The Flash
Episode Title: “Fallout”
Channel: CW
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writers: Ben Sokolowski and Keto
Shimizu
Genre: Action,
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Runtime: 43
min
Rated: TV-PG
Original Air Date: February 17,
2015
“Fallout” is the second part of an
arc detailing Ronnie Raymond and Prof. Stein's struggles with their
new found power. While the episode focused primarily on their
situation and the way it affected their loved ones we also got some
important moments in regards to Barry, even if he did take a back
seat this week.
First, the Firestorm stuff. Following
the events in “The Nuclear Man” the audience discovers that
Ronnie and Stein have been successfully separated. Caitlin's reunion
with Ronnie it touching, although we shortly find that everything
might not be as blissful as we thought. Ronnie wants to start over
somewhere new, but Caitlin has moved on from his death more than even
she knew. She has a purpose now, friends and a mission that she's
unwilling to leave behind. Stein on the other hand is exhibiting
some interesting side effects from his time in Ronnie's body, notably
a craving for pizza, a food he previously loathed. These are just
the the first of several consequences for their merging as they can
often feel what the other is feeling.
General Eiling has returned, still
determined to harness the powers of metahumans to enhance the
country's military might. He tracks down Ronnie, and when Barry
shows up to save the day Eiling reveals that he's ready for the
confrontation and knows the Flash's identity. Although Ronnie and
Barry get away, Stein is captured by the general, with in assist from
Dr. Wells. I'm honestly not sure what Dr. Wells' motivation was at
that moment, it seemed like an off the wall decision from him. Barry
and Ronnie swoop in to save the day and Ronnie and Stein combine to
become Firestorm once again, with much more control over things due
to their acceptance of what's happening. Flash and Firestorm lay
waste to Eiling's men and speed off to the lab. It was a fun team-up
moment with some decent action, although I would have liked to see
them complementing each others powers in some way.
Elsewhere in the episode, Joe revealed
to Barry what he learned about the night Nora Allen died. Barry went
to Prof. Stein to question him about the possibility of time travel,
which seemed a little odd since we had the proof staring him in the
face. Later on he becomes determined to alter the course of events
and save his mother. Which brings us to the highlight of the episode
for me. A speedster abducted General Eiling and dragged him into the
sewers. After some back and forth Harrison Wells revealed himself to
be the man in the yellow suit. While not a surprise it does give the
audience some confirmation of what they already thought they knew.
The other moment of import revolved around where he brought Eiling,
the lair of Gorilla Grodd. We know that Grodd has reason to hate
Eiling, and this gave him a chance to show off his telepathic
abilities. I was surprised at Grodd's appearance, which given the
budget this show must be given to work with surpassed my
expectations. The episode ended with Grodd dragging Eiling off into
a tunnel. I hope it's not the end of Eiling, even if he is a rather
one dimensional villain he does offer a threat that is outside the
norm for the series.
Conclusion:
A fitting conclusion to this part of the Firestorm saga, and a
proper introduction for what must be the main villain going into the
home stretch of the season. Everyone's suspicions regarding Wells
were confirmed and Barry found the determination he needs to alter
the way things have already happened. The lone weak element involved
Iris' decision to begin investigating S.T.A.R. Labs, that aspect of
the episode needed more time to develop, which it didn't get.
Rating:
8/10
No comments:
Post a Comment