The Review at the End of the Universe
“Timeless” The Flash has Barry and Iris divided on a radical plan to deal with the threat of the Forces as Cisco considers his future. It’s quite common on this show for Barry to have an idea that many would consider to be either stupid or ill advised. He will quite often make plans without…
“The People V. Killer Frost” The Flash has Frost answer for her crimes and raises issues that could have major effects on Metahumans everywhere. Having Frost accept responsibility for her former crimes was an interesting idea as it flirts with the idea of accountability; something that a lot of superhero media deftly avoids because it’s…
“Growing Pains” The Flash focuses on Frost when a killer emerges looking to frame her just as Kristen Kramer intensifies her efforts to bring Frost to justice. One thing you’d be right to assume had been forgotten is that Frost was at one time a villain who plagued Team Flash in various ways. There are…
“The One With The Nineties” The Flash gives Cisco and Chester centre stage as they find themselves thrown back in time to the 90s when trying to find a way to track the forces. One thing this show has had a difficult relationship with is time travel. Many of the time travel stories told have…
“Fear Me” The Flash brings in an adversary that can force people to be confronted with their greatest fear as the team figure out how to deal with the recent Killer Frost development. Fear is a powerful tool in fiction whether that be creating it in the audience or informing the characters through having them…
“Central City Strong” The Flash focuses on rebuilding and refocusing after recent events have impacted everyone in uniquely significant ways. This being an action adventure driven superhero series means that by design it’s set up for the characters to deal with constant difficult situations. Every week there’s a problem to solve and every season there’s…
“Mother” The Flash deals with Central City once again under siege as Eva accelerates her plan to take over the city by replacing everyone with mirror duplicates. It’s both worth and not worth noting that this should have been the sixth season finale. What makes it worth noting is that it feels like a season…
“The Speed of Thought” The Flash deals with an unexpected side effect of the Artificial Speed Force that ends up causing major problems for Team Flash. This has always been a show that wears its heart on its sleeve. Barry in particular is a very emotional person; so much so that frequent references are made…
“All’s Wells That Ends Wells” The Flash returns for a seventh with the continued efforts to create an Artificial Speed Force, Iris still missing and Eva McCulloch free to wreak havoc. From a production point of view last season ended on less than ideal terms. The COVID pandemic forced production to shut down before filming…
The Flash recently almost completed its sixth season so Kneel Before Pod put together a team to give the show its annual critique. The discussion covers improvements, circumstantially shortened seasons, the changing face of the Arrowverse and relationship issues. Craig can be found on this very site and Andrew’s work can be found on the…
