Cicada was nowhere khổng lồ be found this episode, although Team Flash did inform viewers he was successfully hiding off the grid somewhere. Ralph was also absent due to visiting his mother, while Joe West was off traveling in another country.
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However, those particular absences weren’t the only ones who made this episode feel somewhat empty. It was the lack of actual Flash that had me questioning the writers" choices.
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“The Flash & The Furious” focused primarily around Nora và her quest khổng lồ understanding the concept of forgiveness. Ironic, considering the episode title.
After Barry got conveniently sidelined over an issue that feels lượt thích something Cisco should have caught beforehand, Nora was put in the driver"s seat và forced lớn save the day.
It was a catalyst for Nora to figure out a way to lớn put her trust back in Thawne. She just discovered all the atrocities he committed against her family, after all. Still, it felt like extreme measures lớn get Nora khổng lồ “come around to lớn old Eobard again.”
Nora learning how to lớn become a superhero in her own right is never monotonous, và The Flash being so dedicated khổng lồ her growth as a character is admirable.
However, in this case, it felt lượt thích the episode showcased her evolving smarts as a heroic Speedster only to lớn have her naively step back into Thawne"s manipulative game plan in the last two minutes of screen time.
It also felt very out of character for Barry Allen, who just a few episodes prior almost killed Thawne when faced with him again, to admit that Thawne could “become a better man.”
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Yes, The Flash is the “soft” superhero of The CW bunch, but Barry Allen is still meant to lớn be a human being, and a human being has complex emotions. It doesn’t matter who you are, the person who killed your mother is never going khổng lồ be redeemable in your eyes.
Especially not someone like Thawne. Too much has happened between the two of them. That was very clearly exhibited during Thawne’s extremely resentment-charged monologue khổng lồ Nora about their continuing rivalry.
So why was Barry so quick khổng lồ admit Thawne might be capable of change? What exactly has he done, in Barry’s presence, to allow him that faith? What has he done even in Nora’s presence, except foam at the mouth when it comes khổng lồ The Flash?
Absolutely nothing. That’s what.
It’s clear the plan for the second half of the season is to lớn have Thawne’s storyline come into narrower focus, but altering the characters essential traits & motives khổng lồ manipulate the narrative doesn’t ever play naturally.
Sorry Flash writers, but that doesn’t work for me. I know what you’re capable of and I expect each episode to lớn live up khổng lồ those standards, especially when it’s a midseason premiere!
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Audiences are too smart for those tropes, & they want lớn see things unfold organically above anything else, & this was a clear force of storyline to lớn get Nora & Thawne back on the same team. And they sidelined their main character to vị it!
With the kích hoạt at a low point and her husband literally locked away (for no reason, but anyway), it would have been an excellent time lớn indulge viewers with an exciting B plot for her character, specifically one that delves into her reconnecting to journalism.
Why couldn’t Iris have been covering the case against the Weather Witch? Give her something to bởi other than acting as everyone else’s cheerleader especially when you’ve purposely shelved your hero.
Writers hear my cry. I’m begging you. Let Iris West be the leading lady she was born lớn be. Let her shine when there’s room for her to vì so (like in this episode). You’ve created something so incredible with West
Allen, but she is more than just half of a whole.
Regardless of their individual views, bringing a true cure into the set could open things up to lớn a multitude of opportunities. It can take both characters & their arcs khổng lồ places The Flash yet to lớn go.
In a show where the formula tends khổng lồ be somewhat repetitive, it’s a clever và potentially refreshing move.
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Random Thoughts:
I actually missed Ralph! Cecile’s powers are excellent & should get utilized against opposing metahumans much more than they are. Angst-ridden Cisco and Caitlin is something I never knew I needed until I had it. Killer Frost looked absolutely gorgeous. Although I’m thrilled with Cisco’s “finding a cure” storyline, I can’t help but worry that his negative outlook on being a metahuman is foreshadowing his departure from the show. It’s a fear I think I will have until the entire series ends — that I will thua my Cisco Ramon.Although there was so little of him, everything Gustin delivered was spot on hilarious. And yes, Barry, you DID make that green suit look good.The Flash returns with a Nora-centric episode while Barry deals with some nguồn malfunctions. Spoilers ahead in our review...
Can bad people change? Should metas be “cured”? Does everyone deserve a second chance? Should Barry maybe let one little oto theft go so Cecile’s first day back on the job as District Attorney after maternity leave can go smoothly?
OK, aside from the last bit, those are the big questions asked in this week’s The Flash, The Flash & The Furious. Serving as something of a superhero ethics course, the rather tame “meta of the week” episode is the first back after last month’s “Elseworlds” crossover, & it is Nora-centric, and Barry-lite (presumably because Grant Gustin was occupied filming the big event).
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The story also brings back Joslyn Jackam/Weather Witch & introduces new baddie Raya/Silver Ghost (Gabrielle Walsh), who proposes starting the Young Rogues supervillain team.
The instalment begins by setting up an emotional struggle for Nora, who confronts the imprisoned Eobard Thawne/Reverse Flash in 2049 about murdering her grandmother, picking up from his surprise return in the 100th episode (still looking like Harrison Wells following Crisis on Earth-X). Nora had been working with Thawne in the size of relays in another language, but she now feels betrayed. But Thawne is seemingly regretful for his evil ways.
