This review includes spoilers for The Flash: Season 6, Episode 6, "License to Elangate" - if you need a refresher where we left off, here's our review for Flash Season 6, Episode 5.
As noted by my colleague Jesse Shedding in her recent reviews, The Flash has definitely regained its groove in season 6, reliably rediscovering that trademark balance between humor and heart that has made the season 1 forced the series all the way.
"License for Along" continues the season's winning streak, with a concept that, on paper, sounds decidedly scholarly, but actually turns out to be one of the most engaging installments of Season 6 so far. The episode goes on a tribute to the shameless James Bond, who was promised the title, and works just fine, as he is treated to such a light touch by director Daniele Panabaker (proving that the star is his Second behind is a natural accessory camera), which confidently tones between the hour's self-conscious comedy and the wetter moments of the barely-there tonal bad Navigates Lav.
The episode serves as a welcome reminder that Barry is valuable to the team in every way (and Central City as a whole) when he is out of costume and using his brain instead of his powers, while Ralph Also gives an opportunity to shine as competent leaders and strategists in themselves. And although the comedic subplot involving Cecilia, Killer Frost, and a newly-awakened Chester feels a bit unnecessary, when we could have happily spent 45 minutes with Barry and Ralph in our Bond spinoff, Brandon McKnight gave them time and appearance a good feel. Jailed in away. The rest of the ensemble, so it's no surprise that the show is leaving the door open for them to return the line. Showrunner Eric Wallace and his team of writers have done an admirable job of spotlighting the supporting cast this season, from Caitlin to Cisco to Joe Ralph to Cecil, giving us these nuanced characters outside of the specs of their relationship for Barry Allows to see - some of them all play these roles after so many years.
Grant Gustin has always been a talented physical artist, and since the burden of being the Fastest Man Alive often doesn't give Barry Allen the opportunity to be funny, it's always an unexpected pleasure when the actor is allowed to stretch his muscles Is found. Some of the best moments of the episode lie in Gustin's subtle choice - such as when Ralph is trying to draw an icon in the bar and the camera catches Barry in the background, ejecting an hors d'oeuvre and apparent disgust. Wipes his tongue with. (But the undeniably best moment of this episode is the killer Mortal Kombat reference, teaming up with Barry trying his best not to demonstrate his powers to an audience full of potential observers.) A chance to see Hartley Sawyer Giving this is a refreshing twist. Straight man - even though all he knows is that he's trapped in a terrible James Bond parody. While some of the noses are nostalgic, there is an inherent delight in how shamelessly the show embraces those ridiculous moments.
And yet when it comes time to pay tribute to Ralph and Joe for all of Barry's achievements in the CCPD, you still feel the weight of it. Of course, it is fairly safe to assume that Barry Allen might not be leaving the show after Crisis, despite the warnings from the monitor, but it also seems fitting that the series is treating its impending sacrifice with the eligibility for which He is worthy, as his character certainly believes. They are facing a future without Barry.
Elsewhere on the Crisis front, we've gone a little down the rabbit hole with Nash Wells and Allegra this week - Nash blew up both Barry's secret identity and the existence of both meat-and-darling multiverse without batting an eye. Clearly more intrigued Nash had to rejoin Allegra. Tom Cavanagh is a master of being sentimental without saying a word, and this loaded look gives Nash Eligra the opening minutes of the episode, which is somewhat darker than a random meta he's using. We're assuming that his plan to kill the monitor won't go quite smoothly, but so far this new taste of Wales is a welcome one, giving us a little HR with a dash of Indiana Jones.
The only aspect of this episode that seems a bit wonky is the unexpected appearance of Ramsey (looking all venom-like) and attacking Ralph in the final moments, but we're totally left out of the episode so literally, Cliffhanger tackles all the other tropes.
As noted by my colleague Jesse Shedding in her recent reviews, The Flash has definitely regained its groove in season 6, reliably rediscovering that trademark balance between humor and heart that has made the season 1 forced the series all the way.
"License for Along" continues the season's winning streak, with a concept that, on paper, sounds decidedly scholarly, but actually turns out to be one of the most engaging installments of Season 6 so far. The episode goes on a tribute to the shameless James Bond, who was promised the title, and works just fine, as he is treated to such a light touch by director Daniele Panabaker (proving that the star is his Second behind is a natural accessory camera), which confidently tones between the hour's self-conscious comedy and the wetter moments of the barely-there tonal bad Navigates Lav.
The episode serves as a welcome reminder that Barry is valuable to the team in every way (and Central City as a whole) when he is out of costume and using his brain instead of his powers, while Ralph Also gives an opportunity to shine as competent leaders and strategists in themselves. And although the comedic subplot involving Cecilia, Killer Frost, and a newly-awakened Chester feels a bit unnecessary, when we could have happily spent 45 minutes with Barry and Ralph in our Bond spinoff, Brandon McKnight gave them time and appearance a good feel. Jailed in away. The rest of the ensemble, so it's no surprise that the show is leaving the door open for them to return the line. Showrunner Eric Wallace and his team of writers have done an admirable job of spotlighting the supporting cast this season, from Caitlin to Cisco to Joe Ralph to Cecil, giving us these nuanced characters outside of the specs of their relationship for Barry Allows to see - some of them all play these roles after so many years.
Grant Gustin has always been a talented physical artist, and since the burden of being the Fastest Man Alive often doesn't give Barry Allen the opportunity to be funny, it's always an unexpected pleasure when the actor is allowed to stretch his muscles Is found. Some of the best moments of the episode lie in Gustin's subtle choice - such as when Ralph is trying to draw an icon in the bar and the camera catches Barry in the background, ejecting an hors d'oeuvre and apparent disgust. Wipes his tongue with. (But the undeniably best moment of this episode is the killer Mortal Kombat reference, teaming up with Barry trying his best not to demonstrate his powers to an audience full of potential observers.) A chance to see Hartley Sawyer Giving this is a refreshing twist. Straight man - even though all he knows is that he's trapped in a terrible James Bond parody. While some of the noses are nostalgic, there is an inherent delight in how shamelessly the show embraces those ridiculous moments.
And yet when it comes time to pay tribute to Ralph and Joe for all of Barry's achievements in the CCPD, you still feel the weight of it. Of course, it is fairly safe to assume that Barry Allen might not be leaving the show after Crisis, despite the warnings from the monitor, but it also seems fitting that the series is treating its impending sacrifice with the eligibility for which He is worthy, as his character certainly believes. They are facing a future without Barry.
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Elsewhere on the Crisis front, we've gone a little down the rabbit hole with Nash Wells and Allegra this week - Nash blew up both Barry's secret identity and the existence of both meat-and-darling multiverse without batting an eye. Clearly more intrigued Nash had to rejoin Allegra. Tom Cavanagh is a master of being sentimental without saying a word, and this loaded look gives Nash Eligra the opening minutes of the episode, which is somewhat darker than a random meta he's using. We're assuming that his plan to kill the monitor won't go quite smoothly, but so far this new taste of Wales is a welcome one, giving us a little HR with a dash of Indiana Jones.
The only aspect of this episode that seems a bit wonky is the unexpected appearance of Ramsey (looking all venom-like) and attacking Ralph in the final moments, but we're totally left out of the episode so literally, Cliffhanger tackles all the other tropes.
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