As Barry’s trial for murder of Clifford DeVoe begins, Iris and Joe must decide how far they are willing to go to kepp Barry out of prison.

The Flash does its impersonation of a classic story putting Barry Allen on trial for murder. With the episode going on, fans are teased with two things, will Barry’s identity be revealed and how will his city survive if he’s found guilty?

The episode does a solid job of teasing out the trial in a will he or won’t he be found guilty way? The episode delivers just enough so it’s not obvious as to what the result will be and if the series will deviate from comics at all and forge it’s own path. It also delivers a solid emotional punch with Barry and Iris and the prospect of him leaving her so soon after marriage.

The downside of the episode is it doesn’t do a good job arguing his innocence enough and generally feels like it lies down. There’s some push but it almost feels like the writers weren’t sure how to mount a good defense. It could also be intentional to show how far ahead DeVoe is when it comes to his plans.

There’s a meta, Fallout, and all of that is clearly set up so that we are presented with a city without Barry. The show might have been a bit stronger focusing on the trial and leaving that aspect out.

As the episode went on, it’s clear as to where it’s all going and the result of the trial isn’t that up in the air. The good is, where this is all going is something new for the show and breaks it from the usual fight bad metas. The episode isn’t the best but has its moments and most importantly it drives the second half of the season into a new direction.

Overall Rating: 7.65