DigificWriter

My review:
Tonight's episode took a page from Arrow's playbook by introducing contradictory tonal elements into its overall narrative schema (with Arrow, it was superhumanity in Season 2, and here it's elements of 'grounded realism'), and hit the jackpot in the process.

I know who Wentworth Miller is despite having never seen Prison Break, and he really knocked one out of the park with his portrayal of Leonard Snart, who reminded me of a cross between Arrow's Dodger and the character of Mr.

I loved seeing Felicity tonight; she and Barry have amazing chemistry, and even though she's currently conflicted about who she ultimately wants to be with, you could clearly see that she's still very much into Barry. Her and Barry's Trivia night double date was great, especially her outfit (yes, you went fancy, but I don't think you overdressed at all, Miss Felicity).

I love the father/daughter relationship that Joe and Iris have; his issues with her dating Eddie were not only believable, but also handled really well. I am glad that there's most likely not going to be any awkwardness between them - or between Joe and Eddie - any longer.

Staying on Iris but switching gears slightly, I love that she kept trying to push Barry and Felicity together; it's such a sisterly thing to do, and you can really feel the familial bond between them.

Eddie was unbelievably dorky in this episode, but I liked it; I do find it rather funny that he couldn't identify the Millennium Falcon as being the name of Han Solo's ship, but not everybody is going to be an uber-geek. I also liked his awkward attempt to dispel the tension between himself and Joe over Iris, which was only enhanced by the inappropriate music playing when he turned on the radio.

It would've been unrealistic for 'Team Flash' not to experience any major incidences of internal conflict, so Cisco putting Barry's life in danger by creating the Cold Gun that Snart ended up getting his hands on was a welcome subplot for me, and really added some nice new layers to Barry and Cisco's relationship and to the ever-evolving mystery that is Harrison Wells and his agenda. I do think Wells overreacted a bit to Cisco's screw-up, but that was kind of the point insofar as furthering his character development and the mystery of his agenda is concerned, and so I can't really count that as a fault.

I'm glad that the writers acknowledged that Caitlin and Cisco already knew Felicity, and also really liked that Harrison knew who she was and was uber-impressed by her and her credentials. It's going to be really interesting to see what Caitlin, Wells, and Cisco make of the rest of 'Team Arrow' once they officially cross paths come Episode 8, particularly since there seemed to be a bit of slyness to the way that Harrison told Felicity to "say hi to the Arrow for us".

Going back to Barry and Felicity, I was waiting all episode for their kiss to happen, and it didn't disappoint. I liked that he just showed up on the train (startling her), and they had a nice heart-to-heart about carrying a torch for people who don't feel the same way, as it served as the perfect lead-in to their liplock. I also liked that there wasn't any awkwardness after it ended and that Barry just sped away.

The only flaw I found in tonight's episode vis a vis Felicity is that she said she overheard Barry and Oliver's chat, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense since Oliver didn't specify where he was going to meet Barry, and I can't really see Felicity following Oliver after the way their conversation - which was broken up by Barry's phone call - ended. That's a minor nitpick, though, and everything else was handled so perfectly that it's easily overlooked.

It took Arrow until Episode 13 to introduce its first major recurring non-"Big Bad" antagonist (Seth Gabel's Count Vertigo), but I'm glad that The Flash didn't wait that long, and can't wait to see what happens when Snart (AKA Captain Cold) and his new business partner show Mick show back up again.

Wentworth Miller's Prison Break co-star Dominic Purcell.

Maud&Danny

Hummmm except that Wentworth is 42 while Grant is 24.

Alexa

lol. yeah, theres quite an age gap. ww doesn't look 42 though.

felicity fit right into the show, part of me wishes she were on it. , she gives it a more interesting flavor imo

eternalfate

Lempicka

Oohhhh that was Dominic?! I didn't even think about that! That's amazing I can't believe we are gonna see them onscreen together.

Elektra

I just assumed she was referring to the Comms in Oliver's Arrow suit and that she had gone back to the Foundry to go about her usual duties, overhearing their convo (which would also mean that Oliver didn't bother to tell her about Barry in-person.)

lisagslack14

That is what I thought as welll

Forwood4Bamon

I really liked barry and felicity. I love that iris kinda ships them.

Ron_Beckett

What an episode.

This show is turning out to be my favorite new show yet and in general the Flash has always been my #4 superhero.

I swear what I would give for his speed!

Him multi-tasking between ping-pong, operation, and chess was freakin' awesome.

And Cisco, man what a great storyline for him this week. I can completely understand why he did that. It's basically like having Kryptonite on hand in case Superman turned out to be a villain. Loved that the same concept applied here. And speaking of Superman, totally loved that "statistically it's still the safest way to travel" reference and Felicity saying, 'isn't that planes?' LOL!

I loved how well Felicity fit in. Having her there worked perfectly and I loved how excited she was that she got to see Barry show off and then help him out to.

Okay how awesome was Captain Cold?! So glad to have Wentworth back on screen. I had a huge crush on him ages ago when he did 'Joan of Arcadia'. I'm not familiar with the man he was talking to there at the end.

eternalfate

Ron_Beckett

Can someone explain the ending to me? The part with Wentworth/Captain Cold?

lisagslack14

You mean the scene in with he was talking to Mick Roty aka Heat Wave. If so he was talking to Heat Wave and starting up his group called the Rouges

Ron_Beckett

Okay thanks. I'm not familiar with any of them.

Against_all_odds

Yeah,he has a baby face. I never keep up with the age of most actors,unless it looks obvious.

Exactly and Peter and Chloe used Kryptonite to stop Clark when he was affected by the red Kryptonite on Smallville more than once. It's necessary and Harrison is taking the future thing too seriously. I like that Harrison beat Barry at chess-It kept him on his toes. I think aside from Iris, Felicity is probably his best friend. She gets the side of him he can't show Iris. It's s cool that there's kind of a PB reunion going on. All we need is Sarah Wayne Callies(sp?) and we're set.

lisagslack14

I just saw this episode agian fo the secodn time I heard something that I missed before, My best guess is because I was just so happy to see Captain Cold Adn that is while he is talking about the dinner that his grandfather use to take him, he mentioned that he took him and his sister. With means that there is a chace that we could see Lisa Snart aka the Golden Glider .