The Trial of The Flash

This exceptional episode puts Barry Allen in a different kind of predicament. He is on trial for the murder of Clifford Devoe, the college professor with ALS who was secretly The Thinker. The Thinker framed Barry before he transferred his consciousness into the body of Dominic Lanse. The only way Barry can exonerate himself is to reveal to the world that he is the Flash. But, he won't do it. And the prosecution's case is really, really strong.

Short on meta action and special effects, this story gives the writers, actors, and director a chance to shine in their craft. The result is great drama, courtroom and otherwise. Guest actor Mark Valley brings his Boston Legal chops to the table to great effect. This show's strength is its ensemble. Everyone is strong, and the stories that work the best utilize the entire cast. Despite the outlandish sci-fi scenarios, Allen and the team might be our co-workers or our neighbors. This episode showcases that strength. The Thinker continues to grow into one of the most interesting enemies The Flash has faced. And in this instance, the meta subplot involving Fallout is somewhat of a distraction. But, it at least gives a chance for an appearance by Killer Frost along with another of this series' strengths: the best one liners in all of superhero television.

The only weak element, Allen having a private conversation with Iris using a speed ability he cannot explain, is easy to overlook because it resulted in one of the most emotional character moments. Overall, a great story, beautifully executed. I can't wait to see what happens next!

The flash is really going down hill with this whole Iris west thing they need to kill her off because having almost all the episodes having to do about if the villains can hurt her then it will destroy the flash and Barry Allen not to mention her character is really annoying

I love the first 2 seasons but once they made iris a main character of the show by getting Barry to reveal himself to her was a bad choice name one episode where they don't talkl about having to saver her life or how it will effect his

if they dont smarten up this show ont make it past 5 seasons trust me

Some people really hate this one, while some really liked. I'm going to have to go somewhere in the middle.

This was a good episode, character-wise. We get to see Barry on trial and both Barry and Joe faced with moral choices on how to proceed.

The unintentional antagonist worked well as a threat, but not someone who'd grab too much attention away from the main plot.

The downside was that the entire trial suffered from Arrowverse logic in that nothing ocurred naturally and simply served as a forced way to get from point A to point B. The silliness of some points was annoying.

Overall I think this averaged out to a good but not great episode.

Best episode of season so far and Probably best acting of Grant Gustin after FAST ENOUGH. Its good to see that the series is finally on track. Hope they will continue this trend.

This is the best FLASH episode till now. I am amazed how this show is going up with time. Hoping more good episodes like this.