The Flash Recap: Fast Lane

Season 2 / Episode 12 / The CW And you say Central City! Yo this episode right here, B? This blacker than tar ass episode thooough?! We got a remarkably dope villain ravaging dem Central streets. We got high octane drama and drag racing. We got an official name for our squad. We got betrayal, beast mode Joe West, and Barry betting on black. Lets get into this episode of straight flames. It seems The Flash is fully content calling on the night of the particle accelerator to explain their villain origins, and do just that with this week’s evil incarnation. “Fast Lane” opens up with 2 of our classic Central City thugs up to no good. This time they straight up Suge Knight dangling some poor soul over a vat of melting factory tar. They demand bank account info from this Joey. Once he caves and gives up the numbers, the rat faced dude (that I’m gonna call Mouse Trap for comedic nostalgia purposes) makes sure Joey takes a nice swim in the pool of death. His partner looks at Mouse Trap like, “Damn son, you said we were gonna let the old homie live.” Mouse Trap: “I say a lot of things. Hunger Games is such an underrated movie franchise. Supergirl and the The Flash got something going on. Green Arrow would get his ass handed to him by Batman. Frozen was so good. Smoked gouda is everything. Brunch tomorrow?” Anddd then the Particle Accelerator explodes, the thugs book it and the sad sap being drowned and singed alive gets hit by the blast. Years later, we get that infamous Shredder at t…