The Flash | Season 9 Episode 13 - "A New World, Part Four"

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Hello everyone!

So here it is... The final episode of The Flash! 

I wish I brought you an amazing rant and I wish I was excited about this ending but... That isn't the case. 

As expected, the finale of The Flash was just like the remaining of the season (and the past few seasons) - just average (if not kinda bad). The thing is, they rushed everything so much! I get it, they had a ton of storylines to wrap up, but I guess they should have thought about that in the previous episodes. This episode should have been exciting and so unpredictable and, apart from one little detail, it was just more of the same... Same rushed plots, same lame conclusions and same focus on all the other characters that you don't care so much about...

The beginning of the episode was actually pretty exciting, with Eddie - now Cobalt Blue - resurrecting Thawne, Zoom, Savitar and Godspeed, all the past villains. Well, needless to say that I was pretty excited about Zoom's comeback but all of that was shortlived. They are all defeated by the halfway point and the remaining of the episode is focused on tying up loose ends. I mean, I liked having Zoom back and, as much as I was tired of everything being about Thawne, I also liked having Tom Cavanagh back for one final episode.

And, in true The Flash fashion, Barry defeats Eddie by talking him out of it. I guess it is true what the show has always been, right? So Barry convinces Eddie/the Negative Speed Force to coexist and Eddie destroys the crystal. 

The next morning Nora is born and the most surprising thing of this episode - Khione ascends as the natural order's protector and as she does so she returns her body to Caitlin so yes, Caitlin is back! That was indeed surprising and was what made the episode better for me.

One week later Joe asks Cecile to marry him (which was kind of odd because I didn't even realize they weren't married yet) and Barry unleashes a lightning bolt and chooses Avery Ho, Max Mercury and Jess Chambers as new speedsters. And that's how the series end...

Personally, it was really unfilfilling... I wanted something more shocking! And as much as people might have said that it could be copying Arrow, I wish the show had ended on a 'worst' note, maybe with Barry still vanishing. They have been hinting at that throughout the whole show, and I know it was supposed to happen in crisis, but they could still make it happen and that would have been a full circle moment but... Okay...

Let me know what you thought of the series finale - Did you like it? Was it what you were expecting? What was the most surprising thing that happened? Tell me everything you thought on this finale and... Well, I guess I'll see you on a The Challenge rant or maybe on a brand new show rant... Who knows... Until then...

Love,

Daniela.

The Flash | Season 9 Episode 6 - "The Good, the Bad and the Lucky"

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I know, I am super late with this review but I thought, because there wasn't a new episode this week, this would be a good way to remind you (and myself) of what happened last week in order to have it fresh in your mind when the new episode airs next week (that and I've just been busy, let's be honest). So, without further do, let's get to it.

I would say, overall, this episode was a bit of a disappointment. Having in mind that this is the final season, they basically wasted this episode on some dumb story that isn't relevant for the season as a whole. I mean, I guess they can connect it with the Cecile stuff, as well as the Khione stuff (which was the only interesting bit for me) but, overall, this was a waste of time. On top of that, there was no Barry in this episode, which just by itself is a huge red flag.

But basically this episode revolved around Rebecca Sharpe (who, if you remember, her power was being really lucky) and the fact that she was framed for attacking her fiancé Dominic Stewart. That and Cecelie not being able to make it to Jenna's birthday breakfast... Because, as you can imagine, Cecile was obviously the person they called to be Rebecca's lawyer. But of course, things aren't that simple and Rebecca ends up kidnapped by people with dark matter refractors that deflect Allegra's and Cecile's powers. 

Long story short, turns out Dominic's brother Tony embedded a refractor in Rebecca's engagement ring in order to manipulate her powers in is favor and gamble and make some money to pay some debts.

There's not much else I can add to this storyline to be honest. After realizing that Cecile telekinetically removes Rebecca's ring and leaves Tony for Kramer to arrest. It was that simple and they wasted an entire episode on that...

Luckily, at the same time, we also followed Khione and Mark, the later being convinced that Khione has powers. They don't find out anything but while they'e talking, after taking a number of tests and not getting anywhere, Khione conjures a snowfall which makes everyone (including the audience) believe that she must have some sort of powers... But I guess we'll have to wait and see. 

The episode ends with Cecile inviting Allegra to move into Joe's house and Team Flash having a baby shower. Lastly, Chester reveals that Khione is not a human or a metahuman (she's a godess, we know that). That's it...

Overall, as I said, this was a super lackluster episode and again, having in mind that this season is the last one, they really should not waste any episodes with these minor storylines. It might have been interesting in previous seasons, and I get it that this is a way to bring back old characters, but honestly - these aren't the characters we want back... We want Cisco, we want Wells, we want Caitlin... Heck I would love to see King Shark back maybe, or even Jesse Quick... I can't wait, again, for Oliver to appear, as well as Zoom so I'm looking forward to those appearances but, so far, the only one that added to this season was Hartley, who I've always loved and I'm happy he has a more prominent role.

But yeah, I guess that's it from me. Let's hope the next episode brings something new and exciting and, at least, I'm looking forward to finding out more about Khione (and I can't help but ship her with Mark so... there's that). Let me know what you thought of this episode and what are you looking forward for the remaining of the season and I'll talk to you next week!

Love,

Daniela

The Flash | Season 9 Episode 5 - "The Mask of the Red Death, Part 2"

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Yes, it's real, I'm here on time, the day after the episode airs to talk to you about it so let's not waste any time and get to it!

This episode, unlike the last one, was so damn predictable! Predictable and so cringe! I guess they really stayed true to the essence of the show and made this one super cliché - full of all the things that we expect from the show - pep talks, Barry getting to the bad guys with words and people not really dying.

