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3 on The Flash 7x12 Review - Another GoodbyeEarlier this year, The Flash said goodbye to one of its oldest actors, Tom Cavanaugh, who played everyone from Eobard Thawne up through Nash Wells. Just a month later, the show is once again saying goodbye to an old face. This time, it's actor Carlos Valdes and his character Cisco Ramon. Spoilers follow for The Flash Season 7, Episode…
Sometimes a show jumps the shark all at once. Other times, it's a slow, gradual thing and you don't notice it even though it's happening right in front of you. As Season 7's first new storyline ends, it seems like The Flash may have truly and irrevocably done just that. Spoilers follow for The Flash Season 7, Episode…
Imagine if, every time you started running, you fell flat on your face. The Flash has no trouble running, but his show probably has a broken nose, a split lip, and a bit of road rash by this point. Is this when The Flash starts to run like its titular character? Let's look back. Spoilers follow…
Tom Cavanaugh has been a crucial part of Team Flash since Season 1, Episode 1, playing a variety of characters with the last name of Wells. He's always brought gravitas to the story, and his turn as Nash Wells was particularly emotional. So he deserves a good send-off, right? Uh oh. Spoilers follow for The Flash Season…
There are all kinds places superheroes are meant to be. Secret labs, outer space, other dimensions, New York City, Gotham. But over and over, writers seem to want to put them in the most boring possible places. This week, yet another superhero takes the stand in a court of law. Spoilers follow for The Flash Season 7,…
Caitlin Snow's journey to Killer Frost and back has been an interesting one, from Earth-2 doppelganger to split personality to main personality to two different people. But now, the crimes of old are coming back to haunt Frost in an episode dedicated primarily to her. Spoilers follow for The Flash Season 7, Episode 7, "Growing Pains." "Growing Pains"…
The Flash has begun introducing the other Cosmic Forces in earnest, and I'm excited about the potential it has to mix things up for the show. However, the show has a rough track record with taking interesting ideas and doing the least interesting story possible with them. Please don't disappoint me, Flash. Spoilers follow for The Flash…
I've been struggling with The Flash for some time. For some reason, the showrunners continually go back to two wells: What if the villain was a speedster, and what if Flash lost his speed? Neither of these wells are particularly fresh at this point. But now, as The Flash gets started with its new season, I find…
After the end of a big storyline, you need a chance to come down from the drama, right? What better way to do that than with a villain-of-the-week episode! As both Team Flash and Central City try to recover from the invasion by the Mirror Monarch, an old enemy shows up to give Flash a…
When you're making TV week by week, you have to roll with the punches. On old soaps, sometimes someone would have to pinch-hit for another actor for a day, and a voiceover would say "so and so is playing the part David on today's episode." The Flash got a whole flurry of punches to roll with.…
The Flash can be a tough character to write for much the same reason that Superman can be. They're both wildly powerful characters who can do things like rewrite time and reboot suns. There's tons of room for fun with their powers, but they can be difficult to get right. This week, The Flash gives…
The Flash was one of many, many shows in 2020 that ended suddenly, without a proper season finale to leave us satisfied for the next season. Instead, we got a cliffhanger with lots of slick editing. The show could pick up where the finale left off, or it could rush through the ending the team…
There are different advantages to filming shows in different ways. When NBC's Community was airing, it was filmed while the season aired; the show was able to respond to fans by doubling down on weirdness and certain character relationships. When a show like Westworld is filmed all at once, the actors and crew are able to…
COVID-19 is inescapable. Even in our favorite escape--a good ol' superhero show--the coronavirus finds a way to muck things up. With The Flash, it comes in the form of a heavily shortened season. We're a few episodes short of a full stack, putting extra weight on the ones we have. This week, that weight rests on…
The only word I can think of to describe how The Flash has felt the last few weeks is "stuck." It's very literal, too. In the real world, our noble but sometimes dumb hero Barry has been watching his speed drain away. Meanwhile, Iris has been stuck in the mirror universe. Only Ralph Dibny and Sue…
The CW's Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover is done, but thanks to the state of the world we're in a Crisis on Infinite Television Shows. Shows are ending seasons early and moving storylines to next year, while others are just big question marks. After going on hiatus due to COVID-19, The Flash is back. I'd…
In the beginning, there was Harrison Wells. And then, Flash willed the multiverse into being, and countless Wells appeared. Each year has had its own Wells. Harrison, Harry, Sherloque, Nash, and H.R. have all left impacts on Team Flash. Whether it's Harry bonding with Cisco, H.R. sacrificing himself for Iris, or Eobard Thawne being Eobard,…
Alright, Flash, enough already. Over on Legends of Tomorrow, the Time Idiots are dealing with revived villains. They're calling them Encores. It's been fun and silly. When The Flash brought back Mirror Master as a new character with better effects, I was stoked, and I'm still digging it. But now it's starting to feel like a crutch. Where Legends…
It's easy to say that Flash is leaning too heavily on old villains following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, but if they're going to do it the way they're doing it now, I think I might be okay with that. The show has been a mix of old and new villains, remixed and tweaked, and…
When last we left our hero, Iris West-Allen was banging her hands on the wrong side of a mirror as her evil twin lovingly hugged her husband. This week, the focus shifts further off Barry, giving Iris time to explore this strange dimension. On the outside, master detective Ralph Dibny finally tracks down Sue Dearbon.…
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