5 Cool Possibilities For Season 3 Of The Flash

Last night The Flash ended its second season in style. "The Race of His Life" had lots of unexpected twists and turns. All of which led to a very excited cliffhanger. 

The future of The Flash will certainly be different. Here are some of my ideas of what could happen when the show returns in October. (IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED THE FLASH FINALE DO NOT CLICK THE JUMP, MASSIVE SPOILERS AHEAD!)

Flash "Grodd Lives" Review

Grodd is God on an all new The Flash. (SPOILERS!)

Episode Description: Barry and his team at S.T.A.R. Labs must deal with the fallout from their failed plan. But in order to distract them, Wells releases the telepathic Gorilla Grodd, who kidnaps Joe. Meanwhile, Iris West (Candice Patton) confronts Barry about his alter-ego as The Flash.

High Points:

• Gorilla Grodd was on TV! Never thought I would see one of my favorite Flash villains come alive on this show. He has been hinted at for weeks, but tonight was his night. Big props to Andrew Kreisberg, Greg Bertlanti, and Geoff Johns for having the balls to believe a telepathic gorilla could be done right on TV.
• Hello there General Eiling! Did not expect to see you alive again. Grodd made you his puppet for three months and I would think that would maybe teach you a lesson about not being such a massive asshole, but the second you get out of your trance you still have that douchey charm. Same old Eiling.
• The Thawne Family reunion continues to be entertaining. Eobard is really giving Eddie a kick to the dick every time he talks to him. Calling him the least memorable Thawne, then showing him that he isn't gonna get Iris. Sucks to be Eddie Thawne right now.
• The old Ice Cream Truck that is secretly carrying gold routine. Classic.
• Grodd's telepathic powers were showcased very well. Whether it was mind controlling Eiling or just straight up mindfucking people, the gorilla was a formable foe.
• Cisco is a bigger cinephile than Michael Bolton.

• The special effects for Grodd were damn impressive. I don't blame Joe West for almost shitting his pants around the beast.
• Grodd stopped Barry's Falcon punch like a boss.
• Dr. Wells' is a modern day James Franco. The man understands the bond between man and beast. Smart move sending his gorilla buddy after his enemies to further his endgame.
• Barry Frank Underwood's Grodd with a train.
• Eobard/Wells' endgame is upon us.
• Grodd will be back!

Should have known the consequences of Tebowing, Grodd.

Low Points:

• Still wish Iris learned about Flash's powers through researching him for an article or something. She just seems to be handed everything on this show. She got handed a nice boyfriend. She got handed a job at a newspaper. Now she just gets spoon fed Barry's secret. Make Iris work for something!
• I'm done with secrets creating this much tension on CW shows. Arrow has overused it and now Flash needs to let it go as well. No one ever looks from the other person's perspective who kept the secret. Every person who gets lied to is instead extremely pissy. Get over it. 

You know what, Iris...

Verdict: What could have been a filler episode before Eobard's endgame gets put into fruition was anything but that. Grodd had been teased all season and when he finally got his chance in the spotlight  he serenaded the crowd to tears of joy with his own rendition of "A Moment Like This". Expect this telepathic Gorilla to factor into Season 2 heavily. Grodd is only getting smarter and by next year who knows what else he will be capable of. As for Eobard, him taunting Eddie was equally entertaining. The guy is in full villain mode now. No more Mr. Nice Guy.
         Overall I'm gonna give "Grodd Lives" a 9.0 out of 10. For great use of a Gorilla.

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Was Grodd there that night too?????

The Flash "The Trap" Review/Thoughts

On this week's episode of The Flash, the curious case of Harrison Wells is blown wide open and all the beating around the bush about his true identity comes to a screeching halt.

Episode Description: The S.T.A.R. labs gang develops a trap in an attempt to expose Dr. Well's connection to Nora Allen's murder. Meanwhile, Eddie meets resistance from Joe when he announces he plans to propose to Iris. 

