The Flash dealt out one other filler episode, a lot to our dismay however was it higher than The Flash Season 7 Episode 13?
Sadly, The Flash Season 7 Episode 14 was no extra profitable than its predecessor.
Ultraviolet returned, and Allegra was satisfied that she might redeem her cousin due to Barry’s affect. Nonetheless, all that was achieved was digging up the previous and rehashing outdated storylines that we thought had been lengthy forgotten.
Allegra was the star of the hour, as was her troubled relationship with Ultraviolet — AKA Esperanza.
Her boss’s husband impressed her to alter Esperanza’s coronary heart and produce her over to the nice facet. In spite of everything, it’s in Group Flash’s nature to by no means hand over on folks.
To them, everyone seems to be redeemable.
Barry: …I am zooping Iris away for slightly trip. Really, it was Chester’s thought. You bear in mind?
Chester: Cannot neglect. As a lot as I might wish to.
Allegra adopted her coronary heart, even when everybody else, specifically Sue, instructed her to throw within the towel.
Allegra has realized a lot from this staff and has grown exponentially, and she or he lastly acquired the prospect to point out all of it off. It is unlucky, although, that her time to shine got here throughout a boring episode.
Esperanza and Black Gap, if we’re trustworthy, are so final season. And with the earlier episode not contributing a lot to The Flash Season 7‘s overarching story, “Rayo de Luz” felt like one other punch to the intestine.
Issues have slowed down immensely over at S.T.A.R. Labs because the Forces storyline wrapped up. And as a substitute of introducing the subsequent Graphic Novel, the present is bringing again outdated villains.
Fortunately, it appears as if they’re lastly going to get to the again half of this season on The Flash Season 7 Episode 15, however, sadly, an Allegra-focused hour was wasted on an outdated story.
If they might have by some means integrated Esperanza into regardless of the present’s new route is, maybe with Kristen Kramer’s navy story, then this episode might have been profitable.
Allegra and Esperanza have a really difficult relationship, they usually by no means resolved their points after Joseph Carver was taken down.
It is sensible that she would return and that Allegra would wish to make amends together with her. However, the way in which that their reconciliation was finished simply felt repetitive.
Allegra: …I can nonetheless save Esperanza.
Sue: You wish to save her?
Allegra: Yeah! You realize, like Barry does with the unhealthy guys. I imply, not a lot save her, however redeem her, I assume.
The story did not really feel contemporary, nor did it have the emotional influence that it had the potential of getting.
Their reunion didn’t really feel deserved, particularly after the way in which that Esperanza handled Allegra when she was attempting to coach her.
We don’t imagine that Esperanza has modified. Quite the opposite, we sympathize together with her as a result of she was used as a lab rat and a weapon. And we really feel unhealthy for Allegra as a result of we all know how a lot her cousin meant to her rising up.
Allegra has at all times been an fascinating character with the potential for nice improvement. However she has usually been regulated to the background of this present. She has been due for an episode like this.
Kayla Compton was incredible this hour as she poured her coronary heart into this story simply as Allegra did to save lots of Esperanza. This simply proved that she ought to get extra display time going ahead.
As we talked about above, although, Allegra deserved higher.
On a constructive be aware, it is wonderful that she has lastly reached the complete potential of her powers. She may be one of many strongest metahumans on Group Flash now that she has gone supernova.
This hopefully implies that we’ll be seeing much more of her on the sector preventing alongside Barry and Frost.
The opposite spotlight of this episode was seeing Allegra and Chester’s relationship blossom.
The present has hinted that the 2 of them may like each other greater than associates, however we hadn’t seen them collectively sufficient to get excited a few potential romance.
Chester: To start out off this R&R, why do not you guys be a part of me in slightly little bit of D&D? Frost, should you’re free, I might use a Chaotic Good Ice Sorcerer to assist me slay the Bathroom Beast of Balladok.
Frost: I am gonna must take a cross.
Now, it is clear that they share chemistry and would make an incredible couple.
Chester is a dork, and Allegra is the “cool” lady. It is a basic case of opposites appeal to, and we might fortunately watch a scene of them enjoying Dungeons and Dragons collectively.
The opposite story of “Rayo de Luz” featured Joe persevering with his investigation into Kristen Kramer. Nonetheless, it took an surprising flip when she requested him for assist in her personal investigation.
Joe has flip-flopped on his stance on Kramer all season, identical to we now have. Sooner or later, he thinks she’s a foul cop. The following day, he believes that she is an effective cop with good intentions.
Lastly, we seem to have gotten a straight reply concerning Kramer’s villain standing.
She hates metahumans, however that apparently doesn’t make her the unhealthy man on this present.
Again in Kramer’s navy days, a mission went south due to a man named Adam Kreyke. He was like a brother to her, however he turned his again on his unit and was part of an ambush that left most of them killed.
Kramer was the one survivor, and she or he has tried and failed to trace down Adam for the previous six years.
She wants Joe’s assist to search out him, and there isn’t any doubt that the 2 of them will be capable to. They’re town’s greatest detectives, in any case.
You’re a good man, Joe West. You neglect all the pieces that is in that folder. Your coronary heart’s at all times been your greatest compass, proper? So, belief it. Belief your coronary heart. It’s going to present you what is proper.
Cecile
This facet story has to suit into Group Flash’s upcoming main woes by some means. In any other case, it might be too random and illogical.
It’s going to be fascinating to see the place the present goes from right here and the way all of those storylines will merge to create huge issues for Barry and the remainder of the gang. Let’s hope it could solely get higher from right here.
What did you suppose, The Flash Fanatics?
Had been you disenchanted by this episode? Do you want Chester and Allegra collectively? Do you belief that Chillblaine has turned over a brand new leaf?
And are you excited to see Godspeed once more?
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