The Flash stumbled this week with a pedestrian villain of the week episode.
Here’s Mike’s review…
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It was bound to happen.
An episode of The Flash that I genuinely didnt like.
Crazy for You isnt terrible.
It has its moments.
Where does Crazy for You go so wrong?
And its not that its poorly written.
The characters behave the way they should, and everyone is as charming as ever.
It just all felt very disconnected.
Here are some emotional moments with Barry and his Dad.
Heres some Caitlin Snow comic relief.
Heres a reminder that Grant Gustin can sing.
Heres the villain of the week.
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Maybe thats the problem.
Peek-a-boo is simply bad news.
At one point, when Caitlin says dont we have a teleporter to catch?
I realized I had almost forgotten.
Im no longer sure Plastique is the series low, though.
I should note that hungover Caitlin is my new favorite Caitlin, so thats cool.
Oliver Queen ends up sleeping with every attractive woman who isnt a blood relative.
Barry has his hands full in the friend zone, and Linda Park will complicate that.
I dont think we need to add a workplace romance to this situation.
While were on the subject of Ms.
I did dig the security camera origin sequence, but the whole look!
Its Ronnies energy face flying into the professor!
thing felt like video game logic.
Flash Facts!
This is a personal preference, but I think its a little dopey.
Barrys body language even changes when hes hiding his identity from Iris.
I feel like his public persona should be more in line with that.
Plus its such a cool audio/visual thing that I want to see more of it.
Maybe this will play out later.
That little complaint aside, that was a nice touch.
This is how Flash intimidates/interrogates guys.
He isnt Batman dangling you off the top of a skyscraper to get answers.
It was creative, it was non-threatening, and it felt very right for the character.
This week had a really neat variation on that.
I enjoyed the way they played it, with the bullet just nicking him before he caught it.
Drawing a blank on Marcus Stockheimer, unless thats an alias.
A sentient gorilla with highly evolved mental powers.
We just saw him.
That means were going to see him again.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think this would happen.
Rating:
2 out of 5
