The Flash Season 5: Epidsode 2 "Blocked"

[Web-Head]

Barry and Team Flash track down a meta that is stealing high-tech weapons, only to cross paths with a new foe named Cicada, who is hunting the very same meta, with nefarious intent.




Looks like we're gonna get our first real look at Cicada!

 

[Primal Slayer]

I really could care less about Cecile being heartbroken and worried that she cant hear her babies thoughts.

Yay Iris doing a smidge of investigative work.

How long is Cisco going to be depressed over his break up?

 

[Web-Head]

Still not a big fan of the whole Cecile subplot but I think they felt they needed something more for Joe to do...
Iris back to reporting is nice!

 

[Primal Slayer]

Have they run out of storyline already that we need to go through a Cisco makeover?

 

[Web-Head]

Have they run out of storyline already that we need to go through a Cisco makeover?

Nah. I think it was just supposed to be a little bit of a fun gag.

 

[Primal Slayer]

How old is Nora supposed to be again? I like her but I feel like she should be like 16 or something.

 

[Web-Head]

Still a solid start to the season.

I like that team Flash is more or less seperate in a way.

Barry and Nora. Cisco, Ralph and Caitlin. Iris doing a little bit of reporting.

I'm not into the Cecile subplot at all, hope it actually leads somewhere.

Cicada has a prescence to him that I'm enjoying. He is pretty creepy in a way.

I am pretty pleased with this season so far, guys. Hopefully they keep it up

 

[Ninjablade]

How old is Nora supposed to be again? I like her but I feel like she should be like 16 or something.

Assuming the article she has is from the year she came back, she’s probably 28 at most.

 

[Ninjablade]

Just finished the episode. Wasn’t the biggest fan of it.

I liked Iris doing reporting and being away from the rest of the team.

Barry and Nora’d relationship is really nice. Him going to Joe for advice was a nice little moment.

Cicada is cool as of now. I hope having him be so prevalent from the start won’t make him dull towards the end of the season.

Didn’t care for the Cisco heartbreak stuff. Was just kind of eh on it. Didn’t add or take away anything.

Cecile’s subplot I have no interest in at all, and then the drama between Iris and Nora I hope is resolved soon because it’s eye rolling hownirs currently being played.

I really hate that changing Barry’s fate is going to be a big plot point this season. They literally ended last weeks episode with how you shouldn’t change large events and how they mess with time. That’s just being stupid and reckless. Everyone should be well aware of how important Barry’s disappearance is not only to Nora’s past but also their own.

 

[kvz5]

Yeah I’m digging Cicada so far.

Nora’s reaction when Iris said “Go Team West-Allen!” Iris would be heartbroken if she saw that.

 

[Pennywise]

Aside from Cisco and Cecile’s subplots, I enjoyed the episode! Cicada is pretty badass so far, loving Barry and Nora’s dynamic, and how it lead to the conversation with Joe at the house.

Also didn’t expect to see Barry and Nora reveal the truth so soon, which was refreshing. They really shouldn't screw with time yet again, though!

 

[Nicko-Ray]

Aside from Cisco and Cecile’s subplots, I enjoyed the episode! Cicada is pretty badass so far, loving Barry and Nora’s dynamic, and how it lead to the conversation with Joe at the house.

Also didn’t expect to see Barry and Nora reveal the truth so soon, which was refreshing. They really shouldn't screw with time yet again, though!

Agreed with everything you said.

Anybody else disappointed that the ring didn’t make an appearance this episode? The suit is back on the mannequin. What’s the point of having the ring then? I know Cisco did say that line — “trying to figure out how to get Barry’s suit back in the ring” in the beginning of the episode. Thoughts?

 

[Pennywise]

Does anyone else think Cicada may be the main antagonist only for the first nine episodes before we get someone else for Barry to battle?

We've seen him unmasked, where he works, the threat he is, and it seems based on the promo for next week's episode, we'll learn a lot more about who he is.