High Points:

• Finally getting some more details from that newspaper. (How and when the Flash disappeared, the author of the article, etc.)
• "You are also The Flash. Founding member of..." -Gideon. (The Justice League? Gideon were you about to say the fucking Justice League??)
• Very interesting piece of information that Barry created Gideon. Pieces are starting to fall into place and make sense on the current end of the time stream, but there is still so much about the future Eobard came from that we don't know
• Wind funnel arms! Another classic Flash move in the repertoire. Now we just need to see some helicopter action:

I expect to see Barry flying alongside Firestorm and Atom by season 2

• The inner struggle that Barry is having with accepting Wells as a mentor but also knowing his true motives was very palpable in tonight's episode
• Cisco's dream sequence was cool, even if it was just a reiteration of what happened in the "Out of Time" episode.
• Joe's flashback to the hospital really captured the "deal with the devil" vibe between him and Wells
• The S.T.A.R. Labs team had a pretty solid trap planned out, but Harrison Well's trap was just a little bit better. They all must subscribe to Traps Illustrated

The authority on modern trap-setting

• Eddie: "So this has all been about me?" Eobard: "Not a chance". Has nothing to do with anything but it brought a smile to my face
• Harrison's flashback to an unconscious Barry was really interesting. We got a real taste of what their dynamic was like before Eobard got stuck in the past but there was still a lot left ominously unanswered. Even when his identity is completely out of the shadows, Eobard Thawne still proves to be a very enigmatic villain.

Low Points: 

• For an honest cop just trying to make the city a better place, Joe really sticks to his "put 2 in the chest" method of police work. 
• I am not buying Iris's realization at the end of the episode. That electric shock doesn't seem like viable grounds to make a connection between Barry and The Flash. I get static shocks touching people and things all the goddamn time and you don't see me jumping to conclusions. I mean Barry even said he would bring Eddie back, which was almost identical to what he said to Iris about Joe in the alternate timeline. They could have easily done a weird timeline flashback thing there and I would have readily bought it over the electric shock thing
• As funny as I thought Eddie and Eobard's exchange was, I am still waiting on how Eddie truly plays into all this..

Verdict: The Flash is roaring down the homestretch for this season and we are still learning things about Eobard Thawne. Up until now the focus has been entirely on trying to figure out who Harrison Wells really is. Now that we know the answer, the question has shifted to what is the story with Eobard Thawne? Tonight we got some hints both from the opening and the closing sequences. We know that Gideon really belongs to a future Barry Allen and somehow came to fall into the hands of Thawne. We also know that in the future, Thawne and Allen have squared off a number of times and that The Flash disappeared in 2024 during a battle in the streets with Thawne. Likely that is when the two traveled back in time. We also saw Thawne find it ironic that he ended up being the one to create The Flash this time, which means originally Barry didn't become the Flash until 2020, when the real Harrison Wells originally created the particle accelerator. So we are slowly getting details to form the entire story of The Flash's and Thawne's complicated relationship but there is still a lot to be answered in the coming weeks. On a semi-related side note, we also learned that The Flash was a founding member of something by the year 2024. Now I am not going to say we should expect a fully formed Justice League by season 9, but I am going to pray for it every single night for the rest of my days and hope a miracle happens. 

CW's The Super Seven. I'd watch

                Tonight we also learned that not only is there still more to learn about Eobard Thawne, but that he is a formidable opponent in more ways than just being a faster version of The Flash. It turns out that he made sure that he was aware of everything going on with everybody from the very beginning, and his counter-trap using Everyman as a ploy was a clever ruse that caught me completely off-guard. Which means that yes, for the briefest of moments I was actually starting to think that all this build-up ended with Joe dropping the Reverse Flash like a hat and calling it a night. Luckily we have a villain on our hands who is as calculating as he is fast, which makes me even more excited to see how these next few episodes play out. Besides the opening scene and the last handful of minutes of the episode though there was not too much to talk about. Cisco's dream sequence was cool but it was literally just a recap of things we the viewers already knew. Couple that with some out of place Eddie-Iris-Barry love triangle action and you got a good chunk of tonight's episode. I am also still waiting on Eddie's purpose to shine through. Wells said he took him as "insurance", so what does that mean? Does he want to keep Eddie safe because he needs the Thawne bloodline to live on in order to eventually be born? Do you think the S.T.A.R. Labs crew will reach this realization and send Joe in to put two in the back of Eddie's head? Seems a bit out of character for all or any of them but hell who knows. Drastic times am I right? This long-awaited Wells confrontation episode scores an 8.0 out of 10.

