The Darkness and the Light
- Episode aired Nov 3, 2015
- TV-PG
- 42m
As an encounter with another Earth-2 meta-human leaves Barry blinded (right before his first date with Patty), Dr. Wells outs Cisco.As an encounter with another Earth-2 meta-human leaves Barry blinded (right before his first date with Patty), Dr. Wells outs Cisco.As an encounter with another Earth-2 meta-human leaves Barry blinded (right before his first date with Patty), Dr. Wells outs Cisco.
- Linda Park
- (as Malese Jow)
- …
- Patty Spivot
- (as Shantel Vansanten)
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
- Zoom
- (uncredited)
- Bank Manager
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAt the press conference on Earth-2, at least one journalist uses an audio recording device of the brand "Zoom."
- GoofsWhen talking about Dr. Light's powers, the alternate Dr. Wells states that, since she can harness power from starlight, she can generate beams of energy with the same temperature as a typical star, 5,300 Kelvins. That's only the surface temperature of a typical star. Our sun's surface temperature is around 5,700 Kelvins (5,426 °C or 9,800 °F); however, the temperature at the core where nuclear fusion of elements occur (mostly hydrogen and helium) is estimated to be as high as 15,000,000 Kelvins (14,999,727 °C or 26,999,540 °F); so, while she may not be able to generate the same amount of heat as the sun's core, she'd be able to generate much more then 5,300 Kelvins. Plus, the photons from the energy beams she generates would be so energetic that anyone within even an indirect line of light of her would have their retinas burned out and be blinded forever. In fact, at close range to something as luminescent as the sun, you'd need several inches of solid lead or titanium to block the sun's highly energetic photons. In other words, the materials of most buildings (wood, plaster, dry wall, etc.) would not be able to block the light coming from her beams; people outside the building for miles around would be blinded, too.
- Quotes
Dr. Harry Wells: Her name is Dr. Light, small-time thief on my Earth until exposed to the dark matter from the Particle Accelerator and became a meta-human with the ability to derive power from starlight.
Cisco Ramon: Oh, very cool.
Dr. Harry Wells: Stars having a temperature of 5,300 degree kelvin and a blinding luminosity, I would say, "Not very cool at all."
Cisco Ramon: You know, our Dr. Wells may have been evil, but you're just a dick.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Power of Dr. Light (2015)
- SoundtracksThe Flash Theme
Written by Blake Neely
Beginning with the big WTF from last week, Wells is back and an even bigger jerk than previously. As always, Wells has a little bit more up his sleeve than we thought, but I think this will be a much different Wells than last year. You can see the difference in Cavanagh's performance and in his motivations. This time he wants to get his daughter back. Now, how he got through to earth two without being a meta-human and why Zoom cares so much about Wells that he needed to kidnap his daughter? I don't know. But I do like this new curve on the Wells character.
On a lighter note, Barry took Patty out on a date finally. While the tone veered more into a Friends or Seinfeld episode, it worked really well for their offbeat dynamic. Patty is quickly becoming my favorite character on the show. Santel VanSanten and Grant Gustin's chemistry is as good if not better than the Oliver and Felicity relationship in Arrow. Plus, watching Cisco be the third wheel through Barry's glasses was priceless.
Speaking of Cisco, it's about time he tells everybody about his powers. That secret never made sense to me so I'm glad the writers didn't delay it any further. I was glad to see Wells' meta-human detector watch didn't go off when it came to Caitlin. I don't think she ever needs to become Killer Frost. Perhaps a visit from another earth's Caitlin but her place in the team works just fine as a regular human being. But it was funny to hear the line "I don't think any of us will become evil" come out of her mouth. I guess it's also worth mentioning Cisco's flirting was with the one and only Hawkgirl a part of the upcoming Legends of Tomorrow. Definitely glad this episode didn't focus on her as we already had last week's set up for that show.
Caitlin also had a brief little fling with Jay as the second couple of the episode. I don't know if it was because I loved the scenes with Barry and Patty so much but I never bought into Caitlin and Jay. It just seemed forced. Typical writing to have them almost kiss before the villain breaks it up. Dr. Light AKA Linda Park was decent as the next Zoom pawn. Her powers were unique enough and it gave us a first look at Barry using speed mirages. I could be wrong but I believe that is something Zoom is known for doing, so that's another interesting link. So overall, a very fun episode that brought a lot of things we were waiting for and teased just enough for the future without overwhelming the audience.
+Barry & Patty
+Wells is back
+Wells' motivations make a little bit more sense
+Vibe
+Well balanced episode
-Caitlin & Jay seemed forced
9.2/10
- ThomasDrufke
- Nov 3, 2015