Remember what I said in my previous rant about Mark? Well, guess what?! He isn't really dead. Wow, I'm so suprised (not). Don't get me wrong, I'm actually really happy that he isn't, and his new storyline with Khione is looking really interesting (what can I say, I love a bit of romance) but let's be honest, no one really thought he was dead for real and, as per usual, The Flash plays it like it's a huge surprise when it really isn't.

Anyway, that's basically how the episode starts - with The Rogues attacking CCPD, capturing Kramer and, in order to find Red Death, they get help from Cecile which, with her powers, she finds Red Death but finds someone else as well - Mark. 

Post that, of course Barry plans to rescure Mark and, when he does so, he's attacked by Red Death, who drains him off his powers and creates psychic extensions of herself around the world, with the help of none other than Grodd.

I guess when it comes to bringing back big characters the show is doing a great job - incorporating Hartley, Goldface and all the other 'bad guys' and now Grodd is making the show more interesting. And let's not forget the fact that it's confirmed that Zoom, Eddie and Oliver are going to be in this season is what's making me a little bit excited for the remaining of it. 

But back to the episode, the story that I'm most interested in right now is Mark/Khione, because in this episdoe Khione awakens Mark with a kiss (really Sleeping Beauty like) and we see a cold breath getting out of Mark's mouth and basically into Khione's and we also see in the preview that Mark is going to start 'training' Khione so she can find her powers and, having in mind that I don't know anthing about this Khione character, I'm really looking forward to know what's going to happen with her. And, obviously, I would love some romance between them because the Frost/Mark romance was shortlived.

Well, after that stuff with Khione and Mark, we get back to the Grodd storyline and, after that usual talk between Joe and Barry, Barry goes to Grodd to appeal to his soft/hero side to help The Flash. After Barry agrees to help Grodd find his community, Grodd helps to restore his speed and they dispel Red Death's doubles. And, in the end, with the help of Hartley's group and the main timeline's Ryan, Barry defeats Red Death and she's locked up in an A.R.G.U.S. facility. 

Two weeks later, Joe moves to the countryside with Jenna while Cecile stays on Team Flash, and at his farewell party, Chester and Allegra continue their relationship and Khione announce Iris' pregnancy, which wasn't supposed to begin for another three months. 

With all of these set ups, it's really a shame that the only thing I'm excited about is what I mentioned before - Mark/Khione. It's a shame that Joe won't be around that much anymore and that Cecile is the one staying because, honestly, I don't find her character interesting at all. Her powers are really big, yes, but I guess that's the main issue, she's 'too powerfull' which takes the fun out of things (plus, I don't think Danielle Nicolet is a great actress, at least, not as Cecile so... it always puts me off). On top of that, I don't really care about Allegra and Chester's relationship, although Barry's comment in this episode was gold, and as far as the pregancy goes... I guess we'll see what happens. This comming three months earlier will definitely mess things up so we'll see...

All in all, I'm curious to see where the remaining of the season goes and if everything else fails, we will at least have Stephen Amell to look forward to so there's that.

But I guess that's it from me. Let me know what you thought of this episode as well as this Red Death storyline which I assume is done by now and tell me what are you looking forward to in the next episodes.

Love,

Daniela

The Flash | Season 9 Episode 4 - "The Mask of the Red Death, Part 1"

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Okay, I lied. I wasn't able to post this early... I'm so sorry. I'm not even going to explain anymore, let's just get to the episode.

Last week's episode was actually sort of interesting. Some parts were kind of lame but, overall, I was pretty invested and it kept be guessing the whole time. 

Everything starts with Barry being caught by the Red Death and finding out that Mark is working for him/her. Barry also learns that the Red Death uses artificial speed which is a big deal - it means that it isn't the avatar for the Negative Speed Force - it's someone else entirely new. That's when Red Death tries to trick us (and everyone) multiple times. 

While Barry is imprisoned, the Red Death goes to Iris and tries to trick her into saying she's Ryan Wilder that something happened to her when she went after Red Death but Iris figures out pretty quickly that she isn't who she says she is. After that, Ryan reveals that she is from an alternate timeline where she and the Flash became enemies. After being rejected from the Speed Force, she landed in Iris' timeline and wants to use the Cosmic Teadmill to get back to her timeline. However, she wants to take Iris with her in order to trick her timeline's Flash. 

Post that, Red Death brings Iris to her hideout and threatens her life in order to coerce Barry into powering the treadmill, causing a huge lightning storm. And well, because this is The Flash afterall, Barry is able to get to Mark and he sabotages Red Death's plan, helping Barry to get out and destroying the Treadmill in the process. However, not everything ends well for Mark because after that, he is beaten to death by the Rogues and Team Flash evacuates Barry and Iris, leaving Mark and making us believe that he's dead. Personally, I don't think he's really dead but I've seen the actor post some 'farewell' pictures on Instagram so... That made me question my belief, but I guess we'll see in the upcoming episode.

But that's pretty much it. There were other things surrounding Cecile and Joe, and Allegra and Chester but honestly, none of those storylines are that interesting. This whole thing with Red Death looked better than it is turning out to be, but maybe the next episode will surprise me. As I said, this episode was very engaging and I was interested, but there were a lot of The Flash clichés... I honestly hope they can make the story more edgy and not so predictable... I'm tired of Barry just talking to people and everyone just turning good out of a sudden. I'm also tired of those revenge plots and speedsters going after Barry... I want something new, please give me something different!

Anyway, let me know your thoughts on this whole Red Death situation and what you think is going to happen from now on and I guess I'll see you on my next rant!

Love,

Daniela.

The Flash | Season 9 Episode 2 - "Hear No Evil"

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I know, I know... A little late with this review but you know the drill... Life gets in the way and, honestly, I just have way more things to say about The Challenge so I always prioritize that... Plus, this episode of The Flash wasn't that eventful. We did have a few surprises and plots that I wasn't expecting and I can see what they're doing with this season (bringing back old characters and whatnot) but it isn't enough yet to get me really hyped about this final season.

