Jesse L. Martin Archives

Jesse L. Martin is Leaving The Flash

AlexGherzo | Apr 13, 2022 | 0

Barry Allen can’t hold onto a parent to save his life. Deadline reports that Jesse L. Martin will leave The Flash as a series regular in season 9, although he will return in “multiple episodes.” Martin plays Joe West on The Flash, a surrogate father to Barry after his dad was imprisoned for mu...

REVIEW: The Flash – Season 8, Episode 10 “Reckless”

AlexGherzo | Apr 7, 2022 | 0

I’m probably starting to sound repetitive, but The Flash is still good, and I’m happy. “Reckless” is another strong episode, returning to perhaps the show’s most important theme and finding yet another way to explore it. It suffers only from an overly convenient plot point and more (though...

REVIEW: The Flash – Season 8, Episode 9 “Phantoms”

AlexGherzo | Mar 31, 2022 | 2

Not only does “Phantoms” continue a great run for The Flash, but like the show’s hero, it does the impossible: it made me like Chester. It couldn’t pull off the same feat with another obnoxious character who almost sinks her subplot, and there are some details revealed this week that don’t...

REVIEW: The Flash – Season 8, Episode 8 “The Fire Next Time”

AlexGherzo | Mar 26, 2022 | 2

The Flash has been (mostly) on a hot streak this season, and “The Fire Next Time” keeps the heat burning. While not a spectacular episode on its face – and marred by a muddled subplot – it’s a great examination of one of the often-overlooked factors that turned Barry into a hero. It’s al...

REVIEW: The Flash – Season 8, Episode 7 “Lockdown”

AlexGherzo | Mar 17, 2022 | 0

Maybe The Flash needed a week to get the suck out of its system (give or take the odd Chester scene) because “Lockdown” is a quick return to form. It’s a focused, thematically connected, character-driven episode that manages to be both fun and legitimately funny. And Danielle Panabaker finally...

REVIEW: The Flash – Season 8, Episode 6 “Impulsive Excessive Disorder”

AlexGherzo | Mar 10, 2022 | 3

The Flash has been off the air for four months, and to remind us of what we’ve been missing, the series gave us an episode focusing on Barry’s corny kids. Not that a Nora/Bart episode like “Impulsive Excessive Disorder” would have been good at any point in the run, but as the mid-season(ish)...