The Flash Season 2: 8 Ups And 2 Downs From 'The Race Of His Life'

As The Flash’s Season 2 came to a close, it was vital that Zoom was portrayed as a worthy villain for what was likely to be an explosive finale.

Luckily, that was the case, with Teddy Sears’ Hunter Zolomon at his maniacal and creepy best here. Sure, at first the concept of Zoom just wanting to simply race Barry could’ve come across as a big letdown. Obviously there was more to it, with Zoom needing the speed of both he and Barry in order to power-up his plan for multiverse domination, but either way Zoom was depicted as crazy enough to make the notion of merely a simple race seem somehow like something a supervillain would suggest.

Since it was revealed that Zoom was Jay Garrick and then actually that he was really Hunter Zolomon, the rogue’s appearances have been a little up and down in terms of quality and portrayal. Here, though, Zoom was absolutely perfect for what was needed.