Mirror, mirror on the wall who is not quite the best new rogue of them all? Tuesday night’s The Flash was a slight misstep in terms of villains but furthered on subplot while introducing another. Warning, spoilers ahead…
“New Rogues” opened three years ago when the particle accelerator blew up the same one that gave Barry his speed and countless other metahumans some unique abilities. Two in particular were Sam Scudder aka Mirror Master and Rosalind Dillon aka Top who are former cohorts of Captain Cold, Leonard Snart. Scudder has the ability to transport himself and others through the use of mirrors and other reflective surfaces. Dillion, whose powers are less than stellar, uses vertigo to subdue her opponents.
Barry and Jesse Quick donning her new uniform team up to confront them but were ill prepared for their unique powers. Barry is trapped inside a mirror and Jesse was induced with vertigo and nearly fell to death. In order to free Barry from his predicament, Harrison and Cisco determine that with extreme freezing, Barry should be able to break free. However, an alarm goes off before they can complete the testing. Caitlin then uses her ice powers to free Barry without anyone knowing her involvement.
With Barry now free, he and Jesse once again go after Mirror Master and Top, this time using their own powers against the new rogues to defeat them. As far as villains go, these were not the greatest. There were a few things that saved this episode. One was Violett Beane as Jesse Quick. She’s awesome and I hope to see more of her in the future. The other was introducing a new Harrison Wells from Earth-19. Earth-2 Wells had suggested to the team that they find a replacement for him when he and Jesse return to their earth. Major acting credit goes to Tom Cavanagh for shining with the multiple of Wells that were reviewed before reluctantly deciding of Earth-19’s version. The other thing that happened that intrigued me was Caitlin accidently freezing the water while she showered and seeing signs of becoming Killer Frost including the purplish lips and white streak in her hair.
May the Dork be with you,
JPB
The Dork Knight
