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It was a great week for both of our DC CW shows. The Flash's "Flash of Two Worlds" was fun and proved to be a much stronger episode than the previous one, and Arrow's "The Candidate" provided some top notch entertainment and teased things to come.
The Flash: "Flash of Two Worlds" (Season 2, Episode 2)
Quick Recap:
After his unexpected entrance at the end of last week's premiere, Jay Garrick proceeds to explain who he is and where he comes from. He's got the same powers as Barry, comes from another version of Earth, and is also known as "the Flash." His arch-nemesis is a speedster named Zoom, whom he was locked in battle with when the singularity opened. The singularity sucked Jay in and plopped him on Earth-1 without his powers while Zoom is using the breaches between the worlds to send metahumans from Earth-2 to 1 to kill Barry. Atom Smasher was the first, one named Sand Demon (basically Sandman but with a different name) is this week's new arrival. Got it? Get it? Good. Barry is hesitant to trust Jay, fearing he may fall for the same trap Wells sprung on him last season. He must put aside his distrust when Patty Spivot, a young officer who is bent on joining Joe's anti-metahuman taskforce, is taken by Sand Demon. Cisco is able to locate Demon by tapping into his Vibey-vibe powers and Jay teaches Barry how to throw the lightning he emits to turn Sand Demon into glass. Patty is safe and Joe lets her join the taskforce, and Jay and Barry are now friends and allies. Yay! Nay? Back on Earth-2, a STAR Labs tour guide introduces a group of students to the founder, HARRISON WELLS.
Thoughts:
- I enjoyed this episode much more than the previous one. There was a lot of fun to be had with Jay Garrick's story and the introduction to Earth-2.
- Earth-2 opens many doors (Was that pun intended? You decide!) for interesting stuff down the road. Will we see parallel versions of some of the characters from both Flash AND Arrow?
- They tied the singularity crisis in a bit more this week, which I appreciated.
- The trust-building between Barry and Jay felt natural. Barry would have to be out of his mind to have immediately trusted Jay. It felt justified after the events of last season.
- Speaking of new characters and Barry's relationships with them, a bond is forming between him and Patty. The two have good chemistry, and their Monty Python scene was corny yet sweet.
- The episode was a bit predictable. I knew Barry and Jay were gonna be bros by the ned, that Patty was going to be allowed to join Joes' taskforce, yadda yadda yadda. But, I'd be lying if I said I still didn't thorouglhy enjoy this episode.
- Ok, so is the Wells on Earth-2 THE SAME Wells from Earth-1? Is it a different version of him? If it is, is this guy ALSO Eobard Thawne in disguise? Does he have any dark intentions? So many questions! AAAGH!
Rating: 8.6/10 Flash helmets
Next week: The return of Captain Cold...
Arrow: "The Candidate" (Season 4, Episode 2)
Quick Recap:
Jessica Danforth, a friend of the Queen family, tells Oliver and Thea of her intention to run for mayor of Star City. The two try to convince her not to, since the previous three mayors were all murdered. Sure enough, the press conference announcing her run falls under siege by a man with an electric staff. The man's name is Lonnie Machin, and he's trying to impress Damian Darhk, who is getting annoyed by him. Oliver expresses to Thea his concern for her mental state. He fears her growing aggressiveness are side effects of the Lazarus Pit. Meanwhile, Felicity finally returns to Palmer Tech and is disappointed to learn from an employee named Curtis Holt that her first task will be to fire a long list of employees, including himself. Felicity hates this plan and decides to tell the board that she and Curtis will work on a new invention to present and sell so that the lay offs will not be needed. After Machin kidnaps Jessica's daughter, Oliver tries to convince Lance to let him and Thea help. Lance gets Machin's location from Darhk and relays it to Oliver. Oliver and Thea defeat Machin and free Jessica's daughter. Jessica decides to pull out of the race, Machin escapes from his ambulance, Oliver decides he'll run for mayor, and Laurel convinces Thea to take her Nanda Parbat along with Sara's body (ick).
Thoughts:
- This episode felt like classic Arrow. Some great action, some intriguing character drama, and an ending that leaves you wanting more.
- The fight scene between Oliver, Thea, and Machin was awesome. You can tell the stunt choreographers loved having a staff thrown in the mix.
- Machin (aka Anarky) seemed like a villain with some potential, so it was refreshing to see him actually survive and escape unlike many other promising villains.
- The Lance/Darhk partnership continues to be a mystery. Darhk is obviously using Laurel as leverage over Lance, but there's definitely more to this. What does Darhk need from Lance?
- It's nice that we're finally seeing the side effects of the Lazarus Pit on Thea now, but her newly aggressive nature feels too familiar to Roy's Mirakuru rage from the second season.
- It seems we're already upon Laurel's bad decision of the season.
- I really hate the idea of having something in the show that can bring dead characters back to life, but from what I've read about future episodes, Sara's return will make MASSIVE ripples.
- Sara's corpse gave me the heebie-jeebies.
- Jessica Danforth was underutilized and seemed like a waste of Jeri Ryan.
- Like this week's Flash, it's easy to call the shots since we've seen episodes with similar stories before on the show.
Rating: 8.7/10 ferns
Next week, another metahuman comes to Star City and Laurel and Thea take a road trip to Nanda Parbat.
Noah
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