The Flash and Captain Cold team up to steal the Dominators' crystal from ARGUS.
Theres a lot of potential in that simple storytelling idea, an opportunity to play with genre.
Imagine ifThe Flashjazzed up classic heist tropes with superpower shenanigans.
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That being said: God, I missed Wentworth Millers Captain Cold, and Im so glad he returned.
Thankfully, Cisco finds a lead: The Dominators crystal, which is currently in ARGUS possession.
Lets be clear: Lyla is definitely in the right.
Yes, I know Barry is the hero of the show, but hes been acting very irresponsibly lately.
(Remember when he actually tried to kill Savitar last week?)
But Barry isnt one to take no for an answer.
Thats not going to be easy.
ARGUS building has a built-in metahuman dampener, which means Barry and Wallys power arent going to work.
Snart agrees, but only on the condition that they do it his way.
And Panabaker, like Miller, seems like shes having the time of her life chewing scenery.
Sadly, great performances can only go so far.
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So, the West family seeks sanctuary on Earth-2 with Harry.
Meanwhile on Earth-1, Captain Cold and Barry execute their plan to steal the Dominators crystal.
The biggest speed bump is the discovery that King Shark is guarding the crystal.
They enter the room, and Barry quickly takes the crystals core.
Unfortunately, that sets off the alarm, and Snart isnt quick enough to escape the room.
Also, King Shark is awake now.
Barry has a choice: save Snart or leave him.
King Shark loses an arm in the process; however, that arm quickly regenerates.
Barry runs Leonard Snart back to where he picked him up in Siberia.
Before parting ways, Snart gives him some advice: stop trying to beat Savitar at his own game.
Hopefully, Barry takes his advice to heart.
The Flash speeds into the Cortex and asks where Iris is.
HR says Earth-2 and immediately wishes he didnt, because this isnt actually their Flash.
Its Savitar, who speeds off to Earth-2 to kidnap Iris.
Hoping to protect her father, Iris agrees to go with Savitar.
While theyre nicely executed, neither scene really lands because the show has been teasing them all season long.
Sadly, Barry fails to save Iris, and Savitar stabs her.
But, like, theres one episode left in the season, so Iris probably isnt dead.
Infantino Street raised another issue that Ive had with this season: the handling of Iris.
Whats insulting about this is that it runs against everything we know about this character.
Sure, Iris is at the center of this seasons endgame, but its only superficial.