Of course, I could be wrong, but the showrunner did mention S5 having a three act structure, and the pace at which Cicada is being unveiled.

 

[Flash525]

Cicada seems interesting, and there's definitely something there between him and Nora; Cicada would have killed Barry if not for Nora shouting Dad, which seemingly prompted him to stop. I can't quite fathom why.

I'm not quite sure what the teams understanding of time travel is either. They know (or should know) better than to change it, and yet here they are giving time the middle finger, firstly so that Nora can stick around and interfere in current events, and secondly so that they can change the future so that Barry doesn't go missing.

Short answer; ask the Legends, or have them follow future Barry back in time to see what happens. Long answer, 23 episodes of a show. I don't mind Nora, in fact I quite like her (JPK is lovely anyway), but I wish they'd actually have her trapped for some reason. If this season is going to focus on Barry's disappearance too, then (the good news is) that Thawne will feature this season at some point. I wonder whether it'll be Matt, or Tom portraying him.

How old is Nora supposed to be again? I like her but I feel like she should be like 16 or something.

She's from the future, age isn't really relevant.

Does anyone else think Cicada may be the main antagonist only for the first nine episodes before we get someone else for Barry to battle?

Of course, I could be wrong, but the showrunner did mention S5 having a three act structure, and the pace at which Cicada is being unveiled.

I'm reluctant to believe anything the showrunners say anymore. I suspect Cicada will remain the season long villain, though something may happen part way through that takes him out of action for a while for other threats to emerge. Maybe he'll get captured and locked away at ARGUS before escaping?​

 

[Lencho01]

I liked the episode.

Laughed at Nora’s after Iris was all excited. I really hope we learn more about her relationship with future Iris.

I liked that we saw her flip around. Reminded me of Wally doing a little of it in the Young Justice toon. Just always assumed the live-action shows and films would just stick to speedsters only running.

Cicada is just kinda there for me. Don’t have an opinion of him either way.

Is something up with Martin like an injury or something? Seems like all his scenes so far have been with him sitting down. Don’t remember if he ever stood up in the last episode.

 

[Flash525]

Laughed at Nora’s after Iris was all excited. I really hope we learn more about her relationship with future Iris.

What's curious here, is that from the perspective of future Iris, and future Barry (before he went missing of course) is … hasn't all of [this] happened already? Wouldn't future Barry and Iris have gone through all of this and a visit from their future daughter before they had her etc etc etc?

There's definitely something between Iris and Nora, and as I've said before, maybe Iris simply can't cope [with not being the Flash - I mean how can you be when your husband who runs isn't around anymore] and puts Nora into adoptive care or something, and that's why Nora has an estranged relationship with Mom, cause she was on the scene, but her way of coping was to shut Nora out?

 

[Hypestyle]

Nora is really pretty. I hope that she lasts for the entire season.
I'm not familiar with the new meta lady. is she from the comics?
Is Cicada from the comics? What is his backstory?
Why is Cisco so forlorn? What happened?

 

[Ninjablade]

Does anyone else think Cicada may be the main antagonist only for the first nine episodes before we get someone else for Barry to battle?

We've seen him unmasked, where he works, the threat he is, and it seems based on the promo for next week's episode, we'll learn a lot more about who he is.

Of course, I could be wrong, but the showrunner did mention S5 having a three act structure, and the pace at which Cicada is being unveiled.

I'm interested in this as well, because it seems like we'll be getting a lot of Cicada early on. Usually come episode 9 we get an idea of what the end game and what the rest of the season will revolve around, but if they're truly doing a 3 act structure then I imagine it'll be different than usual.

If Cicada is going to last all season I hope they can sustain him for the whole thing, because the introduced Devoe early on last time as well, and he quickly became boring after we found out his plan.

