Martin given plenty of time in the spotlight after being away from the series for so long. As for the Joe/Cecile storyline, it was fine, but Cecile’s goofy mind-reading power is a one-note joke this series has beaten into the ground by now. And that relationship will sure only grow more complicated once Nora’s true motives finally come out into the open. But on the other hand, the failure to stop Cicada means there’s still opportunity to explore Nora and iris’ complicated relationship.
If anything, I wish the writers focused more on that element and less on the Joe/Cecile subplot. But from Iris’ perspective, it’s going to be decades before she gets to be with this version of her daughter again. As far as she’s concerned, she’ll simply hop back to the future and find her mother waiting for her. Nora herself doesn’t truly appreciate what this goodbye is going to mean. This also played well in terms of the always rocky Nora/Iris relationship. Tom Cavanagh managed to bring a wistful sadness to the role that shone through even beneath that atrocious French accent. As much as Sherloque has proven to be the most obnoxious and superficial incarnation of Harrison Wells, he had some pretty great moments this week. Both characters were forced to come to terms with this impending farewell. The buildup to the final battle resonated most strongly when it came to Nora and Sherloque’s connection to Team Flash. Hopefully one outcome of this week will be that Thawne finally steps onto the main stage again. It’s just a shame he’s played such a small role these past few months. You May Also Like.Bringing Thawne back into the mix has been perhaps the smartest move the writers have made this season. For now, only a few close friends and associates know that Barry is literally the fastest man alive, but it won't be long before the world learns what Barry Allen has become. Barry now has a renewed purpose - using his gift of speed to protect the innocent, while never giving up on his quest to solve his mother's hug and clear his father's name. In the months since the accident, the city has seen a sharp increase in missing people, unexplained deaths and other strange phenomena. Though initially excited by his newfound powers, Barry is shocked to discover he is not the only "meta-human" who was created in the wake of the accelerator explosion - and not everyone is using their new powers for good. However, something goes horribly wrong during the public unveiling, and when the devastating explosion causes a freak storm, many lives are lost and Barry is struck by lightning.Īfter nine months in a coma, Barry awakens to find his life has changed once again - the accident has given him the power of super speed, granting him the ability to move through Central City like an unseen guardian angel. Labs team, who claim that this invention will bring about unimaginable advancements in power and medicine. Barry's latest obsession is a cutting edge particle accelerator, created by visionary physicist Harrison Wells and his S.T.A.R. Now, Barry has become a brilliant, driven and endearingly geeky CSI investigator, whose determination to uncover the truth about his mother's strange death leads him to follow up on every unexplained urban legend and scientific advancement that comes along. With his life changed forever by the tragedy, Barry was taken in and raised by Detective Joe West, the father of Barry's best friend, Iris. s05e21 - The Girl With The Red Lightningīarry Allen was just 11 years old when his mother was killed in a bizarre and terrifying incident and his father was falsely convicted of the hug.
Is The Flash Renewed or Cancelled for Season 6? The Flash Season 5 Episodes. Season 5 Episode 18 of The Flash was watched by 1,310,000 viewers, resulting in a 0.50 rating in the 18-49 demographic. Team Flash isn't sure they can trust Nora, so they go through her journal to find out exactly how she came to work alongside their greatest nemesis.
After discovering that Nora is working with Thawne, Barry and Iris disagree about how to handle their daughter in the wake of this shocking news.