The Flash Season 5: 6 Ups & 2 Downs From 'King Shark Vs. Gorilla Grodd'
The best episode of the season by far.
Contains spoilers from The Flash Season 5, Episode 15.
Barry Allen and his merry band of superhero cohorts may currently have their hands full with the metahuman-slaying monster known as Cicada, but that didn't stop him from catching up with two different types of monsters in this week's encounter.
Returning from its two-week hiatus, The Flash took a detour from its main narrative to reintroduce us to both King Shark and Gorilla Grodd, as the team sought to administer their newly-created metahuman cure to a meta that actually wanted it (Shark) and inadvertently crossed paths with their old telepathic archnemesis (Grodd) in the process. This led to a surprisingly educational tale of love, heartache and morality (and, you know, an off-the-wall battle between monsters too).
Elsewhere, Joe West made his long-awaited return just in time to provide Iris with some much-needed fatherly advice and help her overcome some of her inhibitions after her recent brush with Cicada.
All in all, 'King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd' exceeded expectations, with the all-out war between the two CGI monsters providing us with the most enjoyable episode of the season so far. Sometimes it's good to take a break from the main narrative and this was a shining example of that.
First, the positives.