The Flash: Season 8 Episode 7 Review

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It feels like it's been a rather long time, but The Flash finally returned to form in Season 8 Episode 7, titled «Lockdown.» While there have been a few good episodes here and there this season, the vast majority of The Flash this year has just been bad. That was especially true of last week's installment. The episode, which was basically Season Premiere 2.0, decided to spend the entire episode following around Barry Allen's kids from the future. In fact, there was not a single moment of action where The Flash actually did anything. It was an odd way to pick up the season after a layoff that last several months.

It turns out that the first episode of The Flash following the five-episode season-opening miniseries should have been «Lockdown.» The episode set the tone for the rest of the season quite a bit better, even if it was still missing one of the things that always makes the show really good. The season is still staying away from that formula, which is all about putting a big bad on stage that actually seems to pose a real problem for the Scarlet Speedster and crew. However, there was a «baddie of the week» who was actually somewhat dangerous, something that had also been missing over the season's first six episodes.

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WhileDespero was supposed to be a big bad for The Flash, the fact that they made the character tertiary meant that he didn't really seem to be the kind of powerful villain the series has seen in the past. The CW program is at its absolute best when the main characters are in real danger. When there is a chance where it feels like they aren't going to succeed and aren't going to win. Even if everyone knows that at some point they absolutely will. It's still a good time