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7/10
Destiny
ThomasDrufke19 April 2016
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Well after another unnecessary few week break for The Flash, it's finally back. While this episode nowhere near lives up to its intriguing title 'Versus Zoom', I was happy to see the show head back into the Zoom conflict, because it's been awhile.

So I guess Barry has lost his speed. It's funny because I remember back when Zoom originally took part of Barry's speed in the fall and the ending had me shocked. Whereas this episode when Zoom officially took Barry's speed, I just felt confused. I understand that it seems unlikely, but shouldn't we at least consider the possibility that there was some sort of plan involved in the speed exchange? I've just seen the whole trickery thing one too many times on Arrow, Flash, Legends, or really any TV show to not think Team Flash had something up their sleeve.

With that said, we got plenty of Zoom material this week. Some good, some, not so good. I really dug the Zoom centric flashbacks from this episode as we got to see shades of why he is who he is. At the same time, I felt like Teddy Sears' shift in his performance of Jay/Zoom in the latter half of the episode was a bit off-putting. For a while, I believed Zoom to be a terrifying presence, but ever since I found out who he is under the mask, I haven't been too intrigued by anything he does. The whole explanation for the multiple Jay's was kind of a letdown. When he says that he creates hope to only tear it down feels very 'big bad villain'-esque, but the delivery of the lines just didn't feel right.

Wally took on a bigger role this week as he not only moved in at Joe's place, but he also became a Zoom related culprit later on. He's another character that has struggled due to diminished screen time, but perhaps that can change. I'm not overly sure as to why he couldn't find out who Barry is after Zoom took him, but I guess that's for another episode to deal with.

His sister, Iris, on the other hand, didn't have much to do tonight. That is, besides having perhaps the most cringe worthy scene in the show's history. That being her heart to heart talk with Caitlin midway through the episode. I understand the entire theme of the episode dealt with destiny and her ending up with Barry plays a part in that, but that scene was just awful. It's typical CW cheesiness, but the writing could have been a whole lot better. Wow.

As much as we all know that Barry will regain his speed at some point, the ending to this episode just felt weird. Why did Zoom need to take Caitlin? And who is this "you'd never believe me" guy in the iron mask? With 6 episodes to go, still plenty of questions this show needs to answer. Even if this episode didn't entirely live up to what I wanted, I enjoyed certain aspects. It was interesting to see the Zoom & Barry relationship be examined like the Daredevil-Punisher relationship was in that show. Flash very well could have ended up like Zoom, and I like seeing that as a parallel. With that said, it was still just as much of a letdown watching Sears take a different spin of the character. In all, I'm still hopeful for this season, but it isn't heading in the best of directions.

+Zoom flashbacks

+Wally moves in

-Horrific Caitlin/Iris scene

-Sears spin on his performance

7.0/10
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8/10
The Dark Side of the Force
SpoodermanDerp20 April 2016
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"Versus Zoom" is indeed one of the most anticipated episodes this season as the title already suggest, it is when Zoom and Barry finally fight after all the stakes have been set and the mysteries and questions continue to be solved. The episode does a great job of establish Zoom's character and the parallelism between him and Barry and the theme of a family being there to be able to support each other, yet the episode still has some minor to glaring flaws and plot holes that don't really add up.

First off, the episode starts off with a well done flashback to Zoom's story and origins which does a great job of conveying to the audience of how much of a broken character Zoom is and how much similar the Flash could be to the Zoom at the end of the day. The episode also has great heart in being able to correlate the relationship of both Barry and Joe. Before the battle between the flash and zoom even started, they also actually gave us an actual reasonable and realistic plan at the start which meant that there was no need for the battle which I particularly liked because of the way the show actually acknowledges that there were other directions the team could've taken yet they didn't. Plus, there were some references from Star Wars and more that were made to fill up some of the analogy given in the film which were actually quite hilarious and actually makes sense for the situation which was honestly surprising. Plus plus, the action and visuals are incredible and it's heart pounding when the Zoom and Flash battle eventually starts and when it ends. Although there are a few mis- steps as well leading to that battle. The Iris subplot is now back to finally annoy us for like the 10th time (I lost count) in this whole series. Sure, maybe Iris is now more developed and her characters is now much more steadfast (no pun intended), it still doesn't change the fact that her subplot was so out of place and unnecessary for this episode. Then there came some minor to glaring plot holes *SPOILERS FROM HERE ON OUT*