Thanks for reading the review! What do you think will happen in these last few episodes? What is your opinion on Iris's choice to hyphenate? Let us know in the comments or on twitter @Caped_Informers. Be sure to check back regularly for more reviews, articles, and news about your favorite comic book characters. The Flash returns same time next week with "Grodd Lives".

The Flash "The Nuclear Man" Review

 Barry attempts to blow his load while Firestorm tries not to blow his in an all new The Flash. (SPOILERS!)

Episode Description: After Ronnie (Robbie Amell) attacks a physicist (Bill Dow), Barry (Grant Gustin) and the team realize they need to go after Caitlin’s (Danielle Panabaker) fiancé who is now a dangerous meta-human.

If Ryan thought the soundtrack to last episode should be Boy George then this one's has to be Nelly.

High Points

• The heat was on in this episode in more ways than one. The Firestorm storyline really heated up. Barry was getting ass. Spicy food and ghost peppers were running amuck. MILFs were trying to bang Joe West. And I was sweating just watching it.
• Joe employs Cisco to help him with his investigation into Nora Allen's death. (Watch your ass, Wells!).
• The use of flashbacks helped add to the episode. (Nice autobiography cover, Wells).
• Robbie Amell does his best Victor Garber impression as he attempt to show how Stein is in control of Ronnie's body. (Ronnie definitely drinks Pabst Blue Ribbon).
• The science behind how Cisco was able to render images from the night of Nora murder was awesome.
• Wells is once again quick to decide to kill a man in order to save other people. His philosophy differs from Barry's and will hopefully bring his secrets to light. (He is not a good guy Cisco!).
• Seeing Wells in his secret room never gets old. Especially when he is forced to delay his plans in order to try to save Central City.
• Adult Barry's blood is found at his mother's crime scene. (FLASHPOINT HERE WE COME!)
• General Eiling's search for Firestorm will be interesting going forward. Could it lead to the General's other pal, Grodd??
• The Amell cousins hate shirts and I dig it.

This show was steamier than being in an underground spring with Jon Snow and Ygritte

Low Points

• No real villain this week, but the Firestorm conundrum more than sufficed.
• Eddie Thawne is lucky Barry showed up to stop that suicide jumper. "You have so much to live for" is all you got, Eddie?
• Iris West is the new mayor of Cockblock City.
• You did a good job in this week, Robbie, but nobody gives a shit about your movie The DUFF. Compared to your cousin Steve, Grant Gustin, and David Rasmey, you're the DUFF of the Flarrow-verse.

Verdict: After weeks of build-up, Firestorm finally became the focus of an episode instead of just a sub-plot. "The Nuclear Man" was all about letting us know what is going on with Caitlin Snow's ex-fiance. First we discovered that Martin Stein has been in control of Ronnie Raymond's body. Actor Robbie Amell did a good job of portraying the old scientist inside the young man's body. And that struggle between the two men was the main conflict this week as it led to a potential nuclear blast. Ultimately Firestorm did explode. Ending with General Eiling ordering his men to bring him Firestorm. Could the General's return to Central City lead to a meeting with his old buddy who's living in the sewer named Grodd? Maybe, but I'm gonna bet that the writers are setting up Grodd for season 2. Elsewhere Cisco helped Joe with his investigation into Nora Allen's murder. The two of them made a pretty startling discovery. They found blood on the wall from an adult Barry Allen!! That means that Barry was the second speedster there that night alongside the Reverse Flash. The shows producers have hinted at DC's Flashpoint storyline before, could this be the beginning of it? Could we see Barry go back in time and stop his mother's murder thus altering the Flawrrow-verse? The possibilities would be endless. Imagine a world where Robert Queen is a more violent and unforgiving version of the Arrow because Ollie died on the island (Taking the place of  Flashpoint Thomas Wayne as Batman instead of Bruce). Imagine Captain Cold becoming the vigilante Citizen Cold and attempting the stop the other rogues. Imagine Mama Smoak becoming the Canary because she is wicked hot. I'm getting way too excited just thinking about it. Anyway "The Nuclear Man" may not have had a villain, but it paid off on the weeks of Firestorm build-up and gave a new pairing of characters (Cisco and Joe) discovering a huge revaltion that will definitely affect the future of the show. So at the end of the day "The Nuclear Man" gets an 8.5 out of 10.  

