, I'd argue that it's just because the story isn't being told from her perspective. Frost has all these allegations against her, and Kramer is just trying to bring her to justice. She may have a case of confirmation bias, like when she tried to pin that murder at Ivo Labs on Frost when evidence showed otherwise, but Barry was on the very same witch hunt in "Therefore I Am" back in season four, and everyone loved it! Why is it different now? It's still a character being overly stupid to the point of lunacy and having a serious case of confirmation bias. Just let that sit for a minute. From Kramer's perspective, everything makes sense. Is there currently any other ice metahumans or people active in the city? No. Must mean that Frost did it. She's been on the side of the CCPD in recent times, sure, but everyone is capable of backsliding.

The stuff with Barry and the Speed Force avatar is alright, I guess. Definitely the weakest part of the episode. Iris and Barry shared a good scene about it actually, and Grant Gustin and Michelle Harrison have some really good on screen chemistry. They're great, even if the Speed Force is being a little pushy at times. I didn't even mind Barry taking a backseat for this episode. Just don't make it a habit.

Also, I just wanna talk about Iris for a second. With the exception of "Mother" being written around Eric Wallace's poorly timed vacation, I've been able to tell that Iris has been getting a lot better writing and has been a lot more likeable since he became the showrunner. I don't think that's a coincidence. She's been getting a lot better scenes, and the writers have been using Candice Patton's acting talent really well in the last two seasons overall. I made a joke during my viewing of the episode about how Eric Wallace may have made it his mission to fix Iris West-Allen, and it's working so far. Sorry if this tangent feels out of place. I had to include it in a review at some point, and this seemed to be the one.

As one final point on this episode, I like how nobody on this show takes anything personally. For example, Joe has to arrest Caitlin during the episode, and Caitlin understands that Joe was just doing his job. Also, Allegra lies to the team about where Frost is, and Barry still takes her out in the field with him. If this were Supergirl or Batwoman, or hell, even this very same show during their fourth season, those issues would've persisted over multiple episodes. I can't express how amazing it is that nobody takes anything personally anymore! It's so refreshing! Thank you for making this change!

This episode isn't perfect. I can understand people giving it a 1, but I can also see ratings of 7 or 8 showing up in there. It's flawed, but it worked in my opinion. Just wish Chillblaine had more setup than he got, because he had the workings of a really solid villain behind him. I'm rating lower this week not because I didn't like the episode, but because there was just a few things I would've done differently.

6 / 10.

This was a great episode. The pacing and development of killer frost being brought into custody was really good. I was interested the whole episode and was constantly wondering how this would all come down. I really like the addition of Chillblaine! The actor did an amazing job, mad me really interested in his character just from this episode. That fight scene with him and killer frost was great! This episode really established more of a connection to killer frost for the audience. In my opinion, this was one of the best episodes of the season so far, right up there with episode 2! I know some fans might not enjoy this episode because some aren't too keen on killer frost/caitlin, but i hope they can give it a shot and see how good of an episode this really was. Another thing i liked is how Joe was put in a situation of being in the middle of all of the chaos and deciding how to handle things. The side story with Barry and Nora was alright, could've been better. I hope we will see more of Chillblaine soon!

This reminds me of the early seasons, good times. We have more screentime of Wally West, one of my favorite characters. He is like Barry's true "best friend". Frost wasn't bad in this episode which I am surprised. Decent stuff but, I am keeping it to a short review now.

7/10.

Episode 7: A little campy, but mildly interesting with Killer Frost being the heroine of the episode. Nothing much and nothing else can be said on this one. It is not serious, bloodless, too much emotions in the way and one of the mid-quality episodes of the season.

First of all, to all those people that say "you shouldn't rate the show before it even airs", I am rating the show now because it has aired for me. Don't be a clown.

This episode really hit the mark for me. We have been asking for more CSI barry and oh boy did we get it this episode. Kristen Kramer is a little intriguing but we can all guess that she's gonna end up being a bad guy that flash is gonna put in prison or whatever. I loved the speedforce and barry scenes I thought her lightning was really cool all the mulitcolors gave my eyes a feast!