Firstly, why didn't the Flash make any mention of his travel to Supergirl's world and why didn't he use this to his advantage? He was able to open a breach and travel to another world, WHY COULDN'T HE ASK HELP FROM WELLS AND HIS TEAM IN ORDER TO REPLICATE THAT AND GO OPEN A BREACH TO EARTH 2?? Instead, they had to use Cisco, who in fact was even unwilling to do it in the first place. Secondly, something minor but how the hell did they get full body cut outs of Zoom's parents? They literally had the time and effort to get HD looking full body shots of his parents just to freaking deter him. Thirdly, why was there a need to take Caitlyn? it honestly felt anti-climactic and unnecessary for Zoom to do considering he got what he wanted. Was it just because he got triggered because she reminded her of her mom? Does Zoom still actually love her? This episode just leaves more questions open than actually answered.
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7/10
This is what we waited 3 weeks for...
imakk200120 April 2016
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Contrivances:

Iris:

  • there for the tachyon test run just so she can tell Barry she's going on a date with her boss.


  • shows up at StarLabs with Joe to help. By talking about herself and holding an iPad.


  • talks about love/destiny to a woman who lost her love 3 times (4 if you count E2) and was betrayed by the next guy she fell for.


  • finally thinking about hooking up with Barry because...this happened in another future and in another universe.


  • always at Chez West Allen but not actually living there.


  • not leaving with Wally because they really needed her to hold a gun on Zoom.


Others:

  • Barry traveled to Supergirl's Earth on his tachyon-enhanced power but this was dropped on The Flash. Why? To prop up Cisco's arc towards Vibe.


  • Harry not recognizing Zolomon because of long hair and beard.


  • A superhero keeping his word to a murderous villain is more important than stopping him with lies. Which leads us to...


  • Barry's stupidity and his ability to convince everyone to help him with said stupidity are his real superpowers.


Lost in the bad writing:

  • Parallel between Zolomon and Barry.


  • Joe and Wally getting closer to full father-son relationship.


  • Caitlin using her emotional pain to save Barry from Zoom.


  • The convo between Cisco and Barry about keeping Cisco from the dark side was very much like the deleted StarLabsBros forevah convo in the season finale.


  • A chance they haven't really shitted all over Jay Garrick the Original Flash.


For these specks of goodness in a mountain of contrived crap: score 7.3
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It Reminded Me Of Doctor Smiths Weekly Caused Disasters!
RJupiter220 April 2016
This episode went there only to stretch another two possibly three episodes for the writers to work with. I also felt embarrassed as a fan having to watch this episode for ridiculous reasons bringing Zoom back! It reminded me of the character Doctor Smith of Lost In Space series who had weekly disasters starting the show so they could fix it by the end of the hour. We will probably find this episode a different future figuring Barry appeared to zip in and out of a portal with the added speed booster. The writers have used Barry's time travel to fix many past episodes so it won't be a surprise the repeat it again. Now we have Kaitlin taken for Barry to save somehow without his speed....or so we think.
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9/10
Flash - S02E18 Versus Zoom
j_forbesy19 April 2016
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After yet another break, Flash is finally back and for good now. This break was by far the hardest to make it through. The stop start nature of the back end series has been really hard to drop in and out of the universe, so this episode had to hit with a big bang. The promo work for this episode was fantastic and had me extremely excited for this weeks episode.

I thought starting with a flashback to show the origins of Hunter Zolomon was really smart. Straight away we got a clear comparison to the death of Hunter's mother and Barry's from season 1. At the start I thought that we were revisiting Barry's past but soon realise it wasn't. I like how this really enabled us to give some humanity to Zoom as a character. This episode really did this tonight and Zoom for me is no longer a complete monster.

One of my favourite moments of this episode even though it was just a small thing, was the conversation between Wells and Joe. Each week these two along with Grant Gustin pull amazing performances and it was really great to see these two interact and for once have a strong connection. In the massive scope of the season as a whole, this is a nothing moment but for me it is moments like this that are so small but come together to make the show what it is.

Another small thing that I liked a lot this episode was the scene with Joe and Wally. Since Wally joined the show, we can all agree that his hasn't been used the best but this episode I thought he was great. I feel that Wally is going to become a solid part of this show through his relationship with Joe. I really hope they continue to grow this relationship with Joe and Wally before giving him to big of a role in the show.