The most exciting thing about this episode really was the whole reveal of Danielle Panabaker's new character - Snow. We got a glimpse of her at the end of last episode but in this one she introduced herself as Snow, a blank slate resulting from the Consciousness Resurrection Chamber's malfunction. And that's why Mark goes to Team Flash - in order to 'reverse' what happened. What he doesn't tell them is that he's not only trying tog et Caitlin back, obviously he also wants Frost back, which results in another malfunction.

Post that, they learn that restoring Caitlin and Frost is impossible and vote on who to restore, but ultimately they let Snow choose. 

At the same time all of this is happening, there's another storyline revolving around Hartley Rathaway who, if I rememebr correctly, got to the good side. However, he sort of almost turns bad again when a new villain, The Fiddler, attacks him and kidnaps his boyfriend. Of course Barry gets him to not do anything bad and they rescue Roderick. However, Mercer steals Hartley's sonic gauntlets and retreats with The Fiddler. 

After that is sort of resolved, we get back to the Snow storyline and she reveals that she wants to be her own person, which obviously makes Mark mad. The worst for him though is the fact that Hartley destroys the CRC, having had a nice coversation with Snow and connecting with her. 

The episode ends with the new speedster using the sonic gauntlets to stabilize into a physical form and revealing that he plans to make Central City pay for Barry's actions.

Overall, nothing really new - just a new character in Snow aka Khione which, to be honest, I don't think it was the right move to make. I know people haven't been a fan of Frost not Catlin in the last couple seasons, but this is the final season, it's already enough that we miss Cisco and Wells and Joe won't be a huge part of this season either, now they killed Caitlin... I didn't love this decision but let's see what this new character brings. Having recurring characters back, such as Harltey, is nice but it isn't enough yet. But once again, it's still really early and I'm still looking forward to having Stephen Amell back so... Maybe it will get way better, I still have hope.

Anyway, let me know what you thought of this episode and what are your early thoughts on this season and I'll talk to you in my next post!

Love,

Daniela.

The Flash | Season 8 Episode 20 - "Negative, Part Two"

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I know, I know... This is super long overdue and I apologise not only for that but for the lack of detail I'm going to give in this rant because, truth is, I've seen this episode almost a month ago and I don't remember a lot of details. I'm going to try and be as detailed as I can get, but I can't promise you anything. With that disclaimer, let's get into the Season Finale of The Flash!

Something I can tell you right away is that this was pretty lame. Everything this season that revolved around the forces wasn't great and honestly the only interesting thing about this episode was actually the turn that Iris' storyline took. I still think it's lame that they didn't make a bigger deal about her death (like, really make it look like she died and only bring her back next season) but I liked the attention to detail that they gave her, which I wasn't expecting and I barely remembered that Time Stone thing. Well, turns out that that stone that Damian Darhk gave Joe in Armageddon meant something and now the stone felt like Iris still had more to give to the world so it saved her in there. I know, it's pretty cringey, but at least they brought back something from previous episodes and tied everything together.

Apart from that, I really didn't like the whole Cecile thing of her reaching to Bashir and bringing the good forces back to fight the negative forces... That was so cringey! And I honestly don't know what else to tell you about that because that was it! They brought them back and Barry alongside with them fought Thawne and defeated him - end of story.

After that, everything went back to normal - Iris was cured from her time sickness, Meena looses her powers, Tinya and her mother are reunited and the only different thing is that Cecile now has the power of telekinesis which, again, is pretty cringey. And lastly they just showed a little bit of that Caitlin storyline where we see Mark encounter someone that he claims to be "a friend". 

Overall, nothing was really exciting about this episode, and for a season finale, it was pretty disappointing. I seriously hope the next season is the last because they don't have exciting stories to tell anymore, and on top of that, the CGI has become worse and worse so... Yeah, just try to end on a better note but end it. 

That's it from me guys. I know I'm posting this really late but let me know what you thought of this episode and the season overall and I'll see you with a new The Flash rant next season!

Love,

Daniela.

 

The Flash | Season 8 Episode 18 - "The Man in the Yellow Tie"

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Here I am, as promised, to talk about another The Flash episode.

You know what?! I actually really enjoyed this episode! Sure, the writers didn't know how to end the episode yet again, but I was actually so invested and truly surprised with a lot of the events that took place in this episode!

This episode starts right where the last one left of - with Barry helping Meena with her speed. However, Barry and Team Flash were still not sure about how she got her speed and if it was safe so Barry went to Meena's lab to see the Biometric Lightning Oscillation Chamber (the BLOC). And that's when the episode hits you with something so unexpected! I saw in the credits that Brandon Routh was going to be in this episode so, when Meena talked about her Team and someone that helped her create the machine, I thought instantly that it was going to be Ray but I was so wrong! The person that helped her and that is currently working with her is none other than Thawne! Thawne with his original face, although this is a version of Thawne that doesn't remember his past or Barry. Of course Barry doesn't buy it and not only threatens this new Thawne but, of course, he goes to Lian Yu again to make sure that the 'real Thawne' is still there, which he is! That, right away, left me so confused but so invested in the remaining of the episode!

Well, I don't know how else to explain this but I guess this Thawne is a version from a different time-line, however, we do find out at the end of the episode, via Ray Palmer, that this is the same Thawne that helped the Legends in that show's last season so... I guess that explains it a little bit. But what really makes Barry believe that this is now the same Thawne that he knows and that he isn't evil is that fact that this Thawne is in love with Meena and did put her well being above his own and that's something that 'evel Thawne' would never do! 

Of course there's a whole thing revolving around the Negative Speed Force and Meena goes rogue for a second but, of course, they 'defeat her' through the power of love... As I said, the writers don't really know how to end story-lines and end episodes so that's one of the downfalls of this episode but I guess, overall, it was a really interesting one.