 

[Lencho01]

What's curious here, is that from the perspective of future Iris, and future Barry (before he went missing of course) is … hasn't all of [this] happened already? Wouldn't future Barry and Iris have gone through all of this and a visit from their future daughter before they had her etc etc etc?

There's definitely something between Iris and Nora, and as I've said before, maybe Iris simply can't cope [with not being the Flash - I mean how can you be when your husband who runs isn't around anymore] and puts Nora into adoptive care or something, and that's why Nora has an estranged relationship with Mom, cause she was on the scene, but her way of coping was to shut Nora out?

Well there's the whole thing with time travel and different timelines. Even so, it's possible that in the future, no one mentions to Nora that they remember when she visited them in the past. So, they probably just stick to talking about their memories of her as a baby, memories of Barry, and whatever is in the Flash Museum.

Eh, I don't see Iris getting that down that she can't raise her daughter. And they've got the whole Flash team around them, hopefully. Maybe Iris isn't as joyful. Maybe Nora just thinks Iris is lame (I only say this because she comes off as younger than she is as if she's meant to be a teen).

 

[WhoMani]

This was a pretty cool episode. Last week's episode was better but I thoroughly enjoyed this. Cicada is a badass, I'm interesting to know his backstory and also Nora seems to know him. I'm actually surprised that the writers had Barry meet Cicada on episode 2 instead like episode 5 or 6. I like Nora and Barry relationship, it was actually refreshing to see them tell the rest of the group on why Nora actually decided to travel back in time. I curious to know on why Nora is so distant from Iris.

The negatives I had with this is that we had another generic villain of the week and the Cecile subplot was pointless, I don't care that she lost her powers.

 

[Mister J]

• Iris as investigative reporter who, through her own diligence, makes valuable and organic contributions >>> Iris shoehorned in as supposed team lead .
• It's going to be a long season if it's full of XS running in to do stupid ****, saying 'oopsie poopsie' and then repeating the same type of behavior later on. Enough with the tropes.
• Near every sideplot (with the exception of Cecile's) was more interesting than the week's villain.
• I love a good Joe/Barry moment. Really though, why's it seems he's always sitting now?

 

[Lantern Venom]

I'm really loving everything about this season so far. Nora is an outstanding character, and I'm loving the slow-burn introduction to Cicada.

 

[Flash525]

Eh, I don't see Iris getting that down that she can't raise her daughter. And they've got the whole Flash team around them, hopefully. Maybe Iris isn't as joyful. Maybe Nora just thinks Iris is lame (I only say this because she comes off as younger than she is as if she's meant to be a teen).

We don't know what happens to Team Flash in the future though; Ralph may have been killed by DeVoe, Cisco may have broken down because of Cynthia, Caitlin may have gone full Killer Frost (Nora did seem a bit off with her in their café scene last year). It's possible that (in the future) it's just Barry, maybe with a little support from Joe and (a version of) Wells - somewhere.

 

[Lencho01]

We don't know what happens to Team Flash in the future though; Ralph may have been killed by DeVoe, Cisco may have broken down because of Cynthia, Caitlin may have gone full Killer Frost (Nora did seem a bit off with her in their café scene last year). It's possible that (in the future) it's just Barry, maybe with a little support from Joe and (a version of) Wells - somewhere.

Sure, but it's a pretty huge leap to think Iris would give up Nora for adoption after Barry disappears. I highly doubt things get that bad just like things didn't get that bad when Barry was gone in the comics.

 

[Flash525]

Sure, but it's a pretty huge leap to think Iris would give up Nora for adoption after Barry disappears. I highly doubt things get that bad just like things didn't get that bad when Barry was gone in the comics.

I was just throwing out some possible scenarios. The comics serve as a backbone, the show could go slightly (further?) off course if desired. People do deal with grief differently, and I can't think what other reason would have Nora be at odds with Iris so much; maybe she's not put up for adoption, but rather sent off to a boarding school or something?

Ultimately, Nora doesn't (seem to) like her Mom too much at the moment.