Infantino Street
- Episode aired May 16, 2017
- TV-PG
- 42m
Barry chooses to use any means necessary to save the woman he loves; The Flash turns to Captain Cold for help.Barry chooses to use any means necessary to save the woman he loves; The Flash turns to Captain Cold for help.Barry chooses to use any means necessary to save the woman he loves; The Flash turns to Captain Cold for help.
- Savitar
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- King Shark
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen King Shark gets its arm cut off, Snart remarks "Ouch, been there" he's referring to the first season of Legends of Tomorrow episode Left Behind (2016) when he froze and smashed his hand to escape being handcuffed.
- GoofsHR changes his appearance to look like his assistant to everyone outside of STAR labs. He is never shown to reveal his true face to Tracy, but when Harry arrives she first thinks he is HR. Harry should have been a stranger to her.
- Quotes
Cisco Ramon: The Montgomery 3000.
H.R. Wells: Wait, is that bad?
Cisco Ramon: Well, we're looking at a 25-ton door that can withstand a 30-megaton nuclear blast. And aside from being bombproof, the Montgomery 3000 can only be unlocked by a voice recognition system necessitating from three different pass codes from three different people as if that weren't enough, the thing costs $10 million to build.
Leonard Snart: [unlocks the door] 37 seconds. I must be out of practice.
Barry Allen: Well, A.R.G.U.S. should ask for their money back.
- ConnectionsReferences Pinocchio (1940)
So Iris was officially killed off, at least for now. I've said from the start that the boldest thing this show could do is kill off the love of Barry Allen's life, but I'm not sure it will end up being the smartest move. That is, if she doesn't come back next episode. To my understanding, Barry must find a way to beat Savitar without time remnants and without giving into the anger that will be burning inside of him. If he doesn't do those things, then won't Savitar never be born? Clearly, this season has been about Barry being the villain to his own story, and how a lot of his choices to this point have been selfish. So to make the season come full circle, I think it only makes sense to have Barry trap himself in the speed force to further prevent Savitar from ever living? That way, the speed force could recognize Barry's sacrifice and reward him with Iris life. It just seems like something this show would do.
The rest of the episode was actually pretty fun, albeit with the dark undertone of Iris' death lingering. Bringing back Captain Cold for the heist of all heist was a fun addition and I'm glad it wasn't something that overshadowed the mission at hand (like the last episode did). Wentworth Miller's performance has grown on me over the years and I think I enjoy his presence more when he's not the over-the-top comic-booky villain and more of an anti-hero. Throw in a brief appearance by King Shark and we had ourselves a fun little episode. I will say though, I didn't totally buy into Lyla changing her mind about giving Barry the powerful device he tried to steal. It just didn't seem like the logical thing for her character to do.
This was a much better episode than last week's tonally off episode. Killing Iris off was a bold move, although I wasn't a huge fan of her last message for Barry, especially being played simultaneously with her death. Not the best editing work, but the episode was solid enough to ramp up my excitement for next week. I'm still betting on Iris being alive by episode's end and Barry trapping himself in the speed force on purpose to make the ultimate sacrifice.
+Snart
+Fun adventure with some dark undertones
-Iris' video
8.0/10
- ThomasDrufke
- May 16, 2017