CHECK : The Flash – Season 7 Episode 5 Fear Me
They were told they would go crazy.
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Fear Me is the Flash in the most mediocre sense of the word. It’s not as bad as some of the worst episodes, but it’s not groundbreaking either. It sheds new light on Caitlin and Frost, but it’s Barry, who we already knew, who is stuck with a derivative villain who isn’t as cool as I think (how else to explain that mask?).
In his search for the monsters that were about to be destroyed last week, Barry encounters a supernatural enemy that can bring people’s worst fears to life. Sisko helps Caitlin find a way to merge with Frost again. Iris does not trust the woman sent by the governor’s office to contact Joe.
Fear me early builds his plots. The terrible CGI wrestler from Central City Strong was a woman (which… I… didn’t… understand…), and Cisco gave her a name: Fuerza. And Fuerza has a sidekick in the form of Psycho, a guy with a strange mask who can scare people. He visits Cecile first and scares her with a series of shaking movements and rapid contractions to loud music, like in modern horror movies, to simulate fear. Soon after, the Speed Force – again personified in the form of Nora Allen – bursts through the ceiling of STAR Labs, unconscious and in serious trouble. And then there’s Snow and Frost’s divorce, which everyone seems to see as a problem except Frost. Are all these things related?
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Everything but Caitlin and Frost’s stall. Fear Me seems to be setting up the main story of the season, and if so, it’s troubling. Psycho and Fuerza are dumb, stupid villains and not as threatening as we are constantly told. This week, Fuerze won’t remind us how far special effects have come by showing us the origins of CGI, but Psych looks like a copy of Scarecrow, just not as interesting or scary. A quick search revealed that it’s a comic book, but it’s only about two years old. So I guess it’s either scraping the bottom of the barrel of mis-selling or trying to boost print media sales. No matter what, Psycho sucks. His evil plan is to spread fear to get people off everything; Fear Me doesn’t explain it very well, and it would be nice if it were kept secret, but the quick rationalization of the psychology comes across as sincere. That’s barely enough for a villain of the week, let alone a recurring big bad. And the Speed Force points out that Psycho and Fuerza are creatures that look like him; I don’t know if that means they’re also part of the Speed Force or other elemental forces, but they have nothing to do with the presence required to transmit that kind of power. I hope they just go after the real villain, but if not, it’s going to be a long season.
So, okay, psychology isn’t everything, it’s a lot of death rays. Fear Me still managed to highlight things we didn’t already know about the characters. By showing us their greatest fears, we can reveal truths about them that we didn’t understand before. Remember, there was another bullet. What’s Barry most afraid of? Unable to protect his friends. Who would have thought it? This thread goes where you don’t immediately see it. Barry begins to feel confident, but is paralyzed by the fear of losing his loved ones, until Cisco helps him find the solution to get back in the game and save them. That’s it. No lingering side effects, no overpowering theme. Amusingly, the scene where Barry imagines finding the others dead is very similar to the scene in Age of Ultron where Tony Stark sees the other Avengers lying on the ground bleeding, right down to the scene where someone blames Barry for Captain America blaming Tony. But while the effects of Tony’s vision lasted another four years of superhero stories, Barry was cured in fifteen minutes. It’s so lighthearted that it’s hard to take Barry’s fears seriously, which makes Psycho far less scary than it should be.
More interesting than Psycho or its effect on Barry in Fear of Me is the fight between Caitlin and Frost. The explosion of Eva McCulloch’s mirror beam has separated them, but they see their new independence differently. Frost is overjoyed to finally have her own body, to be able to exist and always be her own person. But Caitlin feels like she’s missing a part of herself; she sees Frost not as a person, but as a part of Caitlin Snow, and that part is gone. While Caitlin battles to reunite them, Frost tries to make sure they stay apart forever. On paper it doesn’t sound very exciting or complicated, and to be honest, it isn’t, but Daniel Panabaker is giving him a life he doesn’t seem to deserve. She is clearly human and deserves the respect of Caitlin and Frost. I was convinced that Caitlin was ridiculous and that I would never understand her point of view, but Panabaker embodies it beautifully. Mental delusions of fear also help; Frost’s vision is that she will be reported to the police for her crimes and that it is Caitlin who will betray her. This is how she feels in real life when faced with the loss of her body; she is about to become a prisoner and Caitlin is her jailer. As with most things, a simple conversation solves their problems, and I’m glad the series stuck with this new dynamic rather than undoing it and returning to the status quo.
Other than that, it’s okay to be afraid of me. Iris’ suspicion of Kristen Kramer gives her a chance to take the blame, as she has done with her mirror in previous episodes. Instead, it seems that she will play a role in the story, but it is clear that Kramer will play an important role in the future. It also brings Joe back into the spotlight, which the show desperately needs, especially with Tom Cavanaugh gone. It was nice to be away from Allegra and Chester for a week, and it just confirms how useless they are. Similarly, it was cool to see some of the Flash’s best villains again, as well as props for other characters, but it also reinforces how far the show has come in that regard. Cecile is also much better this time around, and I love the way she’s brought into the story; her powers are really important here, and there’s a danger in strengthening them, even if it’s ultimately the right thing to do. It also shows how Barry is able to bring out the hero in others, in this case by encouraging Cecile to find the strength to face her true fear of losing control of her powers. And finally, I loved Frost’s dislike of Being Us; I never saw it, but the commercials bored me to tears, and as the child of someone who watched every sentimental movie on TV (not my mother), I feel her pain.
Fear Me is generally a good episode, but if it’s as important as it shows, it’s a big miss. The villain is another disappointment, and Barry’s journey is predictable and unnecessary. Caitlin and Frost saved him, and Cecile is as good as ever. I just hope this season comes soon.
Location – 6
Action – 8
Control/Assembly – 7
Production planning – 6
Topics – 8
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Fear Me is generally a good episode, but if it’s as important as it shows, it’s a big miss. The villain is another disappointment, and Barry’s journey is predictable and unnecessary. Caitlin and Frost saved him, and Cecile is as good as ever. I just hope this season comes soon.
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