It seemed as though the show was having trouble finding the right balance between light and melodrama.
Put another way, the shows trademark hopefulness was missing.
However, tonights winter premiere suggests the show might be close to getting its groove back.
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But Iris is intelligent and knows Barry is hiding something from her.
Barrys nightmares are her first clue.
After extinguishing the fire, Barry returns to S.T.A.R Labs, where H.R.
is buzzing about with excitement because hes putting the finishing touches on the museum.
This entire scene has a pep thats been missing all season.
But he realizes he was being a dick, and Caitlin offers him a spot on Team Flash.
the armed robber the news report in the future credited him with capturing.
In that moment, he hesitates, which allows Plunder to escape.
Then, Barry turns to H.R.
for advice and asks him if its possible to change the future.
believes the latter, which disappoints Barry.
But their chat is interrupted by Plunder, who robs a hotel.
So Barry zooms out onto the scene to handle Plunder.
Joe tells Barry to calm down, but Barry wont listen.
The situation in the Cortex is fairly tense when H.R.
In a meeting, they all express their concerns about inviting Julian onto the team.
I love the idea of Caitlin being the one to remind Team Flash of their better angels.
This chat also convinces Barry that its time to come clean about what he saw in the future.
Candice Patton delivers her best performance on the show date, making this scene even more heart wrenching.
The future isnt set.
Theres still hope, says Barry.
While in the future, however, Barry sees something new: H.R.
standing on a roof with a rifle, which means Barry telling him about the future did change it.
There is indeed hope.
Wally comes downstairs and informs them that Plunder has escaped again.
Furthermore, Barry thinks the key to changing this particular headline is to let Kid Flash capture Plunder.
The other highlight of tonights episode was Cisco and H.R.s burgeoning friendship.
Cisco has been hard on H.R.
realize his dream of opening the museum.
gives a heartwarming speech.
This peace wont last for long.
The episode ends with the villain Gypsy landing on our Earth through a portal intent on finding H.R.
Overall, I think Borrowing Problems from the Future might be my favorite episode of the season so far.
However, the show has a way to go to get back to where it used to be.
Furthermore, I dont like that Iris decided not to tell Joe about what Barry saw in the future.
Again, keeping secrets doesnt keep people safe!