There's other side plots, one of them involving Cecile and her powers growing which, honestly, wasn't that interesting, but there was something else that was! Remember the Green Lantern box that Diggle found at the end of Arrow?! Well, we have been waiting for so long for Diggle to become the Green Lantern and they finally touch on that just for Diggle to open the box and deciding to stay with his family instead of accepting the powers. That was so unsatisfying! We've waited so long for this story to get somewhere for this?! So anticlimatic!

The episode then ends with Deon approaching Thawne, and telling him that it's time for him to fulfill his destiny. This leaves me a bit conflicted because I love Tom Cavanagh and I want to see more of him and I also know that Thawne is one of the best villains but it's Thawne again. It's getting a little repetitive so... I don't know how to feel about this... I guess let's see where this takes us.

And that's it from me for this episode. I'm actually surprised that I enjoyed this episode and was invested in the story. Let me know what you thought of this episode and what are your predictions for the remaining two episodes and I'll talk to you soon!

Love,

Daniela.

The Flash | Season 8 Episode 17 - "Keep It Dark"

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Well, better later than never, right?! And honestly, I don't feel like I missed much by not watching this live and sooner. This was another of those filler episodes that don't give us anything substancial and just shows why the show needs to end. What's new?!

This particular episode really felt like an early draft of the show that The Flash used to be and it really shows that the writers are lost. There's a number of things here that really bothered me, but one of the main issues were the actual characters. It has been really difficult for me to care about this new characters and more and more we are loosing our old beloved characters. For example, this whole episode was about Allegra and, as much as I don't mind her, I'm just not attached to her either. Also, it just feels like the character has become more annoying as the time goes one and I can't understand her motivations. The same goes for Chuck, who was also really prominent in this episode. Although, I do understand his character a bit better I just... Don't really care about him that much. And apart from those two characters, the only other main one here in this episode was Barry, but even Barry was almost a side character and that always bothers me. It's just really apparent that the Barry centered episodes are way more enjoyable and we don't have a lot of those anymore...

Something else that bothered me about this episode, even though it gave us the only cool thing about the episode, was the introduction of a new speedster. I get it, it's The Flash, it's about speed, but aren't they tired of speedsters?! Plus, this new speedster is introduced as a villain and all I could thing was 'Not Again!'. Luckily, it turns out it is not a villain (as of now) and, as I said, this side plot gave us the only exciting thing about this episode - Tom Cavanagh back! I truly miss him and, as much as I was tired of Thawne always being the villain, I kind of miss him as well and I do have to admit that he was one of the few good villains the show as ever had.

Then, the other main plot of the episode was the one revolving around Allegra and her helping Lydia and catching this gang called the Arañas which... Was just boring! They're trying to get us to care about Allegra but it's not working. She made dumb decisions, revealed her superheroe identity to the people working at the Citizen and, overall, was a just a lame plot and the villains were boring as well.

I guess the last thing worth mentioning about this episode is a video that Caitlin sent Team Flash saying that she needs some time away which I don't buy it. I'm pretty sure she's going to keep her experiment and try to bring back Frost which I'm not mad about. As I said previously, this Caitlin story-line is way more interesting to me and, honestly, just something simple. I feel like The Flash has been overly complicated and for no reason because all their plots are weak.

Anyway, I guess that's it for this episode but you'll have a new rant pretty soon because the new episode airs tonight so... I guess I'll see you soon. Feel free to hit me up with your thoughts and predictions and I'll talk to you soon!

Love,

Daniela.

The Flash | Season 8 Episode 16 - "The Curious Case of Bartholomew Allen"

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Stuff happened and because of that I wasn't abble to post anything for the past weeks. Honestly, it's going to take some time for me to get all caught up on all the rants I have to write but I'm going to try in the next few days... No promises tho.

With all of that said, as you can expect, I don't remember this episode that well, so I migth skip some things that might be super important to you but, because it has been a while since I've watched it, I don't remember every single aspect of the episode. But from what I remember, I did enjoy this episode!

The main focus was Barry and that is the key, usually, for me to like the episodes. In this one, Barry goes after this guy who stole a gamma absorption array but, in doing so, the bad guy - Pytor Orloff - blasts him with it and Barry starts aging rapidly. 

As the episode goes on, we discover that, the more Barry uses his powers, the more he ages. On one hand that was fun because we can see Barry gettin wrinkles and grey hairs and deal with «old people problems» such as body pain and stuff, which can be fun, but at the same time it starts to become a problem and we start to get worried because we know Barry and he just can't not use his powers to help. It takes a conversation with Cecile (yes, not Joe) to convince him to not use his speed anymore. It was actually a pretty deep conversation and, for once, I felt like Cecile served a purpose.

Without Barry, it's up the remaining of Team Flash to figure out Orloff's plan as well as how to defeat him, and it's Chester who figures that his plan is to absorb the energy from everyone in Central City in order to become immortal. 

Orloff does activate the machine but, of course, Barry is able to stop him and, at the same time, not only reverse Orloff's deaging as well and Barry's aging. And actually, Barry gets even younger than he was before, which was fun as well.

The episode ends with Barry going to check on Caitlin and finding out all the equipment in her apartment and her plan to revive Frost, which he doesn't agree with and, in order to stop Caitlin, he destroys everything in her apartment. I thought that was a bit much, to be honest, and I think he made everything worse. Caitlin is not that type but now she must be mad and must want to do it even more... I know I would so... Let's see were this goes.

I know there's one new episode out already but I havent' seen it yet so no spoilers please. However, I would love to know what you thought about this particular episode so, let me know... Again, I'm sorry for the delay in posts. Until the next one!

Love,

Daniela

The Flash | Season 8 Episode 15 - "Into the Still Force"

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Oh, boy... I don't even know where to start with this one.

