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Eric Wallace is the newest showrunner to "The Flash", which is definitely the show's best decision in years because the last 3 seasons have felt very underwhelming in comparison to the first 2. I'm glad to say that the fun and enjoyable flash tone from the first two seasons is back in tonight's premiere.

The episode immediately starts with the destruction of Nora's video message from the fifth season finale. I liked that this is where the show decided to start off again as it gave some more emotional impact for Nora's death in regards to Barry and Iris.

After this, the show quickly moves (no pun intended) onto a storyline that takes place 4 months later in the show's timeline. The team has been trying to track down Godspeed for all of the summer, and has found 4 other versions of him. I liked that the show isn't moving away from Godspeed after his long build up during the fifth season, which led to an utterly underwhelming conclusion. I'm enjoying that he seems to be building up to be a bigger threat for the team. The actual special effects in this scene aren't too bad and look pretty decent on this show's budget.

The rest of the episode really deals with all of the emotional fallout of the season finale, with Nora's death and Cisco's powers being removed. As a big fan of the show "Heroes" (at least season 1), I loved seeing Sendhil Ramamurthy as new character Dr. Ramsey Rosso. A man overcome with grief over his mother's death, because he believed that it could have been prevented with science is interesting territory for the show and I look forward to what they do with him in the future. I don't know too much about the comic book character "Bloodwork" (who Ramsey will turn into as the episodes continue), but from what I've read online the character looks interesting and something new, which is desperately the type of villain this show has needed over the last 3 seasons.

The whole storyline with Chester and the black holes was also a good side plot for this episode, I loved the fact that the episode didn't immediately start with a villain of the week storyline, something these CW shows tend to do often. The scene with Barry running straight into the black hole was ridiculous. Ridiculously fun. With Queen "Flash Gordon" blasting over the top of the footage, I couldn't help but have a smile on my face when the scene was playing. This is the type of ridiculously corny stuff I used to love about the first two seasons, this kind of stuff seemed to have been lost over the last couple of years.

Overall, I'm very cautiously optimistic for the season ahead. The storylines being set up feel interesting and new, and the character writing is very good too. The core negative I had with the episode is the Killer Frost portion of it, which I felt wasn't entirely necessary to cram into this premiere. The premiere felt a little overstuffed, but I'd prefer that over a slow burn.

POSITIVES:

• New villain "Bloodwork" is very well acted by Sendhil Ramamurthy.
• Ralph Dibny's entrance was slick. Easily my favorite character currently.
• Corny Flash Gordon Scene.
• Chester storyline was good.
• Cecile and Joe are great together.
• I enjoy the relationship between Cisco and Kamilla.
• I like the Sue Dearbon connection being thrown in (the current missing person case that Ralph is working on).
• The monitor coming at the end.

NEGATIVES:

• Killer Frost storyline didn't work with everything else going on.
• The arguments between Caitlin and Ramsey felt a little too rushed, the friendship could have been built up over multiple episodes before Dr Ramsey brakes into a fit of rage.

OVERALL SCORE: 7.0/10 (Good)

Well, here we are folks, the Flash has just begun it's SIXTH season. If you've read my reviews for season 5, you'd know I was a big fan of it. I thought Cicada was almost executed perfectly and I LOVE the Reverse Flash stuff in that season. So, with that being said - how does the beginning of Season 6 fair?

Pretty well!

We have a new showrunner now with Eric Wallace and it's probably the best decision the show has made in years. Now again, I loved season 5 and I thought season 4 was decent but the show obviously had a lot of issues in terms of characters spinning their wheels and the show just kind of feeling stale. If we didn't have a change, I could've easily seen season 6 turning out poorly.

Already we know that season 6 is going to be different. There's going to be two villains spread out over both halves of the season. I did like Cicada, but I think it was obvious that the show was struggling with its villains taking over the whole 22-23 episode run (DeVoe certainly shows that). Bloodwork is the first villain for this season and he's set up remarkably well in this episode. Who's the second villain? Your guess is as good as mine but I hope it's someone great.

The first thing this episode does is waste absolutely no time. It dives directly into the plot and gives us an awesome set up with a Godspeed mystery that I won't touch on for too long simply because I have no idea where it's going.