Killer Frost's storyline was one of the best ones shes had on the show. Chillblaine looks like a really fun villain he has a lot of character which I loved. But I am a bit concerned about Cisco's role on the show this season. Chester was at the crime scene instead of him, that Cisco's role! I don't know, the showrunner of The Flash said that Cisco would be facing a tough decision down the line and maybe he just wasn't needed this episode.

The cliffhanger omg I love it when the show does that. But unfortunately we have to wait another 3 weeks until it comes back! I am fine with that because the next episode, "The People vs Killer Frost" looks like an absolute blast!

Finally some Season 1 Flash Quality, Eric Wallace we love you.

9.1/10.

I'm not sure what kind of Twilight Zone I'm currently living in, but I didn't hate this episode and I actually enjoyed the last one too. Iris has actually been the voice of reason and I'm finding myself no longer wanting to change the channel when she comes across my screen. The Flash has been focusing more on the side characters for quite awhile but for the most part, it has been working.

Season 7 seems to have taken on a completely different vibe, one I was resistant to and still am on the fence about. Strangely placed slo-mo scenes, odd heavy soundtrack music during fight scenes, and stilted dialogue. Overall it's just felt...strange. I finally decided to stop trying to compare the current episodes with the show it was when it first came out years ago, and once I did that I was able to enjoy this season much much more. I mean, if anyone ever thought The Flash was supposed to be a serious show they just have to watch the scene where a random hot bartender just takes off his shirt for no reason. I do hope he somehow becomes a romantic interest for KF because I do think they had great chemistry, as long as she can overlook the tiny murder part. The budding friendship between Allegra and KF is pretty nice, too.

I'm not sure how I feel about the Kramer character yet. It depends on what her motives are and whether or not she will ever be able to view the world in more than black and white. Nora the Speed Force is a nice addition to the cast, I think she is oddly adorable in how much she is trying to make herself useful. I am not sure I trust her motives, either, something feels like it's bubbling underneath the surface. I almost feel like she's much stronger than she's letting on and she's waiting for the other Forces to appear so she can completely obliterate them.

I'm not really viewing season 7 as a continuance of the previous seasons, but trying to watch it as a standalone show. Remembering what it was would just ruin any enjoyment I could possibly find with the show. Overall this wasn't a terrible episode. It could possibly be because "Mother" was so bad that anything that followed would look like it was Oscar worthy. In the long run, this will probably go down as my most hated season of the entire series, but this episode wasn't the absolute worst.

I honestly enjoyed how they turned to another character's perspective than the regular main characters. It had a great twist and amazing appearance from Jon Cor or chillblaine. Great episode.

Read any of the current 1 star reviews up, they blatantly do not know a thing about this episode. Hell, one of them said frost got a LOVE INTEREST in this episode, like seriously.

Now for an actual review: this is Caitlin/frosts best storyline in a while. It's what the season 5 story with her father should have been in both its emotional impact and it's ramifications for the series as a whole. That storyline fell on its face (icicle should've been the main villain over both cicadas) and now this feels like a soft do-over, forcing frost to face her past actions as well as deal with a stalkerish admirer. I liked Chillblaine, he's got the same wanna-be creep vibes he has in the comics with captain cold, and I thought his actor did a great job. Hopefully he makes another appearance. Also, possibly the BEST part of the episode (besides maybe the cold fight) was seeing a ton of CSI Barry again. This storyline has been sorely missing since season 4, and with seasons 6 and 7 being such a return to the quality of the first few seasons seeing this part of Barry's character return has been sublime. Cannot praise it enough.

By far the worst episode of season 7 what are these writers thinking?! Grant looked completely checked out during almost every scene and I don't blame him. Killer frost flirting with a bartender then going to jail really? So effing stupid. The decline of this show is truly amazing.

I'm sorry this cant be a real episode. Cisco missing, Barry barely in it, introducing yet another useless person just so DP can finally have an on screen romance, and they ruined a badass comic character Killer frost with this complete trash that appears on my TV screen. It was literal torture watching this mess and the fact that next episode is also about "killer" frost? NO thanks.