The Flash Recap: Null and Annoyed

Season 4 / Episode 17 / The CW AND YOU SAY C-CITY! Flash returns from a mini hiatus with a star guest director who delivers a mildly funny and meh episode. I’m sorry Kevin Smith, but after that Run Iris Run episode this one felt flat as can be. But Smith’s episode did leave us with two clear takeaways: POC representation and heartbreaking experimentation. Let’s jump into it. S.T.A.R. Labs We start off with the Flash and Elongated Man on danger room training duty, but Ralph keeps joking too much and Barry turns saltier than the Dead Sea. Dibney’s not taking the threat of DeVoe serious enough, especially when it’s his life in particular, on the line. Out of nowhere, the glorious Danny Trejo makes his second appearance of the season as Breacher. He comes flying through a breach uncharacteristically asking for Cisco’s help because he lost his vibe blasting powers. He doesn’t even insult our boy once, which is a major come up. C-City Streets Down at one of the 30,000 warehouses that Central City houses, Jay and Silent Bob make their glorious cameo and it’s absolutely hilarious. They get screwed by C-City’s first Cardi B affiliated villainess, who comes through with a terrible opening line, but pretty intriguing anti-gravity powers. She steals the valuable contents of the box Jay and Bob were transporting, much to their annoyance.

Barry and Ralph go check out the scene of the robbery, while trying to lay low. Ya know, cuz they’re kinda currently excommunicated members of the forc…