This episode gave us one of the best references of all time in terms of the CW universe. The Anakin/Vader analogy was fantastic. Usually Cisco's usually references are just quotes and little references but this took the reference to a completely new level. As a Star Wars fan, by Cisco making this connection from Anakin's transformation to Cisco embracing his powers, really made us understand why he was scared. References are usually used as comedic relief but this metaphoric comparison was amazing. Following on from that, Barry's speech to Cisco was one of those Diggel moments where he acts as his voice of reason.

The flashback of the creation of Zoom was fantastic as well. This scene really doubled as the audience learning how Hunter became Zoom and the characters learning that the person they thought was Jay was actually someone named Hunter. The stuff at the mental facility was haunting but fantastic and we really got to see the creating of a monster. It really reminded me of a Frankenstein type moment. I was just expecting a "It's Alive" moment.

The best moment of the episode was of course Hunter/Zoom explaining how he managed to trick team Flash and use Jay to get what he wants. For me, I was wrong on who Zoom actually was but I knew that in some way, Zoom was a version of Jay in some way, which he was. I really liked how we brought time travel back into it again with Hunter explaining how the Jay we saw die was in fact a younger version of Hunter himself. However there's a question I have that isn't a massive concern but just interest. So who actually was the person we knew as Jay? Was Jay really past Hunter the whole time or did Jay interchange between past Hunter and present day Hunter?

Overall, fantastic episode. Back into Flash and I can't wait to see how they handle the back and the season now that we have hit the home run. There's still so many things we need to know like who is the man in the iron mask and coming out of this episode, what is the deal with Zoom's darkness and black eyes?

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10/10
Wow. Just wow.
victoriapz1619 April 2016
I've been a fan of The Flash since the beginning and I can honestly say this episode is the first to cause me to do a literal jaw drop. I just had to leave a comment because it's amazing what this show has accomplished through the years by sticking to a solid storyline and only evolving into greater things. I can't wait to see what happens in these next final episodes of season 2 and by judging this episode, we're in for the ride of our lives. I also have to commend the writers and cast as a whole because character development is one of the most important pieces in any story and this episode was filled with it. It's refreshing to see how far the characters have come and only makes me excited to see where they're heading into the next episodes.
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10/10
Ranking/Reviewing every Flash episode: Versus Zoom
lbramson11 June 2023
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Now we're getting into the meat of the season! In Episode 18, Zoom holds Wally hostage, wanting Barry's speed for ransom. While kidnapping is getting old, it's way more interesting when it's done by the main villain at a cost of ransom. I don't understand the wide spread hate surrounding Versus Zoom, I personally love it! I love everything from the action to Cisco finally using his powers, it's all great! You can complain that Barry giving Zoom his speed was dumb, but if you look past that, it's an action packed episode that leaves you on the edge of your seat! One of the best of this season despite all the large amount of competition. This season keeps piling up 10/10s, let's hope they keep it up!

10/10-THE PEAK!!!
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6/10
Yet again, the bad writing strikes
jabber-lupluto19 April 2016
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What a waste of perfect setup. This episode had everything going for it, from great performances to great action, but in the end, this episode is another failure to be filed under the Plague of Bad Writing. I'll get right into it (Spoiler Warning), the ending was garbage. There is absolutely NO reason for Barry to have given his speed to Zoom, especially not after we were told TIME and TIME again, over and over that Barry was, at that point, faster than Zoom. The only reason Zoom has Barry's speed is bad writing. There were so many different ways for Barry to have gotten Wally back that writing them all down is impossible. For one, just have Barry steal Wally back, if he's so much faster than Zoom. Another option would be to ambush Zoom when he came back, as they had all the opportunities in the world to do so. We know his reflexes are lacking because he was hit with The Boot, so what happened? Simply put, the setup we were given didn't gel with the undercooked climax that was tossed in our faces. The rest of the episode was phenomenal, however; enough so that it nearly makes up for the haphazardly written climax. Nearly.
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7/10
...huh?
valpaskankaristo23 April 2016
In "Versus Zoom" the show finally stops wasting time and focuses on the main villain - you named it - Zoom. There are some really neat moments but not all of them work. Zoom's backstory is revealed, which still remains confusing to a great sum of the viewers. To me, the episode felt like it tried to do too much in this one episode, when all this material could have been used in episodes 15, 16 and 17. Usually Flash is good with handling several sub-plots but this week something went a bit wrong. Not too much though, the episode is still enjoyable if you let specific parts slip. The highlights of this episode would be the performances of Teddy Sears and Carlos Valdes.
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1/10
Wow that was so bad..
jayminnowwefan20 April 2016
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This episode was beyond stupidity .. So many plot holes and questions unanswered, all the characters were acting so dumb..