This episode was so boring! Boring and confusing! I got to be honest - this whole storyline about the Still Force really confuses me. I can understand the speed force, it makes sense, but the still force?! It's way too weird. And for the most part, I can just turn off my brain and go with, but it was impossible in this episode! Everything was about the Still Force and, as the name of the episode says, they went into the Still Force so everything was so confusing to me! Not only that, but I also think that story is pretty boring. I would rather see more of the Caitlin story which, they did give us something in this episode, but it wasn't enough. I'm not very hopefull for that either though... They went in a direction with Mark's character that, initially I liked, but then it felt like they regret what they did and just made him change his mind... I don't know, but I don't like it.

Anyway, as I said, in this episode, Barry goes into the Still Force after finding Iris missing and after going to Tinya for help but with no luck. Then, Deon shows up and tells Barry that Iris is lost in the Still Force and, of course, Barry goes after Iris.

I'm not going to get into much detail because, as I said, everything is really confusing to me but basically Deon betrays Barry and he gets stuck in the Still Force as well. Then, for some reason, Deon drags Nora from 2049 into the Still Force and, somehow, they figure out a way to get out of the Still Force. That's it for this storyline which didn't do anything for the overall plot...

Meanwhile, Kramer brings Chester to analyze a device from an explosion which Chester then figures out is based on some drawings that he came up with and shared online. That makes him start doubting what he his doing online but then he learns that it was made to help people and just went wrong.

The episode ends with Chester's computer being hacked and his files being download by someone.

As I said, not only this episode was confusing but it was also boring and didn't addd anything to the overall story. This is the definition of a filler episode and I'm afraid of what's to come for the remaining of this season - it looks like it's only getting worse.

But yeah, I guess that's it from me... Let me know what you thought of this episode and what are your predictions for the rest of the season and I'll talk to you next week with more rants!

Love,

Daniela.

The Flash | Season 8 Episode 14 - "Funeral for a Friend"

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I'm sorry I'm kind of late with this rant. I did plan on posting it the day after the episode aired but I had a lot on my plate when, honestly, when I didn't, I just felt like resting so... This took a while and I'm sorry for that. However, I do have some nice things to say about this episode!

As you could expect, after the events in the previous episode, this one was all dedicated to Frost. It actually got quite sad and I felt really sorry for basically all the characters! They did try to push some stuff that didn't really work for me, such as Allegra and Chester's relationship (which have been hinting at for so damn long) and how they were fighting because they were trying to mask their sadness... That was a bit much but everything else felt really believable to me - mostly Barry, Mark and obviously Caitlin.

There's a small villain that is introduced in this episode, but that's basically just to show that Team Flash is really struggling to the point that they can't focus and aren't able to work together and catch this new villain.

Something really touching about this episode was Barry's part on all of this - he decided to complete every item of Frost's bucket list which, for Barry, it was quite easy to do most of them. Still, it was interesting to see not only what she wanted to do but also Barry going through all of it as well as all the emotions.

Caitlin's part in the episode though was the hardest one to watch. They decided to use a Billie Eilish song during a montage of Caitlin just packing Frost's stuff and that was so sad! Also, Caitlin is refusing to go to Frost's funeral because that will make things more real and that was also so sad! Of course, in the end, she goes and gives a beautiful speech.

And lastly, the episode ends with a cliffhanger that it's not really a cliffhanger because I don't believe that will happen but, basically, Caitlin takes Mark to her apartment and tells him that she wants to bring Frost back to life! Oh, and there's also a little thing with Iris vanishing so... Now we have two things to deal with... Again!

As I said, this was a really touching episode and, because of that, I don't think they'll bring Frost back. They wouldn't have a whole episode dedicated to her to just bring her back two episodes later. What I do believe will happen is that Caitlin will get Frost's powers but either turn bad or get sick or something... Unfortunately, I think this is the end of Frost which is so sad! She was one of the few characters I still liked in the show... Oh well, at least Mark is still around - I really curious to see where they take his character.

Anyway, let me know what you think will happen to Caitlin and her plan to bring Frost back, and what do you think will happen to Iris and her storyline and I'll see you in my next rant (probably tomorrow)!

Love,

Daniela.

The Flash | Season 8 Episode 13 - "Death Falls"

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Can you believe that I actually liked this episode?! That's right, this week's episode of The Flash was actually a good one... In a way... It had such a sad ending though!

Everything about this episode caught me off guard! Not only I wasn't expecting to like it this much and to be so into it, but I also didn't expect that ending! I'm just going to say it... They killed off Frost! Can you believe that?! I mean, a lot of people have been saying that Caitlin was going to die but I highly doubted that, and honestely I didn't see anyone dying this soon (not even Iris) let alone Frost of all people! On top of that, they had to make me like Frost even more in this episode - that whole thing with Mark was so cute!

Actually, this whole episode was a surprise - starting with the beginning. Remember that Eddie thing that happened at the end of last episode?! Well, turns out that was due to Deathstorm as well... We knew this whole episode would be about Deathstorm tricking Team Flash into seeing their dead loved ones but I actually never thought he would target Iris because she has been so out of the whole Deathstorm storyline... She has her own issues and I honestely thought Eddie appearing was due to her time sickness, but no... Deathstorm wanted Caitlin to get everyone's grief in order to speed the process to become his bride so he went after everyone - Allegra with Esperanza, Chuck with his dad, Barry with his mum and Iris with Eddie.

That then starts a whole thing with Frost, where Deathstorm tells her that no one appears to her because she's not a 'real person' and that she can't feel grief. Obviously we know that's not true and it's Mark who makes Frost see that. The reason why no one appears to her is because she has burried her grief so much and she hasn't let herself feel it. That's when she actually feels the grief and the sadness about this whole situation with Caitlin that's when Frost becomes Hellfrost! (People mocked that name but I actually liked it).

