3x10 Borrowing Problems from the Future

I have a question. How the hell was Barry able to afford that huge-ass loft? Did he rob a fucking bank or something?

I wish they would stop going back and forth on Caitlin's powers. In the Christmas episode, she could control them just fine. Now, she's struggling again. Come on, guys. That is just lazy writing.

I love H.R. The Cisco hologram and the pirate accent made me laugh so hard. I also adore his and Cisco's relationship. It's such a good brOTP.

Julian is a part of the team! I admit, I didn't like him very much at first, but he's kind of grown on me.

I'm glad that Barry told the team the truth about what he saw in the future. Lying to the people closest to you never works out well.

That scene in the time vault was absolutely heartbreaking. I cried a little bit. I swear, if they touch one hair on Iris' head, I will fly to Vancouver and personally kick the writers' asses. I don't give a shit. Nobody is killing anybody on my ship.

"- I got you guys a plant. That's like a standard housewarming gift, right?
-Not on my Earth. On my Earth, we get reptiles."

Well, shit. I want to live on H.R.'s Earth. Barry was so adorably happy when he got McSnurtle the turtle. By the way, why would you want to change such a dope name?

Solid episode. The next four months are gonna be wild. That intro: I am the only one fast enough to save her. Conclusion: Iris is screwed. Barry, even motorcycles are faster than you. This episode made H.R. more likeable. he's definitely the master of one liners. And man, that look H.R. gave when he learnt the STAR Labs Museum closes in the future, I felt bad, poor guy. I wanna go to that museum so badly.

Plunder was ok, I guess. but breaking out of jail and immediately stealing some diamonds, yeah, the plan wasn't terribly well thought out but hey, that's his jam. And wow, that gun. it certainly looks like the gun H.R. has in the future. I guess you can't have Wells with a non-futuristic gun. but why didn't he shoot Savitar? maybe they're letting Iris die? It felt so weird. But I guess after this episode the motorcycle is going to be the evil speedster in season 4. How come a motorcycle is faster than Wally? Well, speedforce, I ain't gonna explain shit. And Wally's little dance when Plunder was in the motorbike. Awesome. I lost my shit when I saw The Flash and Kid Flash together. Damn, I certainly needed that. And those headlines: "Joe honored at City Hall", I don't know why but it doesn't sound like a good thing. And "Killer Frost still at large", well Julian, I guess your snowflake necklace doesn't work that well. What about another pair of handcuffs so that poor Caitlin doesn't go full of Frost with you.

And that house warming was lovely. And now The Flash has a pet turtle. Barry getting really exited about his new turtle has to be the best part of the episode. McSnurtle the Turtle. nothing else to say. A reptile is the perfect present Inca house warming. And Joe giving Iris a photo from when they were kids was weird. They're brothers/friends/couple. don't you think it's weird Joe? 'cause it is.

Besides the turtle, the star of the ep was H.R. Normal people are asked by the host to speak but H.R. asks himself to.

And that at the end was Gipsy! hype everyone.

This was an excellent episode of The Flash. It's been a tough season for Barry and company. Suffering the fallout of Flashpoint for 9 episodes, The Flash has been at its most angsty and, thus, worst. Julian has done little to add anything but a minor annoyance to the proceedings. But, the season's 9th episode (landing before Holiday break) ended on a quintessentially Flash note, both in the sense of joyous victory and in the sense of that momentary victory plagued by the specter of time travel nonsense. This episode carries on the best of the preceding episode and mitigates the worst. The various plotlines are really satisfying, whether it's the relationship between Cisco and Wells, Barry and Iris, Barry and Wally, or Caitlin and Julian. The interactions between Caitlin and Julian in particular show enormous potential for Julian's resuscitation into a fun and interesting cast member. I'm appreciative of every moment a superhero show can quickly resolve the tension that gets built on the premise of a hidden truth. These revelations rarely have the desired payoff and are more frustrating than fascinating (see: Flashpoint). Flash does its work here by moving quickly through potentially troubling plotlines and uses them to, rather than create unnecessary conflict, bring the team closer together to combat a unique threat. Isn't that The Flash at its best?