And here we are , at the end of an uneven season of The Flash with a suitably uneven finale instalment . For all the talk that Clifford DeVoe was pass to be a villain unlike anything Barry and the crew had faced before , the Thinker ’s bow in season four has been a total slog — but last Nox ’s Flash not only eat up his reign of “ enh , ” it gave us plentitude of other dot of sake .
gratefully , “ We Are the Flash ” got most of the Thinker / Barry battle out of the way pretty quickly — a bit of mindscape shenigans here , an awful - looking DeVoe - clone engagement there . Setting most of the conflict literally inside DeVoe ’s mind made for at least some most interesting visuals , but otherwise , a lot of the conflict boiled down to the same boring beats we ’ve already trod over during the course of study of this time of year . Is there still good in DeVoe somewhere ? No , he ’s an bunghole ! Let ’s adjudicate and be mistily surprised about that !
What is inside DeVoe ’s thinker , however , is much good than anything really related to the Thinker : Ralph ! And he ’s still animated , for reasons that expect some stretches even the stretch Man would conceive a reach , but honestly , I do n’t care . Ralph ’s end earlier in the time of year was a low point , an unnecessarily loud bit of heartstring - pull that curtailed what was developing to beone of the best arc on the showin recent memory , for the saki of dramatic event . To have him really be alive and agitate alongside Barry again , and their bond that developed in the early parts of the time of year being what unfeignedly help defeat DeVoe once and for all , might be a bitFrankie hold out to Hollywood — but dammit , it works .
The residuum of the episode — after an thrilling chronological sequence where Flash and a Mystery Girl who appears out of nowhere ( more on her soon ) have to stop DeVoe ’s dead - man - electric switch satellite from crushing Central City — is thankfully more or less spent pick up the piece of what ’s left behind after the Thinker ’s reign of obtuse , not - all - that - smart terror is put to an end . Which is good , because what ’s worked above all about season four has been the character increase in Team Flash rather than anything at all tie in to DeVoe ’s plans for Enlightenment . Harry gets his memory restored but not his news , guide to him walk off into the Earth-2 sunset to live a happy , more emotionally - in - touch life ( and to surely be replaced by another Wells next season ) , Cecile finally has her baby , and everyone can lastly get together and fete . Even Wally ! Remember Wally?Poor Wally .
It ’s at Cecile ’s post - baby - brawl where “ We Are the Flash ” surrender its second vainglorious , challenging reveal after Ralph ’s return : The Mystery Girl finally uncover herself to the teamafter month of teasingand … do n’t be that surprised , because yes , she ’s Barry and Iris ’ girl from 30 old age in the future , like most people guessed . Although she ’s not appoint Dawn , as she is in the comics . World , encounter Nora West - Allen , who in a shameful wind has made a immense misunderstanding by using fourth dimension traveling to come back in the yesteryear and interfere with the life of her relatives and their closest friends !
turn out , egotistically using time travel to muddle in your personal past is actually just a matter that runs in the Allen family .
It take care like Nora ’s meddling will be a major part of the show ’s next season — which has me hesitant , render that the last time The Flash cut into into the ramifications of fourth dimension locomotion it wasdistinctly unpleasant viewing . But give that what work the best about season four was the show learning from some of its grave mistakes in season three ( although it really needs to learn that not all bragging spoilt villain can affirm a time of year - long bow after DeVoe ) , I ’m somewhat optimistic that I wo n’t have to start aGod Dammit Nora Allentag on this web site this fall . Time will tell !
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