Everything is happening and "all will be revealed soon". Dang, Savitar is shaping up to be quite the big bad for Barry and crew. I may always be partial to the original Harrison Wells/Eobard Thawne arc in season 1, but what Savitar is doing now is unprecedented. And it only took an episode for me to get back on board. His presence has been missed over the last 4 or 5 episodes, but he's back now and that's all that matters.
I love the device the team uses to talk to Savitar through Julian. It feels so refreshing and unique compared to the approach the show has taken in the past. I'm not sure I buy Julian's disapproval of the device solely to protect Caitlin, but it does give some weight to the situation. But by far the most impressive thing about this episode is that it succeeds in continuing the path of a self- fulfilling prophecy for Team Flash. Once again, they try to stop Savitar by throwing the other part of the stone into the speed- force, but instead, it helps bring him back out of the speed-force. I thought they already knew he was trapped in the speed-force, but the twist really puts the team in a bad position. Just the position they should be in with a speedster- god at their throats.
It's interesting, this episode both gives validation to the Wally as Savitar theories but also some hesitation as well. To me, it seems obvious. But almost too obvious to be true, right? Then again, I said the same thing about Jay's true identity last season and look how that turned out. I'm fine with whatever they do, as long as it works for the story. I think it's safe to say we're losing one West family member by the end of the season, and I sure as heck don't think they will ever truly kill off the Iris character. I just love the fact that pushing Wally to get better and faster all this time may have actually been counterproductive. Wally is going insane, and it only seems logical that he turns into Savitar. The dialogue in this episode certainly gave weight to that. The "I created me" line says it all.
The other controversy tonight came from Barry's untimely proposal to Iris. It seemed sudden at the time but why not, right? Iris only had a few months left. But the fact that Barry did it mostly because she didn't have a ring in the future vision was a nice twist. I know some will make the comparison to the Olicity engagement/non-engagement last year, which I understand but I don't think it totally holds weight. I've been hard on them in the past, but Barry & Iris seem to be acting a little bit more mature than Ollie and Felicity did. In all, this was one of my favorite episodes of the season.
+Wally/Savitar stuff
+Talking through Julian
+Tearing the team apart
+Self-fulling prophecy continues
10/10
I love the device the team uses to talk to Savitar through Julian. It feels so refreshing and unique compared to the approach the show has taken in the past. I'm not sure I buy Julian's disapproval of the device solely to protect Caitlin, but it does give some weight to the situation. But by far the most impressive thing about this episode is that it succeeds in continuing the path of a self- fulfilling prophecy for Team Flash. Once again, they try to stop Savitar by throwing the other part of the stone into the speed- force, but instead, it helps bring him back out of the speed-force. I thought they already knew he was trapped in the speed-force, but the twist really puts the team in a bad position. Just the position they should be in with a speedster- god at their throats.
It's interesting, this episode both gives validation to the Wally as Savitar theories but also some hesitation as well. To me, it seems obvious. But almost too obvious to be true, right? Then again, I said the same thing about Jay's true identity last season and look how that turned out. I'm fine with whatever they do, as long as it works for the story. I think it's safe to say we're losing one West family member by the end of the season, and I sure as heck don't think they will ever truly kill off the Iris character. I just love the fact that pushing Wally to get better and faster all this time may have actually been counterproductive. Wally is going insane, and it only seems logical that he turns into Savitar. The dialogue in this episode certainly gave weight to that. The "I created me" line says it all.
The other controversy tonight came from Barry's untimely proposal to Iris. It seemed sudden at the time but why not, right? Iris only had a few months left. But the fact that Barry did it mostly because she didn't have a ring in the future vision was a nice twist. I know some will make the comparison to the Olicity engagement/non-engagement last year, which I understand but I don't think it totally holds weight. I've been hard on them in the past, but Barry & Iris seem to be acting a little bit more mature than Ollie and Felicity did. In all, this was one of my favorite episodes of the season.
+Wally/Savitar stuff
+Talking through Julian
+Tearing the team apart
+Self-fulling prophecy continues
10/10