Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Devil Comics Review | The Flash [2019] Season 5 Cicada


XS Nora Allen cannot open the Speed Force so she is stuck in the present and unable to return to her future. However she arrived in the present because her father Barry Allen disappeared during the Crisis in 2024. Barry and Nora team up to stop the Metahuman Block who is stabbed by Cicada. He uses Dark Matter to control and manipulate other Metahuman’s powers. Cicada targets Vibe and believes he has killed him as Cisco lays low. 

Both Flash and XS deals with a reporter that is using Meta tech. XS reveals to her mother that she resents her for overprotecting her by placing a chip in her body to stop her speed powers. The Flash deals with Rag Doll however is captured but is rescued by Iris and the Elongated Man. 

Caitlin Snow finds her father who is the villain known as Icicle who created Killer Frost. The Weather Wizard's daughter the Weather Witch arrives with Meta tech to manipulate the weather. The Flash team discover the identity of Cicada. Flash and XS travel to the past to create a Dark Matter dagger to stop Cicada however he escapes. Nora travels into the future to talk to an imprisioned Harrison Wells AKA Eobard Thawne to catch Cicada. Nora discovers the Reverse Flash killed Barry’s mother so she confronts him in the future before returning back to the present. 

Barry decides the only way to stop Cicada is by helping his daughter. Cisco discovers the cure for Metahumans and Barry wants to use it on Cicada. Barry uses the cure on King Shark and he becomes human. However Gorilla Grodd attacks the city so King Shark returns to stop him from taking over the city. Barry and Iris discovers their daughter has been working with the Reverse Flash.  

Team Flash discovers the origins of Nora West Allen including facing off against Godspeed, meeting Thawne, and discovering her speed powers. We discover Thawne is helping Nora to stop Cicada and destroy the weapon which neutralizes Metahumans. The Flash Team stops Cicada however Thawne is released which causes another timeline to emerge leading to the Crisis on Infinite Earths.