I am all the time keen to level out when The Flash collection has gone mistaken. And gone mistaken it has! On the flip facet, I am more than pleased to gush when it will get issues proper. “A New World, Part I” finds the magic that hooked us to the collection within the first place. The present is at its highest when it sticks to the center of it, which is The Flash- Barry Allen portrayed completely on this episode by Grant Gustin. Let’s talk about.
Barry Allen
Speed Force and different dynamics apart, Barry Allen is an effective individual. Loved by two dad and mom taken from him too quickly and beloved by Joe and Iris West as his second household. Though he discovered a second household and nice love with Iris, there has all the time been a gaping gap the place his dad and mom ought to have been. As time went on, the outlet was coated together with his new household and Team Flash. “A New World, Part I”, brilliantly reminds us {that a} coated gap continues to be a gap, and solely by means of going through the previous can Barry actually transfer his life ahead.
From very early on we now have identified that the longer term Barry Allen would journey again in time to battle the Reverse Flash and save himself. We bear in mind the scene the place a blurry pink streak tells the then current Barry that he has to face down and let his mom be killed. As coronary heart breaking as that was, it needed to be performed to protect his future with Iris and their kids. In this episode we’re gifted with seeing our now current Barry and the longer term Barry turn out to be one. The occasions from Season 1 come full cirlce!
But earlier than this occurs, Grant Gustin offers a coronary heart wrenching efficiency as he encounters his dad and mom within the yr 2000 as a grown man who can not inform them he’s their son. His dad and mom have been useless for fairly a while, however by means of Gustin’s efficiency you may see that the ache of shedding them is rarely removed from his reminiscence. The method Barry loses focus when he sees them, the stammering, the making an attempt to get away however not succeeding as a result of he loves them a lot are all amazingly portrayed. Gustin has all the time had a penchat for nailing teary eyed appears to be like, and he does it once more on this episode. In truth, so does the actress who portrays his mom. Henry, Nora, and Barry really feel like household on this timeline though Barry would not inform them the reality. His dad and mom really feel the connection immediately.
It is coronary heart-breaking to see their reunion understanding the tip consequence can by no means change, however Barry’s assembly together with his dad and mom, orchestrated by the Reverse Flash to trigger most ache, succeeds in hurting him however helps him lastly discover peace. The irony that Barry is actually making an attempt to assist Thawne by begging him not to enter the home makes a painful scene fairly poetic.
Other Things I Was Thinking
*Barry and Iris: A closely pregnant Iris will get a textual content a couple of Pulitzter nomination. (I marvel if that is how an individual truly finds out a couple of nomination….) A candy second between the 2 turns right into a disaster when he disappears. This has been the factor Iris has feared for years. Why do that to her and he or she’s clearly about to enter labor!
*The return of Matt Letscher’s Eobard Thawne actually made this episode successful. His interactions with Barry carry a lot weight since they don’t seem to be tied to the agonizing Wells doppleganger mess.
*The not so refined Cobalt Blue references. I am actually to see how his story ties in with Barry’s.
*Barry’s relationship with Joe could be very particular. Just like Henry and Nora, Joe feels a connection to Barry though he is not positive why.
*Henry instinctivley calling Barry son was so candy and unhappy. I understand it was about to ship Barry right into a tailspin.
*Why does everybody hate Barry??? The blue crystal pressure that possessed Joe hates Barry, Eobard hates Barry. Barry is nothing however a ball of nerdy sunshine however his legacy of heroics is so sturdy that he makes everybody insanely envious. That positive sucks.
*I would have beloved to see Barry steal the second Thawne references. But that’s such a rando purpose to spend eternity planning somebody’s demise. But hey, villains gotta villain.
“A New World, Part I” was a triumph of an episode in an uneven remaining season. It jogged my memory why I beloved the present a lot. The Flash mythology, the time journey, and absolutely the love that pours out of the Allen and West households. It’s a disgrace we did not get extra of this within the latter half of the present’s run, however I will take it.
What did you consider the episode? Let me know within the feedback or on Twitter @NaomiAnna_. There are solely 3 episodes of the collection left. Don’t miss them on Wednesdays on the CW. As all the time, thanks for studying!
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