It’s a bit much.

ThisThe Flashreview contains spoilers.

That aint something you should be showing people.

For one thing, that opening was brilliant.

I love seeing Barry revel in his powers, and I even like seeing him get a little overconfident.

Watching two characters weve grown to love enjoy the show with him only makes things better.

But this is where the first problem with All Star Team Up begins to rear its head.

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Eddie now knows Barry is the Flash.

Its been obvious for weeks that when Iris finds out about Barry, shes gonna be pissed.

Its been developed naturally, without the show hammering us over the head with it.

This week, they brought the hammer.

And passive-aggressive Iris is the worst Iris.

It was amplified by trying to cram this into an episode that was overstuffed with guest stars.

On the other hand, is there reallyanybodywho watchesArrowanddoesntwatchThe Flash?

Felicity and Ray are great fits in Central City.

They could easily just become part of this supporting cast.

The only thing that really saves this episode is the fact that the jokes are genuinely funny.

Flash Facts!

Ciscos flashbacks to the event that never actually happened areveryinteresting.

I was wrong…or was I?

Would somebody else killed by Harrison Wells in that timeline be experiencing flashbacks the way Cisco is?

Well find out soon enough, but this is suddenly a really compelling mystery.

But it does sound like theyre moving more and more towards miniaturization so perhaps shrinking isnt far behind.

The title All Star Team Up calls back to any number of awesome DC titles.

Justice League predecessors the Justice Society first formed in the pages ofAll-Star Comicsin 1940.

Grant Morrison and Frank QuitelysAll-Star Supermanis one of the greatest Superman stories ever told.

You get the picture.

Do I really even need to point out the its a bird, its a plane… thing?

He was a dude in the comics, though, with the equally on-the-nose name of Bertram Larvan.

He isnt any cooler on the comics page than she was on the screen tonight.

Rating:

3 out of 5