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[b]Pros:[/b] Cicada as a villain has the potential to be really twisted, dark and interesting. A different direction than the Speedsters, and even the Thinker. Which I feel is a breath of energy that the series needs, something dramatically different. Barry had to think fast to beat the Thinker, but this time he'll likely need another solution.

Nora/Excess. I feel like the actor portraying her has great chemistry on screen with Grant. There's just something between the two of them that works and I really buy that she's trying to connect with her dad.

Dibny: More Dibny is always good, it's great to see him back to his normal self and the idea that him, Caitlin and Cisco will be venturing on their own little sidequest to find out more about Killer Frost is a good way to maybe let Barry shine on his own a little bit more, especially as he seems to be filling the mentorship role for Excess, in a way he didn't for KF.

The CGI has also improved.

[b]Cons:[/b] Timetravel, and messing with the timeline. I'm sorry but to me, the repeated use of Timetravel, worry about messing with the timeline and Barry/someone knowing something about the future that other people don't and are keeping it a secret because it could have consequences... it just doesn't do anything for me anymore.

Iris: The CW always seems to portray her in a way that I really can't get behind. Iris and Lois Lane are pretty similar characters, they both evolved from reporter/love interests. She just seems continually whiny, rather than strong. Dependent on everyone else, it just doesn't make her that much of a likeable character. I feel like she mainly suffers from 'She was always designed to be the love interest' so it felt forced, rather than natural. There are shining moments for her in this episode, but on a whole she's still on the line for me.

[b]Extra:[/b] The Plane Phase was on point, I wasn't really into comics before the New52 (don't shoot me), so I remember the plane phase with Mob Rule, and it was a nice little mention and a nod to some form of inter-connection in continuity. 

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