The rest of the episode lent itself to a plot about a homemade scientist literally becoming a black hole which is just...the most insane thing this show has done in a while. I love it. It's super unconventional for the show and definitely makes season 6 feel different from the start as we're used to getting a one off villain to jumpstart the season.

Iris and Barry's dealing with Grief in this episode was very well done. It was great to see them both deal with Nora's death in different ways and I hope we get to see some of that stuff still creep up in the future of the season.

The stuff with Ramsey Rosso aka Bloodwork, our first big bad, was really good! It's a great feeling for the show to dive directly into its big bad. We got something similar in 5 but there's a different feeling here knowing that he'll be done by episode 8. I love his dynamic already and I think there are a lot of great things to come with Ramsey. Especially since he's going to have a shorter time on the show.

The last 15 minutes are amazing. Seriously. Barry running into the wormhole while Queen's Flash theme plays? Perfection.

And finally the Crisis teases made me want it to be December right NOW.

Overall, "Into the Void" is a solid opener to season 6 that balances the humor and heart of the show perfectly and lends itself to setting up so much in just 42 minutes that it never feels like it's wasting time. 8.6/10.

I need to start in the middle. Listening to the theme of Flash (Gordon) by Queen in the series was an epic moment. Now, the episode is Good start for the season. The villain is fine at the moment. It has its motivation. The classic characters have matured, in different ways. The show has also matured, but it keeps important things. Crisis Will be great!

I must say I was watching Flash with less attention everytime. Somehow I was starting to lose interest between all the other excellent TV series. Now seeing this season 6 episode 1 changed all that; I loved every part of it. Especially the scene where the Flash Gordon soundtrack song "Flash" by Queen was played gave me goosebumps.

I've been very disappointed with the last 3 seasons of The Flash. I've been thinking of dropping it, but because he of Crisis I've opted to stick around for this season to see where it goes. I'm glad to say this was a good start. It's been a long time since I've been hopeful about this show. This premiere instantly fixes many of the problems with the last few seasons. Every character is given something to do, and they don't feel like they're just there for the sake of being there. Iris is actually doing stuff with the Central City Citizen, Cisco doesn't seem bored anymore, Killer Frost is actually getting developed. So far so good. They've also laid out a lot of interesting storylines already. Godspeed's clones? Thats a surprise, seems like his character isn't being wasted. Sendhil Ramamurthy as Bloodwork is already a MASSIVE improvement from Cicada last year at least in the acting department. Then we get a big surprise for Crisis On Infinite Earths from The Monitor, seemingly teasing a real sacrifice from Barry like in the comics (though I'm sure that won't stick). It just finally seems like they know what direction they're going in. This wasn't a great episode, or even good. I'd say as a whole it was a decent episode. I think there was too much overuse of humor, it felt a little forced at times. I'm also a but unsure on the whole deal with Chester. The science and physics on this show, and episode in particular were laughable. There's just a few things that felt off here and there, and the episode as a whole didn't have anything particularly great. However the episode just having a clear direction, everything just feeling a bit more cohesive, just better in general, Is a really great sign that the show is finally getting better. The Flash has has given me hope that we might finally be closer to Season 1 and 2 quality.

Everything was perfect about this episode...Barry and Iris trying to move on from the loss of their daughter, killer frost trying to get a life, cisco who is just cisco still helping them in star labs etc...the CGI was amazing..and the ending was mind blowing... Monitor showing up and telling barry that if he were to prevent that crisis from killing billions he needed to die ...l

What a Premiere!!!! This felt New and Fresh. The Black Hole was done very well. Flash vs Godspeed fight. The Monitor showing up setting up Crisis in Great. Good Start to the Season.

Sure the Godspeed v Flash was pretty pointless to start with, and maybe that black hole's CGI was terrible (but let's not forget how amazing the CGI of the first speedster battle was), this season premier was great and a huge step up from the standard of Season 5. The comedy was on point, the introduction of Ramsey Rosso was fantastic - not to mention the acting is almost perfect. And what a way to end an episode, brilliant cameo from The Monitor. It truly brings hope that this season of The Flash may possibly be as strong as seasons 1/2.

