Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
If you need definitive proof that The Flash Season 2 is capable of meeting and even exceeding the heights of Season 1, look no further than “Welcome to Earth-2.” This episode easily ranks as the best of the season, and quite possibly the entire show. It made the most of the Earth-2 concept and delivered that signature Flash blend of comedy and tragedy.
Frankly, this episode could have spent the entire hour focusing on the bizarre nature of Earth-2’s alternate reality and it would have been a winner. It never got old seeing all the major and minor ways life on Earth-2 is different from Earth-1. My favorite twist was that Earth-2 Joe is a lounge singer who despises Barry. But it was all great, from seeing Iris as the hotshot detective in the West family to the evil versions of Caitlin and Ronnie to Singh being a flamboyant, fedora-wearing master criminal. After spending a year and a half allowing viewers to fall in love with these characters and their city, there’s a lot of potential when it comes to subverting those relationships and just having fun with the notion of a parallel universe.
Continue reading…
Continue reading...
If you need definitive proof that The Flash Season 2 is capable of meeting and even exceeding the heights of Season 1, look no further than “Welcome to Earth-2.” This episode easily ranks as the best of the season, and quite possibly the entire show. It made the most of the Earth-2 concept and delivered that signature Flash blend of comedy and tragedy.
Frankly, this episode could have spent the entire hour focusing on the bizarre nature of Earth-2’s alternate reality and it would have been a winner. It never got old seeing all the major and minor ways life on Earth-2 is different from Earth-1. My favorite twist was that Earth-2 Joe is a lounge singer who despises Barry. But it was all great, from seeing Iris as the hotshot detective in the West family to the evil versions of Caitlin and Ronnie to Singh being a flamboyant, fedora-wearing master criminal. After spending a year and a half allowing viewers to fall in love with these characters and their city, there’s a lot of potential when it comes to subverting those relationships and just having fun with the notion of a parallel universe.
Continue reading…
Continue reading...