Geekscape Recaps: ‘The Flash’ – The Fury of Firestorm
Going into tonight’s episode, it was easy to get really excited. Sure, it’s a Tuesday and The Flash usually delivers, but it’s not every week that Executive Producer Greg Berlanti tweets:
Tonight is one of my favorite episodes of #THEFLASH ever. Can't wait for everyone to see it. #watchlive
— Love, Greg (@GBerlanti) October 27, 2015
By the end of the episode, I can see why this is one of his favorites. So before we get into it, let’s move past the spoiler warning.
Warning: Spoilers Ahead!
‘The Fury of Firestorm’ focused on finding a replacement partner, in Ronnie’s absence, for Professor Stein to merge with. Stein, as we all know, had been suffering some side effects with not having someone to merge with. Caitlyn did some research and found two suitable candidates for Stein. The first, Henry Hewitt was very open to getting powers and working with Stein. After a failed merging, Hewitt went into a kind of downward spiral. More on that later.
By the end of the episode, The Flash team found a new partner for Firestorm in Jefferson Jackson. After a quick scuffle with Hewitt, it’s clear Firestorm is back in the fold, at least for now. Another interesting side note is the lack of Jay Garrick in this episode. Maybe he’s out enjoying himself in Earth 1?
Iris’ Brother
Aside from the main plot, we also got conformation that Iris does indeed have a brother. Her brother was born eight months after her mother, Francine, left Joe and Iris. It is implied that Joe is the father. It’s easy to assume that this brother will be Wally West. However, there’s a possibility that it could be Daniel West instead.
In the comics, Daniel West is Iris’ brother. Their father was an abusive drunk, which I must point out is completely unlike Joe. One day, Daniel reached his limit and pushed the father down a flight of stairs, paralyzing him. Daniel knew what he had done was wrong and ran away from home in fear of being judged by his sister. Later, Daniel would grow up to be the Reverse Flash. Now, I know you’re thinking, “We already got a Reverse Flash,” but hear me out: In the comics, Daniel West gave himself the title of Reverse Flash and made it his sole purpose to murder everyone who had come in contact with the speedforce, draining them of said speedforce, and harvesting it so he would have enough power to go back in time and change what he had done. Sound like someone familiar? Brother or not, it looks like we have another Zoom candidate!
Tokamak
Tokamak was this week’s villain and acted as a tutorial villain for the newly formed Firestorm. Though he is never referred to as Tokamak in the show, Hewitt is an established Firestorm villain. Created in 1983, Tokamak’s powers are similar to those seen in the show. Tokamak is all about harnessing energy, even if it means putting others in danger.
Hewitt is currently locked up in the pipeline and doesn’t seem to be heading to the Meta-Human wing at Iron Heights anytime soon. In fact, Barry offhandedly mentioned that he’ll only be staying there until he promises he wont say anything about his candidacy as Firestorm.
Cosmic Treadmill
When Jax came in to STAR Labs, he asked, “What kind of treadmill is that?” Cisco replied with, “Cosmic.” The Cosmic Treadmill has appeared numerous times in the comics. There, the Flash uses it as a sort of time travel device. The Flash simply has to enter a date and run until he reaches whatever time desired. In other instances, the treadmill can be used to travel between Earths.
There’s not word or even hint that this will come into fruition in the the show, but we can hope.
King Shark
Wow. They actually did it. When Patty offhandedly mentioned a shark walking upright around Central City, I honestly thought that would be the end of it, as I’m sure many of you did. We couldn’t have been any more wrong. It’s important to note that immediately after picking up Barry, King Shark said, “Zoom wants you dead.”
Aside from having super-strength and being an excellent swimmer, King Shark is villainous in nature. He has been a part of a few groups, namely the Society of Super Villains and the Suicide Squad, but King Shark usually keeps to himself. King Shark currently resides in the Pacific Ocean near Honolulu, Hawaii. Unfortunately, because of the Suicide Squad film releasing soon, I doubt we’ll see King Shark again on TV. Still, it was an excellent treat.
Earth 2 Harrison Wells
Wells has finally revealed himself to Barry at the end of this week’s episode. The reveal was intentional. It’s not like Wells had a choice either. How Barry takes Wells’ presence back on Earth 1, or if Earth 2 Wells has any relation to Earth 1 Wells remains to be seen. We can guess that Earth 2 Wells is not evil since he saved Barry with a gun he probably built using stolen tech from Mercury Labs. In any case, I sincerly hope to find out more about both King Shark and Harrison Wells next week!
Did I miss something? Have any questions? Don’t be afraid to comment. As always, thanks for reading!
