The Review at the End of the Universe
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…
“Success Is Assured” The Flash ends its sixth season earlier than planned with a team effort to stop Eva McCulloch from murdering her husband. This is a difficult episode for a reviewer as it’s technically a season finale but was never intended to be one so it’s not completely fair to grade it on how…
“Pay the Piper” The Flash brings back an old enemy as the team faces a newer enemy while reeling from the revelation of the mirror duplicates. I’ve often accused this show of being excessively morbid and I stand by that accusation in every instance because the writers do have a tendency to make things more…
“Liberation” The Flash continues with the mirror duplicates plot as Eva prepares to make her escape from the mirror dimension. If this season of The Flash was to be given an award it would definitely be “most improved”. I’m not prepared to say that the show has shed all of the significant issues it has…
“So Long and Goodnight” The Flash returns from an extended production hiatus with a threat to Joe’s life and the continued degradation of Barry’s powers. Not only has The Flash been off the air for a while but I have also missed my reviews for two episodes. The reason for the gap from me is…
“Grodd Friended Me” The Flash brings back Gorilla Grodd when Barry becomes trapped in his mindscape with a limited amount of time to escape. Gorilla Grodd is, without a doubt, one of the most impressive visual achievements this show has given viewers. Grodd and King Shark are impressively rendered CGI creations that serve as a…
“A Girl Named Sue” The Flash introduces the subject of Ralph’s prolonged investigation as Iris realises she isn’t the only one trapped inside the mirror. Ralph’s investigation into the disappearance of a Central City socialite has been bubbling along in the background for a while. Outside of the build-up to “Crisis on Infinite Earths” it’s…
“Love is a Battlefield” The Flash delivers a Valentine’s themed episode with relationship strife both in the criminal underworld and within Team Flash. I’m sure it’ll be apparent to those who regularly read these reviews that I don’t like Katee Sackhoff’s Amunet Black. It’s very much personal taste on my part as she is written…
“Marathon” The Flash returns to explore the show’s perspective on the new world the characters now live in as a new threat emerges. As I’ve said in many reviews, “Crisis on Infinite Earths” was literally world altering with significant impacts on all of the shows that participated in the monumental crossover event. The Flash was…
“The Last Temptation of Barry Allen Part 2” The Flash closes out the Bloodwork storyline, bringing an end to the first arc of the season ahead of “Crisis on Infinite Earths”. When the previous episode ended things looked really bleak for Team Flash with Barry moving over to the dark side and Ramsey starting to…
