User Reviews

I think it's becoming more apparent each passing week that the ending to this season of The Flash will be a Flashpoint style event. Their talk this week about a failed destiny reminds me a great deal of that storyline, it will just be interesting to see exactly how they pull off something that catastrophic. This week was another solid episode that again focused on Firestorm. I was glad to see the two sides, Stein and Ronnie, reunite with their loved ones, even if it was temporarily. You have to wonder if and when Ronnie is the only one left will he become a bigger part of this show? Or perhaps a reoccurring role perhaps 5-6 episodes a season?

One of the great things about this week was that I thought the show felt more self aware than it ever has. The problem with a show focused on superpowers is that you tend to separate yourself from the real world, but this week it seemed as though the show realized that, and took a more comedic approach to it all. I loved all of the references to pop culture this week. Whether it be Twilight Zone, Terminator, Back to the Future, or even Friends, I thought the show did a great job in that area. Speaking of Back to the Future, I think Stein's reaction to Barry talking about time travel was definitely a homage to Dr. Emmett Brown from that series.

I also love that some of Barry's mistakes have caught up to him. Finally we see someone noticing Barry taking off his mask and in turn threatening to reveal his identity. I'm glad to see Eiling even find out a way to harm Barry. The needle approach was strange but it definitely worked. Eiling was a compelling villain, but he doesn't stand a chance to Gorilla Grodd! But speaking about his identity, it doesn't seem like the show-runners particularly care about that. Stein and his wife both know now, shouldn't we expect an episode centered around the world finding out about that? Perhaps that's involved with the Flashpoint storyline somehow? So we finally got to see Wells as Reverse Flash in the field, but I'm still confused as to if it was him killing Barry's mother. Where does Eddie fall in this situation? Two straight weeks of his absence. Overall it was a solid episode that teased a bunch but also left a few holes that are as of now unexplainable. But it definitely sucks we have to wait a month before the show returns.

+Pop culture references

+Flashpoint?

+That last scene..

+Self aware moments

-Where's Eddie?

8.6/10