We are one week away from the season finale of The Flash, and shit gets real.
Massive spoilers follow, especially in the fifth item, so be warned.
1. If you’re traveling the Multiverse, travel the damn Multiverse
One of the more frustrating aspects of the CW’s shared universe, but specifically The Flash, is their inability to truly use all the tools at their disposal. Sure, I know bringing Melissa Benoist over for an episode isn’t as easy as I’m making it sound, but when you’re plotting out the season, maybe skip a pointless musical interlude and save her guest appearance for this week.
Because, let’s be real – Barry has a shapeshifter at his disposal in J’onn, and the most powerful creature on Earth in Kara, and both would be huge assets for Barry right now. In fact, J’onn, in particular, could have helped in two distinct scenarios this week:
– He could have impersonated Lyla easier than Barry did
– He could have posed as Iris
The last one really blows my mind, because that’s the perfect cop out for the ending of the show. Cisco grabs J’onn and stashes Iris with Kara – he tells no one about it, and brings J’onn back to pose as Iris. J’onn is super powered, and probably wouldn’t die when being stabbed by Savitar. Or, you have an incredibly powerful Martian an inch from his face, let him do some serious damage to Savitar, thus allowing the rest of the team to stop him.
You can’t introduce all of these worlds as being interconnected if you are reluctant to use them when need be. I’m not saying every week – hell, for all I know, this is exactly what happened, and all will be revealed next week. But I doubt it.
2. Cheetah
A fun Easter Egg in ARGUS – one of the cells was labeled “Cheetah.” I doubt we ever see Cheetah or Diana ever show up, but again, it is fun to have these clues sprinkled throughout, allowing for fun ideas for the future. Plus, who knows, if Wonder Woman tanks, maybe she’ll be on Legends of Tomorrow season 4.
3. Snart really chews some scenery
I don’t know if I’m just not as used to Wentworth Miller’s line delivery as he hasn’t been a regular on a show since last season, but good lord did he ham up every line delivery. Every line he said felt like a David Caruso, just pre-sunglasses line from CSI: Miami. Barry asking Snart for help felt like one of the most ‘comics’ moments of the show lately. The Flash asking a Rogue for help isn’t without precedent, and it is part of what makes it one of the most interesting adversarial relationships in all of comics.
4. HR, you bojo
So, we obviously are pissed at HR for telling Savitar where to find Iris, but shouldn’t we be just as mad at HR for telling Barry if that was Barry? Because anything Barry knows, Savitar knows. So, even though HR was feeling guilty for ratting to Savitar, shouldn’t he be just as he should be at telling Barry anything at all?
5. They really did it*
*For now
I want to actually leave this for the comments: do you guys think Iris is really dead? Why or why not. Let’s take this to the comments.
