The Flash basically failed in that warehouse because of his lack of speed, so Barry has to try and work this angle as Barry, no powers required. Barry uses that confrontation with “Singh” and that warehouse as a way to try and call Carver out, who of course denies any knowledge of that warehouse, even as it makes him realize that the walls are starting to close in on him. Legends of Tomorrow Season 5 Episode 12 Review: Freaks and Greeks By Jim Dandeneauīut this is what I mean where it felt like the Singh duplicate was where everything turned. But you know what I found genuinely refreshing for some reason? Carver referring to Barry as “Officer Allen.” It’s so rare that we get reminded that Barry isn’t just a lab rat, he’s an actual cop, and Barry coming to Carver in plainclothes, in his official capacity as a police officer, somehow felt new. It’s a good reminder that this is still a superhero show.
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Like much of the back end of this season, there’s been very little traditional “Flash” action with Barry in costume, as his speed has been conveniently sapped by the “death of the Speed Force.” But it’s still really great seeing him suited up next to Ralph in full Elongated Man gear.
And that Singh dupe, I feel is almost the pivot of the episode in some ways, and if I was less tired and overworked I might try and make some kind of clever, structural mirror analogy here, but I am both of those things and thus cannot, but hear me out anyway, please! In fact, the only time I felt annoyed with her was when she burst out of/shattered that poor, devoted Singh mirror duplicate. They made us wait for her to go “full Mirror Master” and it was absolutely worth it.Īnd even all suited up and wreaking havoc with her C-list metas, she was still more sympathetic than Carver. I wish this season had leaned a little further into the paranoia and uncertainty of what she can accomplish in “our” world a little bit earlier in the season, but it was really effective here. She’s one of the best Arrowverse big bads of recent years overall, too. They even waited until tonight to give her a proper (and kick ass) supervillain costume, only to show that by the end of it, she might end up being more threatening in civilian clothes after all.Įven with an incomplete story, Eva McCulloch is the best bad thing to happen to this show since season one Reverse-Flash (before they kept bringing Thawne back and watered down what made him special). That wasn’t the case with Bloodwork (although Ramsay Rosso was a little too unsympathetic from the very start) and it certainly wasn’t the case with Eva. Often (but not always), big bads on these shows emerge fully formed, and we have to kind of backtrack to figure out their motives or the source of their powers.
This season managed to tell two complete supervillain origin stories. The result (the occasional pacing issue or filler episode aside) was such a resounding success that not even having this story chopped off three episodes early could hurt it. Hence this year’s two “graphic novels” (as he called them), with Bloodwork as the villain of the first half before Crisis on Infinite Earths, and then Eva McCulloch coming in as Mirror Master for the 2021 episodes. Notably (and most importantly) not trying to stretch a single villain out over a 22 (well…in this case 19) episode season. From the very start, new showrunner Eric Wallace planned to break with several conventions, not just of The Flash, but the entire Arrowverse. But maybe I should have.Īfter all, this season has spent almost all its time breaking rules. The Flash Season 6 Episode 19įor an episode that wasn’t supposed to be The Flash season 6 finale, I’ve gotta say, “Success is Assured” absolutely managed to look and feel big enough (and surprisingly mostly satisfying enough) to work as one.
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