Villain was not bad, not good, just so-so. Her outfits and puns were mildly entertaining. Didn't buy that Barry couldn't outrun the bees (regardless of them being tiny robots, or that the schematics are old).

Caitlin Snow has been said in a previous episode to have both an M.D. (I've forgotten her specialization) and a Ph.D. (in Bioengineering, if I remember correctly) so an "amalgamation" of medical expertise and knowledge of "general science" makes sense.

The writers probably thought they needed to "wake Iris up" ASAP and have her have romantic feelings for Barry hence Linda was brought in as early as season 1.

Hmm… maybe in the TV version, Iris West turns out to not be the "main
love interest" after all… maybe it's Patty Spivot (who'll they'll write in near
the series end)? In which case, Iris is the Lana Lang of the Flash.

Don't they have ladies on the writing team? IDK, maybe they could probably proofread the script or something?

I actually am still shaking my head that she was the same character who episodes before said she'll simply "make something up" to write on her article on Stagg (I think it was) since the scientist didn't stop to answer her questions when she attended that "launch" or whatever that was with Barry. That and that she…

As silly as the "psychosis" Cait described may have been, I just loved that she had both Cisco and Barry's backs in this episode. I really hope it'll be a while (like seasons from now) 'til Caitlin and Cisco become their alter-egos because I love the dynamic of the STAR Labs team.

Didn't Joe specifically say (while he and Barry were discussing in the car, which then WW interrupted) that he was Barry's adoptive father? Joe said something like "You realize you're asking your adoptive father about being in love with his daughter who's dating his partner"
Then again, I'm not sure what technically is…