This was a great first episode, everything I could've asked for: an interesting plot, good set up for Bloodwork, Iris being a reporter, great acting, good action, and some COIE setup.

Great premiere.

The season 6 premiere of the Flash started mere seconds after the events of the season 5 finale. The Monitor did not show up in the opening scene, but rather in the end credits scene. The opening scene saw the Monitor trying to send Barry Allen a message by destroying the message that Nora left for her parents. After this scene, the timeline changes directly to the present day specifically four months later.

This episode was quite unique in its own way. It is the first episode showcasing how Nora's future changed. It clarified that Godspeed is a major threat in the future and may be the main villain in the back half of season 6.

The introduction to Ramsey Rosso aka Bloodwork is unlike anything we've seen before on the show. He has the ability to control the red blood cells of human beings. At the end of the premiere, we saw him become Bloodwork.

Ralph Dibny had his time to shine in this episode. His grand entrance was hilarious and a obvious reference to James Bond. In this season, Ralph will uncover the truth about the missing Sue Deardon and hopefully find her. In the comics, Sue Dibny is the wife of Ralph Dibny. Perhaps, we will be seeing their relationship unfold this season.

To conclude, the episode begins on a more positive note, but at the end it was quite dramatic and sad. I am excited to see how Barry deals with this revelation next episode and all the episodes after that leading up to the crossover.

This wasn't a perfect episode, but I like the direction the new show runner is going. There weren't any of the cringey bad jokes that were a problem in season 4 and 5 and characters were finally acting like themselves again. Cisco is more like season 1 Cisco, which is a step up, and Iris wasn't unbearable. The new villain, Ramsey Rosso, is interesting and it looks like they won't be dragging his story out, unlike Cicada last season. The only thing I didn't like was the killer frost storyline for Caitlin, but other than that, the episode was great.

This was fun nonsense. Everything is on the line again. We have our characters going threw there struggles. Different reality Mohinder is the mad scientist yet again. Whats not to enjoy?

And so we're back for another season, one in which I have very much been looking forward to with Crisis on Infinite Earth's imminent.

This show has never really hit it out of the park, so to speak, when it comes to season premieres, but they have been consistent especially in seasons 1-3. This seasons premiere fits in with that and is on par, if not slightly better than the premieres from the first three seasons.

This weeks "villain" wasn't anything too special, but The Flash vs. a black hole was cool to watch. The highlight of the episode was Ramsey Rosso's transformation into Bloodwork, who seems to be the villain of the first half of the season until we come across either Red Death or Godspeed.

The monitors appearance officially kicks of the Crisis on Infinite Earth's countdown, with Barry now aware his disappearance has been moved up to December 2019.

8.5/10

This show is getting more boring and ridiculous as it goes. The flash ran into a black hole and grabbed someone's consciousness with his hands. WTF!!! I know it's a CW superhero show, but this disrespect to science is painful to watch and tolerate.

Let's start with the two cons of this episode, despite the Godspeed v The Flash being very aesthetically appealing (an obvious improvement in CGI there) the whole story of it was pure filler and didn't fit in. Also, then there's the issue that the CGI isn't consistent - that black hole wasn't attractive at all! Anyway, other then that I can certainly say it was a great start, Barry's new suit is amazing, the build up to the climax was done well and the comedy was on point. Not to mention that amazing cameo by The Monitor at the end of the episode. And who would've thought Ramsey Rosso would have been portrayed so well? Brilliant actor to play him. Have high hopes for the upcoming episode!

On a down side, the CGI of the black hole was pretty below average and the first speedster fight scene despite having awesome CGI had no point whatsoever. However, the rest of the premier was an absolute charm to watch. What an amazing first performance from actor Sendhil Ramamurthy who plays Ramsey Rosso. To add on, the comedy was exemplary and the build up to the climax was correctly done. And to top it all off, that cameo at the end from The Monitor had me and I'm sure most viewers with their eyes and ears glued to the screen with fabulous dialogue.

Without doubt this has to be my favorite season premiere. This season is already better than the previous season. I loved the first part when Barry battles it out with Godspeed. They're building up Bloodwork greatly. I can't wait to see more of him. Last but not least the ending was one of my favorite parts of the episode. Great sneak peek to coie