The Flash: The Race of His Life (2016)
Season 2, Episode 23
8/10
Race of his life
29 May 2016
Warning: Spoilers
*THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS* There are many questions risen in this season 2 finale. What is a time remnant? It is left out character from alternative time-line which hasn't occurred. So technically its same person from different time-line. There were some flaws in this episodes like, if Zoom was able to open portal between words, then tranquilizing him and sending to another earth that too without Barry was not a good thing. And considering all the damages zoom made and taking lives of countless innocents, Barry Allen's rage to finish him is absolutely valid and the team going against isn't a good thing to do. I expected this season finale would and with what was shown in the beginning of this season-2 hanging out with Harrisson, Eddie, etc in S.T.A.R. Labs. That was a disappointment though. And the run length of this episode was quite less for a season finale.

Now coming to the brighter side of finale, finally Barry proved what he says in every episodes intro. He proved he is the fastest man alive, and seeing him running with zoom and especially taking him down and fight sequence was a visual delight. Barry proved worth the title of "The Flash." Also this episode unveils who is that Metal helmet man which is Jay Garrick. There were comic references like Flashpoint Paradox, where he saves his mother and loses all his powers finds himself in a city where villains having upper hand. But his act of doing that was aptly justified by the death of his father right in-front of him in the same place where he lost his mother. And another comic reference from "Crisis on Infinite Earth's JL," where villains try to destroy all the multiverse earth's existence. So, if my theory works out Barry might have no powers and he will have try to get back his powers by contacting the real Harrisson Wells just like he did with Batman in Flashpoint. And it might also results in return of Reverse Flash which will be totally cool. Because, this time Barry can take him down totally. My verdict: 8.5/10
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