The Flash "Out of Time" Review

Ah hell old friend, it is good to be back to review "The Flash" once again! With that being said:

WHAT THE FUCK.

Where to begin with this episode. Out of Time sees the return of the Weather Wizard (Being waiting to use that since week one) except this time it's his brother, seeking revenge on Joe for killing the original Wizard, so he nearly kills the captain in doing so and takes Joe hostage, baiting out Iris to come and find him so he can kill her as well. Speaking of Iris, the complications of her and Barry reach their peak as she confesses she loves him and the two kiss at the most inappropriate of times (Giant tidal wave, dying father and all that stuff) and she finds out that Barry is The Flash. And if that wasn't enough for you, well Cisco begins to research why the barrier for the Reverse Flash failed and Dr Wells reveals himself to be The Reverse Flash and his real name is Eobard Thawne, a "distant relative" of Eddie Thawne, he explains his backstory and plan as all evil villains do tells Cisco he was like a son to him...just before he kills him...And then Barry travels back in time and undoes it all...huh.

So let's take this one story at a time, staring with the least interesting, the romance subplot...yay. I've said it before and i'll say it again, i do not care for the romance subplot, it's lame, detracts from the story and love triangles are dumb, love squares are dumber, and in a world with super-powered monsters, time travel and genuine emotional moments between friends and family members, your dumb teen romance struggles are not nearly as interesting. Also I wish they would give Eddie something to do apart from be a jealous boyfriend, also everything about Barry's girlfriend just screams: Bitch. What the hell does he see in her? And the big climax of this where the two confess their feelings and kiss...is it really the best time to do this? I mean your father is held hostage by a psycho that can control the weather and is about to kill him and you, priorities people.

Then there's all the stuff with the Weather Wizard, a nice little bit of repetition here, Wizard was the first villain The Flash ever faced and now another one shows up when all the plot threads reach a peak, almost as if it's going full circle, also a nice bit of contrast with the fact that Barry going back in time means he's also gone full circle. But apart from that, the villain was meh, just a means to an end. And all the things like Joe being kidnapped or the Captain getting paralysed, i doubt are going to happen again, Barry's probably just going to prevent them from happening.

And now let's get to the big WHAT THE FUCK of the episode. Cisco & Caitlin discover the truth about Dr Wells and in return, Wells kills Cisco. First of all, damn that was a good sequence of the reveal, the acting from both parties was outstanding, Tom Cavanaugh was creepy as hell and Carlos Valdes as this quivering and scared victim was great, i do like the fact that he was trying to be brave when really he was shitting his pants, he has good intentions but he knows he's not leaving that room alive. Frankly, this was the most intense scene in the entire show and i loved every goddamn thing about it.

Finally...there's the big shake up at the end, Barry goes back in time and prevents it all from happening, thus undoing all the development that this great episode delivered. And oddly enough...i'm not mad about it. Usually stuff like this can kill a great show, but i'm not pissed at all, i think it's because this isn't out of nowhere, we've had plenty of foreshadowing in both this episode and the concept of time travel being discussed several times. But I think the biggest reason is, we don't know where they're going to go from here. How are things going to be different, how is Barry going to handle things with this kind of knowledge? Minus the Eobard Thawne reveal because Barry didn't know about that, but still, that works great for the audience, we know how far he's willing to take this thing and it makes him a legitimate threat now that we know his intentions.

God it's good to be back to talking about this show because it's a great TV show and this was a great episode and i'm giving it a 9/10.

-Danny