Not quite as intriguing as the last episode, but still a solid one overall. Barry continues to act impulsively and throw temper tantrums like a toddler but the real bright spot in this was the appearance of Jefferson Pierce. I have never watched Black Lightning but I think I will start. Pierce seems like a smart, level-headed hero, something that is in short supply on The Flash. Rosa Dillon has come a long way since the throwaway average villain she always seemed to be in the past, and I hope that she makes an appearance again in the future.
Say what you will about Iris (I have hated her since like season 2), but her tenacity and constant nosiness and busybody personality really paid off this time, even to the dismay of Cecile, whose shriekiness and severe anger was really quite startling. Chester is again able to just whip up any tech the team needs just by digging through trash cans. He really is very resourceful, give him two weeks and a box of tampons and he could probably rebuild Star Labs from the ground up.
The villain got power hungry and decided to act like every other villain and say he's saving mankind and is willing to kill everyone who stands in his way blah blah blah, whatever. The real gem of the season is the fact that someone is rewriting reality and changing the present. Obviously it has to be Reverse Flash, but still it's something different we hadn't seen in previous seasons. The fact that he decided to make himself the new love of Iris's life was nothing short of hilarious.
I cannot wait to see where the rest of the season takes us. I really wish Barry would for once learn from his past mistakes and stop doing whatever he wants whenever he wants and whines and cries when he doesn't get his way, that kind of behavior is really unbecoming on a hero. I wish Iris would wear a name tag so Allegra would know what to call her instead of "boss" since she isn't actually a mobster lackey. I'm pretty sure Caitlin was in this episode somewhere, I think? I really hope KF and Caitlin rejoin forces, Caitlin is completely lost without her and is just human background scenery. I can't wait to see how Barry vows to take down Reverse Flash but not kill him or hurt him and motivational speech him into surrendering. Season 8 is shaping up to be better than anything we've seen since season 3!
Say what you will about Iris (I have hated her since like season 2), but her tenacity and constant nosiness and busybody personality really paid off this time, even to the dismay of Cecile, whose shriekiness and severe anger was really quite startling. Chester is again able to just whip up any tech the team needs just by digging through trash cans. He really is very resourceful, give him two weeks and a box of tampons and he could probably rebuild Star Labs from the ground up.
The villain got power hungry and decided to act like every other villain and say he's saving mankind and is willing to kill everyone who stands in his way blah blah blah, whatever. The real gem of the season is the fact that someone is rewriting reality and changing the present. Obviously it has to be Reverse Flash, but still it's something different we hadn't seen in previous seasons. The fact that he decided to make himself the new love of Iris's life was nothing short of hilarious.
I cannot wait to see where the rest of the season takes us. I really wish Barry would for once learn from his past mistakes and stop doing whatever he wants whenever he wants and whines and cries when he doesn't get his way, that kind of behavior is really unbecoming on a hero. I wish Iris would wear a name tag so Allegra would know what to call her instead of "boss" since she isn't actually a mobster lackey. I'm pretty sure Caitlin was in this episode somewhere, I think? I really hope KF and Caitlin rejoin forces, Caitlin is completely lost without her and is just human background scenery. I can't wait to see how Barry vows to take down Reverse Flash but not kill him or hurt him and motivational speech him into surrendering. Season 8 is shaping up to be better than anything we've seen since season 3!