Episode 2.16 of THE FLASH gives us a theme of losing faith in heroes. In some cases, that faith can be won back. In others, it may take time…but what if your hero turns out to be the biggest bad guy of all? Oh, yes, you think I’m talking about…him…and to a certain extent I am, but it applies across the board in a very well-executed episode of THE FLASH!
Want to know more? SPOILERS are lurking after the jump!
The Flash doesn’t return from hiatus until March 22nd, but here are a few details about upcoming episodes to tide you over until then.
Flashfans.org has a gallery of official stills from the upcoming episode “Trajectory”. It will air on March 22nd.
And the official synopsis for the March 29th episode is behind the jump. Spoilers!
Here’s the synopsis for the next episode of The Flash, which will air on March 22nd. It’s titled “Trajectory”, and will feature the show’s first female speedster.
Trajectory (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (TV-PG, LV) (HDTV)
THERE IS A NEW SPEEDSTER IN CENTRAL CITY; WILL THE FLASH BE ABLE TO KEEP UP? Deciding to blow off some steam, Barry (Grant Gustin) and the team head out for a night on the town only to encounter an unexpected speedster who is up to no good. Iris (Candice Patton) is challenged by an assignment from her new boss (guest star Tone Bell), and is surprised when friction turns to flirtation. Glen Winter directed the episode written by Lauren Certo and Lilah Vandenburgh (#216). Original airdate 3/22/16
Looking forward to the debut of Trajectory? What do you hope to see done with her on the show?
Here’s the extended trailer for the next episode of The Flash, titled “Trajectory”. It won’t air until March 22nd, so we’ve got a while to wait.
Spoilers for this week’s episode behind the jump!
The CW has released a multi-episode teaser (that is to say, it has scenes from several episodes) titled “Zoom’s Coming”. I think we’re supposed to get revelations about his identity within the next few weeks.
We also get our first look at new antagonist Trajectory (Allison Paige) in this trailer; she’s the woman in red.
More behind the jump.
This weekend I read the 3-issue Velocity miniseries from 1995, by Kurt Busiek and Anthony Chun. I’m not terribly familiar with the character, having read only the Pilot Season one-shot from 2007. I haven’t read any Cyberforce or anything else she’s appeared in, since I basically ignored Image back in the 1990s. (I was a DC snob at the time, and only made exceptions for Groo the Wanderer and the occasional licensed book.)
What struck me right away was that this was not the character I remembered from Pilot Season. This Velocity was shy, timid, and always followed her first instinct: to run away. I was also annoyed by the male/female protector/protected dynamic that started out with Heatwave (no relation) and shifted to Savage Dragon in issue #2. It’s one thing if your lead is the protector, but if your lead is the protected and supposed to be the hero?
I kept reading, though, and realized that this miniseries was about how Velocity grows up and becomes the capable hero I read in about in the Pilot Season book.
She’s put in a situation where she can’t just run away, and can’t rely on other people to shield her. She’s cornered, and has to turn and fight. Near the end of issue #2 she begins taking her fate into her own hands. By the end of the story, she leads her pursuer to a battleground more suited to her and defeats him on her own. More importantly, learns that she can.
The emphasis on running away reminded me of Flash: Rebirth, which has made a point of characterizing Barry Allen’s life (unfairly, but he is depressed right now) as a series of choices from which he ran away. Both miniseries are about taking a character who is not ready to be a hero (Barry with his not-quite acknowledged death wish, Carin with her inability to overcome fear) and moving them to where they need to be in order to become better heroes. Continue reading