Post — Aaron Ngo

Major Spoilers are included in this episode review. Please read with caution.

Seems like a tradition to test Barry’s limitations as a hero. This is the second time it involves Ralph, who was taught about not killing people last season. Last night, Ralph (and Barry again!) learns how the end does not justify the means when these two go to the black market for a weapon to use against Cicada. This storyline wasn’t bad, just repetitive. There were small moments I found amusing like Barry channeling his inner Oliver Queen from Elseworlds, and the laser tag fight scene was pretty impressive, but it didn’t tell us anything we didn’t already know. Although, these two saved the day without their powers, so the episode gets points for pulling that off.

Caitlin is working on the metahuman cure without Cisco. Where the hell is Cisco? Are they going to write him out?

Anyway, Nora and Sherloque are in a complicated situation. Nora knows he knows about her working with someone and races to Eobard for a solution. He suggests throwing Sherloque off the trail by exploiting his weakness: love for the same woman. In this episode, Nora brings all of Sherloque’s ex-wives into one room via holograms and we discover they are all doppelgangers of each other! However, we are not informed of much beyond that. No specific Earths, distinct personality traits, and her name escapes me. The last part is more on me.

Anyway, this works to distract Sherloque, who is trying to romance the Earth-1 version of this character.

Iris West-Allen encounters Cicada! Candice Patton is killing it this season, and I cannot stress this enough! She is bringing Iris back to life after a few bad seasons with her being delegated to being a love interest, and her writing is becoming relevant again. All in time for her to face off against the main villain of the season in his own home. The tension, suspense, and how the audience gets the “vibe” that Iris is way over her head in this one. However, she manages to escape, stab him, and learn his weakness. Way to go!

Overall, the episode had borderline too much going on, but the storylines were all connected through the characters’ trying to stop Cicada in their own ways. Nora needed Sherloque distracted, Barry and Ralph had to get the weapon, Caitlin was on the cure to use against him, and Iris fought the man himself.

If Cisco is leaving, someone tell me. His character has ample opportunity to exit.

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