The identity of the Reverse Flash revealed and the Arrow is made out to be a villian

By: Chris Santiago
DC on TV
The Flash

First we find out that Harrison Wells is the Reverse Flash, and then we find out that the real Harrison Wells was killed by the actual Eobard Thawne and then used a device to somehow transform into Harrison Wells!

I knew things weren’t all that they had seemed to be for Wells. It’s strangely comforting, however, that there actually used to be a real Harrison Wells, a devoted scientist and significant other to a beautiful woman. Why is it strangely comforting?
Well, because I’ve grown fond of Harrison Wells. He’s that character that you love to hate, but hate to love.

Okay, let’s get this thing started. First off, what an epic way to start the episode! A fight that is too quick for the naked eye. We got a good glimpse at how exactly the fight between Barry and Thawne went down that night at Barry’s house those 15 years ago.

And let me tell you, that was truly intense. The back and forth between the two speedsters was incredible. And then, when Reverse Flash escaped and suddenly couldn’t run anymore and he pulled off his mask, I think we can all agree when we all shouted, “Who the heck is that guy?!” We were expecting Dr. Wells, but got some random guy. It was all too confusing!

So, now that Barry has his suspicions against Wells, he’s starting to give him a bit of attitude and Wells doesn’t like it too much.

To continue, the villain in this episode was none other than The Trickster! And who played The Trickster back in the day? None other than Luke Skywalker…I mean, Mark Hamill! I felt like I was watching him be The Joker from the old animated Batman cartoon days. It was wonderful. The child in me was screaming for joy.

Plus, how long has Mark Hamill waited to finally tell someone else on a show that he’s their father? That Star Wars reference cracked me up.

Overall, a tremendous episode for the books, once again.

Arrow

Well, Ra’s Al Ghul really just made life extremely difficult for Oliver Queen. He has successfully gone and made the Arrow into a full blown vigilante in Starling City in order to coax him further into taking his mantle as the next Ra’s Al Ghul. So much to the point that Detective Lance is pulling out all the stocks to catch the Arrow.

The flashbacks in this episode were really significant to those who have watched the show since day one.

So, for me, this was an especially great episode because of one name, Celina Jade. Okay, Shado, excuse me. But we all know that when we saw that face, we nearly lost our minds.

Well, in this episode, we see Oliver in his flashbacks with Shado’s twin sister. It’s a great way to reintroduce a factor in Oliver’s life that helped big time in transitioning from a vigilante to a hero. The reason why I’m happy she’s back in a form is because I met her last year and she’s such a sweetheart (yes, she’s a celebrity crush of mine).

The chasing scenes and the fighting scenes in this episode have exceeded any other action scene since the mid-season finale. I really would love to know how long it takes just to film one of those scenes!

The League of Assassins are going around and killing innocent people, even the mayor, to further incriminate the Arrow and make him into what everyone sort of already fears he is, a villain. And to make matters worse, Ra’s Al Ghul captures Detective Lance and reveals to him that the Arrow is Oliver Queen. This only ruins everything else for Oliver, for now he has no choice but to turn himself in to Lance and suffer the consequences.

And mind you, while all of this is going on, Ray Palmer is laying in a hospital bed incapacitated and has Felicity injecting him with nanotechnology to help speed up his recovery.

At the end, Oliver is riding with Lance in a tanker truck. Roy sabotages that arrest dressed up as the Arrow. Now, Roy is in custody and Oliver isn’t! Thanks a lot, Roy.