The Flash Review: Season 2 Episode 18 "Versus Zoom"

The Flash Season 2 Episode 18

“Versus Zoom”

Synopsis:

Equipped with the Tachyon device, Barry believes he is fast enough to stop Zoom and wants to open the breaches to catch him. Harry strongly advises against that plan but after Barry convinces him, Harry reveals that Cisco has the power to re-open the breach. Meanwhile, Hunter Solomon’s painful Story on Earth-2 is revealed.

Review:

Barry and team are working to become faster, we are introduced while trying to test the Tachyon device which allowed him to jump over to Supergirl’s Earth. Once Barry figures out that he is now faster than Zoom, he wants to jump to Earth-2 but Harrison Wells is refusing to assist with opening the breaches.

Barry Figures the only way to jump between Earths is with the Help of Cisco, figuring he has the same powers that reverb had on Earth-2. At first Cisco refuses to assist, believing that the powers he has will eventually turn him evil like his doppelgänger. After some reassuring from Barry, Cisco agrees to help.

With the help of Wells the Team learns about the sinister acts of Zooms true identity, using this against him the team is able to capture Zoom. Unfortunately the team is unable to keep him locked up and Zoom escapes and kidnaps Wally. 

The only way to get Wally back is the trade Barry’s speed force for him. 

Final Thoughts:

Slowly this season we are getting more and more into Cisco and his powers, love the fact that he keeps getting stronger. It will be interesting to see where the creative team takes Cisco through the rest of the season and into next.

Another great episode, it will be interesting to see where they take this through the next few episodes. Will Barry capture Zoom to regain his speed, or has the speed force really left Barry? I know for myself I am hoping that the speed force will come back naturally allowing Barry to become a great hero. 

Once again there is a bigger tease which left many wondering who is actually under the IronMask in Zooms lair. One aspect which hasn’t been touched on is if the man might be the original Flash for the early 90’s show, we did see this during the travel back in time scene. The same scene which showed us Supergirl.

This show just keeps getting better each week, Let us know what your thoughts of the show are and leave your comments below.

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The Flash Review: Season 2 Episode 6 "Enter Zoom"

The Flash Season 2 Episode 6

“Enter Zoom”

Synopsis:

After recent events, Barry (Grant Gustin) decides it’s time to confront Zoom and comes up with a dangerous plan. Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) sides with Jay (guest star Teddy Sears) and deems it too dangerous for Barry to engage with the speed demon. However, Iris (Candice Patton) shows her support and brings forth a surprising ally. We see what Earth-2 Harrison Wells’ (Tom Cavanagh) life was like before coming through the breech.

Review:

What a episode, talk about the ramp up. This episode is about Barry and team trying to capture Zoom. They decided to use linda to dress up as Dr. Light and draw Zoom to Earth-1. While the team is trying to set up this trap, Cisco vibes on Harrison Wells daughter being in-prison by Zoom. Its now obvious the Wells is using Barry to beat Zoom, which is later confirmed in the episode. We also see that the relationship between Barry and Patty is getting more serious in this episode while Patty senses that Joe is keeping a secret about the Meta-Humans. Obviously this is going to lead to a crossroads at some point this season. Most likely leading to Patty finding out that Barry is The Flash. You might wonder how I came to outlandish prediction……Well as we have seen through season one and even in tonights episode when Barry Revealed to Linda that he is The Flash. Barry’s secret Identity isn’t so secret. 

At the end of the episode we were treated to the Face off between Zoom and The Flash. Everything Barry threw at Zoom was thrown right back at Barry. After Zoom beat Barry into the ground he took The Flash to the media and the police department to show that he is the greatest speedster and the there is no one that can save central city. Once back at STAR Labs Zoom attempts to kill Barry, however before Zoom can, Cisco saves the day. When Barry finally wakes up we learn that he no longer can feel his legs.

Final Thoughts, Tonights episode was definitely the best of the season. The fight between Flash and Zoom was the face off we probably were robbed of from season one with Reverse Flash. The build up to the season finale is going to be that much greater because of this episode. So how long can we expect Barry to not have use of his legs, My prediction is we will see him regain use by the end of the next episode however we will most likely be reintroduce to Firestorm and given the chance to meet Hawkgirl for the first time. I am also intrigued now that Harrison Well thinks he has no use for Barry how this plays out. Wells is the wild card still and without learning who Zoom may be, Wells is still an option. 

Its been great watching each episode this season. It seems like the writes have really learned from last season and made the improvement. The team has found a great balance with each character and found a way to make them relevant and important to the story. Much like Arrow this season, they have also found a way to not over shadow the main focus of the show with side stories. 

This weeks Flash might have been one of the top episode from either season, this is not surprising but it is great to see that the creative team can keep improving. I am also loving the easter eggs and ties ins to the Arrow. I give this Episode Two Thumbs Up. Leave Your comments on the show below, we would love to hear your opinions.

The Flash Review: Season 2 Episode 4 "The Fury of Firestorm"

The Flash Season 2 Episode 4
“The Fury of Firestorm”

Synopsis:
Barry (Grant Gustin) and the team look for another Firestorm match for Dr. Stein (Victor Garber). When the team meets Jefferson "Jax" Jackson (guest star Franz Drameh), Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) has her reservations about whether Jax is the right match for Dr. Stein. Iris (Candice Patton) surprises Joe (Jesse L. Martin) while Barry and Patty (guest star Shantel VanSanten) grow closer.

Review:
Episode 4 is here and the goal of the show was to introduce the new Firestorm. The episode starts with the team trying to help Dr. Stein find his other half. This is where we are introduce to Caitlin’s choice, Henry Hewitt (Hewitt is know from his introduction in the DC universe through the New Earth Series) When the attempt to merge fails, Hewitt leave angry and we see that his meta human power has finally been revealed. Welcome to the Flash Universe Tokamak! This leaves only Barry’s choice of Jefferson Jackson and with that we now have the new Firestorm. I actually really enjoyed this part of the show, it gave us two choices one evil and the other good. When Jax finally accepts the offer to become Firestorm we like the person he is and will root for him to succeed. The disappointing aspect of the show is the departure of Dr. Stein from the team for awhile, he has been the calming influence and his interactions with Cisco have been great.

The other plot line through the first part of the season is the introduction of Iris’s Mother. This has definitely been a slow burn and as we learned in this episode Iris’s mother has another child who may or may not be the son of Joe. Is this how we will be introduced to Wally West? I believe we he will be and my guess is we will see him before the mid season finale.

Finally we have Harrison Wells, obviously he is from another earth where he is considered the savior. As the episode progressed we see Wells break into Mercury Labs to steal some unknown weapon. This leads to that ever so famous last scene of the show where not only are we introduce to the heavily hinted at Shark Man, but also Barry finally seeing Wells. So many questions and so many possibilities. What role will Shark Man play through out the season, obviously he was sent by Zoom but was he killed by Wells at the end? or will we see him again in the future? I am hoping in many ways Shark Man will be treated like Grodd. Also who is Harrison Wells? As we wait to see what will happen, I would like to express how great Wells is, in my opinion he might be right up there with Malcom Merlin as a great character/Villain. Wells is definitely interesting TV each week.

Episode 4 shows what a great fill in episode should be. The writers of Flash used this episode to help push ahead many different storylines which didn’t need the Flash to be the center point. Even the new love interest for Barry, Patty Spivot, was used as a nice subtle side story. I give this Episode Two Thumbs Up,

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