Post that, they lure Deathstorm and Hellfrost manages to defeat Deathstorm and absorb his grief. It looked way too easy to me and I was kind of bummed that Deathstorm wasn't the villain for the remaining of the season but, as people told me on twitter, they're addapting three graphic novels in this season and this is the end of the second one so... I guess it makes sense. Still, I wanted more out of this villain - one of the best The Flash has ever had!

Anyway, the only thing left to happen is... Frost's actual death... She passes out after the fight with Deathstorm and Barry takes her to STAR Labs but they can't do anything and she ends up dying. Caitlin and Barry let the remaining of Team Flash know and they all break down in grief (Caitlin's reaction was actually so sad... I felt that!).

In hindsight, I guess it makes sense that, after all this storyline about grief, that someone actually dies... I just didn't want it to be Frost. I didn't want it to be Caitlin either so... I don't know... It's just really sad...

Well, let me know what you thought of this episode. Where you surprised with the outcome? Where you expecting Frost's death? How do you feel about the Deathstorm storyline coming to an end? Tell me everything and I'll see you in my next rant!

Love,

Daniela

The Flash | Season 8 Episode 12 - "Death Rises"

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Back with a new The Flash rant and... honestly, I don't have a lot to say.

I was supposed to post this yesterday, I know, but I wasn't feeling very well, but when I thought about writing the post, I had no idea what happened in the episode. It's crazy because I didn't hate it, but I guess it was just a really forgettable episode. I spoke with a few people on twitter during my live tweeting and I mentioned that the next episode looked like a filler episode (just like this one) and people disagreed that this was a filler episode because it was about Deathstorm which it is true but I felt like it didn't really move the plot that much.

This episode started right where the last one left off, with Deathstorm attacking Caitlin and Barry going to her rescue just to end up not affecting Deathstorm in the slightest. This then led to Deathstorm going on a killing spree and then Kramer sending the CCPD to protect everyone out on the streets. That was actually a really interesting thing that happened in this episode because I feel like, most of the time, the police doesn't do the smart thing, which wasn't the case this time.

Without any other plans, Barry realizes that Cecile's powers might help them track Deathstorm which... honestely, was a really lame plot device. I don't want to be harsh but Danielle Nicolet just isn't good at playing villains (heck, I'm starting to realize that she's not really that good overall - that, or it is what it's given to her that is complete trash) so, when Deathstorm possesses her, it just seemed so fake...

However, with all of this, and with another thing that happens to Allegra, we find out that Deathstorm doesn't want to harm Cailin, on the contrary - he wants to make her his bride but she isn't ready yet.

Team Flash then deduces that Ronnie's grief was transported away by the singularity, and that it's been travelling for years. I know, it's a lot to understand and I don't even understand it myself but I guess, in a way, Deathstorm is Ronnie... Or at least, part of him...

Post that, of course they come up with some type of device that I'm not going to attempt to explain that might harm Deathstorm, and Frost volunteers to harness it. That's how this plot ends for this episode, but there's something else going on - the Iris storyline.

Yes, I know, I had forgotten about it myself but something actually happened in this episode. Iris returns. Turns out, her time sickness pulled her into the Still Force and saved her. However, it infected Deon, which prevents him from seeing Iris' future and, in the end, even makes him vanish! On top of that, later that night Eddie appears in her apartment - and that's how the episode ends.

As you can see not a lot happened. I mean, the Iris storyline had some major things happening but, honestly, the Deathstorm storyline is way more interesting to me... I have no idea if both stories will intertwine in the future but, as of now, this looks like a way out for Candice Patton to leave the show... That's just my opinion. Grant Gustin almost didn't sign for the next season and we all know that the next season will most likely be the last one and, with so many actors leaving, it's safe to assume that Candice might be the next one... We'll see.

Let me know what you thought of this episode, do you think this was a filler episode? Or do you think there was enough here to move the plot along? Tell me all your thoughts and predictions and I'll see you in my next rant!

Love,

Daniela

The Flash | Season 8 Episode 11 - "Resurrection"

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Back with the only show I'm review at the moment - The Flash.

This was the episode that we have all been waiting for! After the reveal at the end of the last episode, we were all excited that Ronnie was (probably) coming back, but at the same time, we all thought it was so predictable all that was happening. Well, I guess it still was predictable in this episode, but they did switch some things up.

The beginning of the episode was pretty much what we saw in the preview - Caitlin realizing that it's Ronnie in the Black Fire, telling that to Team Flash and Barry not being 100% sure about her plan on bringing him back. Obviously I'm not going to get into the science of it all and their plan because I don't quite understand all of it. With The Flash, we pretty much have to accept that they know what they're doing and just go with it.

However, Cecile hears Ronnie begging her to set him free and, post that, Barry and the other decide that it's probably best if they just trap him in the sphere and, as he asked, set him free (which is basically killing him again). Of course Frost stays on Caitlin's side and the both of them form a plan of their own.

During this whole episode we also get a bunch of flashbacks from Caitlin and Ronnie, how their relationship developed and, ultimately, how they got engaged - which leads us to the final 'battle' of the episode.

The Black Flame goes to the place where Caitlin and Ronnie got engaged and Barry and Team Flash follow it and try to trap the flame in the sphere. But then Caitlin and Frost arrive and destroy it. Caitlin uses the quantum splicer that they worked on to 'fix' Ronnie and he does appear but he faints right after.

Later that night Ronnie awakens and reveals to Caitlin that, guess what?! He isn't the real Ronnie and transforms into Deathstorm!

As I said, we all thought Ronnie was coming back, which he did in a way, but some people also thought this black flame was Deathstorm so... I guess in the end we were all right and the writers aren't that smart because we all thought of all the possibilities.

