Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
The thing I enjoy most about this season of The Flash is that the writers aren’t wasting time before giving fans what they crave. Six episodes in, we’ve already gotten a hefty dose of Earth-2 goodness and one really great, Zoom-centric episode. And thanks to tonight’s episode, we got another dose of Gorilla Grodd. While it’s disappointing that the show hasn’t embraced Grodd’s full potential as a villain yet, “Gorilla Warfare” served as a nice appetizer until that time finally comes.
As with Grodd’s previous appearance in Season 1’s “Grodd Lives,” the villain is impressive even on a purely technical level. You don’t expect to see a fully CG character with this amount of detail and craft on a network TV show. More impressive than Grodd’s hulking size or intricately rendered fur, though, is the fact that he displays such a clear range of emotion. Grodd’s pain and loneliness is palpable thanks to his facial expressions and body language. That last, sad glimpse he gave to Caitlin and Barry before being sucked through the portal really said it all. “Grodd Lives” wound up being nominated for an Emmy for in the “Outstanding Visual Effects” category, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this episode follows suit. Surely some episode from this season will earn a nod, in any case.
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The thing I enjoy most about this season of The Flash is that the writers aren’t wasting time before giving fans what they crave. Six episodes in, we’ve already gotten a hefty dose of Earth-2 goodness and one really great, Zoom-centric episode. And thanks to tonight’s episode, we got another dose of Gorilla Grodd. While it’s disappointing that the show hasn’t embraced Grodd’s full potential as a villain yet, “Gorilla Warfare” served as a nice appetizer until that time finally comes.
As with Grodd’s previous appearance in Season 1’s “Grodd Lives,” the villain is impressive even on a purely technical level. You don’t expect to see a fully CG character with this amount of detail and craft on a network TV show. More impressive than Grodd’s hulking size or intricately rendered fur, though, is the fact that he displays such a clear range of emotion. Grodd’s pain and loneliness is palpable thanks to his facial expressions and body language. That last, sad glimpse he gave to Caitlin and Barry before being sucked through the portal really said it all. “Grodd Lives” wound up being nominated for an Emmy for in the “Outstanding Visual Effects” category, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this episode follows suit. Surely some episode from this season will earn a nod, in any case.
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