Any fun this episode offered was not enough for me to overlook problems in character motivations (why would Cisco and Caitlin risk adding another Wells to the team without more exhaustive vetting?), uncomfortable humor (the "Barry and Iris are siblings" jokes returned), missed opportunities (substituting a much more…

While I appreciate Barry reaching out to Frankie, with a bit of All-Star Superman tossed in, I thought the representations of mental health and foster parenting were problematic. I know that those details may not be integral to plotting, but I think they mark some frustrating trends in how this show tackles those two…

This episode of The Flash was an improvement upon last week, if just for bringing viewers back to a version of the Arrow-verse more similar to what we know compared to the Flashpoint timeline we just left. But the quick-fixes offered to Barry, including the quickness of him earning forgiveness, are frustrating.

I agree this season has been disappointing, with this ending leaving me ambivalent. It felt like they were trying to fit in multiple allusions to the comics, first with Crisis, then with Flashpoint, while letting Barry fall back into some of his old habits when facing trauma.

Since last week's commercial for this episode, it has been an invitation to viewers to figure out which tragedy was going to unfold that makes Barry scream "No!" The clues dropped in this episode pointed to Henry or Joe being killed, or potentially Caitlin becoming Killer Frost. In a lot of ways, that mystery was more…

I'm pleased how "Destiny" simultaneously made it so obvious that Snart would die (the instant he pulled out the ring) and surprising that it was indeed Snart that died (until inevitable time travel shenanigans bring him back).

To add to this point:

I think this episode was far below a C.

I agree with just about everything in this review. One addition I would make regards Cassandra's presence: this show has been in dire need of far more female villains, let alone female characters overall, that I think it would be more of a shock to introduce Cassandra much earlier (Episode 1?) and have the revelation…