The Flash Season One: Rogue Air




"You can't beat me Barry so you have to bring your friend!?"

With the Reverse Flash still one step a head of them Barry turns to Captain Cold for aid despite the warnings from the rest of the team however more help arrives in the form of Arrow and Firestorm.

I guess if Barry learns one thing from this it is not to trust your enemies lol. This has got to be the best Captain Cold episode on Flash because he proves to be way more cunning than everyone thought he would be. His little speech to Barry at the end was a nice touch at just humiliating him when he was down and him mentioning the Rogues makes me hopefully that we will see a complete Rogues Gallery in Season Two. It also did a great job at showing how desperate Barry was for turning to a villain for help despite the protests from everyone and I guess Barry had to learn the hard way that it never works out. Then there was the return of Lisa and I really like the chemistry between her and Cisco and I actually would really like a romantic subplot between them in the future because it could work (Cisco's actor even said he would like a love interest). Of course one of the biggest highlights of the episode was the return of the Meta Humans and it was just awesome seeing them all in action again; The Mist and Peek - A - Boo especially because The Mist actually got to fight The Flash and Peek - A - Boo really kicked ass at the beginning, would have liked to have seen this side of her in her first appearance. It was great seeing the others as well like Weather Wizard, Rainbow Raider who infected Caitlin and Deathbolt and it is a damn shame that he died. Deathbolt was a kickass villain, played by a great actor and the only Meta Human possibly born with his powers, now that he is gone where is that little subplot going to go? Also I really like the dilemma that Joe had because I never knew he was so against imprisoning the Meta Humans and really thought they would get help. I kind of have to agree with him that maybe Team Flash has been handling it the wrong way so far and it is weird they didn't bring this up sooner because it is an interesting point. 

As for everything else I guess Eddie is feeling some bitterness towards Barry because of the things he has learned and it surprised my me he told Iris straight up that she is meant to be with Barry. I do really feel sorry for the guy because he is probably the only good Thawne in his family and I guess he just couldn't take being in the middle of Barry and Iris anymore, wonder if this will lead him to take a more villainous role? However the second biggest highlight of the episode was the specular fight between the Flash, Arrow, Firestorm vs. Reverse Flash! First off it was cool how Eobard actually used the Flash Ring the way it was meant to in the comics and I like how they slowed down the suit popping out of it so we can notice it properly. The whole fight it self was just great with the two speedsters fighting across STAR labs, Arrow using close combats on him (nice nod to Ray's nano tech) and Firestorm flying about and using his fire. Now I doubt Eobard will sit idly by in jail because he always has a few cards up his sleeve but since this felt like the finale fight I am curious how the final episode is going to go. Finally I just want to say there was a massive Green Lantern reference in this, they have just got to bring him on soon!   

Overall a great episode that is really only let down by the death of the awesome Deathbolt.

SCORE: 8/10

Highlights: Return of the Meta Humans
                   Captain Cold tricks everyone/ Lisa and Cisco moments
                   Joe's feelings towards the prison/Eddie moments
                 
Let - Downs: Death of Deathbolt


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The Flash Season One: Rouge Time

The Woman With The Golden Gun

As Barry deals with the consequences of time travel Captain Cold and Heat Wave return to wreck havoc in Central City however this time Cold has brought along his little sister; Lisa Snart AKA Golden Glider (Peyton List).

For a whole week I have been wondering how well they where going to deal with the consequences of time travel and I think this episode proved that it was handled really well. I have read comments that some are disappointed that all of last episode's developments are gone now but I myself really didn't mind because that is how I expected time travel to work in this. Firstly I didn't mind too much that Weather Wizard was defeated in a few seconds because he is such a major member of the Rogues (and played by a well known actor) that I am sure we will see him again soon. Next Wells did a good job of explaining the dangers of time travel and I liked how similar things happened this episode but turned out differently such as Iris rejecting Barry and Wells telling Cisco he is like a son to him but not killing him in the end. Plus Barry's actions did lead to the death of Mason who uncovered more than he should of; I both liked and disliked this because it was cool we got to see Reverse Flash phase through objects (a skill Speedsters have in the comics) but I did like Mason and it is a shame he is out now when he hasn't been in it for that long. Finally this also gave Eobard Thawne a chance to remain Wells for a little bit longer now however that might not last for long with Barry now suspecting him but I doubt he is going to just come out and say something straight away. As for the other Thawne Eddie may have apologised for punching Barry but maybe there was more to it than just Iris, maybe he was affected by the change in the time line?

Always great seeing the Reverse Flash 

Now this episode also saw the return of the Rogues and it is always great to see Captain Cold and Heat Wave and I really liked the debut of Lisa. I liked the banter between her and Cold and how she tricked Cisco (can't blame him though) however if I am honest her gold gun was a bit silly which she does not have in the comics. I also liked the pact Cold made with Barry because it is similar to the way the Rogues work in the comics in that their main goal is The Flash and that they once killed a member for killing a civilian. This was also a Cisco heavy episode again and we actually got to find out more about his family which is something I wanted to learn more of for ages. I liked the rivalry that existed between Cisco and his brother and that Cisco, despite complaining about his brother a lot, still cared enough about him to reveal The Flash's identity. Who could really blame him because Cold was really damn brutal with his torture but Carlos Valdes did an awesome job of showing how much Cisco was tearing himself up over it. My only gripe with the Rogues and Cisco arc of this episode is maybe there could have been more action, the casino scene was basically the only one.

"A few more members and we can have our own biker gang; The Rogues"

Overall I think this was a great follow up to the last episode and it is always good when Cisco has the central spotlight.

SCORE: 7/10

Highlights: Return of the Rogues and debut of Lisa
                   Showing the consequences of time travel
                   Cisco heavy episode

Let - Downs: The gold gun
                      The death of Mason
                      Could have used some more fights

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