I am really curious to see where this new villain takes us in the story because this honestly looks like a really interesting villain! Not a speedster and one that looks pretty hard for Barry to defeat so... Let's bring it on!

Oh, there was also some things happening with Iris storyline ultimately ending with Tinya making Iris disappear and Sue going to Barry to tell him what happened.

I'm also interesting in this whole Iris situation, but I think there's way too much going on. Deathstorm looks like a difficult villain to defeat and there's this whole time thing happening to Iris, as well as the whole Tinya situation... Yeah, it looks way too much but... We'll see.

And I guess that's it from me. I am curious to see where all of this takes us but the show isn't there yet. It's not as good as it used to be and, honestly, all the new characters aren't really doing it for me... I miss Cisco, I miss Harry/Harrison/all his identities, I miss Ralph, I miss Julian and it looks like Joe is leaving the show as well so... There's not a lot of people that I truly like left so... It really is time for the show to end. We still have Season 9 because it was renewed but I hope that is the last season.

Anyway, let me know what you thought of this episode. Did you predict all of it? Or did you think Ronnie was really back? Tell me everything and I'll see you in my next rant!

Love,

Daniela

The Flash | Season 8 Episode 10 - "Reckless"

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(I know, I know... Super later with that Peaky Blinders rant... let's not talk about that)

So, I'm back with one more The Flash rant and... This was the most basic and lame The Flash episode ever. It's not even that it was boring, it's just that it was pretty uneventful... This whole episode revolved around Frost, which wasn't bad because I really like her but... Meh! It just feels like not much happened and what did happen was in those last seconds of the episode and it was really predictable! But let's rewind the events of the episode.

The episode actually began with them addressing the whole Iris situation, and something different happened - they actually told Barry, which I wasn't expecting to happen this soon. And basically Deon tells them that Iris is causing time to fracture around her. This whole situation is addressed once again later in the episode but the overall plot was the whole Frost thing so... Let's talk about that now.

It all begins when Frost is attacked by the black flame, to which they think might be because it is attracked to the cold of Frost's powers (her cryokinetic abilities). Realising that, Frost contacts Carla (her and Caitlin's mother) to work on a plan to use her abilities as bait and try to trap the flame in a fusing sphere. Of course that doesn't end well and sends Barry down a spiral about if he should use his friends as bait and injure them if something happens.

Luckily, Barry and Caitlin, who were mad that Frost used herself as bait, got around to it and, along with Carla (Frost and Caitlin's mother) they work on a new plan to use Frost and Carla's powers together to attrack the flame (because yes, turns out Carla is developing some ice powers as well).

However, that new plan doesn't work either and sends Carla to cardiac arrest and, agaisnt Carla's will, Frost pulls her out and saves them both - the thing is, they still couldn't trap the flame and so both plans went down the drain...

Meanwhile... Remember that Iris storyline with Tinya? Well, yes... Sue and Iris are still helping Tinya find her mother and they do eventually find her but it's in that moment that Iris's eyes flash green and when Tinya's mother goes to help Iris, she touches her and vanishes in a green light.

But that's not the end of the episode. The episode actually ends with the Black Flame appearing now to Caitlin and, instead of attacking her, it speaks to her - using Ronnie's voice and words. 

Well, are we surprised?! I mean, I didn't think of that initially but while on twitter I saw a lot of people talking about Ronnie and I instantly thought that must be it! I mean... The preview makes it look like it might be a set up and it might still be but I think it would be really good for the show to bring back Ronnie and for once it would make sense! But yeah... That was it for this episode.

Although this did move the plot along, it also didn't do much... Also, there's two storylines going on right now and I'm not sure which one is like the main story of the season. Initially I thought the Black Flame would be the big bad of the season but, if it does end up being Ronnie, it doesn't make sense that he is the big bad of the season... At the same time, Iris' storyline looks a lot more intense and, honestly, it looks like it matters a lot more to Barry and since he's the main character... I guess that might turn out to be the main story of the season... But we'll see.

That's it from me but let me know what you thought of the episode and which one do you think will be the main focus of the season? Tell me in the comments and I'll talk to you soon with that Peaky Blinders rant.

Love,

Daniela.

The Flash | Season 8 Episode 9 - "Phantoms"

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I know, I know... Late as per usual. Honestly, I don't even know what to say about this episode... It was pretty lame! But I guess I'm a little bit to blame because, after last week's episode that was actually nice, I was somewhat excited about this episode and... It just disappointed me.

We do follow the same plot as in the last episode and, from the looks of it, this fire thing will be the season's bad guy. It's actually an interesting concept because, as we find out by the end of the episode, this is not a meta - the fire has a mind of it's own and is targeting people by iself (not controlled by someone). That is a nice thing and, finally, something different (not another speedster). However, they went in such a weird direction with this episode.

The episode starts with someone else dying but, this time, Barry and Chester find a tiny flame in the corpse. After that, Chester starts having nightmares of the flame breaking free from the glass it is contained and it then escalates to the flame actually targeting Chester - posing as his father in order to get Chester to go with him (aka die). That's when they realise that this fire, not only has it's own mind, but it's also targetting people that are dealing with grief (they also realise that after Joe lets them know that the latest victim was also dealing with grief).

Well, as you can expect, Chester was able to resist it and now Team Flash has to find a way to stop this fire from killing more people.

At the same time, we follow Iris and Sue (yes, Sue is back and no, they do not talk about Ralph - I'm still salty about everything that happened to Hartley and how they completely erased his character from the show) following the first meta in Coast City. They find her pretty quickly and there's a whole backstory but, honestly, I really didn't care that much for that side plot. I'm pretty sure Tinya will be relevant in future episodes but, for now, she did not interest me.

Lastly, Dion shows up and, after checking on Iris in the beginning of the episode, he comes back with bad news - and that's how the episode ends.

