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REVIEW: The Flash – Season 5, Episode 7 “O Come, All Ye Thankful”

andrewrodriguez | Nov 29, 2018 | 0

*Spoilers* Holiday episodes are part and parcel of syndicated television. It seems that no matter what genre the show in question may be, eventually we get a holiday episode or two. This week brings Thanksgiving to the set of The Flash with “O Come, All Ye Thankful,” an episode whose plot focuse...

REVIEW: The Flash – Season 5, Episode 6 “The Icicle Cometh”

AlexGherzo | Nov 21, 2018 | 0

The lineage theme that has permeated season 5 of The Flash once again comes to the fore in “The Icicle Cometh,” a lower-key episode that’s more about character development than superhero action. While Caitlin’s subplot takes center stage, more is still revealed about Cicada, and Nora’s rel...

Friday Flash Facts: Flashes in Crisis

andrewrodriguez | Nov 16, 2018 | 0

There is a prevailing phrase known among DC Comics fans for what seems like decades now: “You can’t have a Crisis without a Flash.” Since the series’ first season on the CW network, The Flash has been hinting towards a truly apocalyptic event dwarfing anything that has preceded it. This even...

REVIEW: The Flash – Season 5, Episode 5 “All Doll’d Up”

andrewrodriguez | Nov 15, 2018 | 0

*Spoilers* “All Doll’d Up,” this week’s episode of The Flash, is a family affair, centering around Barry and Iris being at odds with their daughter, Nora, after the prior episode’s revelation of Iris using a power inhibitor on her in the future. Nora’s anger was only stoked f...

REVIEW: The Flash – Season 5, Episode 4 “News Flash”

andrewrodriguez | Nov 1, 2018 | 0

The Flash changes course in the fourth episode of this season, “News Flash.” From a “villain-of-the-week” perspective, it feels like your average, “person with a pre-existing penchant for being a jerk (or insert female-specific equivalent thereof) gets ahold of some metahuman power...

Friday Flash Facts: The Speedster Villains of the CW Flash

andrewrodriguez | Oct 26, 2018 | 0

Flash faithful have been acutely cognizant of the liberties the hit CW television show has taken with the comic stories and characters. In many ways, the show, now in its fifth season, is asymmetrical with the comic book source material in nearly every facet beyond the name of the protagonist and hi...