The Flash
Episode Title: “The Nuclear
Man”
Channel: CW
Director: Glen Winter
Writers: Andrew Kreisberg and
Katherine Walczak
Genre: Action,
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Runtime: 43
min
Rated: TV-PG
Original Air Date: February 10,
2015
In
“The Nuclear Man” we finally get the long-teased
Firestorm-centric episode, and personally I think it was worth the
wait. First, Robbie Amell is doing an excellent job portraying the
highly complex character he's been asked to play. The bewilderment
over his current condition and the traces of insanity that result
from it come across well, without being over the top. Firestorm
seems like a character that could have easily become a caricature
instead of a well thought out character, but so far he and the
writers are pulling it off quite well. The scenes when the Martin
Stein persona was most lucid were entertaining, the tastes of a
refined older man trapped in a young man's body brought a touch of
humor to an otherwise grave situation. The apparent failure of the
plan concocted by the folks at S.T.A.R. Labs should help to keep
things interesting for a while longer. Clancy Brown's return as
General Eiling was a pleasant surprise at the end of the episode. If
he was interested in Plastique there's no doubt Firestorm is exactly
what he's been looking for.
Joe and Cisco returned to the scene of
Nora Allen's murder to further investigate the matter. The divorced
woman that lives there now has a clear interest in Joe, and honestly
with everyone else getting some sort of romantic angle, why not Joe?
I'm going to take Cisco's word for it concerning the science behind
their investigation, it's no fun to think too hard on that kind of
stuff. Their search eventually yields several images of what
happened that night and they confirm what had been hinted at; there
were two speedsters in the room that night. A little more digging
turns up a blood sample that contains two samples of blood,
presumably from the speedsters. Joe asked Cisco to test the blood
against Harrison Wells, and after some indignation we find out that
Cisco did in fact test the blood samples and that one matches up with
Barry! It's an intriguing development, although not really
unexpected. I find myself thinking that this does not preclude Wells
from having been present. I'm starting to really believe that Wells
is Barry from his own future.
Barry's new relationship with one of
Iris' coworkers hits its first speed bump this week. Aside from the
fact that Barry is so busy running around town doing is Flash thing,
he must now also contend with Iris' involvement. These are the
moments during which it becomes apparent you're still watching a show
on the CW, with their prerequisite relationship quandaries. Iris
revealed to Linda Park that Barry was, until recently, hung up on
someone else. Linda spots the fairly obvious meaning behind Iris'
words and deduces that Iris is the girl he's hung up on. When Barry
confronts her she gets all teary eyed and claims to be all right with
things as they are. I don't think this drama is necessary, but I
guess it's really just a way to keep Iris in the picture right now.
Conclusion:
Firestorm actually turned out better than I thought he would. The
character's instability, conveniently for the writers, allows the
character to provide lots of suspense over whether or not he's safe
to be around; and to provide humor when the mood needs to be
lightened. The developments regarding Nora Allen's murder, while not
surprising, give the audience a clearer direction in which things are
moving. There are interesting possibilities ahead.
Rating:
7.5/10
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