![]() "Marathon" is great about exploring both the humor and the tension that arise in trying to come to terms with a new world built on the ashes of multiple worlds. Barry and Dig's quest aside, the lingering effects of Crisis are most clearly felt in Cisco's emotional journey. And as with the previous Bloodwork arc, the hope is that the the condensed nature of this storyline will prevent too much fluff and filler from gumming up the works. The twist being that the classic Evan McCulloch version is being transformed into Eva McCulloch, a billionaire inventor who now exists as some sort of warped, journalist-snatching mirror demon. Mirror Master deserves better, and it seems that he's finally getting better. The rest have been used as minor, forgettable footnotes.Įven Mirror Master suffered that fate back in Season 3, with the Sam Scudder version of the character being used as a one-and-done threat to Central City. Captain Cold and Heat Wave barely spent any time as villains at all before reforming and shifting over to DC's Legends of Tomorrow. ![]() Specifically, the Flash Rogues have always felt like an afterthought. For all that this series has done to refine the Arrowverse formula and showcase speedster villains like Reverse-Flash and Zoom, it's never really taken advantage of the full scope of Flash's rogues gallery. Mirror Master storyline is extremely appealing. And with the Arthur Light version having recently appeared in Titans, it stands to reason The Flash may have been limited to using Kimiyo. While it's a little strange seeing Kimiyo Hoshi depicted as a ruthless assassin when she's always been the heroic counterpoint to the fiendish Arthur Light, she does make for a fun secondary antagonist in this episode. Along the way, we also get a surprisingly different take on Doctor Light, one that doesn't seem particularly beholden to any prior comic book incarnation. That culminates in a very satisfying stinger scene that makes the identity of the series' latest big villain abundantly clear. While a bit plodding at first, there's a growing sense of danger and unease as Iris digs deeper into the mystery of McCulloch Technologies and invites both physical and legal disaster. Her ongoing investigation and partnership with Esperanza has never really been one of the more compelling pieces of the Season 6 equation, but this episode goes a long way toward changing that. In another surprise, welcome twist, Iris is turning out to be the driving force of the show's post-Crisis status quo. Plus, it never gets old watching Dig deal with Speed Force-induced motion sickness. I appreciate how this storyline subverts expectations by revealing there's no actual mystery at all and Ollie's final gift is truly just that - a gift to commemorate a friendship that helped establish the Arrowverse as we know it today. ![]() Instead, Dig plays a more understated but still important role, helping Barry come to terms with Ollie's death. ![]() I'm sure we were all hoping this episode would follow up on Arrow's big cliffhanger, but the script is very careful to place this episode's events before the Diggle family's departure from Star City. Television."Marathon" is also notable for featuring Arrow's David Ramsey in his first guest role since that show wrapped. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Runk- with Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Wells and Jesse L. All rights reservedĮxecutive produced by Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Eric Wallace, The CW's The Flash star Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash, Candice Patton as Iris West-Allen, Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost, Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon/Vibe, Danielle Nicolet as Cecile Horton, Kayla Compton as Allegra Garcia, and Brandon McKnight as Chester P. Photo: Katie Yu/The CW - © 2021 The CW Network, LLC. But in doing so, he'll also unleash an even more powerful and devastating threat on Central City: one that threatens to tear his team-and his marriage-apart. Runk (Brandon McKnight)… Flash will ultimately defeat Mirror Master. Martin), Meta-Attorney Cecile Horton (Danielle Nicolet), tough cub reporter Allegra Garcia (Kayla Compton) and brilliant tech-nerd Chester P. With help from the rest of Team Flash, which includes superheroes Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker), Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes) and Nash Wells (Tom Cavanagh), as well as the Flash's adoptive father Joe West (Jesse L. Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Flash | Season 7 Teaser | The CW ()Īfter a thrilling cliffhanger last season which saw the new Mirror Master (Efrat Dor) victorious and still-at-large in Central City, The Flash must regroup in order to stop her and find a way to make contact with his missing wife, Iris West-Allen (Candice Patton).
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