THE FLASH's Visit To Earth-2 Was Hands Down The Series' Best Episode Yet
It seems like ever since The Flash has premiered it has been breaking barriers in superhero shows. It was the first hero show in a long time that wasn't drowned in darkness and agony. Barry Allen, despite his sad origins, is a happy guy and a unique change of pace we haven't seen revisited until Supergirl burst onto the scene this year.
Then we had the crossover episodes, which while they were a collaborative effort, really helped out Arrow in a time when it was experiencing a slump of a season (in my personal opinion it's weakest to date). We also witnessed time travel and really started to dive deep into the endless possibilities it could present for the series.
Last night we saw that dream realized in the show's first visit to Earth-2. Barry, Cisco, and Earth-2 Wells jump in the speed cannon and travel to the other world to stop Zoom once and for all. What could have easily been a convoluted misstep in the series turned out to be one of the most awesome hours of Superhero television I've seen in awhile.
I didn't expect the jump to Earth-2 to be a simple one. Comic books have done it for years, and general audiences are still confused over what exactly Gotham has to do with Batman, so I was ready to forgive any misstep that happened but man they did it.
Actually they didn't just do it, they KILLED it.
Everything was amazing. The redesign of the city, the subtle differences in technology, and the acting...oh, the acting was great. Just to recap we saw...
- Joe singing as a lounge singer (quite awesomely I might add)
- Iris as an aggressive police officer
- Deadshot as a police captain
- Cisco as a cold hearted super powered villain
- Caitlyn as a seductive killer
You get so used to seeing these actors play who they are on screen it was almost a shock and great surprise to see them stepping so far out of their roles!
Oh and the Easter eggs were numerous. The trip through the time stream showed us either future Green Arrow or Connor Hawke, Supergirl, '90s Flash John Wesley Shipp, Grodd (who is rumored to be main villain of next season), and JONAH HEX AND A LEGION FLIGHT RING! Cosmic Book News managed to grab some screens you can see below.
Oh, and did anyone else catch Barry's phone?
Anyone else see this?! #TheFlash pic.twitter.com/6YwN3vLrla
— Mick (@MickDaRuler) February 10, 2016
It was like one of those goofy side adventures the crew took on Star Trek: TNG all the time in the most awesome way possible. The best part? We get to see part two next week! I honestly can't wait!