The Flash Review: Barry Finally Figures Out the Identity of His Tormenter
The Flash, Season 3, Episode 20, “I Know Who You Are” After nearly full season of dead ends, false starts and general foul humor, The Flash finally got its act together and produced an entertaining...
View ArticleThe Flash Review: Iris Faces Her Day of Reckoning
The Flash, Season 3, Episode 22, “Infantino Street” True to comic book tradition, The Flash went the extra mile in its penultimate episode of the season by giving us two episodes in one. The first was...
View ArticleThe Flash Review: Running Around in Circles
The Flash, Season 3, Episode 22, “Finish Line” An entire season’s worth of buildup and concern about the fate of Iris was undone before the finale’s title card showed – a development completely in...
View ArticleThe Flash, ‘The Flash Reborn’: Barry’s Back! And He’s Happy Again!
The Flash, Season 4, Episode 1, “The Flash Reborn” The Flash returned in multiple ways this week. Not only was this the season premiere, but thanks to some help from his old nerd buddies, Barry got...
View ArticleThe Flash, ‘Luck Be a Lady’: Series Doubles Down on Madcap Adventure
The Flash, Season 4, Episode 3, “Luck Be a Lady” The Flash is doing everything in its power to separate itself from its morose recent past, and this week spared no crazy scenario. However, unlike the...
View ArticleThe Flash, ‘Elongated Journey Into Night’: Stretch of Comedic Episodes Continues
The Flash, Season 4, Episode 4, “Elongated Journey Into Night ” There’s no denying it now, The Flash is now an hour-long comedy. The introduction of beloved DC character Ralph Dibney, the Elongated...
View ArticleThe Flash ‘Girls Night Out’: Killer Frost Brings Drama to the Comedy Party
The Flash, Season 4, Episode 5, “Girls Night Out” Caitlin Snow doesn’t get a ton of screen time on The Flash, and her struggles with her alter-ego Killer Frost was a welcome diversion from guest...
View ArticleThe Flash, ‘When Harry Met Harry’: Tone-Deaf Dibney and a Flat Villain Derail...
The Flash, Season 4, Episode 6, “When Harry Met Harry” It’s amazing how quickly the world changes these days. This particular episode of The Flash has been in the can for maybe, three weeks maximum....
View ArticleThe Flash, ‘Therefore I Am’: Season’s Big-Bad Gets an Origin Story — Just a...
The Flash, Season 4, Episode 7, “Therefore I Am” The Flash is still having to maneuver around filming the crossover, so much of the screen time is devoted to fleshing out the backstory of The Thinker...
View ArticleCrisis on Earth X, Parts 1 & 2, Crossover Delivers on Promise of Top-Notch...
Crisis on Earth X Parts 1 & 2 After a month of episodes involving sub-par stretchy substitutes and pint-sized mystery solving doppelgangers, the long-awaited Supergirl/Flash/Arrow/Legends of...
View ArticleCrisis on Earth X, Parts 3 & 4: Tears of Sadness, Joy Punctuate Thrilling...
Crisis on Earth X Parts 3 & 4 The annual CW crossover came to a bittersweet, yet satisfying conclusion. The third part suffered a bit from middle chapter syndrome but it all leads to a thrilling...
View ArticleThe Flash, ‘Don’t Run’: Barry Is Caught in a Trap, and He Can’t Walk Out
The Flash, Season 4, Episode 9, “Don’t Run” With the wedding performed and the Crisis solved, Barry and the gang go back to business as usual. Of course, business as usual for the STAR Labs crew...
View ArticleThe Flash, ‘The Elongated Knight Rises’: Ralph Tries to Fill Barry’s Shoes
The Flash, Season 4, Episode 11, “The Elongated Knight Rises” Last week while we were down with the flu, Barry was convicted of the murder of the husk of DeVoe, and did very little to put up much of a...
View ArticleThe Flash, ‘Honey, I Shrunk Team Flash’: Comedy Returns As Barry Stews
The Flash, Season 4, Episode 12, “Honey, I Shrunk Team Flash” With Barry cooling his heels in prison and DeVoe in parts unknown, the season arc is pretty much on hold. So, to kill the time, this...
View ArticleThe Flash ‘Subject 9,’ Things Get Serious for Barry and Team Flash
The Flash, Season 4, Episode 14, “Subject 9” After a season of sight-gags and pratfalls, The Flash is finally taking things more seriously. It feels like the writers’ room has a better handle on Ralph...
View ArticleThe Flash, ‘Enter Flashtime’: It’s Not a ‘Buh,’ It’s a Bomb
The Flash, Season 4, Episode 15, “Enter Flashtime” For those who believe that the introduction of Ralph Dibney has been a drain on the creative talent and the VFX budget for The Flash, they can use...
View ArticleThe Flash, ‘Run Iris, Run’: Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves
The Flash, Season 4, Episode 16, “Run Iris, Run” The series is starting to tread on some familiar ground, as DeVoe is nowhere to be found for the second consecutive week. While he is on everyone’s...
View ArticleThe Flash, ‘Null and Annoyed’: Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One Before, Ralph...
The Flash, Season 4, Episode 17, “Null and Annoyed” The Flash returned from spring break with an episode that had all the depth and nuance of a hastily assembled book report. The main story was a...
View ArticleThe Flash, ‘Lose Yourself’: DeVoe Gets His Moment of Triumph
The Flash, Season 4, Episode 18, “Lose Yourself” After weeks of endless wheel spinning, The Flash finally gained some traction and moved plot like they stole it. By the time the dust settled, Team...
View ArticleThe Flash, ‘Fury Rogue’: Guest Stars Can’t Spice Up Another Cookie Cutter...
The Flash, Season 4, Episode 19, “Fury Rogue” Barry Allen crying on The Flash used to be as dependable as the sunrise. Marrying Iris has largely managed to keep the water works in check, despite some...
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