The Flash Recap: Into the Speed Force

Season 3 / Episode 16 / The CW Keepin it a stack. This episode was mad luke warm dingy bath water. I expect Gladiator excellence every Tuesday night at 8, but sometimes what you get is Percy Jackson and a Lightning Thief turnout. Now don’t get me wrong, I ain’t sayin’ Percy Jackson trash, I’m just saying it ain’t droppin’ no jaws on the face of anybody I respect. It ain’t tickle my fan boy fancy is what the fuck I’m talmbout! We did get a great second look at the Speed Force tho. Kevin Smith handled directing duties the first time Barry ran up in there during the Runaway Dinosaur episode.

S.T.A.R. Labs: The team starts off with the obvious; figuring out how to extract young Christopher Wallace West from the Speed Force. Only problem is, the Speed Force is like the dam Phantom Zone. Don’t nobody know how that shit works so the squad is stumped. Who turns out to be the one who figures it out and saves everyone from this conundrum? HR, of course. He doesn’t know how to explain it, but he knows a way to create a contingency plan or emergency exit, “So Young BA can safely go in there.” Excuse me? Am I hearing this correct? Is HR listening to Young MA on the low?! I digress. Cisco, Caitlin and Julian devise a plan to monitor Barry’s vitals while he’s in the Speed Force. If shit hits the fan, they have a “tether” in place so Cisco can vibe him back to Earth. Jesse Quick wants to venture into the void with the Flash but he shuts that shit down real quick, explaining a Flash has to b…