Synopsis of 3×18: Time traveler Abra Kadabra goes on a crime spree but offers Barry a clue to Savitar’s identity in exchange for his freedom. An injured Caitlyn is transformed into the monster she’s feared becoming. The Flash is a wild show. I mean, we’ve all seen telepathic gorillas facing off, […]
The Flash: “Into the Speedforce” and “Duet” Recaps
Synopsis of 3×16 and 3×17: Wally enters the Speedforce to try to rescue Wally while Jesse goes after Savitar. With Supergirl comatose, Barry is attacked by Music Meister and forced to enact a musical to escape. In Season 3, The Flash has been a show of extremes. At its worst, it’s […]
The Flash: The Wrath of Savitar Recap
Synopsis of 3×15: As Wally pushes himself to faster speeds, he begins to hallucinate encounters with Savitar. Barry’s manipulation of the team becomes public and he ultimately pushes Wally into falling into the enemy’s trap. In the mid 2000s, both DC and Marvel simultaneously, as it occasionally seems to happen, both […]
The Flash: Attack on Gorilla City & Attack on Central City Recaps
Synopsis of 3×13 and 3×14: When Earth-2 Welles goes missing, Barry and company head to Gorilla City to rescue him from a scheming Grodd. As the team returns home, Grodd follows with help from Gypsy and prepares to wage war on Central City. It’s a minor miracle that the CW’s slate […]
The Flash: Untouchable Recap
Synopsis of 3×12: When a meta begins hunting cops who went after him in Flashpoint, Iris is caught in the crossfire and Wally questions whether he can match Barry. Caitlin questions her villainous future. After five years of seeing how Greg Berlanti’s DC shows work, the structure has increasingly become painfully, […]
The Flash: Dead or Alive Recap
Synopsis of 3×11: An agent from Earth-19 arrives to hunt down HR and kill him for the crime of breaching the walls of his reality. Cisco trains to face-off with Gypsy. Iris takes a big risk to secure her legacy. I wasn’t wild about the way The Flash seems to have […]
The Flash: Borrowing Problems from the Future Recap
Synopsis of 3×10: Haunted by what he’s seen in the future, Barry and the STAR Labs team try to find a way to stop Iris from dying in four months. Wells opens the new STAR Labs Museum to a less than enthusiastic response. As thousands of writers and one Dean […]
The Flash: Invasion! DCTV Crossover Night 1 Recap
Barry Allen can break the sound barrier a thousand times over, but he’ll never be fast enough to escape the creeping shadow of Flashpoint. Just when it seemed The Flash had hit us with all the alternate timeline ramifications we can handle, the Legends swooped in with another revelation. “Invasion!” […]
The Flash: New Rogues Recap
Synopsis of 3×04: Round and round they go… Looking for your very own Harrison Wells? There’s an entire multiverse full of them, and you can lure one to a STAR Labs near you, Pokémon Go style. All you need is a breach, a complex math problem, and the willingness to dive […]
‘The Flash’ Season 3 Premiere Recap: ‘Flashpoint’
Synopsis of 3×01: Barry Allen’s quest to reunite his family lands him in an alternate timeline during the season 3 premiere, “Flashpoint.” The Flash opened the door to a brave new world in the season 3 premiere, and, interestingly enough, it’s not Flashpoint. Emotionally distraught by his father’s death and worn […]