The Flash: Season 6 Episode 17: Liberation: Review

Mirror Master rises, and a familiar villain returns in this solid episode of the Flash.

Barry's story line with him trying to find out what Iris really is was a great story line, due to Grant Gustin's performance. And I love the fact that Barry is close to finally creating his own artificial speed force, that will be great when he finishes it.

Eva/Mirror Master's plan to escape her prison was a great part as well. I loved the fact that Iris finally figured out that Eva was lying. The best part of this story line though, was that in order to free herself, she needed blood from Dr. Bloodwork (One of my favorite villains on the show). Sendhill Ramamurthy once again gave a chilling performance as Bloodwork, and I am really looking forward to seeing him return again soon.

Ralph, Cisco, and Caitlin's story line was okay. I loved that Caitlin finally came back, and I loved the dynamic and humor between Ralph and Cisco, but I hated the fact that this story line added nothing to the overall episode, and it just felt thrown in there for no reason.

The scene where Barry fights Mirror Iris was a great scene. It has been a long time since I have seen Barry take that bad of a beating, probably since he fought Zoom. Grant being able to get Mirror Iris to turn was very surprising as well.

Mirror Master freeing herself was worth the wait. She has really gotten under my skin, and I cannot wait for Barry and the team to defeat her, and hopefully kill her. Very rarely do I hope that a villain dies, so the show has done a good job at getting me to hate Mirror Master more than any other villain on the show so far.

Overall, despite a useless story arc for Ralph, Cisco, and Caitlin, episode 17 of the Flash delivers on Mirror Master finally arriving in the flesh, the surprising return of Dr. Bloodwork, advancing the story line very well, and strong performances from Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Sendhill Ramamurthy, and Efrat Dor.

Out of a 10 I would give it...

9.0 out of 10