This series will be a brief, semi-comedic review of the CW superhero shows. You can check out last week’s review post here. The only shows discussed will be ‘Arrow’, ‘Flash’, and ‘Supergirl’. There WILL be some spoilers discussed, so only look at the reviews you’re up to date on!
2. The Flash, “Harry and the Harrisons” (May 8th)
This episode of THE FLASH wrings some small victories out of lesser set-ups. Hinging another episode on Harrison Well’s SPLIT performance is hard to support. Amunet joining Team Flash is awfully reminiscent of Livewire’s face-turn in SUPERGIRL. While Mr. STRAIN-Eye is kind of creepy, the highlight of this storyline is seeing an angry, determined Caitlin Snow. Barry and Iris’ plot plays like a weird romantic take on THE DARK KNIGHT’s “Gotham is full of people ready to believe in good” speech. Plus brining in Central City feels like THE FLASH is becoming WISDOM OF THE CROWD (which no one wants). It’s always a shame when the weakest storyline of a superhero show is the titular superhero, but this episode works well enough by focusing on the side characters.
SCORE: 7/10 Acupuncture Needles
