You know what we need three episodes before the finale? FILLER. I mean what the actual hell was the point of this episode because aside from pointing out that Barry is a dour fuck these days and kicking off the HR/Brand, what exactly was accomplished?

The opening fight between Savitar-Barry and regular Barry was an impressive effect, sort of building on the Sara/Sara fight in Legends of Tomorrow, but I can understand why it was so short. The suit being independent or thought controlled was cool at least but again, it’s a stalling tactic, giving the audience just enough to keep them hooked.

The exploration of Barry, or Bart, is somewhat interesting (if shown at the wrong point in the series) as we get a look at what The Flash would be like without baggage. A much more excitable speedster with joy in his heart. Y’know, like Wally. Who we’ve all but ignored this season because Barry is the focus and everyone else gets side-lined. Like Jesse. Fuck, this show would be so much better without it’s lead protagonist in it. Like Arrow.

Honestly, I don’t know if I’ll be continuing to review this show once this season is done. It’s Cause and Effect in practice. Write a crap show and I will drop it because, honestly, I’ve got better things to watch and I’ve dropped both Doctor Who and Arrow for having god awful story arcs and I can’t honestly think of this showing pulling anything off in the next episode to keep me inves-

Fuck it, I’m back in! Come back next week for a hopefully fun-filled caper as caper as King Shark and Leonard Snart return in Infantino Street!

It’s a brand new day and a brand new crossover between the The Flash and Supergirl and it’s a musical too! Suffice to say that this episode was highly anticipated would be an understatement! So what do I think?

It was a’ight. Let’s get the disclaimer out of the way, this isn’t a fantastic musical episode. It’s a good showcase of each actor’s singing chops but is more akin to an episode of Glee (shocker) than the brilliantly crafted likes of Once More With Feeling, Dr Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog or even the origin of this episode’s villain: The Mayhem of The Music Meister. Speaking of which…

Darren Criss; alumni of the aforementioned Glee, along with both Grant Gustin and Melissa Benoist, is not very good in this role. He’s not very charming, steals powers for some reason, he has one song and even that isn’t original. Considering the history of the character and the actor’s inherent charm and talent, I would have loved to have seen Neil Patrick Harris reprise his role as Music Meister. Cool effect on the hypnotic eyes though.

Barry and Kara being trapped in a musical, being forced to play out the plot was pretty entertaining though, barring the 11th hour deus ex machina save and they both give an exceptional performance. Grant’s lip-syncing could use a little work but Melissa is on top form. Their duet, the cutely named original song “Superfriends”, has a lot of humour and energy to it and I enjoyed it.

On back-up vocals are Victor Garber, Jeremy Jordan, John Barrowman, Jesse L. Martin and Carlos Valdes and all of them belt out their performances and elevate their respective songs, even if they are just covers.

In the B-Plot, we get an all too brief team-up between Kid Flash, Vibe and Martian Manhunter and it’s a shame that there wasn’t more interaction time since this is J’onn’s first time on Earth-One.

The curtain call comes far too quickly on this episode, with more focus on talking than singing with the Music Meister exiting stage right. Barry and Kara’s respective relationship problems being solved in a rather simple manner, things being simple in a musical being a running gag in this episode.

While it’s not outstanding, it is a fun diversion to the main plot of each show and gives most of the actors the chance to stretch their lungs. Keeping the theme of magical mayhem, next week promises to reach out and grab ya with Abra Kadabra!

It’s been three days since the world-wide premiere of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and guess what? A 44-minute TV episode showed it up! Why? Well, let me tell you, kids!

Unlike the Man of Steel, Supergirl has been displaying the kind of warmth and sincerity that you expect from any kind of media bearing the ‘S’. I mean, sure, I thought the show was just ‘alright’ to begin with but as it went on, I found the show to be compelling, entertaining and worthy bearing the title of Super. Melissa Benoist is an amazing Supergirl and the cast of the show is definitely on par with the likes of Arrow and The Flash. Speaking of…

TEAM-UP, BITCHES! Since this historic cross-network, cross-dimensional crossover feature The Flash, I just had to cover it for Flash Facts! Much like the crossovers with Arrow, this team-up’s strength doesn’t lie in the superhero action (it’s TV show; there’s time and budget constraints) but in the character interaction and let me tell you…

It. Is. Golden. Grant Gustin and Melissa Benoist are amazing to watch side-by-side. Barry’s natural charm and intelligence are a good foil for Kara’s over-eagerness and rookie mentality and this is to the credit of the actors, who seem to have had genuine fun during the shooting of this episode. Doesn’t hurt that both the characters and actors have an abundance of chemistry, making their all-too-brief interactions as memorable as they are adorable.

The rest of Supergirl’s cast also interact well to the visiting speedster (especially Jimmy Olsen’s jealousy of Barry) but the one thing I lament is that we never get to see J’onn and Alex interact with Barry. The overprotective sister and Best Alien Dad could have made for some great comedic moments and throwing the Martian Manhunter into this team-up could only have elevated it. Ah well, there’s always next year!

Overall, Worlds Finest gets a massive recommended stamp if you’re watching The Flash. While it’s short (seriously, why wasn’t this two and a half hours long?), it’s still an immensely enjoyable ride and, hopefully, might encourage more crossover in the audience too.

As an addendum to the meat of the episode, Kara and James finally kiss – only for Olsen to go walkabouts as the mysterious Myriad technology (a sub-plot for the past few episodes) is activated and the citizens of National City become drone-like, marching in formation. What could this mean? Well, I guess you’ll have to tune into Supergirl to find out but I’ll see you guys tomorrow for both S.H.I.E.L.D. Exposed and the proper Flast Facts for this week!

Hey hey get it on the road! Jon and Dan Kelly have become unfortunately busy boys. So, to paste a shoddy bandaid over the hole caused by the lack of an original episode, here’s a classic season 1 ep: Episode W: Willy Whatnottodo and the Fudge Factory!

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