You know what, I feel like this whole Iris story-line is leading to her dying or something. I think it's pretty clear that Iris isn't really interacting with Team Flash anymore and we barely see her with Barry either, which is odd considering how much the 'supposedly' love each other. I think all of this is due to the chemistry between Candice and Grant just not being there. I might be making up something but I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that Grant doesn't really want to do physical stuff with her (or is it the other way around?) but I don't know... Again, I might be making this up. Either way, it's pretty clear that they do not have any sort of chemistry and I think it's about time they break up that relationship and the best way is to have Iris gone.

So, that's ir from me. I hope this story gets somewhere interesting (the one with the fire, I mean). Let  me know your thoughts on both story-lines and what do you think will happen to Iris? Do you think she'll be dead by the end of the season? Tell me everything and I'll talk to you soon with a (very late) Peaky Blinders rant!

Love,

Daniela.

The Flash | Season 8 Episode 8 - "The Fire Next Time"

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Back with one more The Flash rant and you know what? This episode was actually pretty good! Not as good as some from the early seasons, but definitely better that the episodes we have been having lately.

Honestly, what they are setting up with this episode looks pretty cool - let's just hope they can work with it in a way to keep us engaged. But basically this whole episode revolved around this guy that we have met before - Birch - who's arrested for the incineration of a bartender he was arguing with a night prior. However, when he's arrested, he says that he's innocent and begs them to believe him and to not take his son away from him. All of this reminds Barry of what happened with his own dad and that's how this episode is set up.

Throughout the whole episode Barry keeps saying that he believes that Birch is innocent (which I also did) even though no one in the Team believes him (also, the evidence is against the guy so... there's not much to hold on to). 

After a talk with Joe, Barry decides that he will help Birch to clear his name and that's when another victim is found that Chester discovers that the methods of burning do not match Birch's abilities, therefore clearing his name. Post that, Flash and Frost stop Birch from kidnapping his son from social services and, with Birch's help, they stop a lava channel from erupting. 

That ending was kind of lame but the ride and what they figured out by the end of the episode - that someone else is doing this killings, basically a meta serial killer - looks pretty interesting to me and I'm really curious to see what they do with it.

There was another story-line in this episode that, although not really that interesting, it did get on my nerves so... I guess it did it's job. It basically involved Allegra doing an article with Taylor about an influencer but Allegra doesn't believe in that story and goes against Iris' oders and writes an article about someone else that she knows from Iron Heights. Iris does agree to run Allegra's story but tells her that she needs to appologize to Taylor, which Allegra does, but Taylor doesn't take it well and promises to take her down. We'll see where this takes.

I must say that this serial killer thing is looking really promising and I hope they stick with that story-line for the remaining of the season. However, there's this whole side plot with Iris and her stuff disappearing and she forgetting time and... I don't know how all of this is going to connect. Hopefully everything will make sense in the end. But I guess that's it from me for now.

Let me know what you thought of this episode - do you think this is The Flash going back to it's early days? What do you think is going to happen with this meta serial killer? Tell me everything and I'll talk to you in my next rant!

Love,

Daniela

The Flash | Season 8 Episode 7 - "Lockdown"

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I know, I'm super late with this review, but the thing is I missed it when it aired and then I had to watch it the next day and personal stuff happened and then I just couldn't write about it even though I've seen the episode like 4 days ago... But anyway, I'm actually kind of bummed that I missed it live because this wasn't a bad episode! It wasn't anything special, but it was definitely better than some of the previous episodes - specially the last one!

And yes, I'm going to be that annoying person that is going to say that the reason this episode worked better was 1) this focused on Barry and 2) less Iris in this episode (which, from the looks of it, we are about to get a ton of Iris so... I'm gonna have to prepare for it).

But basically this whole episode revolves around the precinct and we actually have a ton of Barry in this episode instead of The Flash, which was refreshing! 

The episode starts with Kramer complaining about The Flash dropping criminals all the time but not giving them the where and why and all the paperwork that she needs in order to book them and make a case against them. It is suggested that Flash should create a way for Kramer to talk to him in order to get these informations and that reminded me a lot of Batman. Maybe it was because I just saw the new film recently but it's basically what Gordon has with Batman - the Batsignal. However, Barry isn't really sure of it so, instead, as Barry Allen, he works a ton more to give Kramer that paperwork that she needs. And that's when the main plot of this episode starts - when Goldface attacks CCPD in search of bullets that can take away metahuman's powers and, in the process, takes everyone there hostage - giving everyone bracelets that, not only dampen their powers but also act as bombs.

A lot happens between Goldface, Kramer and Barry while trying to figure out where those bullets are but, ultimately, after Kramer's powers short-circuit those bracelets, Barry is able to inspire her to use her mimic powers to stall Goldface while Barry takes his bracelet off and defeats Goldface's crew as The Flash.

That part of the episode ends in a really interesting way - with The Flash going to Kramer to give her a way for her to contact them and with also Flash revealing that he's Barry - which was super fun because Kramer told him that she knew, and for the first time someone figured that Barry is The Flash! That was refreshing!

While all of this was going on, there was another side story with Caitlin and Frost - Frost who's now dating Mark and Caitlin, who's going out with a guy named Marcus, not being happy with Frost's dating life, which is just a refection of Caitlin's own insecurities about her own dating life. It was a nice touch to the episode but nothing really that exciting.

Lastly, as the episode is ending, we see objects in Joe's house disappearing and Iris loosing her sense of time, ending with Iris' eyes flashing green.

As I said, overall, it was a decent episode. I'm curious to find out more about this whole Iris thing but I also want more of Barry so... Hopefully we can accomplish both. 

In the meantime let me know what you thought of this episode and I'm sorry I took so long with this rant! I'll be back later with my Peaky Blinders rant!

Love,

Daniela