Things that bothered me the most:-

1. Zoom was dying anyways.. so why the **** they decided to open up the breach again and let him take over Barry's speed? They could have left him to die..

2. So when zoom was caught by Barry, why didn't he just finished him off? Or at least make him unconscious? BUT NO!! Let's just chit-chat for 10 minutes, what can go wrong?

3. When Zoom handed over Wally to flash and team, why didn't Barry just break the deal and kill him?. He was 4x faster than before (if i recall). So get your s**t together Barry and use your head you retard.

4. The whole "BRINGING-JAY-GARRICK-FROM-THE-PAST-AND-CONVINCING-HIM-TO-DIE" did not make any sense at all.
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1/10
Seroiously?
coleputerbaugh28 April 2016
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Wow. We have the fastest speedster ever holding a person hostage in order to gain more speed. And let's think this through: If he gets that speed, he'll probably kill thousands of other people. But wait! It's worth it, right!? Gimme a break. The writers have again let Barry make a unilateral decision that makes NO SENSE (In fact, it makes me dislike the protagonist), and which puts both worlds in greater danger than before. And here's the biggest problem: Barry never matures after making these stupid decisions! I could handle one or two episodes per season wherein Barry makes an imprudent decision, but learns from it and grows. But this trope's banner has been flown one too many times for me. I'll finish this season out, and I will commit to episodes 1, 2, and 3 of next season (if there is a next season). But if Barry has not grown or matured in that time, then I'm done with the show. (What that really means is that if the writers can't figure out how to write a more thorough and legitimate plot, then there's no chance I'm watching this show again.)

I mean, really? This is the PIVOTAL plot turn that kicks off the finale! And there is absolutely nothing in it that makes it believable, enjoyable, realistic, interesting. We can pretty much sum it up with a new title like this: Barry Screws Up Again, But This Time In a Stupider and Bigger Way Than Ever Before.
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3/10
flash's worst
vihasreddy20 April 2016
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Been waiting for flash's "versus zoom" for a long time and yeah I clearly was not satisfied. The major drawback was Flash's "master plan".Seriously who would talk to a psychopath about how they got to know his secret and all that stuff, keeping everyone in the harms way. He could simply put him in the "super cage" of theirs and talk for hours. Zoom escaped as easily as he was caught(yeah! how did flash catch him that easily with just some 'electro cuffs'..!). The worst part was the ending, the last 10 to 15 minutes made me bang my head. How were they that comfortable with 'the Zoom' walking and talking among them in the lab. Flash could easily defeat zoom after he handed Wally to him but he didn't. And then the worst of worst, Caitlin talking out Jay from killing/harming Flash(the end). Maybe there's a bigger plan behind Flash giving his speed to Zoom( better be) but for now its worth only 3 stars (for Cisco).
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1/10
I feel insulted by this episode
imaxoi20 April 2016
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I had big hopes for this episode, but at the end I felt insulted. These are my points and be careful because they contain spoilers.

1. Before opening for real the portal to the other universe, Cisco and company attempted a bunch of times to open it. All times Flash had not the suit on, so he had not the device that makes him fast enough to fight Zoom. How could they not think about it? What if the first times Cisco could open the portal for real and Zoom popped in? Would they just all die because Barry couldn't run fast enough? It was obvious, till the last time, that the attempts would fail.

2. Was it really necessary to open the portal and kill Zoom? He is sick to death, in a bunch of years he will die by himself. Was the waiting too long to worth the risk of opening the portal?

3. They captured Zoom. Was the talking a smart choice? Couldn't they sedate him first (with the same thing they sedated Reverse Flash in the first season)?

4. OK, they didn't think about it and Zoom escaped and took Willy. Why should have Barry given up his speed? Cisco could see the place, so he could have located him and Flash, now faster then Zoom, could have saved Willy. Let's say Cisco couldn't get a clear idea of the place, they invited him in Star Labs, he brought and gave them the hostage (really? Does this EVER Happen in a trade? It's a really stupid idea from the evil "not-so-smart" Zoom). Why the Flash, now the fastest man alive, would give up his speed? To respect the promise? Is it honorable to respect a trade with a villain crazy mad serial killer that probably will use his speed to kill and scare not one, but two Earth? What is this? Even if they have a plan, it makes no sense.