Returning to the present, Barry heads lớn court with Nora to testify as Central city CSI against Weather Witch – which coincides with Cecile’s first day back after giving birth. In another part of the city, Silver Ghost makes her debut with a meta-tech key fob that allows her to control vehicles, which she uses khổng lồ steal a Lamborghini. Both speedsters leave the trial to stop the theft, & The Flash’s powers are thrown out of whack when he touches the meta-tech-infected vehicle, leaving him filled with unstable dark energy và unable to lớn control his phasing.
As an aside, how foolish is it of Barry to lớn leave a trial where his testimony could convict a meta-criminal simply to address motor vehicle theft, especially before he knew it was perpetrated by a villain? Couldn’t XS have handled it on her own? và what kind of a thành phố throws a District Attorney into court on her first day back without giving her time to lớn prepare her case? So many questions!
Anyway, with Barry held in a nguồn dampening cell in the pipeline for twenty-four hours as his powers re-stabilise, Nora testifies as CSI in his stead, and she unloads her pent-up Thawne anger on Weather Witch – despite Cecile wanting to go easy on Joss after sensing remorse via her super-empathy. Joss actually steps up in court và admits guilt.
But it’s not straight off khổng lồ prison for Weather Witch because Silver Ghost intervenes in a prison transport, breaks Joss loose, & reveals she’s getting a band together of Young Rogues because “there’s been enough old men running this town.” She also wants Joss’s help on a job to break into A.R.G.U.S. To lớn steal some bleeding edge tech (which turns out to be a $24 million Wayne Tech-designed car, or “mobile,” if you’d prefer). Joss turns down the offer and instead gives herself up khổng lồ XS in the hopes the anh hùng will vouch for her khổng lồ the police.
As this is taking place, Iris acquires Raya/Silver Ghost’s military file, revealing she was a scapegoat for a failed operation & dishonorably discharged. More importantly, Iris reveals to Nora that Joss has no connection to the new villain, and thus, likely is not in cahoots with her. Instead, Joss may be telling the truth.
Nora has a heart-to-heart with Barry, still in his dampening cell (and reading the romance novel “Uncaged Desire,” written by one Mick Rory under the pseudonym Rebecca Silver). Barry tells his daughter that all people have good in them & possess a potential to lớn change for the better. He said it’s how Leonard Snart became a Legend and a hero. Much lớn her surprise, Barry believes even Eobard Thawne could rehabilitate given enough time.
Sure enough, Silver Ghost & Weather Witch bust into A.R.G.U.S. And make off with the Wayne Tech supercar for a joyride – of villainy! But Killer Frost & XS are in pursuit. Silver Ghost – using a pretty amusing emoji-controlled weapons system which launches missiles, cloaks, and phases – incapacitates XS. Raya targets the cloaked oto straight at XS as the speedster apologizes lớn Weather Witch, and offers her another shot at redemption. Weather Witch seems to lớn accept and creates a slate of ice that causes the car to slide past XS. But instead of giving herself up, Weather Witch escapes with Silver Ghost. As the re-powered Barry later notes, Nora now has her own Leonard Snart.
But, unlike Snart, Joss’ slight turn to lớn the light side seems khổng lồ come a little too fast and feels unearned. After all, she just tried to kill her dad, all while threatening the life of anyone who got in her way. Her sudden remorse comes out of nowhere, but it does work in terms of bolstering Nora’s development.
Speaking of Nora, she returns lớn 2049 khổng lồ once again visit with Thawne. As an ominous clock counts down, he explains he doesn’t have much time và asks for her trust. She denies him trust, but agrees khổng lồ help him. Meanwhile, Sherloque Wells’ secret investigation of Nora continues, và by episode’s end, he learns records of Ms. West-Allen have been wiped from Gideon’s databank.
While the main plot serves lớn give Nora the lead on her own adventure and expands the character’s emotional depth, the subplot revolves around Cisco và Caitlin/Killer Frost arguing about whether a “cure” for metahumans should be explored. Discovering the now-removed micro-shards in his hands were removing his Vibe powers, Cisco realises they could point the way khổng lồ a cure – which he wants, because he hopes to lớn have a normal life, and would be happy lớn leave the superhero life behind him. Killer Frost reacts poorly khổng lồ this by destroying his research. By the over of the episode, Caitlin agrees to lớn help Cisco và brings him to her father’s old laboratory.
The superpowers cure trope is a familiar one lớn comic book fans, most notably X-Men readers, and it doesn’t tend to kết thúc well. It seems likely Cisco will succeed và the cure will become the bane of Team Flash. That said, a return to Cisco minus Vibe powers would be an interesting, and welcome, turn.
Without much Barry Allen, và with the absence of Ralph and Joe West (who is in Tibet as actor Jesse L. Martin heals from an injury), Central đô thị feels a little empty in this episode. As for the new villain, Raya’s powers aren’t terribly exciting. Still, Walsh seems to be enjoying her turn as a bad kid in the role. If given more to lớn do, Silver Ghost could develop into an interesting antagonist.
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Meanwhile, Tom Cavanagh continues to delight as yet another Wells, but his return as Thawne – now beaten và broken down – is an exciting development. Is he truly a changed man or, as is more likely, is he still the same villain, this time playing Nora lớn get to lớn Barry? Hopefully, the show will quickly dispatch Cicada as the big bad và move on to focus on Thawne for the second half of season five.