The Flash Season 2: 8 Ups And 3 Downs From 'Rupture'

Phew! The way that the previous episode came to a close, with Harrison Wells deciding that the only way to get Barry Allen’s speed back was to recreate the particle accelerator explosion, it seemed as if the key players were all worryingly absolutely fine with Wells’ plan.

So, it was a major plus point here to see Wells’ idea called into question, particularly by Cisco Ramon.

Cisco loves a good ‘against the odds’ sort of story, but even he could see past the idealistic fairytale notion of a particle accelerator explosion working to plan and staying contained. Simply put, Wells’ idea was a ridiculously idiotic one and one that carried a whole lot of risk.

Usually, Team Flash just smile and go on with their seemingly-impossible plan, overcoming the odds and not sparing a second thought for the consequences. To see one of those harebrained plans questioned here was the right call for the writers to make in this instance, and it also made the severity of the situation hit home even further.