5. Why the parent trap non-sense? Flash is fast, Zoom is slow, Flash can catch Zoom without any trap.

6. Was it really necessary to put in an episode waited 2 weeks with the title "Vs. Zoom" to put some family drama thing (Willy moving in Joe's apartment) and the love story of the less interesting character of the story, Iris?
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4/10
Sooo Lame
theone1111120 April 2016
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The Flash is becoming a really tiring series! That's probably the reason of all these hiatus. This episode started really great, but it had a lame ending. Couldn't Barry fight zoom as soon as he gave up Wally? He was faster than zoom! All Barry can do is telling Zoom to catch him and run away? He gave up his speed to Zoom because he promised him that he'll do it if Zoom gave Wally back. And he did it! Not considering that this monster will keep killing people after he got what he wanted! So he didn't even consider fighting Zoom after Wally was safe. I just hope arrow and the flash get better in the following seasons, because they're both clichés right now.
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4/10
Stupid choices
vdvbart20 April 2016
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This episode was so disappointing i had to write a review about it. Huge misers:

1. When they were trying to open the portal flash did not have his suit on so he was slower then zoom. Which means if Ramon/Vibe would've opened the whole thing he would surely perish in a battle.

2. When they were trying to trap zoom you saw Wells and Joe guarding the door with plasma guns or pulse guns. Yet when zoom was trapped they did not come to barry to shoot at him.

3. What was Barry's plan when he was stuck to the ground with the trap thing? Talk a serial killer out of killing people? Why not sedate him, kill him or cripple him.

4. When zoom took wally, ramon talked to zoom in some magical way which is OK-ish. But then zoom agrees and bring him to the base. Why? Why not a neutral location.

5. When the exchange was happening wally was given in exchange for barry's speed. But why did barry not engage as soon as zoom gave wally. Not only is flash faster than him, zoom now has no leverage.

6. Barry just willingly gives up his speed without any second thoughts. He could've faked giving up his speed and put poison in the vial but nope.

7. Katlyn's speech. Seriously are you trying to talk a serial killer out of killing more people? He already killed thousands maybe more.

Please stop with the cliché's and give us some clever writing. I love the series but don't do this again.
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3/10
What a load of crap
der-5325520 April 2016
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The Flash was never the anxiously awaited show for me, but solid, (very) easy entertainment, like a 7 out of 10. Now this episode was just so outrageously stupid regarding the storyline, I have to yell about it. And I'm seriously considering to cancel the show from my viewing list altogether. What happened - spoiler alert - is they catch Zoom after all, the climax of 18 episodes, and then the evil speedster and Barry sit down for a nice chat until Zoom regains his strengths and simply chases off again. WTF?!? But it's getting worse: Of course Zoom immediately kidnaps the next available relative, and our o-so-good Barry agrees to trade his speed for the life of Wally. Naturally he honours his deal to the letter, but then - what a surprise: Zoom doesn't. Enough. This episode fails on so many levels, I'll not even start. It's idiotic plot twists really hurt my brain. Sorry, writing folks, but you not only can do better, you have to.
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3/10
Why every new episode makes Flash look dumper
jimacos_the_great20 April 2016
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Flash is one my favorite shows. This episode was really bad in any way you look at it. First off all the unnecessary family drama. But OK, lets move pass that. Barry was for the first time faster than zoom and for some reason instead of kicking the living #@$ out of him he decided to trap him (which would obviously fail) and then later on give him his speed! We have been seeing throughout the season how he wanted to be faster to defeat Zoom and when he finally became faster he just gave up his speed. He could have just go to Earth 2, beat Zoom and save wally. For some reason it feels like the writers are trying to fill the storyline with boring and lame fillers that make no sense whatsoever.
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1/10
Joke much?
Hankhilington26 April 2016
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Decent start to a joke end. What can I say? It was a joke. A sad joke to provide another three joke episodes. Barry Allan fastest man alive only person faster than Zoom. Zoom steals a loved one and Barry's first instinct a joke... Let's give him my speed hurp a durp. The season was on an awesome start and a joke like this gets through? This is just like the episode from season one where nothing mattered since Barry travels back in time. This show had given such high hopes but in the end just fails. Why put in these useless episodes. At least have something believable... Zoom pushed Barry to run and give up his speed force... This makes more sense than Barry just giving up the speed force for his family's estranged long lost son. Who I may add is a useless secondary character at best.
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2/10
I'm off the flash!!
chalomug21 April 2016
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I've been having problems with the way the series is developing. What, with the really terrible decisions by Barry and some mediocre progression of events. This episode was the last nail in the coffin for me! How they suddenly discover Cisco can open the portal to earth 2.. How zoom miraculously becomes kind-of-good, like a guy you can have a chat with.. BTW, hunter plays a terrible bad guy, very difficult convincing me that he was the horrifying zoom we saw in the previous episodes. I wish they didn't take zooms mask off, i wish the character playing zoom was more convincing when the mask came off. And why the heck does Barry decide to have a chat with this monster, when he has a chance to finish him off! Or lock him up if it's Barry's nice side taking control. And why the heck do you give a homicidal maniac all your powers, knowing full well he will start killing everyone starting with you!! That's it from me folks. I'm due for a deadline in the office but i had to write this to express my extreme disappointment.
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2/10
The episode where you lose all hope for the intelligence of team Flash (and the writers)
acriaos9 May 2016
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This episode was so full of bad choices made by simply everyone, it's ridiculous. It finally looks like Flash gets a fighting chance against Zoom, but before anything can happen, everyone just gives up. Oh no, Zoom is here and threatens one person. Lets give him everything he wants, so he can go take over the world. Surely that's the best option here, right?