Thanks for reading! Got any theories for how Flashpoint could play out? Would you eat a ghost pepper to get laid? Let us know in the comments or on twitter @Caped_Informers. and @cstrand73. Be sure to check back regularly for more show/movie reviews and breaking news/stories regarding the comic book universe. The Flash returns same time next week with "Fallout".

MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!!!

The Flash "Things You Can't Outrun" Review/Thoughts

This week on The Flash, Barry wrestles with the struggles of being a hero, we get a glimpse at what happened to Caitlin the night the particle accelerator blew, and Star Labs gets a second job as a super-powered prison for the Flash's enemies.

Episode Description:  Barry and the Star Labs team confront The Mist, a meta-human who can turn himself into toxic gas, while Caitlin reflects on the night the of the particle accelerator explosion, in which her fiancee was killed. 

High Points:

• Barry continuing to deal with everyday petty crime in Central City
• "I'm not asking for a museum in my honor.." (Fun little nod to The Flash museum)
• Quickly addressing the problem of The Flash executing his enemies
• The solution to the aforementioned problem: Star Labs Super Jail
• "I've felt like I've waited for this day for centuries" - Harrison Wells (Sounds like an amount of waiting time that Eobard Thawne would have to endure...)
• Robbie "Firestorm" Amell making his first appearance as Caitlin's fiancee
• Barry continuing to understand the limitations/implications of his powers
• Barry inhaling the toxic gas in a total brass-balled move to get Star Labs a sample 
• Barry and Joe's father-son relationship

Low Points:

• Anything having to do with Eddie and Iris's relationship 
•  The Mist was another one-and-done villain of the week type
• of times before
• To answer my question from last week: It seems Barry will be opening and closing each episode with a statement that is more often than not a bit corny
• The infamous "If I'm not out in time, close the door behind me" plot device that has been used hundreds of times before

Anyone see Godzilla/every other movie involving a reactor of sorts?

Verdict: Now that we are three episodes in, The Flash seems to be settling in to a bit of a pattern of throwing a new meta-human Barry's way, having Barry exploit the villain's weakness (thus beating him) and then concluding with an ominous cut scene of Dr. Harrison Wells. I'm not saying this is a totally bad thing, and the constant hints at Eobard Thawne promise us more over-arching plots in the near future. I just hope the show doesn't get to predictable (and therefore boring) while these bigger evils are set up. Right now it is the smaller things that Barry does as well as the development of the characters that is driving this show. Barry's relationship with Joe is becoming a favorite of mine and tonight we saw him finally break some ground with Caitlin. The only relationship I really can't get myself to care about is the one between Eddie and Iris. That is purely for selfish Barry and Iris Allen reasons though. I am also enjoying watching Barry slowly starting to realize what it truly means to have powers, and how to use them responsibly. It can be fun to see those "Year One" type of story-archs that happen when a new superhero is getting into the groove of things and figuring out the whole act of protecting a city or the world. Naturally, that is the type of story we can expect to continue seeing this season, and personally, if it means The Flash and his friends are constantly being developed into more seasoned crime-fighters, than I for one am all for it. The Flash scores a  7.5 out of 10 this week.

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