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15 Years of Coverage (2010-2025)
Jesse L. Martin
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15 on How did The Flash manage to waste its entire final season?I've been a supporter of The Flash since season 1, episode 1, and it had me the moment the Reverse-Flash entered the picture. The show became increasingly difficult to watch over its nine-season run, though, and that culminated in a final season that is, for long stretches, unwatchable. What the heck happened? After a breezy and…
This week's episode focuses on Team Flash member Allegra, putting her leadership skills to the test, while Barry visits an old favorite Arrow location to talk to one of his enemies. Spoilers follow for The Flash Season 8, Episode 17, "Keep it Dark." "Keep it Dark" The Flash (Grant Gustin) goes off the grid to look…
We're not getting any younger--that applies to all of us. Barry Allen, meanwhile, has stayed the same age for almost a decade thanks to the protection of the Speed Force. That changes, at least for a little bit, this week. Spoilers follow for The Flash Season 8, Episode 16, "The Curious Case of Bartholomew Allen." "The…
You can't always know when you're setting yourself up to get dunked on, but sometimes it feels like you should be able to see the shot coming from a mile away. So how did The Flash end up with another Still Force episode that feels like it does nothing to move the plot forward? Spoilers follow for The…
Funerals are tough in real life, and they're tough to write. It's easy to slip into corny and saccharine aphorisms, leaving the event feeling hollow. This week, Team Flash is trying to figure out how to say goodbye to their fallen friend ahead of her funeral. Spoilers follow for The Flash Season 8, Episode 14, "Funeral…
Across eight seasons of television, it's inevitable that the cast of a show will change. Throughout the Flash, we've said goodbye to a whole bunch of allies and enemies. This week, it's time to let a member of Team Flash go. Spoilers follow for The Flash Season 8, Episode 13, "Death Falls." "Death Falls" Team Flash…
The big bad for The Flash's second arc of Season 8 revealed itself last week: Deathstorm. The otherworldly entity is leaving charred corpses all over Central City, and seems to have an eye for Caitlin Snow, despite saying that it is not, in fact, her late husband Ronnie. Spoilers follow for The Flash Season 8, Episode 12,…
This season's focus on Caitlin Snow continues this week right where it left off: with Caitlin facing down the black flame, which is talking to her using words spoken last by Ronnie, the husband she lost twice--first in the show's premiere, and then again when he, as Firestorm, flew into a singularity to save everyone. Spoilers follow…
With Barry Allen having two father figures in his life--Henry Allen and Joe West--The Flash often leans toward stories about fatherhood. This episode, it's time for dads to step aside as the Snow family reconvenes to fight the Black Flame and Iris helps her new phantom friend find her birth mother. Spoilers follow for The Flash Season 8,…
After a couple of surprisingly solid episodes, can The Flash keep the streak--pun intended--going? The focus is once again off of the Flash himself, shifted instead to Chester P. Runk, as Team Flash tries to find who or whatever is responsible for the charred corpses appearing around Central City. Spoilers follow for The Flash Season 8, Episode 9,…
We have something here in the upper Midwest called the Minnesota Goodbye, which is where you say you're going to leave, and then take at least half an hour to do so, spending a solid fifteen minutes standing by the door with your coat on, sweating because you're wearing a coat rated for -30 degrees…
There's something comforting about the right kind of cameo on a show. A beloved character brought back, given ample screen time, and something to do. The Flash botched it hard earlier this year with Tom Cavanaugh's final appearance, but a guest spot from David Ramsey is another chance for the show to succeed. Spoilers follow for The Flash…
It's hard to tell sometimes if I notice certain things because I review television shows every week or because certain shows are much worse at disguising those things than they used to be. There's a good way to work around an actor being away for an episode, and this ain't it. Spoilers follow for The Flash Season…
The band is staying together for The Flash season 8 it would seem. Three series regulars for The CW's The Flash have signed on to season 8. Jesse L. Martin (Joe West), Candice Patton (Iris West-Allen), and Danielle Panabaker (Caitlin Snow/Frost) have all signed on for new deals as their current agreements expired with the…
The Flash has been struggling for some time now with making its plots work. They sound good in theory but end up convoluted and uninteresting. Right now, it seems like The Flash is shifting to character-focused episodes. Spoilers follow for The Flash Season 7, Episode 13, "Masquerade." "Masquerade" It's a post-Cisco world, and the members of Team…
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…
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…
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…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com