Age of The Nerd
Warning : Potential Spoilers Ahead
After a light and entertaining episode, The Flash hits rock bottom in darkness, in the latest one. Clifford Devoe strikes the team Flash which causes tremors once and for all.
As we know from the earlier episodes, Thinker is on a mission and “Lose Yourself” provides the perfect platform for him to execute his dreaded evil plan. He absorbs both final bus meta Edwin Gauss, (aka The Folding Man) and last week’s gravity controlling metahuman, Janet Petty. None of these were huge when compared to Devoe taking over Ralph.
Hartley Sawyer’s Ralph Dibny had an interesting character arc this season. From being a comic relief to devoted superhero/sidekick, it was a 360-degree transformation. Losing him can be considered as a big liability for the Team Flash. Even Caitlin snow suffered a loss when DeVoe touched Caitlin, he triggered Melting Point’s ability and removed her powers once and for all.
A big thumbs up for the writing department for the tight and gripping sequences. Especially for Barry and Ralph scenes. The only drawback in this episode is the sub-par VFX work in some sequences.
Thumbs Up :
1. Harry and the Tuning Fork,
2. Ralph Dibny’s transformation,
3. The fight sequences,
4. Catilin and Killer Frost’s bonding.
Thumbs down :
1. Sub-par VFX in some scenes.
The Flash’s fourth season is entering its final stretch now, and it is good to see Neil Sandilands back in action once again. This episode initiated the much-needed drama to end the Ralph Dibny’s journey as a comical sidekick and the bus meta storyline. Now all focus is shifted towards the next week’s episode where Barry is going to team up with Citizen Cold.
