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The episode is full of charming, memorable touches like that one.)ĭespite having a vengeful meta trying to kill her, Tracy is surprisingly not worried. (I loved the bit with him snapping his fingers to generate an electric spark to send a fireball hurling toward Caitlin with the help of a blowtorch. When facing off with Caitlin, he’s unwilling to use his powers against her, so it’s up to Barry to do so. With entirely new threads and a sharp-tongued attitude, this version of Caitlin is far more fun than when she’s a kindhearted good girl. Before anyone can explain why they need Tracy’s help, Caitlin crashes the party in full Killer Frost mode.ĭanielle Panabaker has never been more thrilling than when she plays Killer Frost. Tracy fits that character type with an extra helping of befuddlement and lack of self-esteem. If she is giving you Felicity and Patty vibes, you aren’t alone.
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Tracy isn’t just any mess she’s a quirky, blonde, kind of clumsy one. “So our hopes of defeating an evil speed god hinge on a grad student? Could be worse,” he says. This leaves Barry and Cisco apprehensive about their prospects. She’s just failed her dissertation and is setting all her research aflame when Barry finds her. visit Tracy, she isn’t what they expected: In the years before she becomes the Nobel Prize–winning scientist who worked with future Barry to stop Savitar, she’s a bit of a mess. Instead, the main focus is Barry’s attempt to get help from physicist Tracy Brand (Anne Dudek), the scientist who built the Speed Force prison, according to his future self.
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The episode keeps the Savitar reveal for the final moments. Episodes like “I Know Who You Are” prove The Flash still has story to tell, it just needs to pace it better. But The Flash just hasn’t found the right balance since its stellar freshman season. Buffy the Vampire Slayer pulled this off, too. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine did it with aplomb, balancing with strong stand-alone episodes and developing its mythology in tandem. Trying to pull off a season that tallies more than 20 episodes is difficult. Drawing out the reveal about Savitar’s identity didn’t create tension - if anything, it deflated the narrative. But it’s an episode that should have happened weeks ago. It has poignant character beats, goofy yet thrilling action, and a ton of plot development. “I Know Who You Are” is a wholly engaging episode. This question of who Barry becomes without love in his life continues this week as the truth about Savitar is revealed. Without these people around him, would Barry still be the empathetic hero Central City loves or would he become just as dangerous as the big bads he faces? In last week’s episode, Barry traveled to the future and witnessed a brooding version of himself undone by the loss of Iris. It’s love that makes Barry the hero and man that he is today the love Joe bestows helped Barry adjust to life without his parents and his love for Iris has spurred him to crisscross worlds. Familial, platonic, and romantic love are all treated with the utmost importance. The Flash has always been undergirded by the belief that love conquers all.