The Flash Season 2: 16 WTF Moments From 'Running To Stand Still'

By Andrew Pollard /

13. When Did Weather Wizard Become Such A Badass?

We€™ve seen Mark Mardon€™s Weather Wizard appear a couple of times during The Flash€™s run, but he€™s always been portrayed as pretty non-threatening villain-of-the-week fodder. In fairness, Weather Wizard was taken down in standard fashion here, but during Running to Stand Still it was WTF to see how the rogue was now far more of a badass than he€™d previously been depicted as. The fact that he could break Captain Cold and The Trickster out of Iron Heights in a minute was a major eye-opener and made this potentially-bland villain feel like a genuine threat for a change. Hell, the guy even teased dousing Central City in acid rain at one point. Mardon€™s definitely had an upgrade since we€™ve last seen him,