It seems to me, Flash was being really egoistic by trying to keep the moral high ground, even though he had to realize that this would most likely mean the death of thousands.

My advise? Forget about this episode and just make up your own story of why Zoom won this round, because the explanation given in this episode was probably the worst possible one.
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1/10
Incredibly stupid!
tallsingle7 December 2019
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I understand this is just s tv show and the writers are creating conflict and challenges for the rest of the season, but giving flashes speed to zoom is so ridiculously absurd and stupid, I can only cringe.

From now until his inevitable defeat, i am rooting for zoom. Kill them all! They are too stupid to live! And wipe out the w routers too
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5/10
Where's the respect for the Source Material?
cassandra-castro-199519 April 2016
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They've messed up a good villain by corrupting who Jay Garrick is. Hunter Zolomon could've been used all on his own. They sacrificed a great Jay for a lackluster reveal and it hurts because the Flash is usually good at bait and switch in a way that fans of the comics love. Now, they lose out on another speedster and Zoom goes on to be a less than whole villain. On another note, the man in the iron mask: "You wouldn't believe me if I told you." ? This is probably going to be revealed in the season finale, but this man could've had more interaction with Wally or Zoom during that scene. I know they want to wait, but a little more action would not hurt, especially in an episode that really falls flat in the storytelling department.
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1/10
Plot holes
YadhuDeHosure28 May 2016
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This plot hole has been bugging me for days,in the last episode "flash back", Barry had gone to the past to know how to increase his speed and disrupted the timeline by speaking with Dr.Wells a.k.a Eobard Thawne and at the end its costly shown he has messed up the timeline and we could see a new character in the star labs, Hartley. But now when this episode" versus zoom" started, everything is back to normal and it's like the timeline was never disrupted and is intact.

And I don't see how people just ignored this and didn't notice it first of all. Im not a hater of the series but just bugged seriously by this one major plothole.
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5/10
flash bad luck
azfar-nawaz20 April 2016
I am the big fan of your flash from India.but this episode sucks every time u do things which will reflect you in a bad way.why do you want to open the breach is it so necessary and now you give away your power and now you struggling for Katlin...this episode make me laugh so hard why do you do that man .now how will you get your power back man no u have to save three lives Katlin,wally,and that iron masked man wow.Means you want to save more life than one you enjoy that right but do it logically not like this where you gave away your power for nothing seriously dude this episode sucks why did you cut the same branch where u sat from Axe,its a proverb in Hindi i hope you get it.and please make the next episode cool.
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5/10
this is the worst episode i ever watch until now
hassanmjumaa29 April 2020
Warning: Spoilers
How its come he is stupid like that and give his power just like that to zoom he knew that zoom is not honest man and he will do what ever he like when he get the power
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