Fastest Man Alive

OK, it gets worse. Now I know exactly what it looks like - silver- age obsession with science by people who don't understand it (let's throw in some badly understood terminology and they'll thing this is complex scientific stuff). Let's give attempted scientific explanations to the villain's powers, even though the result will defy the law of conservation of mass. Add bronze-age pursuit of cultural relevance - particle accelerators, internet, cellphones and twerking. And let's make Iris "Miss Unnecessary Backstory in Dialogue".

Worst of all, the character has absolutely no backbone, no integrity. Then we have all this American clichéd pep-talk by authority figures. And why do they make his hood drop as soon as he runs fast? Why the hell does he need a mask that opens his face every now and then? Imagine Batman's mask falling off every time he jumps off a roof.

The series is decidedly weak.

2020 5.29. Going back from season 6 , I have to appreciate the great acting skills of doc.wells and the vitalty of team Flash in this episode. But it makes me wonder why are those good things kind of missing in the following seasons:especially in season 6 ,Barry is depressed and Iris is trapped ,team Flash is low spirited ,Nash Wells loses his cleverness and mysterious charm.and the talk is not convincing enough. We need the vitality of Flash again,it needs to be more inspiring again!By the way why the special effects declines when techonology develops.

This episode was great. It felt really natural and this show looks like it's heading into a pretty awesome direction. I can't believe how well this show is combining everything together while at the same time satisfying comic-book fans. I would say as of now, it's a much stronger start than the first season of Arrow so far. It has the right amount of twists and turns, humor, and eye-candy for the visual effects freaks. *minor spoiler* We also are introduced to the side-effects of having a fast metabolism. I'm glad they've included that bit, and now it seems even more like the flash I grew up with. It was a great episode and it left me wanting more. I can't wait to see the next episode!

This fall is shaping up to me quite a time for T.V shows, and in particular, superhero shows. Gotham was much improved last night, Arrow will be great as usual, and The Flash' second episode built on the pilot's momentum and gave us a great second week.

I really like that this show is taking some of what makes Arrow great and crafting it to be it's own. Wells is shaping up to be much like Arrow's Moira character in that he cares very much about the Flash, but has some hidden motivations that may or may not be evil. It also takes the ever so brilliant Arrow flashbacks and give us some heartfelt Flash flashback sequences. I don't know how much they will be used, but it's a fascinating way of telling the story, and in particular the mystery surrounding Barry's mother's death.

The effects once again were spectacular and I found myself loving the slow motion sequences. It was especially cool seeing The Flash bury hundreds of men by a few punches. I just love that television is able to bring us some of our favorite things from the comics and make them visually stunning. Simon Stagg was cool to see after being mentioned in Arrow a few times but the culmination of the episode was a bit shocking considering the characters impact in the universe as a whole. Much of what I didn't like about the episode was the supporting STAR labs characters. They worked well in the pilot but were borderline unbearable tonight. I don't think Panabaker fits the character of Caitlyn Snow and Cisco is just out of place in this darker tone that they have set.

The bright spots were seeing the interactions between detective Joe West and Barry. The two actors sold that relationship extremely well and those scenes are starting to feel similar to how great the Oliver and Moira scenes were in Arrow. I'm really enjoying what the writers and show runners have done so far with The Flash. It's looking very promising.

+Barry and Detective West scenes

+Effects in replicant scenes were extraordinary

+Taking cues from Arrow

+Much like Arrow it has kept me guessing

+Flashbacks

-Snow and Cisco out of place

8.8/10

We are introduced way more to the side characters in this episode, especially when we see Dr Wells and his ability to seem like a father figure for Barry, we also see alot more of Iris West as the secret crush of Barry. Cisco never fails with his random comedy lines, and Cait is always lovable but seems like this crushed person after her fiances death.

The episode fully proves the importance of friends and trust and help. Barry seems to grow more as a flash character, even though it seems fast paced and really different is that we see how the show moves on and has a promising role to it.

Really wonderful.