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'The Flash' Season 1, Episode 22 Review: 'Rogue Air'
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What a terrific episode of The Flash. Terrific, but also weirdly disjointed, like two very good episodes stitched together into some bizarro version of a regular Flash episode.
There was very little in the “unnecessary stupid character drama” department, however, which was nice. And the bits that were there—Eddie breaking it off with Iris—weren’t dragged out or maudlin.
I do think Eddie’s decision to dump Iris enters into the realm of “self-fulfilling prophecy” though. Wells shows him the news article from the future; Eddie takes it to heart and breaks up with Iris; because of this Eddie and Iris don’t get married, and Barry and Iris do. Then again, Eddie’s not the smartest guy. He’s a nice guy, though, and it sucks to watch him not only get screwed over, but screw himself over.
Oh well. It’s not a bad way to handle the relationship ending. It just means that Eddie was much more insecure than I thought. Frankly, I don’t think any of them should be with one another romantically. (Well, Eddie and Barry might make a cute couple…) Iris and Barry are too much like siblings. Iris and Eddie had a relationship built around secrets, bullying, and never really felt genuinely close.
But enough about that. Tonight’s episode was mostly about big confrontations between good and evil, and those were all splendid TV.
When Barry, Cisco, Caitlin, Joe, and Iris—Team Flash!—discover that
the particle accelerator is up and running again, and learn that they
can’t shut it down thanks to Eobard Thawne’s fancy futuristic gizmo,
they also realize that if it becomes operational again the imprisoned
meta-humans will all die. (They also discover Eddie and free him.)That would be cruel and inhumane, so instead Team Flash decides to transport them to Oliver Queen’s island prison on Lian Yu, where Slade and Captain Boomerang are being held.
To do this, Barry employs the help of Captain Cold and even erases the villain’s criminal record in exchange. Captain Cold brings the newly minted Golden Glider along.
I’m still a little unclear why they needed Captain Cold. If it was just to drive a truck and provide security, couldn’t they have just hired a truck driver and some security guards? Since A.R.G.U.S. was already helping couldn’t that covert organization simply provided these things? What’s a truck when you’re already providing a plane?
It doesn’t matter. I have to simply accept some of the weird decisions a show like this makes to contrive a little conflict. The meta-humans had to escape somehow, and Captain Cold did it with style. He also didn’t kill Barry when he had the chance, because he’s a great cartoon villain that loves opposition. It’s all a game to him, and he’s collecting favors from heroes and villains alike.
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