FFS Team Flash (and Team Arrow) - NO MORE SECRETS!
I'm really growing tired of all of the artificial and unnecessary drama being created by everyone keeping secrets from one another, whether it's Cisco not telling Barry and Caitlin about his developing abilities, Iris not telling Joe that he might have a son, Joe not telling Barry that Harrison Wells has returned, Laurel not telling Oliver about her plan to resurrect Sara, Diggle not telling Oliver about HIVE, etc.
Time and time again storylines are resolved with everyone agreeing that keeping secrets damages their relationships which makes then less effective as a team. But, they still continue to keep secrets! Couldn't the "drama" come from the secrets being promptly revealed and the characters working together to overcome whatever adversity the "secret" reveals?
Anyway, onto this episode. King Shark! So cool. I hope that we see more of him. It also makes me want to see Gorilla Grodd return. With Grodd it would seem a much easier proposition since they can have telepathically controlled flunkies doing most of Grodd's dirty work, with just a final confrontation between Barry and Grodd to cut down on the CGI.
As for everything else. The search for a new Firestorm was a little too straightforward for me. But, any material delivered by Victor Garber automatically shines due to his charisma.
I found it incredibly ridiculous that Caitlyn didn't run a thorough background check on Professor Psycho and that she invited him to STAR labs, revealed the connection between STAR labs and The Flash, revealed the connection between STAR labs and "Firestorm" and presumably told him an awful lot about the particle accelerator explosion. I also found it ridiculous that no-one told either candidate that they were a replacement for a hero who had "died".
Not to mention the fact that Cisco's upgraded security system apparently still can't catch Harrison Wells as he sneaks around STAR labs!
Also, is Team Flash really back to their old ways of solving problems by imply locking people up in their pipeline prison? I guess it's better than killing all of their enemies, but goodness gracious, surely there is a better way. Especially when, in this instance, they're the ones at fault since they revealed a bunch of information to Professor Psycho, "gave" him powers which apparently also increased his mental instability and then decide that they don't know what to do with him.
The reveal of Wally West was expected, but I was disappointed how it all went down. And, as noted, I'm disappointed that Iris is keeping his existence a secret from Joe, especially since she's just suffered through Joe's own long overdue reveal of his lie about her mother's death.
All of that typed, I still enjoyed this episode. The sparks between Barry and Patty were great. Although again, I am disturbed by Joe's hypocritical attitude. When Iris wanted to date Eddie, it was a "no go" because of Joe's concerns about the dangers of Eddie's job. But, here Joe is pushing Barry to date Patty, even though she's exposed to the very same dangers (possibly even greater dangers since she's part of a two-person task force dedicated to hunting and capturing people with super powers). Sure, Barry is in a position to help Patty, but he can't be with her ALL the time.
I'm looking forward to next week. I really like how The Flash doesn't drag out storylines unnecessarily. It seems that we'll already be getting at least some answers about Harrison Wells and Zoom.
great episode as usual with this show, King Shark 
t: he looked incredible!
