The Good: -Cool juxtaposition and what not with the opening shots of each of the main characters over Harrison Wells/Eobard Thawne's voice over. -I love Cisco. I will always love Cisco. Cisco is the best part of this show. Cisco. -But also Cisco's thing with food. He's constantly sucking a lollipop. This week it was a soda. I loved the thought that involved him actually sitting the drink down and picking it back up, forethought that doesn't seem to always occur to directors. Coming back for it despite the huge rush was cute. And then that he did it for a reason! Just Cisco. -Peek-a-boo! I was really hoping they'd go a more good guy route with her, but I'm just happy to see her again. Even though her bit about "going in the box - IN THE GROUND" was pretty cheesy. -Plus they're finally addressing the whole weirdness of just keeping people in boxes without trial. Who feeds them and gives them water? Where do they relieve themselves? Are you not even gonna give them a book or something? -IRIS BEING USEFUL!!!! -Cisco all sassy about the power source. -I just really want Snart's sister to actually be attracted to Cisco. I don't think she is but that would be awesome. -"I am not uptight!...You can't call me uptight!" -Snart's sister having a Class A license. -That GRIN on Cisco's face when the Golden Glider said "smart is sexy, Cisco." -The whole "my word is true" trope being turned on its head. I wondered why Barry did all of his part of the deal before Snart did any of his. Then, when Snart said something to Joe about being a man of his word, I didn't remember that ever being touched on before but brushed it off as something I might have missed. So it was very cool to see that tired old "criminal with morality" cliche flipped on its head and have the problem just be Barry's continuing naivete. -Not gonna lie, it was damn exciting to see Firestorm and the Arrow drop down beside the Flash.
The Bad: -Eddie, barely conscious, doesn't respond when Joe speaks to him and can barely hold open his eyes. But the good news is he can climb up the indefinitely long ladder unassisted! -Also, Iris, does it LOOK like he's okay? Jesus. -The cold puns are getting old and by getting old I mean they were old the second episode they were included in. -Really could have used a recap on what all these meta-humans could do. I understand how that would have been clunky to include and, honestly, if they had, I probably would be complaining about that too, but I still feel like it was needed. The only one I remembered before this episode was Peek-a-boo. I quickly remembered Mardon, once he was reintroduced, and then the mafia guy once he said he was going to gas them. I remembered the anger inducing guy only after he did it to Caitlin. Still have NO memory of the laser-eyes guy. -I know this show is setting Barry and Iris up as some glorious endgame couple...But Iris and Eddie is just so much more compelling.
The ???: -Why did Iris and Barry meet in Jitters? Does Iris live in Jitters? Girl needs to go home. She doesn't even work there anymore. Are we supposed to believe that she got these 2,000 return labels and took them to Jitters to mope over them, sans coffee? Did Barry happen to come in for a coffee and see her there? Was she waiting for him? Is it even worth trying to meet up with Barry when he's just gonna run off in a couple minutes and you wasted $5 in gas? -"Damn. You can't get that inside Radio Shack." Come on, Joe, what year is it? -How can Cisco tell that the future battery thing will take 36 hours to charge up if it's so futuristic? -Eddie has been gone for TWO WEEKS? Was this made obvious, and I somehow missed it? -If they have no qualms about knocking them out, couldn't they just keep pumping the gas in for the extent of the trip? -I don't watch The Arrow (yet) but does he always whack people with his bow? Seems goofy to me. -Arrow: "Thanks, buddy! You owe me one! Gotta run - have fun lugging this dangerous criminal inside solo!"
Review by CayenneBlockedParent2015-05-16T02:10:33Z— updated 2017-03-17T07:57:07Z
The Good:
-Cool juxtaposition and what not with the opening shots of each of the main characters over Harrison Wells/Eobard Thawne's voice over.
-I love Cisco. I will always love Cisco. Cisco is the best part of this show. Cisco.
-But also Cisco's thing with food. He's constantly sucking a lollipop. This week it was a soda. I loved the thought that involved him actually sitting the drink down and picking it back up, forethought that doesn't seem to always occur to directors. Coming back for it despite the huge rush was cute. And then that he did it for a reason! Just Cisco.
-Peek-a-boo! I was really hoping they'd go a more good guy route with her, but I'm just happy to see her again. Even though her bit about "going in the box - IN THE GROUND" was pretty cheesy.
-Plus they're finally addressing the whole weirdness of just keeping people in boxes without trial. Who feeds them and gives them water? Where do they relieve themselves? Are you not even gonna give them a book or something?
-IRIS BEING USEFUL!!!!
-Cisco all sassy about the power source.
-I just really want Snart's sister to actually be attracted to Cisco. I don't think she is but that would be awesome.
-"I am not uptight!...You can't call me uptight!"
-Snart's sister having a Class A license.
-That GRIN on Cisco's face when the Golden Glider said "smart is sexy, Cisco."
-The whole "my word is true" trope being turned on its head. I wondered why Barry did all of his part of the deal before Snart did any of his. Then, when Snart said something to Joe about being a man of his word, I didn't remember that ever being touched on before but brushed it off as something I might have missed. So it was very cool to see that tired old "criminal with morality" cliche flipped on its head and have the problem just be Barry's continuing naivete.
-Not gonna lie, it was damn exciting to see Firestorm and the Arrow drop down beside the Flash.
The Bad:
-Eddie, barely conscious, doesn't respond when Joe speaks to him and can barely hold open his eyes. But the good news is he can climb up the indefinitely long ladder unassisted!
-Also, Iris, does it LOOK like he's okay? Jesus.
-The cold puns are getting old and by getting old I mean they were old the second episode they were included in.
-Really could have used a recap on what all these meta-humans could do. I understand how that would have been clunky to include and, honestly, if they had, I probably would be complaining about that too, but I still feel like it was needed. The only one I remembered before this episode was Peek-a-boo. I quickly remembered Mardon, once he was reintroduced, and then the mafia guy once he said he was going to gas them. I remembered the anger inducing guy only after he did it to Caitlin. Still have NO memory of the laser-eyes guy.
-I know this show is setting Barry and Iris up as some glorious endgame couple...But Iris and Eddie is just so much more compelling.
The ???:
-Why did Iris and Barry meet in Jitters? Does Iris live in Jitters? Girl needs to go home. She doesn't even work there anymore. Are we supposed to believe that she got these 2,000 return labels and took them to Jitters to mope over them, sans coffee? Did Barry happen to come in for a coffee and see her there? Was she waiting for him? Is it even worth trying to meet up with Barry when he's just gonna run off in a couple minutes and you wasted $5 in gas?
-"Damn. You can't get that inside Radio Shack." Come on, Joe, what year is it?
-How can Cisco tell that the future battery thing will take 36 hours to charge up if it's so futuristic?
-Eddie has been gone for TWO WEEKS? Was this made obvious, and I somehow missed it?
-If they have no qualms about knocking them out, couldn't they just keep pumping the gas in for the extent of the trip?
-I don't watch The Arrow (yet) but does he always whack people with his bow? Seems goofy to me.
-Arrow: "Thanks, buddy! You owe me one! Gotta run - have fun lugging this dangerous criminal inside solo!"