Tonight is that episode, or at least a low key version of it. In Goldfaced, a.k.a. This doesnt sit well with Barry, but Ralph argues that the ends justify the means. Credit: Katie Yu/The CW So cut to Barry and Ralph visiting the black market. And I mean that literally. Barrys boisterous offer catches Goldfaces eye, but for the wrong reasons. He always cleans up his tracks, because hes the Chemist....
Primarily set in 2049, Godspeed is a pretty interesting episode forPanabaker to make her directorial debut. Its a callback tothe shows pilotand a nice showcase for Jessica Parker Kennedys impressive speed talking skills. Unfortunately, Godspeed zaps Nora with a bolt of lightning and escapes with whatever he was trying to steal. Credit: Dean Buscher/The CW You know, like her father in the pilot. So, Nora focuses her energies on catching Godspeed....
Well, at least it did up until tonights episode. As the title suggests, The Icicle Comethintroduced Caitlins fatherand SPOILER ALERT, hes objectively the worst. Original Team Flash, a.k.a. Credit: Katie Yu/The CW Something about Caitlins reunion with her father left me pretty cold (pun very much intended). What were those side effects? Hm, who does that sounds like? If your answer was Caitlin, then youre correct. Thomas claims that he didnt develop another personality, which must be why hes suffering from this disease....
From there, we see Cicada murder one metahuman. He eventually goes after a second one, and luckily, Team Flash arrives in time to confront him. Unfortunately, that’s when tragedy befalls. Credit: The CW During the fight, Cicada gets a hold of Nora and"Knightfalls" her, a.k.a. Barry and Cecile decide the best course of action is to move the metahumans into federal custody. Luckily, she manages to escape because the Flash was there and used one of the breach-creator-things to flee....
Its Thanksgiving onThe Flash! You know what else was fitting? The seasons focus onparent-child relationships. Credit: Katie Yu/The CW However, before they reach that moment, the show reveals Cicadas origin story through a series of flashbacks. In the first flashback, a disheveled Orlin receives a visit from the cops. Chris Klein does a good job of modulating his performance to differentiate Orlin before and after the Enlightenment. For example, his voice is higher and not as a gravelly in the initial flashbacks....
Team Flash needed to wake Grace up. But, thankfully, the series swerves away from going down the predictable route in tonights episode Memorabilia. The episode opens with Nora sending another entry toEobard Thawne in the future. Credit: The CW Do you think this is Eobards main source of entertainment? Anyway, Noras secret becomes a problem tonight. Second, the machine is a bit finicky and gives the passengers access to each others minds....
I suspect this episode was light on our star to accommodate hishoneymoon. Youd be surprised by how much goes wrong in that time. And reader, we stan people who commit to bits. Credit: Katie Yu/The CW Needless to say, the date starts going downhill from the moment he arrives. Midway through, he receives an alert on his phone that somethings wrong. The team receives the same alert at S.T.A.R. Overwhelmed with emotion, Nora speeds off and ends up reversing time, which takes her back to S....
Why has Nora been so chilly toward her mom? That question has been hanging overThe Flashsincethe season began. But as the weeks have gone by, the mother-daughter tension has lessened. Credit: Robert Falconer/The CW Well, we learned why Nora wants nothing to do with Iris in tonights episode, News Flash. Im trying to protect you, says Iris. It turns out Nora just discovered she had powers six months ago! Honestly, this may be the shows best revelation in quite some time....
She needs their meta-tech to successfully break in and acquire some meta-tech weapons that the defense contractor is developing. So the Nora & The Young Rogues head to S.T.A.R Labs. Nora infiltrates the S.T.A.R-chives, which sets off an alarm that lures in her father. Credit: Jeff Weddell/The CW Her eyes turn red, her face starts vibrating, and she shocks her father with red lightning. In other words, the Reverse Flash jumps out....
So, she spends the entire episode going back and forth on whether or not she should tell him. See, Grace, a.k.a. Luckily, the team figures out Grace is going after her and finds her first. Credit: Katie Yu/The CW Furthermore, it turns out that she didnt mean to kill Graces parents. Her power accidentally activated when she touched the ATM and thats what caused the explosion that killed them. Unfortunately, she didnt realize that someone actually got her in the explosion....
The episode also introduced Tom Cavanaghs latest incarnation of Harrison Wells: the French Sherloque Wells. all failed to apprehend him. Does anything good ever come out of time travel? Credit: Katie Yu/The CW In terms of cartoonish-ness, Sherloque lands somewhere between season 3s H.R. and the very silly Herr Wells. Early on its clear that Sherloque may be a bit too good to be true. And cue Noras guilt rising!...
On the other hand, I kind of enjoyed it. I love me a Team Flash teams up with a supervillain episode! Where the hell is DeVoe in the antepenultimate episode? Credit: Shane Harvey/The CW Danielle Panabaker does a great job of making you feel just how much Caitlin misses her. Unfortunately, Amunet has some bad news for Caitlin: The splicer isnt real. Theyre great for the moment, but arent suited for multiple scenes....
In ‘Think Fast,’ DeVoe infiltrates A.R.G.U.S. while Team Flash prepares to destroy his satellites. Heartbreak has done wonders for Clifford DeVoe! Credit: Jack Rowand/The CW Think Fast began with a very fun scene in which DeVoe, masquerading as Diggle, infiltrates an A.R.G.U.S. Neil Sandilands also looks like hes having quite a ball, too. If only the rest of the episode could live up to this opening scene! Luckily, the hours final scenes dont disappoint....
